Friday, September 26, 2007
Tyrone Area (3-1) vs. Bald Eagle Area (2-2)
Series: Tyrone leads 23-14.
Coaches: TYRONE –John Franco (187-75-2 overall; 147-30 at Tyrone); BALD EAGLE AREA – Jack Tobias (2-2).
Game Scores: TYRONE – defeated Bellwood-Antis 27-6 and Huntingdon 21-0; Central Mountain 6-3; lost to Clearfield 35-34. BALD EAGLE AREA – defeated Penns Valley 14-11 and Philipsburg-Osceola 22-6; lost to St. Mary’s 21-0 and Central Mountain 38-0.
Last Meeting: A spectacular third quarter by Shane Emigh was the spark the Golden Eagles needed in a 28-6 win over Bald Eagle Area at Alumni Stadium on Friday, September 21, 2007.
Emigh scored twice on reverses, once from six yards out and again from 22 to help Tyrone build a 21-0 lead. Brandon Gehret later returned an interception for a score as the lead grew to four touchdowns.
Levi Reihart completed 11 of 13 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown, while Shayne Tate rushed for 116 yards on 17 carries. Chad Koleno scored BEA’s only touchdown and rushed for 106 yards.
PLAYERS TO WATCH – TYRONE: Mark Mingle, RB-LB, 79 carries, 379 yards, 4 TDs … Larry Glace, RB-LB, 53 carries, 410 yards, 4 TDs … Levi Reihart QB-DB, 32-for-46, 510 yards, 3 TDs, 0 Ints. … Eric Desch, WR-DB, 9 receptions, 182 yards, TD, 3 Ints. … Johnny Shaffer, TE-DE-K, 10 receptions, 152 yards, 1 TD, 7 XP, 2 FG, 3 TFL … Matt Murray, OL-DL, 6 TFL, 3 sacks. BALD EAGLE AREA – AJ Robinson, FB-LB, 56 carries, 373 yards, 3 TDs … John Decker, RB-DB, 35 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD … Jon Gingrich, FB-DB, 17 carries, 153 yards … Derek Noll, QB-DB, 2 Ints. … Justin Klezcek, WR-DB, 2 Ints.
TYRONE – allowed more than 30 points in a game during the regular season last week for the first time since 1998 … last loss to Bald Eagle Area was Franco’s first season in 1994 (7-0) … is converting 83 percent of its red zone trips into points (8 TDs, 2 FGs) … is averaging almost 3 sacks per game … went without a takeaway for the first time last week..
BALD EAGLE AREA – has not scored a touchdown in 9 quarters … has forced 9 turnovers (2.25 per game) … has three players (Robinson, Steve Eisenhuth and Decker) with over 30 total tackles … has only 31 total yards passing on 6 completions … is averaging 5.5 yards per rushing attempt.
JOHN FRANCO: It’s a big deal for us to come off this loss and see how we respond. We know they can come in here and beat us. Can we come back after a loss? The seniors and juniors have never done it.
JACK TOBIAS: Obviously, they’re the best in Double-A. They’re very balanced. They get off the ball well, and they intend on punching you in the mouth. They don’t make mistakes and they’re good at what they do.
HIDDEN STAT: Tyrone is 12-4 in games following a loss under Franco.
