Cherryvale – After only putting up 6 points in week 1, the Cherryvale Charger (1-1,1-1) offense lit up the scoreboard Friday night in a 42-28 win over Tri-Valley League foe Leon-Bluestem (0-2,0-2).
“Thought our RB’s and line made a huge improvement. Holding blocks and hitting the hole hard. Our quarterback played very well running and passing. [Wide receiver] Gavin Hooper had 2 great catches.” said Cherryvale head coach Harry Hester.
Cherryvale scored 20 unanswered points to begin the ballgame. Running back Wyatt Gillman scored on a 5 yard touchdown at the 6:01 mark in the 1st quarter. Cade Addis converted the 2 point conversion.
Cherryvale’s Garrett Novotny would have a 5 yard scoring play of his own in the 2nd quarter. The 2 point conversion would fail.
Then going to the air Cherryvale quarterback Cade Addis connected with Gavin Hooper on at 15 yard pass with 4:29 left to go up 20-0.
Leon-Bluestem would score a touchdown and 2 point conversion as the first half drew to a close.
Cherryvale led 20-8. “Took a step forward tonight. Saw some player make huge strides. ” said Hester.
In the 3rd quarter Leon-Bluestem held the Chargers offense off the board, but it was the Cherryvale defense scoring when Zaine Lantz intercepted a Lions pass for a pick 6. The 2 point conversion would be successful.
The 4th quarter was filled with an offensive display as both teams combined for 34 points. Bluestem would score early in the final frame on a 78 yard pass and 2 point conversion. Wyatt Raida put the Chargers offense on the board for the first time since the 2nd quarter with a 17 yard run. Chargers would convert the 2 point play. With just over 2 minutes to go Leon-Bluestem would score again on a big pass play. This time it was a 32 yard catch for 6 points, but the 2 point conversion would fall short. 17 seconds later Garrett Novotny used short field position to pick up his second touchdown of the night on a 2 yard run. The 2 point conversion would fail. Bluestem would get one final score with a big pass play yet again, a 57 yard catch and run. The 2 point conversion was no good. The final score 42-28.
Cherryvale improves to 1-1 overall, 1-1 in the Tri-Valley League and will host Erie next Friday night, who had their game pushed back to Monday night due to weather. Leon-Bluestem falls to 0-2 overall and 0-2 in Tri-Valley League play. They will host Fredonia next Friday night, who had their game moved to Saturday night due to wet field conditions.
Official stats
BLUESTEM – 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 28
CHERRYVALE – 8 | 12| 8 | 14 | 42
Bluestem Cherryvale
Total Offense 339 352
Number of Plays 49 66
Yards per Play 6.9 5.3
Passing 333 54
Comp. – Attpts 15 – 32 5 – 10
Yards per Pass 22.2 10.8
TD – INT 4 – 3 1 – 0
Rushing 6 298
Rushing Attempts 17 56
Yards per Rush 0.4 5.3
Receiving 333 54
Receiving Comp. 15 5
Yards per Catch 22.2 10.8
Penalties – Yards 3 – 15 12 – 105
Turnovers 4 1
Fumbles – Lost 1 – 1 2 – 1
INTS Thrown 3 0
Time of Poss. 00:19:48 00:27:59
Downs
First Downs 14 21
First Downs – Rushing 1 18
First Downs – Passing 11 3
First Downs – Penalties 2 0
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 3/8 (37.5%) 4/15 (26.7%)
