H.S. FOOTBALL: Shippensburg dominates Chambersburg with shutout victory, 15-0
By Lizi Arbogast, Public Opinion, Chambersburg, Pa. | |
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A few plays later, Geiger capped off the drive with a six-yard touchdown that gave the Hounds all the momentum they needed to capture a 15-0 non-league victory over
"Last week, our offense definitely started off slow, and it started slow again today," Geiger said. "We knew coming into the second half, our offense had to come up big, and we needed a spark. Both teams were tired coming out of the locker room, and we just wanted this game more than them."
The teams combined for a mere 288 yards of total offense -- Geiger contributed nearly a third of that. He finished with 94 yards on 20 carries. In the seven-play touchdown drive, Geiger had six touches worth 68 yards.
"He kinda just took over the game there for a little bit," Ship coach
"My hats off to our defensive guys," Chambersburg coach
The only other Hound scores were both off turnovers. Ship's
"I was just reacting on that play," Ingram said. "I saw the fumble, and I just hopped on top of it. I wasn't letting it go. Our defense held their own tonight. We wanted to win, and we played hard every play."
"He had a big one, didn't he?" Foust said. "That interception was the nail in the coffin. Wade has been one of our most consistent players through the first two. He really comes to play, and he's worked hard."
But it wasn't as if Ship was all that mighty;
"That was one of the worst displays of offense I've been associated with in a long time," Saunders said. "I knew it was going to be a dogfight, and we were going to have to find ways to score points. But I don't think it's play calling or schemes; we just have to make plays."
Trojan linebacker
Shippensburg 15,
Shippensburg 0 3 6 6 -- 15
Chambersburg 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Second Quarter
S --
Third Quarter
S --
Fourth Quarter
S --
Ship Chbg
First downs 9 7
Rushes-yards 41-127 21-38
Passing 5-13 9-21
Passing yards 56 67
Total yards 183 105
Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1
Penalties-yards 8-83 5-45
Individual statistics
Rushing -- Ship, Geiger 20-94,
Passing -- Ship,
Receiving -- Ship,
Interceptions -- Ship, Mills. Chbg, Blevins.
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