SOUTH WESTERN MUSTANGS GRIDIRON 2015-2
By Bill Engelhardt
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Last Friday evening, September 4, the Mustangs of South Western visited
the Warriors of Gettysburg and opened the 2015 season with the duo of
quarterback Brock Geiman and receiver Noah Staub hooking up for a 74-yard
touchdown pass. Wes Sneeringer’s extra
point kick put the Mustangs up 7-0 only 17 seconds into the game and the
Mustangs never looked back.
The Warriors drove 33-yards in seven plays but Jeff Green
intercepted a Tyler Wilt pass for the Mustangs at their own 16-yard line. The Mustangs went three and out and
punted. The Warriors kept the ball for
only one play as Tyler Fulmore recovered a fumble for the Mustangs. The Mustangs then drove 71-yards in two plays,
a 52-yard run by DeSean Crump and a 19-yard touchdown run by Jeff Green. Sneeringer’s extra point kick put the
Mustangs up 14-0 with 5:59 to go in the first quarter.
The Warriors then drove from their own 39-yard line to the
Mustangs 12-yard line in eight plays, featuring a 29-yard pass from Tyler Wilt
to Tyson Sherman. The drive ended with a
missed 29-yard field goal attempt.
The Mustangs then drove 80-yards in six plays, featuring a 43-yard
pass from Geiman to Staub, a 27-yard pass from Geiman to Corbin Byers, and an
11-yard touchdown pass from Geiman to Staub.
Sneeringer’s extra point put the Mustangs up 21-0 at the 11:07 mark in
the second quarter.
The Warriors again kept the ball for just one play as Drew
Hartlaub intercepted a Wilt pass for the Mustangs. The Mustangs then drove from their own
29-yard line to the Warriors 17-yard line in six plays, featuring a 12-yard run
by Tyler Fulmore, and a 19-yard run by Crump.
Sneeringer then kicked a 34-yard field goal for the Mustangs, increasing
the lead to 24-0 at the 7:24 mark of the second quarter.
The Warriors opened the second half by going three and out and
punting. The Mustangs then drove
54-yards in seven plays, featuring a 21-yard pass from Geiman to Byers and
ending with a 1-yard touchdown plunge by Fulmore. Sneeringer’s extra point kick upped the score
to 31-0 at the 7:15 mark of the third quarter.
The Warriors had a 4-play drive end by turning the ball over on
downs. The Mustangs took over on the
Warriors 42-yard line and Nigel Williams jaunted the 42-yards for a Mustangs
touchdown. Sneeringer’s extra point kick
upped the score to 38-0 in favor of the Mustangs at the 5:53 mark of the third
quarter.
The Mustangs then substituted liberally, giving second and third
string players some playing time. The
Warriors kept the starters in the game and scored the final two touchdowns of
the game. Marquise Camel scored on a
5-yard run at the end of a 55-yard drive that featured a 50-yard run by Elijah
Jackson, making the score 38-6 with 3:08 left in the third quarter.
The Warriors closed out the scoring with a 53-yard drive,
featuring a 33-yard pass from Wilt to Patrick Heidecker. Jackson ended the drive with a 9-yard
touchdown run and Isaac Myer’s extra point kick made the final score 38-13 in
favor of the Mustangs.
There was a delay due to thunder in the area during the game. The game was called with 6:09 left on the
clock, which was running due to the mercy rule, after a second delay due to
thunder.
Wes Sneeringer kicked off 6 times for 260-yards, with
the longest going for 50-yards, for an average of 43.3-yards, and Brock Geiman
punted 3 times for 64-yards (for an average of 21.3-yards) with the longest
going for 34-yards. DeLunche Shaw
returned 1 kickoff for 8-yards and Michael Johnson returned 1 kickoff for
6-yards for the Mustangs.
