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PIRATES
Class 3A,
Sectional 23
Mid-Southern
Conference
October 24, 2008
Looking Ahead
CLASS 3A, SECTIONAL 23
First-Round
Opponent: North Harrison
Time:
7 p.m.
Location:
At Charlestown High
School
Records:
North Harrison (3-5
overall, 3-2 in the Mid-Southern Conference); Charlestown (6-3 overall,
5-1 in the Mid-Southern Conference).
Sagarin Ratings:
North Harrison
(No. 279 Overall; No. 58 in Class 3A); Charlestown (No. 190 Overall; No.
38 in Class 3A).
Sagarin Game
Prediction:
Charlestown by 27.
Last Week:
The Cougars and the
Pirates – who met in Week 8 – both lost in Week 9. Charlestown dropped a
28-14 decision to 8-1 Lawrenceburg, while North Harrison fell to upstart
Crawford County, 34-27.
Regular-Season Meeting:
Two week
ago, Charlestown scored 25 second-half points to clinch its second
straight MSC championship, 25-7 over the Cougars.
Next Week:
The winner will face the winner of the Salem-Heritage Hills
contest. If Charlestown wins, it will host Salem or go to Santa Claus to
face the Patriots. A North Harrison win will have the Cougars at home
against either Salem or Heritage Hills.
Last Year:
Charlestown won its first-round contest over Brown County before falling
to Heritage Hills, 42-24 in the sectional semifinal. North Harrison lost
in the first round, 36-29 to Edgewood.
The “Inside” Scoop:
Charlestown should beat the Cougars again. This time, I think the
Pirates will throw the knock-out punch much earlier.
Scoop’s Pick:
Charlestown 40, North Harrison 14.
CLASS 3A,
SECTIONAL 23 PREVIEW
Sectional 23 Schedule
First
Round
Heritage
Hills (5-3) at Salem (7-2)
North
Harrison (3-5) at Charlestown (6-3)
Edgewood
(8-1) at Corydon Central (1-8)
Crawford
County (4-5) at Brown County (1-8)
Semifinals
Heritage Hills/Salem Winner vs.
North Harrison/Charlestown Winner
Edgewood/Corydon Central Winner vs.
Crawford County/Brown County Winner
Championship
Semifinal
Winners
Favorite:
Heritage Hills. Despite being in a rebuilding
season, the Patriots' tradition speaks loudly. Plus, HH
faces -- by far -- the toughest schedule of any team in
Sectional 23.
Darkhorse:
Edgewood. Once again, the Mustangs got a favorable
draw. Senior QB Josh Collier gives Edgewood at shot at
winning any game in this tournament.
Best
Player: Cameron Metzger, Charlestown. The Pirate
senior was easily the best player in this sectional
until an early-season knee injury. He's back. If he's
back near 100%, Charlestown has a great shot at winning
its first sectional since 1996.
X-Factor:
Heritage Hills. It's really hard to tell just how
good the Patriots are. They have lost to some inferior
teams, but they beat a very good team in South Spencer,
23-0, in Week 9.
Scoop's
Picks
First
Round:
Heritage
Hills 18, Salem 13; Charlestown 40, North Harrison 14;
Edgewood 49, Corydon Central 12; Crawford County 32,
Brown County 14.
Semifinals: Heritage Hills 35, Charlestown 27;
Edgewood 50, Crawford County 16.
Championship: Heritage Hills 42, Edgewood 21.
The
"Inside" Scoop: Oh, so much to say about
this sectional. 1.) Heritage Hills is still the
favorite, but the Patriots are vulnerable -- good news
for Charlestown and Salem; 2.) Edgewood is solid and
will have little problem getting to the championship
game for the second straight year. If things fall right,
the Mustangs could win their first sectional title since
1990; 3.) Salem is a legit contender. As good as the
Lion defense is, Salem will be in any game. 4.) Crawford
County is going to win five games this season. Just how
amazing is that? Can you say, "Team of the Future." 5.)
After saying all of that, Heritage Hills will still
probably win Sectional 23.
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PIRATES FALL
TO LAWRENCEBURG
Tiger defense
holds Pirates for 28-14 victory
Lawrenceburg's Sean Snider rushed for 141 yards and
scored four times, leading 8-1 Lawreburg to a 28-14 win
over Charlestown on Friday.
