SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2013-5

By Bill Engelhardt

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Last Friday evening, September 20, the Mustangs of South Western hosted the YAIAA Division II Colonials of New Oxford at the Mustang Corral and were edged 24-17 in overtime in a thriller.

The Colonials started the game on their own 33-yard line and two plays later Ryan Lane intercepted an Anthony Lippy pass for the Mustangs at their own 47-yard line.  The Mustangs drive 41-yards in eleven plays, featuring a 12-yard run for a first down on a fake punt by Brock Geiman, to the Colonials’ 5-yard line.  Geiman kicked a 22-yard field goal and the Mustangs led 3-0 at the 6:25 mark of the first quarter.

The Colonials then drove 77-yards in six plays, featuring a 57-yard run by Wesley Beans, and ending with a 4-yard touchdown run by Beans.  Trey Parrish kicked the extra point and the Colonials took the lead 7-3 at the 4:21 mark of the first quarter.

The Mustangs went three and out and punted and the Colonials drove 40-yards in eleven plays, only to turn the ball over on downs at the Mustangs 35-yard line.  The Mustangs then drove 59-yards in five plays, featuring a 41-yard pass from Tyler Sterner to Noah Staub, only to have Beans intercept a Sterner pass in the end zone.

The Colonials went three and out and punted and the Mustangs drove 57-yards in nine plays, featuring a 25-yard pass from Sterner to Bret Hertzog and ending with Hertzog’s 4-yard touchdown run.  Geiman’s extra point kick put the Mustangs up 10-7 with 3:35 to go in the half.

A 60-yard kickoff return by Daulton Snyder put the Colonials on the Mustangs 29-yard line.  A six-play drive, featuring a 14-yard run by Aaron Zinneman, ended with a 2-yard touchdown plunge by Zinneman.  The extra point kick by Parrish put the Colonials up 14-10 with 35 seconds left in the half.

The Mustangs opened the third quarter with a 13-yard drive in seven plays and punted.  The Colonials then drove 78-yards in six plays, featuring a 57-yard run by Beans, only to misfire on a 26-yard field goal attempt.

The Mustangs and the Colonials then exchanged punts.  Brady Thayer returned a Colonials’ punt for 36-yards to the Colonials 29-yard line, but four plays later the Mustangs turned the ball over on downs at the 20.  The Colonials quick kicked on third down.

The Mustangs then drove 67-yards in 14 plays, featuring an 18-yrd pass from Sterner to Logan Bowman, only to turn the ball over on downs at the Colonials 3-yard line.

The Colonials went three and out and punted and the Mustangs drove 56-yards in four plays, featuring a 41-yard pass from Sterner to Thayer, and ending with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Sterner to Hertzog.  Geiman’s extra point kick put the Mustangs up 17-14 with 1:52 left in regulation time.

The Colonials then drove 37-yards in ten plays and Parrish kicked a 3-yard field goal to tie the game at 17 as regulation time expired.

Anthony Lippy threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Garner on third down and the extra point kick by Parrish put the Colonials up 24-17 in overtime.

The Mustangs then had an incomplete pass, a 5-yard run by Camden Brown, a run for no gain by Sterner, and an incomplete pass in the end zone to end the game as they failed to score in overtime.

Brock Geiman kicked off 4 times for 179-yards, with the longest going for 53-yards, and punted 3 times for 125-yards (for a 41.67-yard average) for the Mustangs.  Camden Brown returned 2 kickoffs for 28-yards, with the longest going for 16-yards, and Brady Thayer returned 2 punts for 43-yards, with the longest going for 36-yards, for the Mustangs. 

Tyler Jachelski, with 9 tackles and a pass hurry, led the Mustangs defense, followed by Ryan Lane with 7 tackles and 1 interception, Domnick Holcombe with 5 tackles, Logan Bowman with 4 tackles and a pass defense, Matt Helwig, Hunter Palmer, Aaron Uttley, and Josh Walker with 4 tackles each, Brandon McMinn and Payton Taylor with 3 tackles each, Ryan Krebs and Jordan Markle with 2 tackles each, Brock Geiman, Bret Hertzog, Gunner Holtz, and Elder Sterner with 1 tackle each, Ryan Lane with an interception, and Skylar Bowman with a sack.

