July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Eagles end Jay County's season, 28-6 (10/29/05)
JCHS football
Eagles end Jay County's season, 28-6 (10/29/05)
By By RAY COONEY-
MUNCIE — Patriot fans have read this story before.
Riding the strength of its best season in 20 years, the Jay County football team hoped it could turn the tables on the Class 4A No. 10 Delta Eagles in their sectional semifinal game Friday night. Instead Delta used its standard formula of big passes, and added in some great running from Dane Cook, to end the Patriots’ season 28-6.
All of the scoring occurred in the second quarter with the host Eagles sandwiching four touchdowns around one from Jay County to earn a sectional championship berth.
“Our offense sputtered a little bit more than I would’ve liked for it to,” said JCHS coach Shane Hill, whose team also lost 32-6 to Delta in the 2005 opener. “I think if we could’ve got some drives going in the first half ... it would’ve limited some of their touches offensively, which could have brought the score down a little bit at halftime.
“We go into halftime with that big of a hole ... as determined as we were it’s still hard to climb out of ...
“The second quarter has been real bad historically for us against these guys and it bit us again tonight.”
Delta (10-1) moves on to play Class 4A No. 9 Muncie Central in sectional action for the fifth straight season. Muncie Central, which has won the last three sectional titles, made it to the sectional 12 championship game with a 35-7 victory over New Castle Friday night.
Jay County got a break when an Eagle touchdown run on the opening drive of the game was called back because of a penalty. Delta fumbled the ball on the next play, and the Patriots were able to play to a scoreless tie in the first quarter.
However, Eagle quarterback Tyler Hernly found his groove in the second period.
“He seemed to be throwing the ball fine when he came back in,” said Delta coach Grant Zgunda of Hernly, who went out of the game for one drive after a 9-yard scramble in the opening quarter. “I think that’s what we get with him right now. He’s not going to be real mobile. We’re just going try to ride him as far as we can.”
anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, hit Dane Cook for a 29-yard pass on the final play of the opening period. He handed the ball off on the first five plays of the second, then found Brandon Huston on a 22-yard toss down the left sideline.
Michael Capstick then punched the ball into the end zone from 1-yard out.
After a fumble on the first play of Jay County’s next possession, Hernly made the visitors pay as he took the ball at the 29-yard line and found Cook for a 28-yard strike to the 1-yard line. Capstick was again the beneficiary as he scored on a 1-yard run, giving the Eagles two touchdowns in a span of 35 seconds.
The Patriots managed a Michael Jobe 10-yard touchdown run to pull within 14-6, but Delta quickly responded with a pair of scores which put the game out of reach.
Hernly first hit Huston with a 66-yard touchdown pass down the right sideline, then Cook roared through the Jay County defense for a 69-yard touchdown run with 2:10 left in the half.
Hernly completed each of his four first-half pass attempts for 145 yards. Cook, who had two receptions for 57 yards, repeatedly gashed the Patriots on the same counter play to the tune of 169 yards on 10 carries.
“Dane’s a hecukva player, there’s no doubt about it,” said Zgunda in praise of Cook. “He gives us a great dimension with his speed. If we can just get him in the open field somehow and give him a chance to run he’s quite a weapon.”
Justin Gilbert gained nearly two-thirds of Jay County’s offense, running 24 times for 123 yards. He finished with 1,461 yards and 15 touchdowns this season, and totaled 2,295 yards in three years as a Patriot varsity player.
Sophomore Michael Jobe also did a solid job with 15 carries for 60 yards as he saw his first significant action on the offensive side of the ball this season. He was playing in place of senior 1,000-yard rusher Steven Castillo, who was academically ineligible.
The game marked the end of high school careers for Gilbert, Castillo, Josh Glessner, Chris Elmore, Cory Locke, Keith Schubert, Micah Enyart, Michael Armstrong, Joseph Vormohr, Bill Spahr, Josh Parker, Cody Hutzler, Nathan Conatser and foreign exchange student Vlady Bjelica. The 7-4 mark in their senior season is the most wins for a Patriot team since 1986.
“I’m thrilled to death with these guys, and it’s not just what the fans saw from August until now,” said Hill. “It’s what they did in December and January, February, the off the field stuff that nobody ever sees, the hard work in the weight room ...