The Tiger
back scored three times in the first half and the game's
only second-half touchdown, and the Lawrenceburg defense
did the rest.
Despite
having All-State back Cameron Metzger back for the first
time since Week 4 -- in a limited role -- the Pirates
managed just 14 points against a Lawrenceburg defense
that
After Snider
scored his first touchdown, the Pirates got on the board
late in the first quarter on a 56-yard TD pass from
Damon Vest to Josh Graham.
In the second
quarter, Vest countered another Snider touchdown with a
3-yard run of his own to knot the score at 14.
However,
Snider scored three minutes later and the Tigers never
trailed again.
Graham led
Charlestown with 101 total yards.
Charlestown
(6-3) hosts 3-5 North Harrison next Friday in the first
round of Sectional 23 action. The Cougars lost to
Crawford County, 34-27 on Friday.
On the same
night, Lawrenceburg hosts upstart Indianapolis
Washington. The Continental are 4-5 after a 37-19 win
over Northwest on Friday.
|
Lawrenceburg |
Final |
Charlestown |
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28 |
0:00 |
14 |
|
7-14-7-0 |
Score by Quarters |
7-7-0-0 |
|
|
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
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|
|
Passing (Comp-Att-Yards-Int) |
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|
NA |
Punts-Avg. |
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Scoring Plays
1st quarter
L - Sean Snider 1 run
(Schornick kick), 6:45
C - Josh Graham 56 pass from
Damon Vest (Ariel Stephens kick), 4:53
2nd quarter
L - Snider 1 run (Schornick
kick), 10:14
C - Vest 3 run (Stephens
kick), 5:06
L - Snider 34 run (Schornick
kick), 2:38
3rd quarter
L - Snider 15 pass from Jim
Faehr (Schornick kick), :24
Rushing (Yards-Attempts)
Charlestown:
Cameron Metzger 19-86, Vest 15-45, Graham 7-34, Mike
Blackford 2-16.
Passing (Att-Comp-Yards-Int)
Charlestown:
Vest 8-18-106-0. Metzger 0-1-0-0.
Receiving (Receptions-Yards)
Charlestown:
Graham 3-61, Metzger 1-21, Blackford 2-17.
Punts (Attempts-Yards)
Charlestown:
Vest 3-147.
Kickoffs
(Numbers-Yards-Touchbacks)
Charlestown:
Vest 3-47.
Tackles (Solo-Assists)
Charlestown:
Eric Kruse 2-14, Clay Daniel 4-12, Cory Houser 2-10,
Blackford 1-10, Baines 1-9, Vest 2-5, Lucas Poteet 2-4,
Travis Aguirre 0-6, Aaron May 2-3, Wes Bowling 0-4,
Graham 2-1, Metzger 1-2, Jerry Cooper 1-1, Blake Nauert
1-0, Ryan Polus 1-0.
Tackles for Loss
Charlestown:
Poteet 1.
Forced Fumbles
Charlestown:
Blackford 1.
Fumble Recoveries
Charlestown:
Blackford 1, Daniel 1.
Passes Defended
Charlestown:
May 1. |
October 16, 2008
Looking Ahead
This Week’s Opponent:
Lawrenceburg
Time:
7 p.m.
Location:
At Charlestown High
School
Records:
Lawrenceburg (7-1
overall, 4-1 in the Eastern Indiana Conference); Charlestown (6-2
overall, 5-1 in the Mid-Southern Conference).
State Rankings:
Charlestown
(No. 14 AP in Class 3A).
Sagarin Ratings:
Lawrenceburg
(No. 81 Overall; No. 10 in Class 2A); Charlestown (No. 186 Overall; No.
36 in Class 3A).
Sagarin Game
Prediction:
Lawrenceburg by 16.
Last Week:
By scoring 25
second-half points, Charlestown clinched a share of its second straight
MSC title. Lawrenceburg improved to 7-1 and clinched second place in the
EIAC with a 41-8 win over South Dearborn.
Last Year vs.
Lawrenceburg: Charlestown finished the regular season unbeaten after a 35-16 win over
the Tigers. The Pirates got a 206-yard, three TD performance from
Cameron Metzger in the victory.
