August 24, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.
Nothing for Norwell
Jay County struggles on both sides of ball in opener
Nothing for Norwell
The Knights averaged more than 9.5 yards per play on offense.
Quarterback Eli Riley had more yards, 55, on one of his two rushing touchdowns than the Patriots had total for the game.
The Jay County High School football team gave up nearly 500 yards of total offense and finished with just a fraction of that in a 47-0 loss to the Norwell Knights on Friday in the season opener.
“We’ve got a long way to go in a new offense,” said JCHS coach Tim Millspaugh, whose team was shut out for the first time since a 41-0 loss Sept. 7 to Adams Central. “The reads and recognition with a sophomore quarterback, there’s going to be growing pains there, certainly.”
Quinn Faulkner, Jay County’s sophomore signal caller, accounted for 45 of the Patriots’ 53 yards of total offense. The bulk of his yardage came on two runs during the first quarter, one for 17 and another for 15, but outside of that the Knights (1-0) took his threat away.
“(Faulkner) is a great athlete and we knew he was the key to the offense,” said Norwell coach Josh Gerber, whose team scored more points Friday than it had in six years. “He got some on us early, and then I think the kids adjusted to his speed and we were able to take better angles and cut him off.
“He’s a good player.”
Tristan Huftel’s 11 carries were one more than Faulkner had, but he managed just four yards.
“We did bring back a good bit of experience defensively and we knew we were going to have to hang our hat on that this season,” Gerber said.
Quarterback Eli Riley had more yards, 55, on one of his two rushing touchdowns than the Patriots had total for the game.
The Jay County High School football team gave up nearly 500 yards of total offense and finished with just a fraction of that in a 47-0 loss to the Norwell Knights on Friday in the season opener.
“We’ve got a long way to go in a new offense,” said JCHS coach Tim Millspaugh, whose team was shut out for the first time since a 41-0 loss Sept. 7 to Adams Central. “The reads and recognition with a sophomore quarterback, there’s going to be growing pains there, certainly.”
Quinn Faulkner, Jay County’s sophomore signal caller, accounted for 45 of the Patriots’ 53 yards of total offense. The bulk of his yardage came on two runs during the first quarter, one for 17 and another for 15, but outside of that the Knights (1-0) took his threat away.
“(Faulkner) is a great athlete and we knew he was the key to the offense,” said Norwell coach Josh Gerber, whose team scored more points Friday than it had in six years. “He got some on us early, and then I think the kids adjusted to his speed and we were able to take better angles and cut him off.
“He’s a good player.”
Tristan Huftel’s 11 carries were one more than Faulkner had, but he managed just four yards.
“We did bring back a good bit of experience defensively and we knew we were going to have to hang our hat on that this season,” Gerber said.
Norwell, which totaled 27 points in the second quarter and went into halftime ahead 35-0, allowed Jay County to gain just 46 yards in the first half.
The Knight defense was on the field for all of six plays in the final 24 minutes as the second half kickoff started a running clock. New to the IHSAA this season is a running clock in the second half when the margin is 35 points or greater.
Jay County’s defense struggled on the perimeter with Riley and the rest of the Norwell running game.
The Patriots had their opening drive of the game stall on the Knight 30-yard line, and Norwell scored its first touchdown as it marched 70 yards on 10 plays. Riley capped the drive with a 25-yard scramble.
Max Ringger, who led Norwell with 107 rushing yards on 12 carries, scored the first of his two touchdowns to start the second quarter. Riley had a 55-yard TD run and found a wide open Isaiah Brege over the middle for a 40-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter as well.
Riley finished 5-for-6 through the air for 84 yards.
Sam Walker barreled his way to an 8-yard TD run 1:27 before half as the Knights reached the mercy rule threshold.
A steady diet of Ringger toss plays led to his 6-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and Marquez Carlisle rushed for all 51 of his yards, including a touchdown around the left side from the 19, on a drive in the fourth.
“We wanted to pound the football,” Gerber said. “We feel like we have a good group up front … We have a good stable of running backs. We can get a lot of guys a lot of carries. They ran the ball hard. They finished runs. Their legs were churning all the time.”
Nine Norwell players recorded two or more carries as the Knights racked up 393 yards on the ground.
“The perimeter run game, what I was most disappointed with — and this is correctable — we had some issues getting lined up correctly,” said Millspaugh, whose team travels to Huntington North next week. “It’s experience … We didn’t get lined up where we were supposed to be and we didn’t get off blocks.
“They handled us, so the ball went outside. We did not force it back in or come off the block and make the tackle.”
The Knight defense was on the field for all of six plays in the final 24 minutes as the second half kickoff started a running clock. New to the IHSAA this season is a running clock in the second half when the margin is 35 points or greater.
Jay County’s defense struggled on the perimeter with Riley and the rest of the Norwell running game.
The Patriots had their opening drive of the game stall on the Knight 30-yard line, and Norwell scored its first touchdown as it marched 70 yards on 10 plays. Riley capped the drive with a 25-yard scramble.
Max Ringger, who led Norwell with 107 rushing yards on 12 carries, scored the first of his two touchdowns to start the second quarter. Riley had a 55-yard TD run and found a wide open Isaiah Brege over the middle for a 40-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter as well.
Riley finished 5-for-6 through the air for 84 yards.
Sam Walker barreled his way to an 8-yard TD run 1:27 before half as the Knights reached the mercy rule threshold.
A steady diet of Ringger toss plays led to his 6-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and Marquez Carlisle rushed for all 51 of his yards, including a touchdown around the left side from the 19, on a drive in the fourth.
“We wanted to pound the football,” Gerber said. “We feel like we have a good group up front … We have a good stable of running backs. We can get a lot of guys a lot of carries. They ran the ball hard. They finished runs. Their legs were churning all the time.”
Nine Norwell players recorded two or more carries as the Knights racked up 393 yards on the ground.
“The perimeter run game, what I was most disappointed with — and this is correctable — we had some issues getting lined up correctly,” said Millspaugh, whose team travels to Huntington North next week. “It’s experience … We didn’t get lined up where we were supposed to be and we didn’t get off blocks.
“They handled us, so the ball went outside. We did not force it back in or come off the block and make the tackle.”
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