Mike
Farace, with 8 tackles, led the Mustangs defense, followed by Corbin Byers,
with 7 tackles, a sack for a 21-yard loss, 2 defended passes and 1 pass hurry,
Tyler Fulmore with 7 tackles and 1 defended pass, Quan Marshall, with 5 tackles,
including a sack for a 2-yard loss, and 1 pass hurry, Bubba Carbaugh, with 4
tackles and 1caused fumble, Chris Steckel, with 4 tackles, Jeff Green, with 2
tackles and an interception, Drew Hartlaub, with 2 tackles and an interception,
Zach Hughes, with 2 tackles and 1 defended pass, Skylar Bowman with 2 tackles
and 1 pass hurry, DeSean Crump, Kaiden Gaylord, Noah Langenfeld, Jacob Muir, and
Matt Smolko, with 2 tackles each, Josh Zeroth, with 1 tackle for a sack for a
3-yard loss and 1 pass hurry, Carson Perry, with 1 tackle and 1 defended pass, Michael
Johnson, with 1 tackle and 1 pass defended, Chris Ginevra, Cole Stremmel, Logan Toms, and Nate Van Campen,
with 1 tackle each, Brock Geiman with 1 defended pass, and Tyler Fulmore, who
recovered a fumble and defended 1 pass.
Skylar Bowman, Corbin Byers, Bubba Carbaugh, Scotty Dickmyer, Mike
Farace, Tyler Fulmore, Quan Marshall, Austin Reusing, Matt Smolko, Chris
Steckel, and Josh Zeroth manned the offensive and defensive line and linebacker
positions, with help from Chris Ginevra, Logan Toms, and a host of other players
coming in.
DeSean Crump,
Drew Hartlaub, Zach Hughes, Matt Smolko, and Noah Staub, patrolled the
secondary for the Mustangs.
The Mustangs gained 219-yards rushing and 211-yards passing for a
total of 430-yards of offense. Senior
quarterback Brock Geiman completed 8 of 12 passes for the
211-yards and 2 touchdowns, 4 for 141-yards to Noah Staub (including touchdowns
of 74 and 11-yards), 2 for 48-yards to Corbin Byers, 1 for 17-yards to Matt
Smolko, and 1 for 5-yards to Zach Hughes, for the Mustangs. DeSean Crump led the Mustangs rushing attack
with 3 carries for 75-yards, followed by Nigel Williams with 3 for 63-yards
(including a 42-yard touchdown), Tyler Fulmore with 6 for 23-yards (including a
1-yard touchdown), Jeff Green with 2 for 19-yards (including a 19-yard
touchdown), Thaddeus Davis with 2 for 17-yards, Muir with 3 for 13-yards, Drew
Hartlaub with 3 for 9-yards, Carson Perry with 1 for 1-yard, and Geiman with 2
for minus 1-yard. Wes Sneeringer kicked
5 extra points and a 34-yard field goal for the Mustangs.
The Gettysburg Warriors rang up 141-yards rushing and 104-yards
passing for a total of 245-yards gained.
Quarterback Tyler Wilt completed 7 of 16
passes for the 104-yards, 2 for 43-yards to Tyson Sherman, 2 for 37-yards to
Patrick Heidecker, 2 for 12-yards to Devin Ringler, and 1 for 12-yards to Elijah
Jackson, for the Warriors. Jackson led
the Warriors rushing attack with 6 carries for 66-yards (including a 9-yard touchdown),
followed by Marquise Camel with 3 for 27 (including a 5-yard touchdown), Edney
Celius with 6 for 23, Kahlil Hill with 9 for 12, Bryce Newman with 2 for 7, and
Wilt with 8 carries for 6-yards. Isaac Myers
kicked 1 extra point for the Warriors.
The10-time
Cavalcade of Bands, 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 2015 field show “What If,” a musical and visual
depiction of the process of implementing a change and making a difference. The music is based on Michael Kamen’s “The
New Moon in the Old Moon’s Arms.” The
show began with the inception of the idea or change, represented with the theme
played by trumpet soloist Veronica Hurst.
Further numbers reflected the encountering of obstacles and challenges
standing in the way of goals and a moment of reflection on the purpose and
nature of change. The closer continued
to build upon the hope of this change and reached a climax where the change was
successful. The show ended with the
fleeting sounds of the musical theme played by trumpet soloist John Dyson.
The Gettysburg Warriors Marching Band performed a pregame show
“The Music of James Bond,’ featuring “For Your Eyes Only,” and “Goldfinger.”
The 21 member Mustangs Cheer Leading Squad and the Warriors Cheer
Leading squad were both very impressive as they roused the faithful on both
sides of the field.
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.
The Mustangs have a career record of 347-214-8. The results of the 569 games played in the
history of the South Western Mustangs are a career .619 winning percentage and
a .624 non-losing percentage.
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