Last 10 Years vs.
Lawrenceburg:
Lawrenceburg 7-4. The Pirates have won the last two meetings by a
combined 47-16.
The “Inside” Scoop:
This will tell us a lot about Charlestown and the MSC, heading into the
tournament.
Scoop’s Pick:
Lawrenceburg 23, Charlestown 20.
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SECOND-HALF BURST LEADS PIRATES TO MSC TITLE
Charlestown wins second straight league
crown with 25-7 victory
Charlestown trailed North Harrison 7-0
Friday in what amounted to a Mid-Southern
Conference title match.
The Pirates -- much like they did in an
earlier win over Clarksville -- exploded in
the second half to clinch their second
straight MSC championship.
Damon Vest and Josh Graham each ran for
second-half touchdowns as Charlestown pulled
away.
Graham -- a junior running back -- led the
Pirates with 176 yards on 15 carries. Vest
added 129 yards on just seven carries.
North Harrison sophomore Matt Bruderle, who
had 168 rushing yards of his own, scored on
a 13-yard TD with 13 seconds left in the
first half.
After struggling in the red zone in the
first half, Vest made it a moot point with
51 and 47 yard runs in the second half.
Graham finally scored twice in the red zone
in the second half, on runs of 20 and nine
yards.
The Pirates prepare for the sectional next
Friday when they host 7-1 Lawrenceburg.
After dropping their first game of the
season two weeks ago, 46-8 to East Central,
the Tigers beat South Dearborn, 41-9 on
Friday.
At the same time, North Harrison will be at
Crawford County. The Wolfpack are 3-5 after
a 44-20 loss to Clarksville on Friday.
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North Harrison |
Final |
Charlestown |
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7 |
0:00 |
25 |
|
0-7-0-0 |
Score by Quarters |
0-0-13-12 |
|
13 |
Total First Downs |
12 |
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48-227 |
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
31-330 |
|
1-4-29-1 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Yards-Int) |
1-3-31-0 |
|
2-25.0 |
Punts-Avg. |
1-31.0 |
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1-1 |
Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
|
4-40 |
Penalties-Yards |
6-30 |
Scoring Plays
2nd Quarter
NH - Matt
Bruderle 13 run (Zach Stephenson kick), :41
3rd Quarter
C - Damon Vest
51 run (Ariel Stephens kick), 10:21
C - Josh Graham
20 run (kick failed), 6:03
4th Quarter
C - Vest 47 run
(run failed), 11:52
C - Graham 9 run
(kick failed), 1:38
Rushing
(Yards-Attempts)
North
Harrison: Bruderle 31-168, Matt Yeats
9-47, Cory Isaac 7-29, Tony Powell 6-22.
Charlestown:
Graham 15-176, Vest 7-129, Mike
Blackford 3-15, Michael Baines 3-5, Eddie
Duran 1-2.
Passing
(Att-Comp-Yards-Int)
North
Harrison: Bruderle 1-1-29-0.
Charlestown:
Vest 1-5-31-0.
Receiving
(Receptions-Yards)
North
Harrison: Levi Simpson 1-29.
Charlestown:
Graham 1-31.
Kickoffs
(Numbers-Yards-Touchbacks)
Charlestown:
Vest 4-123.
Punt Returns
(Attempts-Yards)
North
Harrison: Isaac 1-4.
Charlestown:
Duran 2-25, Graham 1-2.
Kickoff Returns
(Attempts-Yards)
North
Harrison: Bruderle 3-27, Isaac 1-3.
Tackles
(Solo-Assists)
North
Harrison: Jacob Snook 1-10, Tony Powell
5-2, Matt Yeats 3-2, Paul Roberts 1-4,
Thomas Green 1-3, Simpson 1-3, Marcus Stone
1-3, Michael Cundiff 1-2, Johnson 0-1,
Brandon Rouse 0-1, Nick Morris 0-1.
Charlestown:
Cory Houser 3-15, Travis Aguirre 2-13,
Eric Kruse 1-13, Clay Daniel 2-11, Graham
2-9, Aaron May 1-10, Wes Bowling 0-9, Vest
0-8, Lucas Poteet 0-7, Blackford 0-5, Baines
0-2, Joel Rodriguez 0-2, Jerry Cooper 0-1,
Jake Cook 0-1, Duran 0-1, Andrew Thomas 0-1,
John Slaten 0-1, Travis Molina 0-1, Jake
Dent 0-1.
