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Ansonia senior Cody Burnfield runs the ball for a two point conversion
as the Tigers rolled to a
44-8 CCC victory over Mississinawa Valley
Friday on the road. CNO Photos By George Starks
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Hawks wings
clipped by aggressive Ansonia team
By George Starks
UNION CITY- Pink night at Mississinawa Valley wasn’t quite as rosy as
head coach Patrick Baker or the Hawk faithful had hoped it would be.
When it comes to big rivalry games in Darke County, there is none
bigger than Ansonia and Mississinawa Valley.
Friday, the Tigers traveled west to take on the Blackhawks and it was
the Tigers doing all the celebrating, posting a lopsided 44-8 Cross
County Conference victory.
It didn’t take long for that Tigers to show their dominance as Ansonia
ran only seven plays in 3:11, capped off by a 22 yard run by senior
Cody Brumfield. The two point conversion would prove to be good and the
Tigers held the 8-0 lead.
When the Hawks took their first possession, it looked like the rivalry
would be in full swing as Mississinawa Valley would move the ball
virtually at will against the Tigers defense.
Then, the Hawks would make a huge blunder as senior Nathan Rammel would
fumble the ball on the six yard line.
On the second play of the drive, senior quarterback Dane Wentworth
would rumble 61 yards for the score with 45 seconds remaining in the
frame, giving the Tigers a commanding 14-0 advantage.
Ansonia senior Nick Buckingham would get a three yard score at
the 11:15 mark of the half while sophomore Aydan Sanders would put the
Tigers up 28-0 on a five yard run with 1:49 left before the break.
As both teams entered the break, the only thing hotter than the Tigers
was the boiling blood of Hawks coach Patrick Baker.
Looking to change things around in the third, MV looked to get the ship
pointed in the right direction but it was another lost opportunity as
MV would fumble the ball away as the Hawks were looking for a third
quarter repeat of a week ago at National Trail.
The comeback was far from realistic as the Tigers held a 44-0 lead
heading into the final frame.
“Against National Trail a week ago we came out in the third quarter and
made a game of it,” said Baker. “I thought our guys would be able to
respond in the second half, but we just couldn’t do it tonight.
Mississinawa Valley would final dent the scoreboard at the 3:19 mark of
the final stanza when Zach Dirmeyer caught an Andrew Johns pass for a
33 yard score and the 44-8 final score.
It would prove to be one costly penality after another for the Hawks as
MV would consistently shoot itself in the foot.
“The penalties are really hurting this team.” said Baker. “You
look up and it’s a second and 20 situation time and time again, and
that is hard to overcome. It’s those little things in our program that
we have to fix. We have a long way to go … but I told the kids one way
or another we are going to fix it and get this program going in the
right direction,”
With both teams having dismal seasons, the Tigers were able to pick up
win number two on the season and the first conference win of 2015.
Long time Ansonia coach Eugene Hoening, couldn’t have been mor happy
with his team on both sides of the line.
“We just executed our offense; that’s just what we do.” Hoening said.
“I have to hand it to our coaching staff, they did a good job of
keeping our kids focused and preparing them for the game this week, and
the kids responded. We do a lot of sled work and coach Adam Hall, well,
he harps on coming off the ball and sprinting to the line of scrimmage,
and that’s a credit to coach Hall,”
On defense, Hoening talked about Matt Macy, the defensive coach.
“Coach Matt Macy did a heck of a job of adjusting our defense this
week, and he gets a lot of credit for the work he put in and the
defensive effort tonight,” Hoening concluded.
Looking for its first win of the season, the Hawks will travel to
Arcanum Friday while the Tigers will host Bethel for its senior night.
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MV
sophomore Tyler Jenkinson runs the ball against Ansonia. Jenkinson
score the
only trouchdown for the BHawks late in the fourth quarter.
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