CLARION HOLDS ON TO DEFEAT CHEYNEY 21-18
(CLARION, PA): Clarion’s Matt Foradora (So. Falls Creek/Brockway) grabbed a 38-yard td pass to end the first half, and Dwaon Woodard (Sr. Erie – Central) posted three interceptions to lead Clarion to a 21-18 win over Cheyney on Saturday afternoon.
Clarion raised its overall record to 1-5, while Cheyney dropped to 0-6 on the season.
The Homecoming Day crowd of 6,500 watched the Golden Eagles build a 21-6 halftime, and nearly saw that lead slip away in the second half. Cheyney mounted a furious comeback and pulled to within 21-18 on a Lamar Anthony 22-yard ass from Derrick Murray with 8:54 left in regulation.
The Wolves got the ball back at their own 35 with 2:52 to play and drove to the Clarion 13 with only 6 seconds left. Murry tried a pass to the goal line, but pass interference was called on Clarion at the goal line with no time remaining, so the Wolves had one final play from the 2. Murrys final pass intended for Dominique Curry was defensed by Eagle corner Dwaon Woodard and fell incomplete giving Clarion a 21-18 win.
The win was the first for new Clarion head coach Jay Foster.
Woodard opened the scoring for the Golden Eagles when he intercepted a Murry pass at the Clarion 46 yard line, raced up the middle for 10 yards, broke to the right sideline and outraced everyone to the endzone for a touchdown. The score came at 12:06 of the first quarter and gave Clarion a 7-0 lead.
On Clarion’s first possession the Golden Eagles drove 63 yards in 8 plays to score. Tailback Eddie Emanuel raced 16-yards up the middle for the td with 5:27 left in the first and gave Clarion a 14-0 lead.
Cheyney took the kickoff and went 67-yards in 12 plays for their first touchdown. On third and goal from the 11, Murry hit Billy Mitchell on a crossing route for an 11-yard touchdown. The run for a two-point conversion failed and Clarion led 14-6.
Clarion free safety Erik Yonish (Jr. Bethel Park) intercepted Ronald Thompson’s pass at the Cheyney 47 with only 44-seconds left before intermission. On fourth and 1 at the Cheyney 38 and with only 1-second left before the half, Clarion freshman qb Tyler Huether (Fr. Penn Trafford) lofted a “Hail-Mary” 38-yard td pass to tight end Matt Foradora, who outjumped the defenders for a great catch in the endzone. The PAT was good and Clarion led 21-6 at intermission.
Cheyney recovered a Clarion fumble at the Wolves 37 yard line at the end of the third quarter, and turned the momentum around. Cheyney drove 63 yards in only 6 plays to score, getting the touchdown on a 43-yard qb draw from Derrick Murry. The PAT failed and Clarion led 21-12.
Clarion fumbled on its next possession, this time recovered at the Golden Eagle 28 yard line. Murry hit Anthony for the td and closed to within 21-18, setting up the exciting finish.
Clarion had 267 yards of offense including 164 rushing yards and 103 passing yards. Eddie Emanuel rushed 25 times for 150 yards and 1 td. Huether completed 5 of 11 for 65 yards and 1 td, while Mark Rupert (Fr. Knoch) hit on 2 of 4 passes for 38 yards. Foradora grabbed 4 aerials for 75 yards and 1 td.
Cheyney had 328 yards of offense with 96 coming on the ground and 232 through the air. Murry was 16 of 33 for 185 yards and 2 td’s, plus ran for 45 yards and 1 td. Billy Mitchell caught 10 passes for 47 yards and 1 td, with Curry getting 4 grabs for 67 yards.
Clarion defensive back had a career game with three interceptions, returned one for a touchdown, plus defensed a total of 5 passes. Woodard now has 10 career interceptions at Clarion. He had coverage on the game’s final play, helping Clarion to the win. Matt Morris had 8 tackles and 1 tfl, while Jimmy Simmons had 7 stops, 1 sack and 1 tfl.