Quarterback
Sacks
North
Harrison:
Charlestown:
Houser 1.5, Poteet 0.5.
Tackles for Loss
North
Harrison: Snook 2, Green 1.
Interceptions
Charlestown:
Houser 1.
Forced Fumbles
Charlestown:
Poteet 1, Vest 1.
Fumble
Recoveries
Charlestown:
Vest 1.
Passes Defended
North
Harrison: Simpson 1.
Charlestown:
Vest 1, Daniel 1.
Blocked Kick
North
Harrison: Cundiff 1. |
October 9, 2008
Looking Ahead
This Week’s Opponent:
North
Harrison
Time:
7 p.m.
Location:
At Charlestown High
School
Records:
North Harrison (3-3
overall, 3-1 in the Mid-Southern Conference); Charlestown (5-2 overall,
4-1 in the Mid-Southern Conference).
State Rankings:
Charlestown
(No. 14 AP in Class 3A).
Sagarin Ratings:
North Harrison (No.
269 Overall; No. 53 in Class 3A); Charlestown (No. 181 Overall; No. 35
in Class 3A).
Sagarin Game
Prediction:
Charlestown by 27.
Last Week:
Charlestown lost its
first MSC game in two years, 18-13 to Salem, to fall into a first-place
tie with the Lions. With its 45-18 win over Eastern, North Harrison
pulled within a half-game of the MSC lead.
Last Year vs. North
Harrison:
Charlestown clinched its first outright MSC title since 1989 with a 49-0
win over the Cougars. Andrew Smith completed all seven of his passes –
three for touchdowns – in the victory.
Last 10 Years vs. North
Harrison:
5-5. Until the Pirates beat NH last year, the Cougars had beaten them
three straight times.
The “Inside” Scoop:
I think Charlestown will contain RB Matt Bruderle and win going away.
Scoop’s Pick:
Charlestown 34, North Harrison 7.
October
6, 2008
Sectional 23 Draw
First Round
Friday, October 24
Heritage Hills (3-3) at Salem
(5-2)
North Harrison (3-3) at
Charlestown (5-2)
Edgewood (6-1) at Corydon
Central (1-6)
Crawford County (3-4) at Brown
County (1-6)
Semifinal Round
Friday, October 31
Heritage Hills-Salem winner vs.
North Harrison-Charlestown winner
Edgewood-Corydon Central winner vs. Crawford County-Brown County
winner
Championship Game
Friday, November 7
Semifinal
winners
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October 3, 2008
SALEM WINS BIG MID-SOUTHERN CONTEST
Lions top defending champion Charlestown,
18-13
Salem pulled even with Charlestown in the
Mid-Southern Conference race with an 18-13
win over Charlestown on Friday.
Both teams are 4-1 -- and on top of the
league standings -- after the Lions won
their third straight game and fifth of their
last six contests.
Both sides need two MSC wins to clinch their
share of the league crown.
The Lions took a decisive 18-7 lead after a
long drive in the fourth quarter when Jarod
Farmer scored from five yards out.
Charlestown countered with a score with :01
left in the contest, but it was too late.
After a scoreless first quarter, Salem broke
on top on a Christian Chastain TD run early
in the second quarter.
After Charlestown took the lead on a Michael
Baines run and an Ariel Stephens PAT with
4:41 left in the half, Salem struck back
with a TD late in the second period.
Chastain hit Logan Walker on a 7-yard TD
pass with :13 to go in the half to give the
Lions a 12-7 halftime lead.
Charlestown outgained the Lions 333 to 198.
Josh Graham led all players with 169 total
yards.
Justin Beavers had 63 yards on the ground
for Salem.
Both teams will try to stay atop the MSC
next Friday.
That night, Salem hosts 1-7 Corydon Central,
which lost to unbeaten Paoli, 47-6 on
Friday.
Meanwhile, the Pirates hosts North Harrison.
