Hornets rout Panthers to keep Little Brown Jug

COAL GROVE — The Coal Grove Hornets got some unexpected time off.

After building a big lead early, the Hornets first unit began exiting the game late in the second quarter and didn’t return as they beat the Chesapeake Panthers 60-14 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday.

The win gave the Hornets a 2-2 record overall and 1-0 in the OVC. It also allowed Coal Grove to keep the Old Brown Jug which goes to the winner in this rivalry.

Kaden Murphy racked up 216 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 8 carries. He also returned an interception for a score.

Caden Turner had 57 yards on only 5 carries and scored twice as Coal Grove racked up 431 rushing yards and had 479 total yards. Braden Schug came off the bench to gain 66 yards on 5 carries.

Chesapeake (0-4, 0-1) had 198 total yards with only 44 on the ground. The Panthers were 16-of-30 passing for 154 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

After a Chesapeake punt to start the game, the Hornets scored on the next play as Murphy bolted 63 yards. Turner’s conversion run made it 8-0.

Schug recovered the pooch kickoff  and the Panthers’ 39 and 2 plays later Turner went 24 yards for the score and it was 14-0 with 9:47 on the clock.

Chesapeake went 53 yards in 11 plays with Aaden Nester-Howard throwing 8 yards to Andrew Isaacs for the touchdown at the 6:36 mark of the quarter. Zack Burdine caught the conversion to make it 14-8.

Coal Grove then went 6-3 yards in 9 plays and Turner ran the final 20 yards to make it 20-8 with 1:37 left in the quarter.

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Chesapeake drove to the Coal Grove 10-yard line only to stall. On the ensuing play, Murphy turned the corner and ran 90 yards for the touchdown and the lead was 26-8.

Chesapeake started a drive and reached the Hornets’ 41 only to have Murphy pick off a pass and return it 70 yards for the touchdown and it was 32-8 with 7:51 left in the half.

The Panthers turned the ball over on downs at the Coal Grove 35 and it took the Hornets 2 plays to score as Truitt Fields hit Logan Roberts with a 32-yard pass and then Murphy ran the final 33 yards and it was 38-8 with 4:28 on the clock.

As the backups began to trickle into the game, the Hornets got a touchdown with just 4 seconds left in the half as Truitt hit Leland McKnight with a 9-yard touchdown pass. Case Webb kicked the conversion and it was 45-8.

Coal Grove came out in the second half and went 44 yards in 4 plays highlighted by Schug’s 36-yard run and Webb ran the final 5 yards for the touchdown and also kicked the conversion to make it 52-8 with 8:44 on the third quarter clock.

In the fourth quarter, Jayden Washington hit Aden Parrott with a halfback pass that covered 58 yards for the touchdown. The conversion run failed and it was 52-14.

The Hornets capped off the scoring as Brayden Young ran 2 yards to culminate a 64-yard, 8-play drive. Braxton Patrick ran for the conversion and it was 60-14 with 2:22 to go.

The Hornets visit Portsmouth on Friday while Chesapeake hosts Grandview Heights.

Chesapeake 8 0 0 6 = 14

Coal Grove 20 25 7 8 = 60

First Quarter

CG — Kaden Murphy 63 run (Caden Turner run) 10:30

CG — Caden Turner 24 run (kick failed) 9:47

CH — Andrew Isaacs 8 pass from Aden Nester-Howard (Zack Burdine pass from Nester-Howard) 6:36

CG — Caden Turner 20 run (pass failed) 1:37

Second Quarter

CG — Kaden Murphy 90 run (pass failed) 11:37

CG — Kaden Murphy 70 interception return (kick failed) 7:51

CG — Kaden Murphy 33 run (kick failed) 4:28

Third Quarter

CG — Case Webb 5 run (Case Webb kick) 8:44

Fourth Quarter

CH — Aden Parrott 58 pass from Jayden Washington (run failed) 5:51

CG — Brayden Young 2 run (Braxton Patrick run) 2:22

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Ch CG

First downs 10 15

Rushes-yards 15-44 33-431

Passing yards 154 48

Total yards 198 479

Cmp-Att-Int 16-30-2 2-3-0

Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0

Penalties-yards 2-25 8-80

Punts-average 1-30.0 0-0.0

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Individual Leaders

RUSHING–Chesapeake: Philip Thacker 5-39, Jon-Cooper Barker 3-6, Jayden Washington 4-11, Josh Bland 3-minus 12; Coal Grove: Kaden Murphy 8-216  3-TD, Caden Turner 5-57 2-TD, Braden Schug 5-66 , Case Webb 2-11 TD, Colin Spears 1-3, Bryson Easthom 3-21, Deklan Smith 1-minus 6, Kase Savino 2-11, Wyatt Kelly 1-1, Braxton Patrick 1-2, Brayden Young 2-34 TD.

PASSING–Chesapeake: Aeden Nester-Howard 14-28-2 65, Jayden Washington 1-1-0 58 TD, Jon-Cooper Barker 1-1-0 31; Coal Grove: Truitt Fields 2-3-0 48 TD, Rylan Smith 0-1-1.

RECEIVING–Chesapeake: Jayden Washington 5-38, Aden Parrott 1-58 TD, Philip Thacker 3-8, Andrew Isaacs 7-37 TD, Jonas Washington 1-1, Easton Lewis 1-8, Logan Clay 1-4, Zack Burdine 2-minus 3; Coal Grove: Logan Roberts 1-32, Leland McKnight 1-16

MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.