Rich Bosse, Skylar Bowman, Camden Brown, Matt Helwig, Domnick Holcombe, Gunner Holtz, Tyler Jachelski, Ryan Krebs, Gus Landis, Ryan Lane, Brandon McMinn, Elder Sterner, Wyatt Trostle, Aaron Uttley, and Josh Walker, manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker positions.

Logan Bowman, Brenden Fahs, Jordan Markle, Hunter Palmer, Payton Taylor, and Brady Thayer patrolled the secondary for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs gained 181-yards rushing and 174-yards passing for a total of 355-yards of offense. Quarterback Tyler Sterner completed 9 of 25 passes for the 181-yards and 1 touchdown, 2 for 59-yards to Brady Thayer, 3 for 53-yards to Noah Staub, 2 for 28-yards to Bret Hertzog (including a 3-yard touchdown), 1 for 18-yards to Logan Bowman, and 1 for 16-yards to Camden Brown, for the Mustangs.

Brown led the Mustangs rushing attack with 15 carries for 71-yards, followed by Jonas Walter with 14 carries for 57-yards, Payton Taylor with 2 carries for 16-yards, Sterner with 9 carries for 14-yards, Brock Geiman with 1 carry for 12-yards, Hertzog with 3 carries for 8-yards (including a 4-yard touchdown), and Robby Harbison with 3 carries for 3-yards.  Geiman kicked a 22-yard field goal and 2 extra points, Ryan Lane intercepted a pass, Skylar Bowman recorded a sack, Logan Bowman recorded a pass defense, and Tyler Jachelski recorded a pass hurry, for the Mustangs.

The Colonials gained 217-yards rushing and 63 yards passing for a total of 280-yards gained.  Quarterback Anthony Lippy completed 8 of 19 passes for the 63-yards and 1 touchdown, 2 for 21-yards to Aaron Reichart, 1 for 12-yards to Daulton Snyder, 1 for 8-yards and a touchdown to Jordan Gardner, 1 for 8-yards to Jacob Morningstar, 1 for 6-yards to Aaron Zinneman, and 1 for 3-yards to Josh Shultz, for the Colonials.  Zinneman led the Colonials rushing attack with 22 carries for 131-yards (including a 2-yard touchdown), followed by Wesley Beans with 11 carries for 83-yards (including a 4-yard touchdown), Lippy with 4 carries for 3-yards, and Keegan Romanoff with 1 carry for no yards.  Trey Parrish kicked a 31-yard field goal and 3 extra points, Beans intercepted a pass, Charlie Hoffman recorded 1 sack and 1 pass hurry, Reichart recorded 4 pass defenses, Romanoff recorded 1 pass defense, Marc O’Brien recorded 2 pass hurries, and Morningstar and Hunter Ringrose each recorded a pass hurry, for the Colonials.

The 66 member strong 10-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 pregame time performance, presenting their 2013 field show “Joyful Beethoven.”  The Ode to Joy theme from the 9th Symphony is among the most recognizable melodies of all time.  Throughout the show this melody was combined, altered, and woven into many of Beethoven’s other compositions.  The show opened with a bold statement of the Ode to Joy theme that transitioned into the main theme from the fifth Symphony, featuring a horn trio of Amanda Smith, Nicia Werner, and Briannah Rohrbaugh.  Following a brief interlude of the Ode to Joy, the passion of the Egmont Overture was heard.  The music evolved from passion to triumph as the band segued into the Overture from Fidelio.  The Ballad began with the haunting sounds of the Moonlight Sonata and continued with the theme from the 2nd Movement of the Pathetique Sonata before being combined with the Ode to Joy Theme.  The closer began with the light-hearted sounds of the Scherzo theme from the Eroica Symphony before finishing with the triumphant reprise of the Ode to Joy Melody.

The 89 member strong Colonials Marching Band thrilled the crowd with their halftime show “Mirage,” with all original compositions.

The 25 member strong Mustangs Cheer Leading squad and the Colonial’s squad were very impressive as they roused the faithful.

The Mustangs of South Western are 1-3-0 overall and 0-0-0 in York Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) Division I league play.

The Mustangs have a career record of 339-205-8.  The results of the 552 games played in the history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .623 winning percentage and a .629 non-losing percentage.

Next week the Mustangs visit the YAIAA Division II Warriors of Susquehannock (1-3 overall, 0-0 league).  Susquehannock is coming off of a 35-9 loss to the Panthers of Central York.  The Mustangs are looking to regain their winning tradition.  GO MUSTANGS GO.