The Cougars stayed in the MSC race with a
45-18 win over winless Eastern on Friday.
|
Charlestown |
Final |
Salem |
|
13 |
0:00 |
18 |
|
0-7-0-6 |
Score by Quarters |
0-12-0-6 |
|
16 |
Total First Downs |
14 |
|
43-210 |
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
41-185 |
|
7-13-123-2 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Yards-Int) |
2-6-13-1 |
|
1-27.0 |
Punts-Avg. |
3-34.7 |
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0-0 |
Fumbles-Lost |
0-0 |
|
3-25 |
Penalties-Yards |
3-20 |
Scoring Plays
2nd Quarter
S - Christian Chastain 6 run (kick failed),
9:39
C - Michael Baines 1 run (Ariel Stephens
kick), 4:41
S - Logan Walker 7 pass from Chastain (run
failed), 0:13
4th Quarter
S - Jarod Farmer 5 run (run failed), 1:55
C - Josh Graham 6 pass from Damon Vest (run
failed), :01
Rushing
(Yards-Attempts)
Charlestown:
Graham 21-143, Vest 10-23, Baiens 6-22,
Michael Blackford 4-15, Eddie Duran 2-3.
Salem:
Justin Beavers 15-63, Kreigh Holstine
7-41, Chastain 7-31, Eric Zink 7-25, Robert
Baker 4-24, Farmer 3-14, Kyle Martin 1-3.
Passing (Att-Comp-Yards-Int)
Charlestown:
Vest 7-12-116-2.
Salem:
Chastain 3-7-18-1.
Receiving
(Receptions-Yards)
Charlestown:
Ryan Polus 2-45, Travis Molina 1-29,
Graham 2-26, Joel Rodriguez 2-16.
Salem:
Baker 1-9, Walker 1-7, Holstine 1-2.
Punts
(Attempts-Yards)
Salem:
Beavers 22-807.
Kickoffs
(Numbers-Yards-Touchbacks)
Charlestown:
Vest 2-72.
Salem:
Francisco Bravo 4-110.
Punt Returns
(Attempts-Yards)
Charlestown:
Graham 1-0.
Kickoff Returns
(Attempts-Yards)
Charlestown:
Duran 1-14, Graham 1-10, Polus 1-0.
Salem:
Martin 1-28.
Tackles
(Solo-Assists)
Charlestown:
Eric Kruse 1-13, Blackford 3-8, Cory
Houser 1-10, Travis Aguirre 2-5, Wes Bowling
0-7, Graham 1-5, John Slaten 1-5, Lucas
Poteet 0-6, Aaron May 2-3, Duran 3-1, Vest
0-3, Joel Rodrigez 0-2, Jordan White 0-2,
Blake Nauert 0-2, Molina 1-0, Adam Wakefield
0-1, Polus 0-1.
Salem:
Wes Sama 8-4, Holstine 7-4, Joe Phillpot
6-4, Baker 8-0, Daman Wynn 4-4, Martin 5-1,
Walker 3-1, Farmer 2-2, Jonny NIchols 2-2,
Rhett Huffaker 2-1, Beavers 1-0, Travis
Smith 1-0.
Quarterback
Sacks
Salem:
Phillpot 1.
Tackles for Loss
Charlestown:
Blackford 1, May 1.
Salem:
Holstine 2, Sama 1, Walker 1.
Interceptions
Charlestown:
May 1.
Salem:
Baker 1, Walker 1. |
October 3, 2008
Looking Ahead
This Week’s Opponent:
Salem
Time:
7 p.m.
Location:
At Salem High School
Records:
Charlestown (5-1
overall, 4-0 in the Mid-Southern Conference); Salem (4-2 overall, 3-1 in
the Mid-Southern Conference).
State Rankings:
Charlestown
(No. 10 AP, No.
13 IFCA in Class 3A).
Sagarin Ratings:
Charlestown
(No. 169
Overall; No. 33 in Class 3A); Salem (No. 220 Overall; No. 44 in Class
3A).
Sagarin Game
Prediction:
Charlestown by 7.
Last Week:
Josh Graham scored
seven touchdowns – six in the first half – in Charlestown’s 55-26 win
over Corydon Central. Salem warmed up for this week’s big MSC contest
with a 44-0 win over Eastern.
