2009 Chenango Forks Varsity Football
Game
5 vs Whitney Point
Blue Devils
defeat Whitney Point 20-0!
Articles courtesy of the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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Forks defense grounds Whitney Point
WHITNEY POINT -- For the Chenango Forks football
team, Friday night's 20-0 victory under the lights with upstart
Whitney Point turned into just another day at the office.
Nearly 300 yards rushing and a third shutout for
the defense this season.
After holding just a 7-0 lead at the end of the
first half, the Blue Devils punched the ball into the end zone
on their first two possessions of the second half and leaned on
their suffocating defense in a Section 4 Football Conference
Division V matchup.
Forks (5-0, 4-0), ranked second in the state in
Class C, had few troubles rushing through the raindrops with
their multi-headed running game, churning out 290 yards on 49
carries.
Senior Jordan Barnett was at the forefront of the
ground attack. He had 95 yards on 16 carries, including the
game's first score with 4:24 remaining in the second quarter.
"We definitely love playing smash-mouth football
and running between the tackles," said halfback Jimmy Miller,
who had 46 yards rushing. "Our offensive line has been blocking
great all year for us."
The Blue Devils opened the scoring after Whitney
Point's best drive of the game stalled at Forks' 25-yard line.
Barnett proceeded to carry on six of the next 11
plays for the Blue Devils and capped it off with a 2-yard plunge
up the middle.
Forks received the opening kick of the second
half and marched 69 yards on eight plays. Tyler Lusht ended the
drive with a 7-yard scoring run, but it was twin brother Ryan
Lusht who put the team in position with his 42-yard run down the
right sideline.
Sam Soeffing's slip on the ensuing kickoff return
forced Whitney Point to start its drive at its 6, and that was
compounded when a three-and-out gave the Blue Devils the ball
back at the Golden Eagles' 34.
Four plays later, Ryan Lusht went in from 15
yards out to finish the scoring. He had 70 yards rushing and
Tyler Lusht chipped in 67.
The Forks defense has now allowed just nine
points through five games.
"You hear it all the time, it's the bend but
don't break," Forks coach Dave Hogan said. "Whitney Point got
some good chunks of yardage at times, but our defense hung
together as they do week in and week out and stepped up when
they had to."
Whitney Point (3-2, 1-2) played under the lights
for the second time with portable light stands set up around the
field.
Coach Mike Hakes was enthused with the way his
team came out in a rare Friday night atmosphere against a
renowned opponent.
"I thought our guys reacted pretty well," Hakes
said. "They kept their composure and made good plays. We didn't
keep our composure last week against Greene in the first 12-15
minutes and I thought this week we did a better job of that."
Tyler Donnelly rushed for 48 yards to lead the
Eagles' offense.
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | Tot | ||
| Chenango Forks | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | - | 20 |
| Whitney Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
- CF - Jordan Barnett 2 run (Dan Grady Kick)
- CF - Tyler Lusht 8 run (Grady kick)
- CF - Ryan Lusht 15 run (Grady kick failed)
TEAM STATISTICS
| WP | CF | |
| First Downs | 9 | 15 |
| Rushes-Yards | 38-118 | 49-290 |
| Passing Yards | 26 | 0 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 4-6-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Total Offense | 44-144 | 49-290 |
| Punts-Ave yards | 3-33 | 1-30 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-10 | 3-15 |
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Whitney Point rushing
Chenango Forks rushing
Whitney Point passing
Chenango Forks passing
Whitney Point receiving
Chenango Forks receiving:
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Articles:
Chenango Forks (4-0, 3-0), No. 2 behind Jamestown Southwestern in Class C state rankings, plays at Whitney Point (3-1, 1-1) in a Division V game for which portable lights were erected Thursday.
The Blue Devils have allowed nine points this season -- topping Section 4 charts -- and are coming off a 27-6 victory at Walton. The game falls in an especially demanding portion of the schedule in which Forks proceeds to face Chenango Valley and Greene the next two weekends.
Whitney Point was dealt its first loss last week, 26-14 by Greene, and faces a similarly demanding grind of a schedule.
"You look at Chenango Forks and you have to be impressed by the lack of mistakes they make," Golden Eagles coach Mike Hakes said. "They don't give you anything. They make you earn everything."
And so of utmost importance will be tidying things up to avoid a repeat of the five-turnover outing against Greene, which was only compounded by 70 yards worth of penalties.
Call it a refreshing 3-1 start to the season for a Whitney Point program that has struggled in recent seasons.
"We're trying very much to get Whitney Point football back on the right track," said Hakes, citing his 20-player unit's work ethic and confidence in one another as keys in the success. "But it's like turning a battleship, you don't do it on a dime." ...
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