CAMERON COUNTY RUSHES PAST KEYSTONE

First Round of District 9 Class A Playoff

Cameron County 57, Keystone 22

Nov. 7, 2008

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By Bryan Swan – For D9Sports.com

EMPORIUM – There was no stopping Cameron County’s rushing attack Friday night as the Red Raiders ran for 600 yards in a 57-22 victory over eight-seeded Keystone in the opening round of the District 9 Class A Playoffs.

Andy Lippert set the tone with 290 yards and four touchdowns while Randy Schatz added 163 yards.

Cameron County found itself trailing 8-0 after the first play of the game. Keystone scored on a 76-yard gadget play when wide receiver Ben Black took the hand-off on a reverse and he found quarterback Dan Reed open down the field for the touchdown.

From that point, though, it was all Red Raider football. Cameron County scored 22 points in the first quarter and it took a 36-8 lead into halftime.

The Red Raiders scored on their first five possessions of the game while Keystone’s offense stalled. The Panthers punted five times in the first half. Cameron County didn’t punt the entire game.

Credit a solid defensive effort from Cameron County, who was getting pressure on Keystone quarterback Dan Reed. Reed completed only 3 of 10 passes for nine yards in the first half.

“I’m real pleased with the kids and I thought they did a good job,” Cameron County head coach Tony Defilippi said. “All the backs ran well. We wanted out offense to manage the game and that’s what they did.”

Cameron County tied things up on a 3-yard touchdown run by Andrew Kesterholt and Hunter Bardo gave the Red Raiders a 15-8 advantage with 6:42 left in the first quarter.

Lippert put the Red Raiders ahead 22-8 with a 1-yard touchdown run with 40 seconds left in the first quarter.  Lippert also had touchdown runs of 42, 12 and 93 in the contest.

“Andy has had two good games in a row now,” Defilippi said. “We’ve got healthier on the offensive line in the last two weeks and it is starting to gel.”

Jarek Holjencin’s 16-yard touchdown reception put the Red Raiders up 29-8 in the second quarter. Quarterback Jason Blose finished 3 of 5 for 39 yards and one touchdown and he also added a touchdown run from three yards out in the fourth.

Keystone recovered a Red Raider fumble on their first drive in the second half. The Panthers scored following the turnover when Reed kept it on the option to make it 36-16 with 8:45 left in the third.

The Red Raiders answered back with the next three touchdowns to go up 57-16. The Panthers closed out the scoring with a touchdown on their final drive. Reed completed all four pass attempts on the drive. Black caught three for 36 yards before Brett Zuck hauled in a 28-yard reception for the touchdown with 5:36 left to play.

“I thought we played pretty well defensively,” Defilippi said. “That’s a hard offense to defend. They have some real good receivers and a quarterback that gets the out of his hands quickly.”

Reed was 10 of 24 for 110 yards with one touchdown. Black finished with six grabs for 69 yards.

The Red Raiders finished 642 yards of total offense to Keystone’s 197.

CAMERON COUNTY 57, KEYSTONE 22

Score By Quarters

Keystone         8          0          8          6          -           22

Cameron County         22        14        14        7          -           57

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

K - Dan Reed 76 pass from Ben Black (Brett Zuck from Reed), 11:36.

C - Andrew Kesterholt 3 run (Randy Schatz run), 9:23.

C - Hunter Bardo 6 run (Bardo kick), 6:42.

C - Andy Lippert 1 run (Bardo kick), :40.

Second Quarter

C - Jarek Holjencin 16 pass from Jason Blose (Bardo kick), 8:51.

C - Lippert 42 run (Bardo kick), 6:08.

Third Quarter

K - Reed 2 run (Zuck from Reed), 8:45.

C - Lippert 12 run (Bardo kick), 5:55.

C - Lippert 93 run (Bardo kick), 4:29.

Fourth Quarter

C - Blose 3 run (Bardo kick), 8:38.

K - Zuck 28 pass from Reed (Conversion failed), 5:36.

            K         C

First Downs    10        28

Rushes-Yards  17-11   61-600

Passing Yards 186      39

Passes: Comp-Att-Int 11-25-0            3-5-0

Total Yardage 197      642

Punts-Average            7-38.57            0-0

Fumbles-lost    1-0       3-1

Penalties-Yards           4-35     5-30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing - Keystone: Dan Reed 8-(-10), Zack Rusnak 5-11, Zach Baughman 4-10. Cameron County: Andy Lippert 15-290, Randy Schatz 18-163, Andrew Kesterholt 7-43, Jason Blose 7-19, Tanner Johnson 6-49, Hunter Bardo 5-39, Vince Summers 3-(-3).

Passing - Keystone: Dan Reed 10 of 24, 110 yards, 1 TD; Ben Black 1 of 1, 76 yards, 1 TD. Cameron County: Jason Blose 3 of 5, 39 yards, 1 TD.

Receiving - Keystone: Ben Black 6-69, Brett Zuck 3-40, Dan Read 1-76, B. J. Seyler 1-1. Cameron County: Mike Malizia 2-23, Jarek Holjencin 1-16.