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ERIE STRONG VINCENT PULLS AWAY FROM CLEARFIELD |
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PIAA Class AAA First Round |
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Erie Strong Vincent 34, Clearfield 14 |
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Nov. 22, 2008 |
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Story courtesy of the
DuBois Courier-Express/Tri-County Sunday DuBOIS – Clearfield
used its passing attack to play even with Strong Vincent, the No. 2 team in the state, for two quarters, but
Vincent’s running game proved to be too much in the second half as the Colonels came away with a 34-14 victory
Saturday night in a PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal playoff contest at Mansell Stadium. The teams traded touchdowns
on the first three possessions of the game as Strong Vincent grabbed a 14-6 lead late in the first quarter. The
score remained that way until Clearfield scored on a double-pass with just over two minutes left in the second
quarter and Jarrin Campman’s two-point run tied things at 14-14. Strong Vincent made one
final surge down the field but Clearfield forced a fumble in the final seconds and Bison Cruise Kerr recovered at
his own 10 to send the teams into the locker rooms tied at 14-14. Clearfield got the ball to
start the second half but disaster struck the Bisons when Colonel Brandon Marlow picked off a Campman pass on a
play where it appeared Brandon Sass, the intended receiver, was held. Strong Vincent’s Deonte Flemings scored
from 43 yards out three plays later but Vincent only led 21-14 entering the fourth quarter. Flemings helped put the game
away with TD runs of 11 and 51 yards in the fourth quarter. Flemings second-half outburst (9 carries, 117 yards)
led a Colonels rushing attack that gained 395 yards on 48 carries in the game. Flemings led the way with 13 carries
for 167 yards and four touchdowns, while teammates Darrell Brooks and Emari Tangle each went over the century mark
with 124 and 119 yards, respectively. Strong Vincent outgained
Clearfield 197-153 in the first half, but the in the final two quarters the Colonels held a 224-66 advantage with
all Vincent’s second-half yards coming on the ground. The 34 points were
Vincent’s second lowest total of the season, while Clearfield became just the third team this season to score at
least two touchdowns against the Colonels. The 20-point margin of victory also was the closest of the season for
Vincent. “They’re (Vincent)
supposed to be the No. 2 football team in the state and we had them on the ropes going into the fourth quarter,”
said Clearfield head coach Tim Janocko. “Our kids played very well, and I’m very proud of them. It really came
down to a couple plays that hurt us. “We were in it going into
the fourth quarter, but just came up a couple plays short. We’ve had a great year, and we had some kids end great
careers tonight. This season has meant a lot to our program. We’ve shown that we can play with some of the better
teams in the state. We just have to keep it going.” Vincent got the opening
kickoff and promptly marched 65 yards on eight plays. Brooks jump-started the drive with a 26-yard jaunt, while
Flemings capped the drive three plays later with an 18-yard TD run on an end around. Hurlburt Shane’s kick gave
the Colonels a 7-0 lead just under three minutes in to the game. Clearfield countered with a
seven-play, 61-yard scoring drive of its own. The key play of the drive was a 31-yard pass play from Campman to
Brandon Sass on third-and-19. Sass made a nice grab as he held on to the ball as he was drilled just as he caught
for a first down at the Vincent 39. Campman picked up another
first down with a 14-yard run, and Sass made another nice grab along the sideline in the end zone for a 21-yard
score on the ensuing play. However, the snap was bad on the PAT try and the Bisons trailed 7-6 with 5:07 left in
the first quarter. Sass had two catches on the night for 52 yards, while Campman completed 4 of 11 passes for 79
yards and a score. He also ran for 53 yards on 23 carries. Vincent answered right back
as the Colonels drove 68 yards on eight plays to take a 14-6 lead with 1:35 left in the opening frame. Tangle had a
big 28-yard run on the second play of the drive but the key play was a 26-yard grab by Marlow on a fourth-and-13
play. Brooks scored from 13 yards out one play later and Shane’s kick made it 14-6. The teams then traded punts
for most of the second quarter before Clearfield went to a little trickery to find the end zone. On a first down play from
his own 49, Campman threw a quick lateral out to Sass, who in turned found Trey Campman wide open down the field
for a 51-yard touchdown pass. Jarrin Campman ran in the two-point try to even the score at 14 with 2:09 left in the
first half. Vincent threatened to score
just before the half, thanks in large part to a 38-yard run by Flemings on a fake punt from the Colonels’ 34.
