SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2011-2

By Bill Engelhardt
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Last Friday evening, September 3, the Mustangs of South Western visited the Warriors of Gettysburg and galloped and passed to a resounding 41-0 shutout. Mustangs running back Mike Felton kept the offense moving with 103-yards rushing on 8 carries. He scored 2 rushing touchdowns and scored another touchdown on an electrifying 95-yard kickoff return, accounting for 18 of the 41 points for the Mustangs. Zach Gross accounted for 148-yards passing on 7 completions to round out the balanced offense.

The Warriors opened the game and went three and out, punting to the Mustangs. The Mustangs opened with a neat 15-yard run by Dakotah Moses, but the drive stalled and they turned the ball over on downs.

The Warriors only got in two plays before Reid Cruz intercepted a pass and returned it 40-yards for a touchdown for the Mustangs. Jake Tracy’s extra point kick put the Mustangs up 7-0 with 7:07 to go in the first quarter.

The Warriors went three and out and punted again. The Mustangs drove 67-yards in six plays, featuring a 29-yard run by Carnie Fryfogle, only to lose the ball on a fumble at the Warriors 6-yard line.

The Warriors gained 15-yards and punted. The Mustangs got the ball at their 49-yard line and Felton galloped 51-yards for a touchdown on the first play. Tracy’s extra point kick put the Mustangs up 14-0 at the 11:50 mark in the second quarter.

The Warriors and the Mustangs exchanged punts and the Warriors punted again. The Mustangs then drove 55-yards in five plays, featuring passes of 19 and 24-yards from Gross to Felton. Felton scored a touchdown on a nifty 24-yard run and Tracy’s extra point kick put the Mustangs up 21-0 with 2:35 to go in the first half.

Mike Felton opened the second half with his 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Tracy’s extra point kick upped the score to 28-0 at the 11:50 mark in the third quarter.

The Warriors drove 42-yards, featuring a 32-yard pass from Chase Whitman to Benttion Hendricks, only to turn the ball over on downs. Felton then raced 74-yards for an apparent touchdown, only to have it come back due to a penalty. Not to be denied, three plays later Gross connected with the speedy Carnie Fryfogle for a 63-yard touchdown pass. Tracy’s extra point upped the score to 35-0 at the 7:48 mark in the third quarter.

The Mustangs substituted liberally after that and tacked on another score. Logan Bowman intercepted a Warriors pass and returned it 24-yards to the Warriors 35-yard line. A penalty moved the ball to the 24-yard line and Dillon Langenfeld jaunted in for a 24-yard touchdown with 8:25 remaining in the game. That made the final score 41-0 in favor of the Mustangs.

Felton kicked off 3 times for 137-yards, with the longest going for 52-yards, and punted 2 times for 80-yards (for an average of 40-yards), with the longest going for 41-yards. Ryan Lane kicked off 2 times for 73-yards, with the longest going for 38-yards, and Jake Hunt kicked off 2 times for 66-yards, with the longest going for 43-yards, for the Mustangs. Gabe Morela punted 1 time for 29-yards for the Mustangs. Felton returned a kickoff for 95-yards and a touchdown and fair caught 1 punt, and Jaelen Langenfeld returned 3 punts for 9-yards, for the Mustangs.

Carnie Fryfogle, who had 12 tackles, led the Mustangs defense; followed by Rich Delea with 10 tackles, Dillon Langenfeld with 6 tackles and a pass defense, Logan Bowman with 4 tackles and an interception, Zach Townsend with 4 tackles and a sack, Dakotah Moses and Jeremy Loughlin with 4 tackles each, Aram Moffit with 3 tackles and a pass hurry, Brandon Krise with 3 tackles and 2 pass defenses, Shawn Secola, Ryan Dotson, Mike Mooradian, and Keith Pappas with 3 tackles each, Reid Cruz with 1 tackle and an interception, Alex Jones with 1 tackle and a fumble recovery, Devon Ackerman with 1 tackle and a sack, Jon Hoover, Daulton James, Chad Kolper, Eddie Lane, Jaelen Langenfeld, Dan McMillen with 1 tackle each, and Dillon Thomas with a pass defense.

