Hornets bounce back with drubbing of Warriors

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COAL GROVE — The Coal Grove Hornets have a way of turning a game of football into a game of keep away.

The Hornets ran 49 plays to 34 for Adena including the second quarter when Coal Grove ran19 plays and the Warriors a mere 5.

As a result, the Hornets routed the Warriors 37-7 to even their record at 1-1 on the season Friday night in a non-league game.

The stingiest player was Kaden Murphy who logged 22 carries for 222 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Caden Turner rushed 15 times for 76 yards and a pair of scores.

With the interior offensive line of Caiden Harris, Elijah Douglass, Max Klaiber, Nathaniel Wheeler and Josh Short controlling the line of scrimmage, the Hornets ran42 times for 338 yards.

Quarterback Rylan Smith was 4-of-7 passing for 71 yards as Coal Grove amassed 409 total yards to 178 for Adena (0-2) including 82 rushing and 96 passing.

Coal Grove began the game with an 80-yard, 10-play drive highlighted by Murphy’s 29-yard run to the Adena 9. Two plays later, Turner powered his way into the end zone from 8 yards out and it was 6-0.

Five plays into their first possession, Adena was hit and fumbled and Max Klaiber recovered.

Coal Grove then went 47 yards in five plays as Turner scored from 11 yards out. Turner caught the conversion pass for a 14-0 lead with 3:20 left in the quarter.

The Hornets dominated the second quarter with. 66-yard, 11-play march that made it 22-0. Murphy ran one-yard for the score and he added the extra points with 5:01 left in the half.

Coal Grove extended the lead to 30-0 on a 34-yard gallop by Murphy at the 3:27 mark. Braydon Klaiber added the conversion run and the running clock kicked on.

With the aid of a 45-yard kickoff return by Joey Francis to the Hornets’ 34 that helped set up their lone score.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Colton Garrison got the ball on a flanker around and threw a pass to Francis for 25 yards and the touchdown. Xavier Ramos kicked the conversion.

But Coal Grove came right back to score and kick on the running clock again as Smith hit Logan Roberts with a 41-yard pass that set up an 8-yard scoring run by Murphy with 8:29 left to play. Case Webb kicked the conversion.

Coal Grove visits Nelsonville-York on Friday.

Adena    0 0 0 7 = 7

Coal Grove 14 8 8 7 = 37

First Quarter

CG — Caden Turner 8 run (run failed) 6:59

CG — Caden Turner 11 run (Caden Turner pass from Rylan Smith) 3:20

Second Quarter

CG — Kaden Murphy 18 run (Kaden Murphy run) 5;01

Third Quarter

CG — Kaden Murphy 34 run (Braydon Klaiber run) 3:27

Fourth Quarter

Ad — Colton Garrison 25 pass from Joey Francis (Xavier Ramos kick) 11:48

CG — Kaden Murphy 8 run (Case Webb kick) 8:29

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Ad CG

First downs 5 18

Rushes-yards 26-82 42-338

Passing yards 96 71

Total yards 178 409

Cmp-Att-Int 5-8-0 4-7-0

Fumbles-lost 4-1 2-1

Penalties-yards 3-15 6-65

Punts-average 2-34.5 0-00.0

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Individual Leaders

RUSHING–Adena: Grant Rawlings 11-21, Ethan Elick 9-23, Langston Metzger 1-6, Mason Clark 2-34, Xavier Ramos 2-34, Fisher Schaaf 1-minus 4, Hunter Williams 2-2; Coal Grove: Kaden Murphy 22-222 2-TD, Caden Turner 15-76 2-TD, Braydon Klaiber 2-21, Rylan Smith 3-6, Braden Schug 1-4, Case Webb 1-9.

PASSING–Adena: Ethan Elick 4-6-0 71, Joey Francis 1-2 25 TD; Coal Grove: Rylan Smith 4-7-0 71.

RECEIVING–Adena: Fisher Schaaf 2-9, Joey Francis 1-43, Colton Garrison 2-44 TD; Coal Grove: Braydon Klaiber 1-6, Braxton Patrick 1-20, Caden Turner 1-4, Logan Roberts 1-41.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.