Clarion travels to IUP next Saturday, while Cheyney returns home to host Mansfield
Box Score (Final)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Cheyney............. 0 6 0 12 - 18 Record: (0-6)
Clarion............. 14 7 0 0 - 21 Record: (1-5)
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Scoring Summary:
1st 12:06 CLAR - Dwaon Woodard 54 yd interception return (Kyle Snoke kick), , CHEY 0 - CLAR 7
05:27 CLAR - Eddie Emanuel 16 yd run (Kyle Snoke kick), 8-63 4:05, CHEY 0 - CLAR 14
2nd 14:43 CHEY - Billy Mitchell 11 yd pass from Derrick Murry (Clev Richardson rush failed), 12-67 5:40, CHEY 6 - CLAR 14
00:00 CLAR - Matt Foradora 38 yd pass from Tyler Huether (Kyle Snoke kick), 4-47 0:44, CHEY 6 - CLAR 21
4th 12:58 CHEY - Derrick Murry 43 yd run (Derrick Murry pass failed), 6-63 2:06, CHEY 12 - CLAR 21
08:54 CHEY - Lamar Anthony 22 yd pass from Derrick Murry (Ronald Hunter rush failed), 6-28 2:36, CHEY 18 - CLAR 21
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CHEY CLAR
FIRST DOWNS................... 22 12
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 27-96 38-164
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 232 103
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 45-21-4 15-7-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 72-328 53-267
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 5-47 1-9
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 1--3 3-58
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 4-95
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 2-37.0 6-35.5
Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-0 3-2
Penalties-Yards............... 4-17 12-111
Possession Time............... 29:32 30:28
Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 13 5 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 3 of 4 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-4 1-1
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-9 4-23
RUSHING: Cheyney-Derrick Murry 11-45; Ronald Thompson 8-20; Milton Webber 1-14; Ronald Hunter 2-7;
Donald King 3-5; Chinoso Okoro 2-5. Clarion-Eddie Emanuel 25-150; Keith Gruber 3-9; Tyler Huether
7-6; Mark Rupert 1-4; Randy Mengel 2-minus 5.
PASSING: Cheyney-Derrick Murry 16-33-3-185; Ronald Thompson 5-12-1-47. Clarion-Tyler Huether
5-11-0-65; Mark Rupert 2-4-0-38.
RECEIVING: Cheyney-Billy Mitchell 10-47; Dominique Curry 4-67; Lamar Anthony 3-39; Ronald Hunter
2-48; Rashawn Harris 1-17; Chris Flournoy 1-14. Clarion-Matt Foradora 4-75; Pierre Odom 1-17; Herb
Carraway 1-11; Kyle Mahoney 1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS: Cheyney-None. Clarion-Dwaon Woodard 3-95; Erik Yonish 1-0.
FUMBLES: Cheyney-Jamel Felder 1-0; Ronald Thompson 1-0. Clarion-Randy Mengel 1-1; Eddie Emanuel 1-1;
Tyler Huether 1-0.
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6500
Kickoff time: 2 pm End of Game: 4:52 Total elapsed time: 1:52
Officials: Referee: Kerry Ripley; Umpire: Barry James; Linesman: Joe Mate;
Line judge: Kevin Dangelo; Back judge: C. Lamertina; Field judge: Brian McGrath;
Side judge: C. Costanza; Scorer: Chris Rossetti;
Temperature: 58 Wind: NE 15 Weather: Sunny
Cheyney vs Clarion (Oct 07, 2006 at Clarion, Pa.)
SACKS (UA-A): Cheyney-Jamar Johnson 1-0; Brandon Hawkins 1-0. Clarion-Colin McDonough 0-1; Zach
Gourley 1-0; Jimmy Simmons 1-0; Kyle Cathcart 0-1; Chris Kincaid 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Cheyney-Brandon Hawkins 3-7; Justin Allen 4-4; Anthony Wallace 2-4; Jamar Johnson
3-2; Brandon Roberts 1-4; Ashley Lord 3-1; Joseph Okafor 2-2; Jamel Felder 2-2; Robert Edwards 1-2;
Eddie Dordies 1-2; Demel Chambers 2-0; Tyree Cooper 0-2; Dominique Curry 1-0; Khalil Croxton 1-0;
Darryl Wilkins 1-0; Billy Mitchell 0-1; Daryll Watson 0-1. Clarion-Matt Morris 2-6; Jimmy Simmons 5-2; Erik Yonish 3-4; Zach Gourley 2-5; Kyle Cathcart 2-5; Kevin Rigby 3-3; Colin McDonough 3-3;
Dwaon Woodard 0-4; Tom Schreppel 3-0; Chris Kincaid 2-0; Jim McHale 1-1; Dan Grazier 1-1; Nicholas
Perla 1-0; Quintin Brazil 1-0.