CAMERON COUNTY 67, SHEFFIELD 8

Oct. 20, 2007

Some of the information for this story was found in the Oct. 20 edition of the Tri-County Sunday

SHEFFIELD – Cameron County won its first-ever AML North title and its first AML divisional title since 1999 with a 67-8 pasting of Sheffield Saturday afternoon at Sheffield.

The 67 points were the most for the Red Raiders (8-0 overall, 8-0 AML North) since they beat Ridgway 72-6 in 1999, which was the last time Cameron County won an AML divisional title (AML South). The 67 points are also the third most in school history (72-0 over St. Leos in 1925).

Cameron scored on its first seven possessions and had its backups in the game before Sheffield managed positive yards. The Red Raiders led 35-0 at the end of the first quarter and 47-0 at halftime.

Abram Zoschg led the way for Cameron County with five carries for 71 yards and three touchdowns. Jordan Crane (4-for-5 passing, 85 yards; 2 carries, 14 yards) also threw two touchdowns and ran for a third. Randy Schatz added six carries for 66 yards, and Andy Lippert scored two touchdowns – a 53-yard run and a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown. He ran five times for 68 yards.

A 27-yard Jordan Copley to James Hahn pass in the third quarter accounted for Sheffield’s lone score. Copley was 3-for-10 passing for 55 yards and three touchdown while running five times for a team-high seven yards.

Cameron County’s defense limited Sheffield to 54 yards of total offense including negative 22 rushing on 18 carries. The Wolverines (1-7, 1-7) were 4-for-31 passing with two interceptions and turned the ball over three times in the game.

The 67 points allowed were the most given up by Sheffield since Oct. 13, 2006, when Brockway beat the Wolverines 67-7.

NOTES - Cameron County, which is at Johnsonburg next week, will travel to Kane Nov. 3 for the AML Title game. The Red Raiders on the 1999 AML Title with a 21-14 win over Smethport. It marks the first time since the 1999 AML title game that either Curwensville or Coudersport isn't playing for the AML title. Those two teams hooked up for the last three AML titles with Coudersport winning the last two. It will also be the first time since 1988 that at least one of the "Big Three" AML teams of Curwensville, Coudersport and Smethport aren't in the title game. In 1988, Port Allegany beat Ridgway 19-14, and it is the first time ever that a team from the main Route 6 corridor of Smethport, Port Allegany and Coudersport isn't in the game. 

CAMERON COUNTY 67, SHEFFIELD 8

Score by Quarters

Cameron 35 12 8 12 – 67

Sheffield 0 0 8 0 – 8

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

C – Abram Zoschg 41 run (Charlie Holjencin kick), 11:19

C – Jordan Garrigan 28 pass from Jordan Crane (Holjencin kick), 9:33

C – Sean McManigle 23 pass from Crane (Holjencin kick), 6:36

C – Zoschg 9 run (Holjencin kick), 5:01

C – Crane 14 run (Holjencin kick), 2:14

Second Quarter

C – Zoschg 3 run (kick failed), 10:48

C – Andrew Kesterholt 5 run (kick failed), 9:02

Third Quarter

S – James Hahn 27 pass from Jordan Copley (Copley run), 7:06

C – Andy Lippert 53 run (Kyle McManigle run), 6:45

Fourth Quarter

C – Hunter Bardo 13 run (run failed), 10:15

C – Lippert 55 interception return (no try attempted), :50

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing – Cameron County: Abram Zoschg 5-71, Andy Lippert 5-68, Randy Schatz 6-66, Cameron Clingan 5-56, Andrew Kesterholt 5-35, Kyle McManigle 7-34, Hunter Bardo 4-32, Tanner Johnson 4-15, Taylor Songer 3-15, Jordan Crane 2-14, Derick Mason 2-0, Matt Bailey 2-(negative 3), Brett Malize 2-(negative 12). Sheffield: Jordan Copley 5-7, Jesse Parsons 1-(negative 3), Matt Bryant 9-(negative 4), Craig Fitch 3-(negative 22).

Passing – Cameron County: Crane 4-for-5, 85 yards, 2 touchdowns. Kyle McManigle 0-for-1, 0 yards. Sheffield: Copley 3-for-10, 55 yards, 1 touchdown. Fitch 1-for-21, 21 yards, 2 interceptions.

Receiving – Cameron County: Jordan Garrigan 1-28, Mike Malizia 1-15, Sean McManigle 1-23, Taylor Songer 1-19. Sheffield: James Hahn 2-48, Craig Fitch 1-25, Jesse Parsons 1-3.

Interceptions – Cameron County 2 (Sean McManigle, Andy Lippert).