Devon Ackerman, Alex Baugher, Logan Bowman, Reid Cruz, Rich Delea, Ryan Dotson, Carnie Fryfogle, Matt Hawn, Jeremy Loughlin, Aram Moffit, Mike Mooradian, Keith Pappas, Zach Townsend, manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker positions, with help from Ryan Klinedinst, Chad Kolper, and Dillon Thomas. Mike Duffy, Mike Felton, Brandon Krise, Dillon Langenfeld, Jaelen Langenfeld, Jerome Robinson, and Brandon Stremmel, patrolled the secondary for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs gained 204-yards rushing and 148-yards passing for a total of 352-yards of offense. Quarterback Zach Gross completed 7 of 9 passes for 148 and a touchdown, 1 for 63-yards and a touchdown to Carnie Fryfogle, 2 for 43-yards to Mike Felton, 2 for 28-yards to Reid Cruz, 1 for 11-yards to Keith Pappas, and 1 for 3-yards to Jerome Robinson, for the Mustangs. Quarterbacks Jesse Good and Mike Duffy each had 1 pass attempt with no completions, for the Mustangs. Mike Felton led the Mustangs rushing attack with his 8 carries for 103-yards (including touchdowns of 51 and 24-yards), followed by Dillon Thomas with 7 for 37-yards, Carnie Fryfogle with 3 for 26-yards, Dakotah Moses with 2 for 21-yards, Dillon Langenfeld with 1 for 24-yards and a touchdown, Jon Hoover with 1 for 3-yards, Bobby Wildasin with 1 for 2-yards, Gross with 1 for minus 2-yards, and Good with 1 for minus 9-yards, for the Mustangs. Jake Tracy kicked 5 extra points for the Mustangs.

The Gettysburg Warriors rang up 52-yards rushing and 61-yards passing for a total of 113-yards gained. Quarterback Chase Whiteman completed 6 of 19 passes for the 61-yards, 3 for 46-yards to Benttion Hendricks, 1 for 9-yards to Dane Purdy, 1 for 8-yards to Kurt Hoffman, and 1 for 2-yards to Darren Hartzell, for the Warriors. Whitman led the Warriors rushing attack with 10 carries for 32-yards, followed by Hendricks with 3 for 18-yards, Jordan Stouch with 5 for 10-yards, Kurt Hoffman with 2 for 7-yards, and Jesse Stouch with 5 for 5-yards, for the Warriors.

The Mustangs are hoping to contend for the Division I championship in the YAIAA this year.

The 9-time Cavalcade of Bands Champions, Tournament of Bands Group IV Champion and US Scholastic Band Champion South Western Mustangs Marching Band put on a stirring half time performance, presenting their 2011 field show “The Colors of Dreams.” The relaxing mallet introduction led to the haunting sound of “The Dream is Collapsing” from Inception, followed by “Zooster’s Rebellion” from Madagascar, the sorrowful longing of “Hummel Gets the Rockets,” from the Rock, and the show closed with “The Burning Bush,” from Prince of Egypt. The Gettysburg Warriors Marching Band put on a rousing pregame performance. The Mustangs Cheer Leading squad was very impressive as they roused the faithful.

The Mustangs of South Western are 1-0-0 overall and 0-0-0 in York Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I league play.

Don Seidenstricker has a 188-85-1 (.689) record as coach of the Mustangs, who have a career record of 329-203-8. The results of the 540 games played in the history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .618 winning percentage and a .624 non-losing percentage.

Next week the Mustangs host the Colts of Cedar Cliff. Cedar Cliff opened the season with a 45-14 win over the Bears of Elizabethtown. The Mustangs played great offense and great defense in their season opener. They are looking to continue in their winning tradition and make this a season to remember. GO MUSTANGS GO.