2010 Chenango Forks Varsity Football
Game
3 vs Chenango Valley
Blue Devils zip CV
20-0!
Articles courtesy of the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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Chenango Forks squashes CV
TOWN OF FENTON -- 'Twas a victory born of
physical superiority, strict offensive execution and defensive
dominance. Or, as center extraordinaire Jake DuBois aptly
stated, "The definition of Forks football."
Chenango Forks' manhandling of Chenango Valley
brought a 20-0 non-league win Saturday for the Blue Devils' 17th
consecutive success against their cross-river rivals.
Rushing yards favored Forks by a 4 1/2-to-1
ratio, time of possession leaned decisively toward the Blue
Devils, and 23 first downs later the guests bused merrily across
the bridge savoring yet another most-satisfying triumph.
"It's awesome, it's tradition. It's expected, but
it's definitely something you want to do," said DuBois, among a
handful of Forks seniors left to celebrate a 3-for-3 varsity
sweep of CV.
Chenango Forks' manhandling of Chenango Valley
brought a 20-0 non-league win Saturday for the Blue Devils' 17th
consecutive success against their cross-river rivals.
Rushing yards favored Forks by a 4 1/2-to-1
ratio, time of possession leaned decisively toward the Blue
Devils, and 23 first downs later the guests bused merrily across
the bridge savoring yet another most-satisfying triumph.
"It's awesome, it's tradition. It's expected, but
it's definitely something you want to do," said DuBois, among a
handful of Forks seniors left to celebrate a 3-for-3 varsity
sweep of CV.
Indefatigable fullback Jimmy Miller turned his 27
carries into 166 yards and a touchdown for Forks, which logged
334 yards of offense, exclusively and characteristically on the
ground. The Devils' one go at a forward pass was snuffed out by
Zack Collins' exquisite defensive effort.
Collins' hard-charging bat-down of Casey LaNave's
bootleg pass intended for tight end John Pattwell thwarted a
likely touchdown with 40 seconds remaining in a first half that
concluded with Forks on top by a tenuous 7-0.
However, the tenor of the contest had been
established.
As the respective sides chalk-talked it up at
halftime, Forks (3-0) had 11 first downs to CV's two, and had
seen drives come up empty at the Warriors' 32-, 16- and 4-yard
line, respectively. To that juncture, Chenango Valley had
snapped the football 14 times, all on its side of midfield.
First-half points came about when LaNave faked to
an up-back and darted comfortably around left end for an 8-yard
touchdown, and newly discovered kicker Tom Knapp converted the
PAT 3 1/2 minutes into the second quarter.
The score concluded a 10-play, 51-yard drive that
followed LaNave's first of two pass interceptions.
A three-and-out CV series opened the second half
and, after a 22-yard punt, Forks took possession 26 yards from
the Warriors' goal line.
Miller got the call on four of the five plays
that ensued, the last of which he lugged defender Josh Kilts
across the goal line to complete a 3-yard TD rush. Knapp's kick
bumped the difference to 14-0 just 3:17 into the third quarter
"I think the offensive line, especially when we
knew who to block, played very, very well," Forks coach David
Hogan said. "As we know, games are won up front, and I thought
our line played very, very well."
Said LaNave, "I think our line got a great push,
that was mostly where we beat them. The backs just found the
holes that the line created, and I think that's why we kept the
ball moving."
CV demonstrated some obvious want-to on its next
possession, twice converting on third down on a drive that
advanced 38 yards to the Blue Devils' 29. But on a second-down
pass play, quarterback Kevin Cox's deep throw intended for
Dustin Greene was picked off by LaNave in single coverage at
Forks' 4-yard line with 3:56 left in the quarter.
Forks ran eight plays to its 34-yard line, and
actually called momentarily upon Kevin Pattwell to align in punt
formation on a fourth-and-3 play. However, a CV lineman was
judged to have hopped offside -- to the vocal chagrin of
Warriors coaches, who'd deemed him drawn offside -- and Forks
had first down at its 39.
Back went the Devils' offensive front to work,
path-paving on a drive that featured a 19-yard sweep by Tyler
Lusht to open the final quarter. Miller went on to add a 19-yard
gain up the middle on a second-down play to CV's 14-yard line,
and on the next down Miller took a toss to his right and
followed Lusht's lead block into the end zone with 9:42
remaining.
Chenango Valley's last legitimate hope to throw a
hint of scare into the Devils ended when, on a fourth-and-13
play from the Devils' 38-yard line, a sound whack by Lusht
jarred the football free from receiver Conor Mahoney on a deep
pass down the middle.
"It just comes down to a lot of hard
preparation," said DuBois, who doubles as a defensive tackle, of
the defensive effort. "We knew coming in that they had the
weapons to do it and they'd be well-prepared as well, we just
had to work even harder to get where we needed to be to shut
them out."
