Week 3 Finals: Clinton-Massie 24, Tri-Valley 14

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

Photos by Elizabeth Clark

ADAMS TOWNSHIP — Clinton-Massie managed to stay undefeated with a sweeping 24-14 victory Friday against one of their toughest opponents at the Tri Valley Scotties.

At Frank Irelan Field, the Falcons were strong in all three phases of the game.

“It was a great high school football game well played. These are the ones that really make you better as a ball club. said Falcons head coach Dan McSurley.

It was McSurley’s 260th win as head coach of the Falcons.

The game started with a vintage Falcon player. After Logan Chesser nearly got away from the kickoff, Massie got to work. The Falcons ran out 10:55 down, converting on fourth downs to reach the 9.

But an abandoned game action pass in the end zone forced CM to settle for 3.

The Scotties responded with a frustrating drive for the CM defense, highlighted by defensive pass interference that put Tri-Valley at the Massie 9. The drive was capped off with Jayden Wallace scoring from 2 yards for a TV lead of 7-3.

On the first set of downs on the next drive, CM faced a third-and-7. Cooper Carmack had a 29-yard run. Pass interference from the Scotties put Massie in 12th place. Practice ended this time with a Chesser touchdown to make it 10-7, a score that held until halfway.

Tri-Valley started the third with a fine drive before facing a 4th and 5. Brighton Rodman made a huge tackle and CM took over. The Falcons put on an incredible drive highlighted by a fake punt in which Peyton Warren gained 35 yards. Later in the run, on a third-and-16 of the 21st, quarterback Kaden Zantene hit Carmack to take a 17-7 lead.

“We had to go up, we didn’t want to score a basket,” McSurley said.

CM’s defense held again and on the first drive of the fourth quarter, Chesser made a 35-yard run, and Nolan Phipps netted it from 6 yards.

The Scotties scored once again thanks to a magnificent back shoulder fade from Max Lyall to Ashton Sensabaugh, but the Falcons held on and went 3-0 this season in perhaps their biggest test yet. .

SUMMARY

September 1, 2023

@Frank Ireland Field

Clinton-Massie 24, Tri-Valley 14

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RATING

first quarter

CM-Ean McGuinness, 26-yard field goal

second quarter

TV-Jayden Wallace 2 yard run (PAT good)

CM-Logan Chesser 2-yard run (Ean McGuinness PAT)

Third quarter

CM-Cooper Carmack 21-yard pass from Kaden Zantene (Ean McGuinness PAT)

Fourth trimester

CM-Nolan Phipps 6-yard run (Ean McGuinness PAT)

TV-Sensabaugh 22-yard pass from Lyall (PAT good)

STATISTICS

Passing: TV (18-27-0) 197 yards; CM-Kaden Zantene 1-3-0, 21 yards, 1 TD

Hastily: TV (28-71); CM (49-259) Logan Chesser 23-117-1 Eli Muterspaw 14-55-0 Cooper Carmack 6-50-0 Peyton Warren 1-37-0 Nolan Phipps 2-3-1 Kaden Zantene 3-(-3)

Reception: TV (18-197); CM (1-21) Cooper Carmack 1-21-1

Tackles: Elijah Groh 10 Hunter Monds 5.5 Brighton Rodman 4.5 Brendan Musser 4 Nolan Phipps 3 Miles Theetge 3 Tristen Trampler 2.5 Ty Clutter 2 Carter Martin 2 Peyton Brewer 2 Brady Russell 1.5 Eli Ruther 1.5 Jack Elkins 1 Mason Martini 1 Liam Lamb 0.5 Peyton Warren 0.5