Victor Lanier returns a first-quarter interception.
(Photos courtesy Chuck Sexton)
Oct. 30, 2009 --- Franklin County 41 G.W. 32
Tough way to lose.
Victor Lanier returns a
first-quarter interception.
(Photos courtesy Chuck
Sexton)
THE G-W EAGLES COULDN’T OVERCOME FOUR SPECIAL TEAMS TOUCHDOWNS FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY LAST NIGHT. THEY LOST DURING SENIOR NIGHT AT CHRISTOPHER STADIUM, 41-TO-32. A VICTOR LANIER INTERCEPTION SET UP G-W's FIRST SCORE, BUT FRANKLIN COUNTY SCORED THREE STRAIGHT TIMES---INCLUDING A BLOCKED PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN AND A PUNT RETURN FOR A SCORE, TO TAKE A 20-7 LEAD. THE TEAM TRADED TOUCHDOWNS AND FRANKLIN COUNTY LED 27-13 AT THE BREAK. FRANKLIN COUNTY BLOCKED ANOTHER PUNT AND SCORED EARLY IN THE SECOND HALE TO GO UP 34-13! BUT G-W STORMED BACK WITH THREE STRAIGHT TOUCHDOWNS, CUTTING THE LEAD TO 34-32! BUT A FOURTH SPECIAL TEAMS TOUCHDOWN, THIS ONE ON AN 84-YEAR KICKOFF RETURN, SEALED THE DEAL. FRANKLIN COUNTY WINS THE WESTERN VALLEY DISTRICT TITLE. G-W CAN STILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS WITH A WIN NEXT WEEK AT WILLIAM FLEMING.
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GAME STATS
TEAM STATS
| G.W. | OPP. | |
| First Downs | 13 | 7 |
| Rushes-Yds | 45-252 | 29-145 |
| Pass YDs | 202 | 56 |
| C-A-I | 8-22-1 | 2-8-2 |
| Total Yards | 454 | 201 |
INDIVIDUAL STATS
| RUSHING | ATT. | YDS. | Avg. | TDs. |
| Benion | 14 | 157 | 11.3 | 1 |
| Jackson | 23 | 81 | 3.9 | 2 |
| Shuler | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Ham | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT. | Comp. | Yds | TDs. | Int. |
| Shuler | 22 | 8 | 202 | 1 | 1 |
| RECEIVING | NO. | YDS. | Avg. | TDs. |
| Moore | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Benion | 4 | 75 | 18.7 | 1 |
| Lee | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Ham | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| KICKING | XPM-XPA | FGM-FGA | Pts. |
| Campbell | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| INT. | No. | SACKS | No. | |
| Moore | 1 | |||
| Lanier | 1 |
SCORING
(2nd Quarter)
G.W.: Jackson 3 run (kick failed) 11:18re
FC: Basham 6 run (Boone kick) 6:58re
FC: Chitwood 6 blocked punt return (kick failed) 4:50re
FC: Preston 36 punt return (Boone kick) 2:39re
G.W.: Shuler 7 run (Campbell kick) 0:34re
FC: Basham 48 pass from Shaw (Boone kick) 0:25re
(3rd Quarter)
FC: Preston 22 blocked punt return (Boone kick) 11:05re
G.W.: Benion 3 run (Campbell kick) 9:31re
G.W.: Benion 36 pass from Shuler (kick failed) 0:35re
(4th Quarter)
G.W.: Jackson 2 run (pass failed) 10:29re
FC: Gilbert 84 kickoff return (Boone kick) 10:16re