"We couldn't run it, which is real disappointing
because we've been working really hard on it," CV coach Jay Hope
said. "Typically, Forks is always tough to run on.
"I thought we got a little something going in the
third quarter with the run game, we started to come off the
ball. But for whatever reason, we were getting beat off the
ball."
He added, "I think it just comes down to
execution. We both kind of run a similar offense, they executed
their offense well and we didn't-- and that has a lot to do with
just getting off the football."
Chenango Valley (2-1) finished with 137 yards of
offense.
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | Tot | ||
| Chenango Forks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | - | 20 |
| Chenango Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
- CF - Casey LaNave 8y run (Tom Knapp kick)
- CF - Jimmy Miller 3y run (Knapp kick)
- CF - Miller 14y run (kick failed)
TEAM STATISTICS
| CV | CF | |
| First Downs | 9 | 23 |
| Rushes-Yards | 21-74 | 65-334 |
| Passing Yards | 63 | 0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 5-12-2 | 0-1-0 |
| Total Offense | 33-137 | 66-334 |
| Punts-Ave yards | 3-26.0 | 0-0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-28 | 4-30 |
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Chenango Valley rushing
Chenango Forks rushing
Chenango Valley passing
Chenango Forks passing Chenango Valley receiving
Chenango Forks receiving: JV Score: CF 12, CV 6 (CF 2-0-1) Preview
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As scintillating, and improbable, its 31-27 victory over Johnson City last Saturday was, Chenango Valley should have little trouble turning its focus to this weekend's opponent.
Backyard rival Chenango Forks pays a visit to CV for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday, the 2-0 teams meeting in a renewal to one of Section 4's most-spirited, albeit one-sided football rivalries. The Blue Devils have won the last 16 meetings, including a 21-14 home victory last season. CV's last victory in the rivalry was a 14-13 win in 1994. "We don't talk about the streak; everyone knows it's there," CV coach Jay Hope said. "We don't dwell on it or use it to motivate the kids. It's not a hard week to motivate them." While many may point to CV's victory over JC as a gift -- the Wildcats merely had to kneel two more times in the last minute with CV out of timeouts to seal what would have been a 27-25 victory -- the Warriors still had to drive half the field in the last minute for the winning touchdown, that coming on Kevin Cox's 25-yard pass to Conor Mahoney with three seconds left. "Having that perseverance factor, hanging around in that game and coming back, it's a good spirit to come into this game with," Hope said. Cox passed for 266 yards and two touchdowns, catching the attention of the Forks' coaching staff. "The biggest thing to me is, their quarterback is very impressive," Forks coach Dave Hogan said. "He's pretty shifty; he's got a nice release and he seems to be accurate." Forks -- currently the second-ranked team in the state in Class C by the New York State Sports Writers Association -- is coming off a 26-6 home victory over Norwich, scoring 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to break open a tight game. Senior twins Ryan Lusht and Tyler Lusht accounted for all of Forks' scoring in the victory. The Blue Devils' defense, meanwhile, excelled against the Purple Tornado, limiting it to 93 total yards. Forks has allowed just 22 points in two games while averaging nearly 40 points a game. "We have to stay balanced against them; you can't be one-dimensional against them," Hope said. "Forks is a very patient team historically. We'll have to be patient as well." Post-game
Midweek
Article:
For its 37th consecutive victory over a Broome County opponent, Chenango Forks was at its methodical offensive best in Saturday's 20-0 blanking of Chenango Valley. Absent was the huge gain or three that the deep and speedy cast of ball carriers is known to produce. Instead, it was a steady stream of 5- or 7-yard advances on the way to a 334-yard rushing total on the Warriors' field. The outcome extended Forks' win streak against CV to a 17th game. "It was just getting off the ball, getting the people off the line and doing everything we had to do to get our backs through the hole so that they could get what they needed for a first down," said Forks center Jake DuBois. "Usually we'll have a long run that'll sum up our touchdowns, but today it was just play after play after play." Fullback Jimmy Miller's 27-carry, 166-yard outing led the way statistically on a day 145-pound quarterback Casey LaNave's orchestration of the offense was outstanding. "Casey does a good job of reading things out there," coach David Hogan said. "He also changes some plays out there, and he did a very good job with that as well. And he does some things that you really can't teach. "We tell him that after he pulls (the ball) he's supposed to hit the hole here. Well, he might go completely the other way. It's OK with a certain type of athlete and it's OK with Casey because you don't want to take that away from him. He thinks on the run, makes very sound decisions and we give him that liberty-- as long as he keeps being successful." LaNave was also a two-interception contributor to a defense that held CV to 137 yards, including 74 on the ground. "Our ends were a huge part of that," LaNave said of CV's difficulties running. "They couldn't run outside with the option, and up front we have some pretty big guys who were doing their job." |
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