Vincent got down to the Clearfield 17, but the Bisons defense drilled Tangle on a first down run, forcing a fumble
that Kerr fell on at the Bisons’ 10. Clearfield then took a knee to end the half. The Bisons got the ball to
start the third quarter and Vincent forced a punt situation. However, the Colonels jumped offside, giving
Clearfield a fourth-and-inches at its own 48. Janocko decided to go for it and Jarrin Campman picked up the first
down with a three-yard sneak. However, disaster struck
Clearfield on the next play as Campman looked for Sass down the middle of the field. Sass appeared to be held on
the play, and Marlow ended up making a diving interception at the Vincent 31 with Sass out of the play. The Colonels quickly turned
the pick into a score as Tangle ripped off a 31-yard run followed by a 43-yard TD scamper by Flemings with 7:52
left in the third quarter. Shane’s kick made it 21-14. Vincent forced a
three-and-out, and after taking over possession at its own 43 following a punt, drove down to the Bisons’ 5.
However, Clearfield’s defense dropped Flemings for a 14-yard loss back to the Colonels’ 19. Flemings then
fumbled a handoff on a reverse two plays later and Clearfield’s Nick Redden recovered the loose ball at the
Bisons’ 21. Clearfield appeared to have
a first down on its ensuing possession when Josh Rippey caught a short out. However, a Vincent defender dislodged
the ball from Rippey with his helmet on a big hit. Clearfield recovered at its 22 on the final play of the third
quarter but was forced to punt. Vincent quickly put together
a five-play, 46-yard scoring drive that was capped by an 11-yard run by Flemings with 9:56 left in the game.
Shane’s PAT made it 27-14. Flemings added a 51-yard TD
run on Vincent’s next possession and Shane’s kick gave the Colonels a 34-14 lead with 5:31 left to play. Clearfield made one final
push to score driving from its own 37 down to the Vincent 15. The key play of the drive was a 30-yard pass play
from Jarrin Campman to younger brother Trey Campman, who made the catch despite being interfered with. Trey Campman
had two catches for 81 yards in the game. Strong Vincent kept the
Bisons out of the end zone as Campman threw three incompletions to end the game. The Colonels knocked two would-be
TD catches away from Trey Campman in the final three plays. Clearfield ends its season
at 10-3, while Strong Vincent (13-0) plays top-ranked Thomas Jefferson next week in the state quarterfinals. STRONG VINCENT 34,
CLEARFIELD 14 Score By Quarters Vincent
14 0
7
13 —
34 Clearfield
6
8
0
0
— 14 Scoring Summary First Quarter SV - Deonte Flemings 18 run
(Hurlburt Shane kick), 9:01. C - Brandon Sass 21 pass
from Jarrin Campman (bad snap on kick), 5:07. SV - Darrell Brooks 17 run (Hurlburt
Shane kick), 1:35. Second Quarter C - Trey Campman 51 pass
from Brandon Sass (Jarrin Campman run), 2:09. Third Quarter SV - Deonte Flemings 43 run
(Hurlburt Shane kick), 7:52. Fourth Quarter SV - Deonte Flemings 11 run
(kick blocked), 9:56. SV - Deonte Flemings 51 run
(Hurlburt Shane kick), 5:31.
SV
C First Downs
19 11 Rushes-Yards
48-395 36-89 Passing Yards
26 130 Passes: Comp-Att-Int
1-5-0 5-12-1 Total Yardage
421 219 Punts-Average
2-35 4-27 Fumbles-lost
4-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards
3-25 4-20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing - Strong Vincent:
Darrell Brooks 18-124, Deonte Flemings 13-167, Emari Tangle 11-119, DJ Barney 3-(-10), Ladon Miller 1-(-3). Team
2-(-2). Clearfield: Jarrin Campman 23-53, Isiah Morgan 12-37, Trey Campman 1-(-1). Passing - Strong Vincent: DJ
Barney 1 of 5, 26 yds. Clearfield: Jarrin Campman 4 of 11, 89 yds., 1 TD, 1 Int.; Brandon Sass 1 of 1, 51 yds., 1
TD. Receiving - Strong Vincent:
Brandon Marlow 1-26. Clearfield: Trey Campman 2-81, Brandon Sass 2-52, Josh Rippey 1-(-3). Interceptions - Strong
Vincent: Brandon Marlow. |
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