Last Year vs. Salem: Charlestown clinched its first Mid-Southern
Conference title in nine years with a 27-6 win over the Lions. Cameron
Metzger rushed for 210 yards and scored three times for the Pirates.
Last 10 Years vs.
Salem: 5-5.
Until last year’s victory, the Pirates had lost to Salem five straight
times.
The “Inside” Scoop:
This is really a tough one to call. I’m going to base my pick on the
offense that is more explosive. That is clearly Charlestown.
Scoop’s Pick:
Charlestown 21, Salem 19.
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September 26, 2008
GRAHAM'S 7 TOUCHDOWNS LEADS PIRATES
Charlestown takes down Corydon Central,
55-26
Josh Graham scored seven touchdowns -- six
in the first half, one in the second --
leading Charlestown to a 55-26 win over
Corydon Central on Friday.
Graham had three rushing touchdowns in the
first quarter, then two in the second. He
also returned a fumble 32 yards for a
touchdown in the second period to push
Charlestown out to a 41-18 lead at halftime.
He also scored the first touchdown of the
second half on a 3-yard run.
The junior finished with 162 yards on 25
carries. He also had 45 yards on three
receptions.
Michael Baines backed up Graham with 137
yards on 12 carries.
The victory was a big one for the Pirates,
who lost their first regular-season game in
two seasons last week against Providence. It
also gives them a 4-0 mark in the MSC, one
victory away from clinching a share for the
MSC title.
Charlestown will try to clinch its second
straight MSC title when it goes to Salem
next Friday. The Lions are 4-2 and 3-1 in
the MSC after a 44-0 win over Eastern on
Friday. They could pull even with
Charlestown in the standings with a win.
Lost in Graham's performance was the second
big outing for the Corydon passing
combination of Richard Armstrong and Brandon
Dunaway. A 27-yard Armstrong-to-Dunaway pass
gave the Panthers an early 6-0 lead. They
hooked up for two more TD passes in the
first half, a 20 yarder in the first quarter
to pull the Panthers to within 14-12 and an
80 yarder in the second quarter to cut the
Pirates' lead to 34-18.
Armstrong completed 15 of 27 passes for 197
yards. Dunaway caught four passes for 142
yards. Dunaway also had four tackles and an
interception on defense.
Meanwhile, Corydon Central goes to Paoli to
face a resurgent Rams squad. After years and
years of losing, the Rams are 6-0 under
second-year coach Brian Balsmeyer. They beat
Crawford County 49-7 on Friday.
|
Corydon
Central |
Final |
Charlestown |
|
26 |
0:00 |
55 |
|
12-6-0-8 |
Score by
Quarters |
21-20-7-7 |
|
20-86 |
Rushing (Att-Yards) |
61-428 |
|
15-27-196-1 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Yards-Int) |
4-10-58-2 |
|
3-35.3 |
Punts-Avg. |
1-32.0 |
Scoring Plays
1st Quarter
CC - Brandon
Dunaway 27 pass from Richard Armstrong (pass
failed), 9:46
Ch - Josh Graham
9 run (Ariel Stephens kick), 4:48
Ch - Josh Graham
6 run (Stephens kick), 4:09
CC - Dunaway 20
pass from Armstrong (run failed), 1:04
Ch - Josh Graham
25 run (Stephens kick), :00
2nd Quarter
Ch - Graham 4
run (Stephens kick), 5:36
Ch - Graham 32
fumble return (kick failed), 4:41
CC - Dunaway 80
pass from Armstrong (run failed), 4:25
Ch - Graham 4
run (Stephens kick), :13
3rd Quarter
Ch - Graham 3
run (Stephens kick), 2:12
4th Quarter
Ch - Michael
Baines 20 run (Stephens kick), 8:12
CC - Seth
Rennirt 17 run (Rennirt run), 7:01
Rushing
(Yards-Attempts)
Corydon Central:
Rennirt 13-67, Daniel Garrow 2-14, Steve
Albin 2-6, Jeremiah Windell 1-2, Casey
Saulman 2-(minus 5).
Charlestown:
Josh Graham 25-162, Baines 12-137, Mike
Blackford 5-39, Ryan Miles 5-31, Ethan Bowen
6-29, Damon Vest 7-24, Eddie Duran 1-6.
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