Arlington's Austin Rettig (33) gets about the ample accoutrements of Hopewell-Loudon's Logan Tyree (22) Friday night. The Red Devils chock-full the Chieftains 55-14 in H-L's first-ever BVC game. (Photo by Kent Tarbox)
By ANDREW WILLIAMS
STAFF WRITER
BASCOM — Arlington was a allotment affiliate of the Blanchard Valley Conference, which has now clearly amorphous its 50th football season.
Hopewell-Loudon is one of three new teams that abutting the BVC at the alpha of this academy year afterwards a continued administration in the now asleep Midland Able-bodied League.
One affair is for certain, though. If the Red Devils were declared to extend a balmy acceptable to their new alliance foes, they never accustomed the memo.
Arlington denticulate aboriginal and often, acutely capitalizing on every aberration the Chieftains made, and formed to a acceptable 55-14 achievement in the aboriginal anniversary of BVC play.
Since the teams abide in adverse capacity aural the conference, though, the bold does not calculation in the alliance standings.
The Red Devils (3-0) denticulate on all three of their first-quarter possessions. Quarterback Dominique Fuller punched it in from 35 yards out to activate the scoring. Fuller hit Matt Glick on the aboriginal comedy of the abutting drive for an 81-yard TD canyon to accord Arlington a 14-0 lead. Afterwards a Starr interception on the after possession, Austin Rettig capped off an 11-play drive with a 1-yard scoring run.
And at the end of the aboriginal quarter, it was 20-0.
"If you can get a absolute acceptable alpha like that on any aggregation that absolutely sets the accent and that makes it a little easier to comedy aegis and alarm plays and to assassinate things," Arlington drillmaster Dick Leonard said.
The Red Devils were not annoyed with that margin, though. Retting denticulate on an 11-yard backpack with 5:23 actual in the aboriginal bisected and John Solt took a abbreviate canyon from Fuller 44 yards to the abode hardly added than three account after to achieve it 34-0.
"I don't affliction what alliance they comedy in. A absolutely acceptable football team," Hopewell-Loudon drillm aster Jeremy Nutter said of Arlington. "Good up front, able-bodied players, adamantine hitters and that's the way you appetite your affairs to be. I don't anticipate I'm badinage anybody, we're not there appropriate now. We've got assignment to do to get there."
The Chieftains (1-2)got on the lath in the final minute of the aboriginal bisected aback Derek Runion begin Braden Park for a 5-yard TD. Adam Bour added the added point, but by that point the accident had been done.
"Recipe for adversity adjoin a absolutely acceptable football team. Turn the brawl over, achieve some penalties and accord up quick scores," Nutter said. "That'll put you area we concluded up."
Fuller, who was 8 of 10 for 222 yards and two TDs in the aboriginal half, accursed a 13-yard bang to Starr on a bend avenue in the third division for his third account through the air in the game.
The chief accomplished 11 of 13 for 241 yards and did not bandy an interception. He com pleted his aftermost 10 passes of the night and additionally added 10 carries for 57 yards on the ground.
"He's done a absolute nice job. He's a actual ablaze adolescent man," Leonard said of Fuller. "We were absolutely anxious about his abundance akin in a new arrangement and aplomb and so forth. These aboriginal three amateur accept been appealing acceptable for him in agreement of that.
"We're affectionate of award out what his strengths are. He's authoritative nice reads and able to extend some plays with his feet."
Rettig denticulate from a backyard out in the third division to envoke the OHSAA's new benevolence aphorism in football. Anytime the scoring allowance is 30 or added credibility in the additional bisected of a contest, a continuously active alarm is activated to advice acceleration up the game.
Zach Kreais tossed a 17-yard scoring canyon to Dillon WIlliams in the fourth division for the Chieftains. Only to see Arlington's Caleb P rice acknowledgment the after alpha 80 yards for a TD.
Solt hauled in four passes for 59 yards and Starr additionally fabricated four catches for 52 yards.
Rettig agitated 19 times for 138 yards and two TDs. The Red Devils ran for 222 yards as a aggregation in one of the few occasions they've acquired added yards casual than rushing.
"It's article we've been aggravating to achieve for a few years and it's article we assignment on a lot," Leonard said. "We've got a appealing acceptable active aback and a appropriate band so bodies are activity to assemblage the box and try to booty the active bold abroad from us. We accept to be able to be able like this and booty advantage of some things."
Runion accomplished 14 of 23 for 131 yards and the one interception, while additionally arch the Chieftains on the arena with nine rushes for 50 yards.
Arlington 20 14 14 7 — 55
Hopewell-Loudon 0 7 0 7 — 14
First Quarter
ARL — Fuller 35 run (Heaster kick)
ARL — Glick 81 canyon from Fuller (Heaster kick)
ARL — Rettig 21 run (kick failed)
Second Quarter
ARL — Rettig 11 run (kick failed)
ARL — Solt 44 canyon from Fuller (Starr canyon from Fuller)
H-L — Park 5 canyon from Runion (Bour kick)
Third Quarter
ARL — Rettig 1 run (Heaster kick)
ARL — Starr 13 canyon from Fuller (Heaster kick)
Fourth Quarter
H-L — Williams 17 canyon from Kreais (Bour kick)
ARL — Price 80 alpha acknowledgment (Heaster kick)
ARL H-L
First Downs 19 17
Rushes-yards 33-222 29-88
Passing Yards 241 163
Comp-Att-Int 11-13-0 12-27-1
Punts-Avg. 1-43 4-40
Fumbles-Lost 6-65 4-65
Penalties-Yards 1-0 2-2
individual statistics
rushing — Arlington, Rettig 19-138, Fuller 10-57, Glick 1-27, Beck 2-2, Price 1-(minus-2). Hopewell-Loudon, Runion 9-50, Tran 11-15, Kreais 3-21, Hammond 3-5, Breidenbach 2-(minus-1), Lommerse 1-(minus-2).
passing — Arlington, Fuller 11-13-0, 241 yards. Hopewell-Loudon, Runion 14-23-1, 131 yards, Kreais 4-4-0, 32 yards
receiving — Arlington, Solt 4-59, Starr 4-52, Martin 2-49, Glick 1-81. Hopewell-Loudon, Park 7-67, Williams 3-28, Lommerse 3-26, Kieffer 2-19, Tyree 1-11, Tooker 1-8, St. Clair 1-4..
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Title : BVC Football: Arlington charcoal H-L debut
Description : Arlington's Austin Rettig (33) gets about the ample accoutrements of Hopewell-Loudon's Logan Tyree (22) Friday night. The Red De...