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WEST SHAMOKIN 20, A-C VALLEY 8 |
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Sept. 21, 2007 |
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By Justin Skiba NuMINE – West Shamokin rushed for 259 yards on its
way to a 20-8 non-conference win over A-C Valley Friday night. Leading the way for West Shamokin (2-2) was Dave
Ferringer who ran for 97 yards on 22 carries. Cale Gibson chipped in 58 yards and three touchdowns. “We had our chances tonight,” A-C Valley head
coach Gary Pinkerton said. “We just made too many mistakes in key parts of the game.” Cale Gibson opened the scoring late in the first
quarter to give West Shamokin a 7-0 lead. A-C Valley (0-4) answered right back two minutes
later on 3-play, 70-yard drive capped off by a Mike Himes 68-yard touchdown run. The two point conversion
was good and A-C Valley lead 8-7 after one quarter. Himes led the way for the Falcons with seven carries for 114
yards and one touchdown. “Mike had a big night tonight,” Pinkerton said. “He
is a great competitor, and he gives it all each night.” The score remained 8-7 Falcons until midway through
the second quarter when Gibson scored his second touchdown of the night giving the Wolves a lead they wouldn’t
relinquish. A-C Valley had chances to get back into the game but
was guilty of five turnovers (three interceptions, two fumbles). The Falcons did get some good news, as senior
quarterback Brad Rembold, a Cranberry High School student, played for the first time this season. Rembold, who
missed the first three games after having his appendix out, was 8 of 16 passing for 113 yards and three
interceptions. A-C Valley, which has lost 17 straight, is back in
action at 7 p.m. Friday when it hosts Apollo-Ridge. NOTES – West Shamokin is 2-2 for the first time
since becoming West Shamokin in 2000. West Shamokin was formed by the merger of Shannock Valley and Dayton high
schools. The two teams co-opted in football in the years leading up to the merger playing as Shannock Valley.
While West Shamokin has never had a winning season, Shannock Valley’s last winning campaign came in 1994 when
it went 6-2-1. West Shamokin/Shannock Valley was a member of the Little 12 and then the KSAC from 1972 to 2003
before joining a WPIAL conference in 2004 (It had always been a WPIAL team playing in a District 9 league). AC Valley will host Apollo-Ridge next Friday at 7. WEST SHAMOKIN 20, AC VALLEY 8 ACV
8 0 0 0 - 8 West Shamokin
7 6 7 0 - 20 Scoring Summary First Quarter W - Cale Gibson 1 yard touchdown run (kick good)
2:14 ACV - Mike Himes 68 yard touchdown run (conversion
run by Rembold) :38 Second Quarter W - Cale Gibson 3 yard touchdown run (kick failed)
5:40 Third Quarter W - Cale Gibson 5 yard touchdown run (kick good)
6:43 Game Stats
ACV W. Shamokin First Downs
9
12 Rushes - Yards
30-82
47-259 Passing Yards 113
35 Passing: Comp-Att-Int 8-16-3
5-7-1 Total Yardage 195
294 Fumbles- Lost
3-2 4-2 Penalties-Yards
4-20
5-40 Time of Poss
22:17
26:33 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing - AC Valley: Brad Rombold 17-(-49),
Mike Himes 7-114 1 TD, Tom Bell 6-17 West Shamokin: Dave Ferringer 22-97, Cale Gibson 11-58, Shane
Beacon 4-6, Passing - AC Valley: Brad Rembold 8 for 16,
113 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT West Shamokin Receiving - AC Valley: Mike Himes 1-7, Thomas
Perry 2-16, Luke Walker 2-29, |
