CLARION-LIMESTONE 21, A-C VALLEY 12

Sept. 12, 2008

STRATTANVILLE - The Clarion-Limestone Lions picked up their first win of the year with a 21-12 victory over the A-C Valley Falcons Friday night.

“We have such a young team and I am so happy for them tonight,” C-L coach Todd Smith said.

Dan Miller led the way for the Lions (1-2 overall, 1-2 KSAC) going 10 of 33 passing for 121 yards while also rushing three times for five yards and two touchdowns, both on 1-yard runs.  Zac Roller added 15 carries for 98 yards.

The game was a tossup until Miller’s 1-yard touchdown run with 8:34 left gave C-L a two-touchdown lead at 21-12.

“Our kids really battled hard tonight,” A-C Valley head coach Gary Pinkerton said. “Our program has come a long way the last couple of years.”

C-L jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter thanks to Miller’s first scoring run, and a Mike White 2-yard run 36 seconds into the second quarter.

Miller’s score was set up when facing fourth-and-1 from its own 15, A-C Valley (0-3, 0-3) tried a fake punt that the Lions stopped. That led to a three-play, 15-yard drive that gave C-L a 6-0 lead.  

“That was a big momentum swing for us,” Smith said.

A-C Valley got back into the game about 10 minutes after White’s touchdown run when Luke Walker capped off a 10-play, 58-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 14-6 at halftime.

Walker, who ran 16 times for 63 yards, then got A-C Valley back within two on a 4-yard run with 4:51 left in the third quarter. The Falcons went for the tie but missed the 2-point conversion.

“Give a lot of credit to A-C Valley tonight,” Smith said. “They are a good football team.”

Dillion Montgomery led A-C Valley with 109 yards on 15 carries. He became A-C Valley’s first 100-yard rusher since Nov. 4, 2005, when Mike Himes ran for 103 yards in a 27-14 loss at Lakeview. Montgomery added three catches for 17 yards.

Both teams return to action next Friday with games in Butler County. C-L travels to Karns City, while A-C Valley journeys to Moniteau trying to break its 25-game losing streak.

CLARION LIMESTONE 21, AC VALLEY 12

Score by Quarters

C-L 6 8 0 7 – 21  

ACV 0 6 6 0 – 12  

Scoring Summary  

First Quarter 

CL - Miller 1 yard run (conversion failed), 3:28

Second Quarter 

CL - White 2 yard run (Roller run), 11:24

ACV - Walker 3 yard run (kick failed), 3:23

Third Quarter 

ACV - Walker 4 yard run (conversion failed) , 4:51

Fourth Quarter 

CL - Miller 1 yard run (Cyphert kick) 8:34

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing - CL: Zac Roller 15-98, Dan Miller 11-18 2 TD, Matt Wolbert 2-24, Mike White 3-5 TD  ACV:  Dillion Montgomery 15-109, Michael Orrvick 8-(-44), Brent Hindman 2-3, Jake Armstrong 1-9, Luke Walker 16-63 2TD

Passing - CL: Dan Miller 10 for 33, 121 yards, 1 INT  ACV: Michael Orrvick 10 for 20, 77 yards

Receiving - CL: Mike White 3-21, Zac Roller 2-25, Jesse Montana 3-47, Sean Kennedy 2-28  ACV: Luke Walker 6-56, Dillion Montgomery 3-17, Luke Walker 1-4

Interceptions - ACV (1):  Luke Walker