LJ Watson finished with five touchdowns and 196 rushing yards Saturday to lead Chenango Forks to a 49-12 Division IV rout of host Susquehanna Valley in the Section 4 Football Conference.
Watson opened the scoring with a 65-yard run and followed with a TD catch, a 41-yarder from Cody Bogue. The Blue Devils, who jumped to Class B this season after winning the last three Class C state titles in a row, then sacked Sabers quarterback Jarred Freije in the end zone for a safety and a 16-0 lead in the first quarter.
Watson scored on a 43-yard rush and Tim McDonald had a 1-yard TD run to extend the Blue Devils' lead to 29-0 in the second quarter.
Freije connected with Kyle Leonard for a 55-yard TD pass to end the shutout bid as the Sabers faced a 29-6 halftime deficit.
Watson wasn't finished, though, as he opened the scoring in the third quarter with a 40-yard TD run. After Freije found Billy Sheridan on a 7-yard TD pass, Watson rattled off a 32-yard scoring run and McDonald ran in from 10 yards out.
Brandin Paulhamus, Tiernen Joseph and Connor Borchardt combined for four sacks for the Blue Devils (5-0, 1-0), who host Windsor next Saturday.
Freije's 130 passing yards led SV (2-3, 1-1), which visits Norwich on Friday.
01
02
03
04
Tot
Chenango Forks
16
13
20
0
-
49
Susq.
Valley
0
6
6
0
-
12
CF - LJ Watson 65y
run (Bryant LaMere kick)
CF -
Watson 41y pass from Cody Bogue (LaMere kick)
CF - Safety, sack in end zone
CF - Watson 43y run (LaMere kick failed)
CF - Tim McDonald 1y run (LaMere kick)
SV - Kyle Leonard 55y pass from Jarred
Freije (pass failed)
CF - Watson 40y run (LaMere kick)
SV - Billy Sheridan 7y pass from Freije
(run failed)
CF - Watson 32y run (pass failed)
CF - McDonald 10y run (LaMere kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
SV
CF
First Downs
5
17
Rushes-Yards
26-(-26)
43-397
Passing Yards
130
44
Comp-Att-Int
9-16-0
2-5-0
Total
Offense
42-104
48-441
Punts-Ave yards
7-27.7
2-38.5
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-0
Penalties-Yards
4-25
9-65
.
INDIVIDUAL
STATISTICS
SV
rushing
Billy Sheridan 2-8
Joe Hoskins 5-5
Christian Carlini 2-0
Shawn Tarbox 3-(-1)
Kyle Leonard 2-(-2)
Jarred Freije 12-(-36)
Chenango Forks rushing
LJ Watson 7-196, 4 TDs
Seth Bush 7-77
Tim McDonald 11-69, 2 TDs
Sean Wiser 3-21
Jeremiah Allen 2-14
Nick Boyle 2-14
Bryant LaMere 2-5
Kris Borelli 3-4
Cody Bogue 6-(-3)
SV
passing
Jarred Frieje 9-for-16, 130y, 2 TDs 0 int
Chenango
Forks
passing
Cody Bogue 2-for-5, 44y, 1 TD, 0 int.
SV receiving
Alex Ewanow 2-56
Kyle Leonard 1-55, 1 TD
Justin Richards 1-9
Billy Sheridan 1-7, 1 TD
Timothy Hawley 2-2
Shawn Tarbox 2-1
Chenango
Forks
receiving:
LJ Watson 2-41, 1 TD
Tim McDonald 1-3
JV Score: CF 22, SV 16
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Bears vs. Devils highlight of football weekend
- Staff report, Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Chenango Forks (4-0) at Susquehanna Valley (2-2), 2:30: The Blue Devils have won 13 in succession against SV, though the programs have not met since 2011. Forks has yet to surrender a first-quarter point this season, and its combined first-half advantage is 83-13. The Devils have allowed 33 points, second-low in Section 4 back of Greene’s 26-point yield.
Sabers running back Brandon Vosbury is expected to miss a second consecutive game with a shoulder injury. Last time in uniform, he rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns in a win against Chenango Valley.