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KARNS CITY 23, ST. MARYS 13 |
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Aug. 31, 2007 |
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By Justin Skiba Karns City – Karns City scored twice in the final four minutes to
erase a four-point deficit and get a 23-13 season-opening win over visiting St. Marys Friday night. “This was not a pretty game tonight,” Karns City head coach Ed
Conto said. “I give a lot of credit to our kids tonight to hand in there and pulling it out in the end.” The Gremlins trailed 7-3 entering the fourth quarter before taking a
9-7 lead with 8:08 left on a 1-yard scoring run by Marcus LaVan. But St. Marys answered right back recovering a fumble at the Gremlin
12-yard line that led to a 1-yard scoring run by James Swanson with 4:51 left to put the Dutch back ahead 13-9. Karns City answered going 55 yards in five plays to take a 16-13 lead
on a 1-yard Josh Stimac run with 3:59 left. “I told the kids just hand in there (following the St. Marys
score),” Conto said. “There was a lot of time left, and they responded.” Then, as it did so many times last season, Karns City’s defense
sealed the deal when Devin Collins returned a fumble 12 yards on St. Marys’ next possession with 2:21 left. “We had our chances tonight,” St. Marys head coach Joe Schlimm
said. “We committed too many mistakes in key parts of the game.” St. Marys scored first when Todd Schatz grabbed a 47-yard pass from
Swanson with 6:51 left in the first half before Matt McConnell’s 32-yard field goal with 3:55 remaining in the
half made it 7-3 St. Marys at halftime. Stimac had solid debut as the starting quarterback going 10-for-20 for
193 yards while also running for the score. Josh Callender had two catches for 97 yards, while Stephon
Conto added three grabs for 48 yards. Conto also ran three times for 17 yards, while Callender had two carries for
seven yards. Swanson was going 5-for-9 for 102 yards, a touchdown and an interception while also running for a score in his starting debut. Schatz had two catches for 58 yards and the score while running seven times for 21yards, and Jeremy Williams two grabs for 27 yards. St. Marys hosts Moniteau next week, while Karns City is at Hickory. KARNS CITY 23, ST. MARYS 13 Score by Quarters Karns City 0 7 0 6 - 13 St. Marys 0 3 0 20 - 23 Scoring Summary Second Quarter S - Todd Schatz 47 yard touchdown pass from James Swanson (kick good) 6:51 K - Matt McConnell 32 yard field goal 3:55 Fourth Quarter K - Markus LaVan 1 yard touchdown run (conversion failed) 8:08 S - Jeremy Williams 1 yard touchdown run (conversion failed) 4:51 K - Anthony Stimac 1 yard touchdown run (Matt McConnell kick) 3:59 K - Devin Collins 12 yard fumble return (Matt McConnell kick) 2:21 KARNS CITY 23, ST. MARYS 13 Score by Quarters Karns City 0 7 0 6 - 13 St. Marys 0 3 0 20 - 23 Scoring Summary Second Quarter S - Todd Schatz 47 yard touchdown pass from James Swanson (kick good) 6:51 K - Matt McConnell 32 yard field goal 3:55 Fourth Quarter K - Markus LaVan 1 yard touchdown run (conversion failed) 8:08 S - Jeremy Williams 1 yard touchdown run (conversion failed) 4:51 K - Anthony Stimac 1 yard touchdown run (Matt McConnell kick) 3:59 K - Devin Collins 12 yard fumble return (Matt McConnell kick) 2:21 SM KC First Downs 7 13 Rushes-yards 31-60 36-65 Passing Yards 100 193 Passes: Comp-Att-Int 5-9-1 10-20-0 Total Yardage 160 258 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-2 Penalties-Yards 6-70 8-75 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing - Karns City: Marcus LaVan 10-18 1 TD, Stephon Conto 3-17, Brett Green 7-22, Josh Stimac 4-6 1 TD, Anthony Stimac 9-(-9), Levi Buck 1-4 Josh Callender 2-7.. St. Marys: Jeremy Williams 6-16, Todd Schatz 5-19, Shane Krise 2-5, Brian Tamburlin 12-23, James Swanson 6-(-3) 1 TD, Joe Sadosky 1-0. Passing - Karns City: Anthony Stimac 10 for 20, 193 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT. St. Marys: James Swanson 5 for 9, 100 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Receiving - Karns City: Cameron Turner 3-38, Stephon Conto 3-48, Brett Green 2-10, Josh Callender 2-97. St. Marys: Todd Schatz 2-58, Aaron Gies 1-16, Jeremy Williams 1-10, Andy Eck 1-16. |
