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B-2 Wednesday, October 24, 2012 The Press-Dispatch Chargers can't hold down Hatchets Lose to Washington in the Sectional opener by 43-9 gers football team got off to a great start, but they could not hold the momen- tum or make key stops, and fell in the first round of the Sectional 24 playoffs to the Washington Hatchets, 43-9. The Chargers scored first The Pike Central Char- By Mike Johansen on a fourth down play that saw punter Colton Corlett fake a bad snap as it actu- ally went straight to running back Kegan Aldridge. He did not stop until he was in the end zone after a 60-yard run that darted through the Washington defense, saw him cut to the outside and outrace the Hatchets to paydirt. The Chargers had re- layed on the pass the first two plays as senior quarter- back Dustin Meny threw to Morgan Petty, but had the pass knocked away, then hit Chase Eaton for seven yards and a third-and-three situation. Meny tried to get the yardage himself but was stopped a yard short of the first down at the 40-yard line. punt on fourth and one, but then the Chargers their fake punt on the first series and scored to lead 6-0. The point- after kick was blocked as 1:47 was gone in the game. "We got up, forced a turn- Corlett dropped back to over and could have really put some pressure on, but were not able to capitalize," said Coach Dustin Pow- ell. "We put them in some third down situations, but would give up a common third down play in a screen or draw. We caused some turnovers, but we have to take advantage of those situations. We put ourselves in some tough third down situations and could not do anything with it. Washing- ton has a solid (offensive) line with a very good back. We did not contain him very well. "It was tough watching a 31-yard run and Pike Cen- tral recovered. The Chargers could not move the ball and were forced to punt from their own 14. The Hatchets set up at the PC 44 and made no mistakes this time. Their big front line opened some good holes, with Trey Par- sons having runs of 10, 5, 20 and 16 yards, the last for a touchdown. The point after kick by Jake Brashear gave them a 7-6 lead with 4:12 re- maining in the first period. Parsons would tear up the Charger defense all night long, carrying 25 times for 272 yards. He had more than 3,000 yards for his ca- reer at Washington. PC kick returner J.D. Montgomery did damage on the next kickoff, return- ing it 55 yards before being dragged out of bounds at the Washington 39. Despite the break, the 22; Michael Seger, 55; and Trevor Claridge, 88, as he springs for a big kickoff return against Washing- ton in the Sectional on Friday. Chargers could not capital- ize running four plays, three passes and a run for a total of five yards and turning the ball over on downs at the Hatchet 34. The key for the Hatch- ble on the third play of their next series. The Hatchets needed only five plays to end the 28-yard drive on a 3-yard run by Parsons. The kick was good for a 36-6 score with 5:56 left in the third period. The Chargers were The Chargers lost a fum- ets on this possession was a 46-yard run by Parsons. They also overcame two 10- yard penalties, nullifying big gains, with a run and a pass, and Parsons scored from six yards out on the sixth actual play. The kick was good for a 14-6 lead at 10:12 in the sec- ond quarter. The Chargers again had three plays and a punt. Colton Corlett's punt went 49 yards, rolling dead at the Washington 11. The Hatch- ets had to punt, their only one of the night, but the Chargers again stalled after Aldridge ran for 17 and 15 yards and two first downs to the Hatchet 22. This time, Washington forced to punt, but recov- ered a Hatchet fumble. The Chargers reciprocated with a fumble on the first play that Washington recovered. They fumbled the ball away again with Alex Roberts re- covering for PC. The Chargers tried four passes, but did not complete one and gave the ball back to Washington. This time the Hatchets Kick returner J.D. Montgomery, 85, looks for help from blockers Alex Roberts, 45; Dakota Walker, scored in four plays on a 36-yard run by Jaden Arvin with 1:18 to go in the third frame. The kick put the score at 43-6. This time the Chargers those last few minutes run down with the outcome that was in front of us. It is always tough to see your seniors go, but this group is going to be a little tougher. This is the first group I have had for all four years. They made some great strides over their careers here, and have no doubt made this program very proud and a more respected program day in and day out," added Powell. The first series for the Hatchets ended on the fourth play after a big gain. They fumbled the ball after went to work and completed the job with Parsons scoring on a 22-yard run for a 21-6 lead after the kick. The Chargers got the ball back and gained one first down in a 24-yard run by new quarterback Trevor Claridge. However, time ran out in the half with PC trail- ing 21-6. The Hatchets started with the ball in the second half and effectively put the game out of reach on the first se- ries. They had a 44-yard kickoff return and marched 47 yards in six plays, scor- ing on a 19-yard pass from Brashear to Cody Milligan. Brashear ran in the two- point conversion for a 29-6 lead with 8:53 to play in the third period. held on to the football as Montgomery had a 22-yard return. Runs by Aldridge and Jake Day moved the ball for three first downs before they stalled at the Hatchet 28, setting up a fourth-and-13 play. The Hatchets were off- side and that reduced the field goal try length from 45 to 40 yards and Levi Rich- ardson drilled it trough for a 43-9 count with 9:01 to play. Washington drove again, but stalled at the 10 and at- tempted a field goal, but it was no good. The Chargers went on the Levi Richardson, who had a 40-yard field goal in the game; Dustin Meny, Richard McDowell, J.D. Montgomery, Brandon Barragon, Morgan Petty, Ste- fano Dallavecchia, Chase Nordoff, Brandon Huckelby, Sheldon Kempf, Blake Cassity and Tanner Matteson after the end of the Sectional, the last game of their high school careers. Head Coach Dustin Powell talks with seniors Kyle Kaeck, Trevor Claridge, KYMCO_Dealer-AdSlick-BxW_Q42012_Layout 1 10/12/12 8:43 AM Page 1 Pass Yds Had Int Tot Plys Tot Yds Pts-Avg 237 16 5 0 10 34 21 50 Fum-Lost Pen-Yds 258 Scoring— march again with big runs from Aldridge, Roberts and Chase Eaton to the Hatchets 15-yard line. However, they fumbled the ball away on a second-and-one play and that was the last gasp for the Chargers. Aldridge had another big 3-38.0 3-3 3-30 game, gaining 163 yards on 18 carries as the Chargers had 237 yards rushing total. Team Stats PC 1st Dwns Rush Att Rush Yds Pass Att Comp 438 4 2 0 W 18 44 468 1-45 2-2 30 48 5-40 PC—1-10:13—Kegan Al- dridge 60-yard run, kick no good, 4 plays/69 yards. W—1-4:12—Trey Parsons 6-yard run, Brashear kick, 6/66. 36-yard run, Brashear kick, 6/43. 16-yard run, Jake Brashear kick, 5/44. W—2-10:12—Parsons yard run, Brashear kick, 6/77. W—3-8:53—Brashear 3-yard run, Brashear kick, 5/28. W—2-52.1—Parsons 22- pass to Cody Milligan, 19 yards, Brashear run, 6/47. W—3 - 5 : 5 6—Pa r sons W—3-1:18—Jaden Arden Individual Statistics— Rushing—PC: Kegan Al- dridge 18-163; Dustin Meny 3-5; Trevor Claridge 4-20; Chase Eaton 4-36. W: Trey Parsons 25-272; Tyler Edm- iston 7-61; Jalen Arvin 7-71. Passing—PC: Dustin Meny 3-5-0, 12 yards; Trevor Claridge 2-11-0, 9 yards. W: Brashear 2-4-0, 30 yards. Re- ceiving: Eaton 3-11. Kick Re- turns—PC: J.D. Montgom- ery 4-116; Aldridge 2-48. ardson 40-yard field goal, 9/63. 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