“I’m just thrilled to death with the direction our program is going as a whole.”[[In-content Ad]]
Riding the strength of its best season in 20 years, the Jay County football team hoped it could turn the tables on the Class 4A No. 10 Delta Eagles in their sectional semifinal game Friday night. Instead Delta used its standard formula of big passes, and added in some great running from Dane Cook, to end the Patriots’ season 28-6.
All of the scoring occurred in the second quarter with the host Eagles sandwiching four touchdowns around one from Jay County to earn a sectional championship berth.
“Our offense sputtered a little bit more than I would’ve liked for it to,” said JCHS coach Shane Hill, whose team also lost 32-6 to Delta in the 2005 opener. “I think if we could’ve got some drives going in the first half ... it would’ve limited some of their touches offensively, which could have brought the score down a little bit at halftime.
“We go into halftime with that big of a hole ... as determined as we were it’s still hard to climb out of ...
“The second quarter has been real bad historically for us against these guys and it bit us again tonight.”
Delta (10-1) moves on to play Class 4A No. 9 Muncie Central in sectional action for the fifth straight season. Muncie Central, which has won the last three sectional titles, made it to the sectional 12 championship game with a 35-7 victory over New Castle Friday night.
Jay County got a break when an Eagle touchdown run on the opening drive of the game was called back because of a penalty. Delta fumbled the ball on the next play, and the Patriots were able to play to a scoreless tie in the first quarter.
However, Eagle quarterback Tyler Hernly found his groove in the second period.
“He seemed to be throwing the ball fine when he came back in,” said Delta coach Grant Zgunda of Hernly, who went out of the game for one drive after a 9-yard scramble in the opening quarter. “I think that’s what we get with him right now. He’s not going to be real mobile. We’re just going try to ride him as far as we can.”
anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, hit Dane Cook for a 29-yard pass on the final play of the opening period. He handed the ball off on the first five plays of the second, then found Brandon Huston on a 22-yard toss down the left sideline.
Michael Capstick then punched the ball into the end zone from 1-yard out.
After a fumble on the first play of Jay County’s next possession, Hernly made the visitors pay as he took the ball at the 29-yard line and found Cook for a 28-yard strike to the 1-yard line. Capstick was again the beneficiary as he scored on a 1-yard run, giving the Eagles two touchdowns in a span of 35 seconds.
The Patriots managed a Michael Jobe 10-yard touchdown run to pull within 14-6, but Delta quickly responded with a pair of scores which put the game out of reach.
Hernly first hit Huston with a 66-yard touchdown pass down the right sideline, then Cook roared through the Jay County defense for a 69-yard touchdown run with 2:10 left in the half.
Hernly completed each of his four first-half pass attempts for 145 yards. Cook, who had two receptions for 57 yards, repeatedly gashed the Patriots on the same counter play to the tune of 169 yards on 10 carries.
“Dane’s a hecukva player, there’s no doubt about it,” said Zgunda in praise of Cook. “He gives us a great dimension with his speed. If we can just get him in the open field somehow and give him a chance to run he’s quite a weapon.”
Justin Gilbert gained nearly two-thirds of Jay County’s offense, running 24 times for 123 yards. He finished with 1,461 yards and 15 touchdowns this season, and totaled 2,295 yards in three years as a Patriot varsity player.
Sophomore Michael Jobe also did a solid job with 15 carries for 60 yards as he saw his first significant action on the offensive side of the ball this season. He was playing in place of senior 1,000-yard rusher Steven Castillo, who was academically ineligible.
The game marked the end of high school careers for Gilbert, Castillo, Josh Glessner, Chris Elmore, Cory Locke, Keith Schubert, Micah Enyart, Michael Armstrong, Joseph Vormohr, Bill Spahr, Josh Parker, Cody Hutzler, Nathan Conatser and foreign exchange student Vlady Bjelica. The 7-4 mark in their senior season is the most wins for a Patriot team since 1986.
“I’m thrilled to death with these guys, and it’s not just what the fans saw from August until now,” said Hill. “It’s what they did in December and January, February, the off the field stuff that nobody ever sees, the hard work in the weight room ...
“I’m just thrilled to death with the direction our program is going as a whole.”[[In-content Ad]]
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