Herald Staff report
FOOTBALL
ä Farrell 57, Kennedy Catholic 6 — At Butala Stadium, Hermitage, coach Jarrett Samuels’ visiting Steelers scored at will in building a 51-6 bulge by the break of the Region 1-A contest.
Farrell (8-0, 10-0) finished with 392 total yards on only 43 snaps in fine-tuning for its District 10 playoff opener with Eisenhower, 7 p.m. Friday at New Wilmington.
Danny Odem orchestrated the offense for Farrell, running 11 yards for one score and tossing 6- and 15-yard TDs to Preston Jefferson and 28 yards to Ron Jackson. Odem commenced the scoring a minute-and-a-half into the contest by returning an interception 20 yards for a touchdown.
Also for Farrell, Dion Eilam scooped up a fumble, returning it 11 yards for a score and also hauled in a 24-yard scoring strike from Odem. Kevin Brodie and Joneoel Goudy garnered 16- and 15-yard touchdown runs, as well.
For the Golden Eagles (1-7, 1-8) Richard Ellebie unloaded a 63-yard option pass to Chris Baker for Kennedy’s lone score. Ellebie, Baker, Jesse Bell, Michael DeMarco, Rocky Farmartino, Nick Fill, Jenna Green, Andrew Miller and Ken Moyer concluded their KC careers.
———
FARRELL 26 25 0 6 57
KENNEDY 0 6 0 0 6
Scoring plays
F — Odem, 20 interception return (West kick)
F — Eilam, 11 fumble return (kick failed)
F — Jackson, 28 pass from Odem (West kick)
F — Eilam, 11 pass from Odem (kick failed)
F — Odem, 11 run (pass failed)
F — Brodie, 16 run (kick failed)
KC — Baker, 63 pass from Ellebie (kick failed)
F — Jefferson, 6 pass from Odem (West kick)
F — Jefferson, 15 pass from Odem (kick failed)
F — J. Goudy, 15 run (kick failed)
Team stats
FARRELL KENNEDY
21 First downs 5
297 Rushing yards 93
95 Passing yards 65
8-5-0 Att-comp-int 6-2-2
392 Total yards 158
1-1 Fumbles-lost 7-3
9-60 Penalties-yards lost 4-25
Individual stats
Rushing: FARRELL — Hailstock 8-69, Scott 2-46, Eilam 3-30, Jackson 3-27, Odem 4-25, Brodie 2-22, Short 1-22, Pinkins 4-21, J. Goudy 1-15, McCrary 6-15, Burrow 1-5; KENNEDY CATHOLIC — Ellebie 20-46, Hudson 5-42, Miller 3-11, Shober 1-1-7, Thompkins 7-(-13).
Passing: FARRELL — Odem 8-5-0, 95; KENNEDY CATHOLIC — Thompkins 4-0-2; Baker 1-1-0, 2; Ellebie 1-1-0, 63.
Receiving: FARRELL — Jefferson 2-21, Jackson 1-28, Eilam 1-24, Brodie 1-22; KENNEDY CATHOLIC — Baker 1-63, L. Bernat 1-2.
Sports
Football: Farrell goes 10-0 in regular season with win over Kennedy
- Sports
-
-
Roundup: Hickory girls beat Franklin in battle of 5-AAA leaders
Knowing its male counterparts upset Franklin 48 hours earlier, the Hickory High girls basketball team was not to be outdone.
Forcing Franklin into a substandard shooting performance, the Lady Hornets harvested a 53-42 District 10 Region 5-AAA win Monday night. -
SPORTVIEW: Reynolds, Greenville are 2 of state's historic programs
CONGRATULATIONS TO the Reynolds High wrestling program which became the fastest Class AA team in the history of the state to reach 700 wins last weekend.
The program, which began in 1960-61 under coach Dick Sherwood, has set a torrid pace for winning since that 4-4 season.
Ironically, the school’s 700th victory came Saturday in the District 10 Dual Meet Championships against long-time rival Greenville, which went over the 700-win plateau in 2009. Greenville is believed to be the first AA team to reach 700 wins, while Reynolds did it in the shortest time. -
Hickory soccer standouts Free, Richards to Ashland University
Hickory High girls’ soccer coach B.J. Rudge believes the bar has been elevated, and his Lady Hornets have helped hoist it.
“In general, soccer has grown in this area ... and what our girls have accomplished is a reflection of the whole (Shenango) Valley,” Rudge recently observed. -
Ft. LeBoeuf beats Reynolds at D-10 AA Team Duals
EDINBORO — The Reynolds Raiders notched the school’s 700th victory in the semifinals of the District 10 Dual Meet Championships Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately for the Raiders, No. 701 will have to come later.
The Raiders topped long-time rival Greenville, 51-16, in the semis to become the first Class AA school in Pennsylvania history to 700 wins. However, in the D-10 finals at Edinboro University’s McComb Field House, the Raiders fell to familiar foe Fort LeBoeuf, 31-28. -
Roundup: Popatak hits 1,000; Hickory, Farrell, Sharon boys win 6-AAA contests
ä Hickory 64, Franklin 52 — At “The Castle” in Franklin, the Knights (9-3, 15-3) led 28-21 at halftime, but coach Nick Cannone’s Hornets (11-2, 13-5) came storming back and outscored the hosts 24-9 in the 3rd quarter and 19-15 in the 4th to win a key Region 6-AAA clash.
Vinnie Mastrian rifled in a career-high 28 points to lead Hickory while Matt Votino scored 22. -
Roundup: WM, Sharpsville, Lakeview grab region wins
When in doubt, defer to Dogan.
West Middlesex High junior point guard Matt Dogan dominated the 2nd half of Friday night’s District 10 Region 1-A contest with visiting VisionQuest.
Dogan deposited 18 of his game-high 27 points after intermission, converting 12 of 16 free-throw attempts, leading the Big Reds to their 9th consecutive conquest, 56-41. -
Greenville's Zahniser headed to St. Francis
Nico Zahniser believes four years of scholastic football prepared him for the next level — and learning how to win and lose was only part of the process.
The Greenville High senior committed to St. Francis University of Loretto earlier this week, where he hopes to become part of a Red Flash resurgence under coach Chris Villarrrial. -
Belichick: Indy friendlier after failed '09 call against Colts
Coach Bill Belichick jokes about the welcome he has gotten since arriving in Indianapolis -- where Colts fans are less-than-friendly toward his New England Patriots -- for Super Bowl XLVI.
-
SLIDESHOW: Super Bowl by the numbers
The nation's biggest sporting event produces some staggering statistics, from the number of chicken wings consumed -- 1.25 billion -- to the amount of money some people plan to bet on the game.
-
Roundup: Hickory, Sharon, GC boys grab 6-AAA wins
The District 10 Class AA Team Dual-Meet Championships have been owned by Reynolds and Fort LeBoeuf since its inception, with the Raiders winning 10 titles under now retired coach Brian Hills and the Bison winning the other 3.
The two teams are heavily favored to meet again Saturday in the finals of the tourney at Edinboro University’s McComb Field House which expands to 8 teams this year for the first time. The top 2 teams advance to the state tourney the following weekend. - More Sports Headlines
-
