Vinton County pulls away from Coal Grove
Published 12:00 am Monday, September 15, 2003
COAL GROVE - In a battle of ground games, the Vinton County Vikings managed to emerge as the better realtors.
Vinton County was able to outrush the Coal Grove Hornets and thus come away with a 26-6 win Friday night.
West Harkins ran 12 times for 147 yards as Vinton County had 273 rushing yards and 295 total yards. Coal Grove ran for 206 yards as a team led by Bryan Massie with 98 yards on 10 carries and Justin Hyland with 78 yards on 19 attempts.
The Vikings (3-1) scored first on a 2-yard run by Michael Barney and Greg Powell's conversion kick made it 7-0 with 5:04 left in the first quarter.
Coal Grove (1-3) answered with a scoring drive capped by Tyler Sexton's 28-yard run. The conversion failed and it was 7-6.
The score remained the same until 1:02 was left in the half when Harkins broke loose on a 60-yard touchdown jaunt. The conversion failed and it was 13-6 at the half.
Quarterback Chris Bethel kept on a 1-yard touchdown run with 8:07 left in the third quarter as Vinton County extended its lead to 20-6.
The Vikings put an insurance touchdown on the board with 10:47 to play as Curt Moore went 4 yards to cap a scoring drive.
Coal Grove hosts McDermott Northwest Friday. Vinton County concludes its run against Ohio Valley Conference teams with a trip to Chesapeake. The Vikings
are 3-0 against the OVC this season including wins over Rock Hill and South Point.
Vinton Co.7676-26
Coal Grove6000-6
First Quarter
VC - Michael Barney 2 run
(Greg Powell kick) 5:04
CG - Tyler Sexton 28 run (kick failed)
3:11
Second Quarter
VC - Wes Harkins 60 run (kick failed) 1:02
Third Quarter
VC - Chris Bethel 1 run (Greg Powell kick)
8:07
Fourth Quarter
VC - Curt Moore 4 run (kick failed)
10:47
First downs:VC17, CG13
Rushes-yards:VC48-273, CG44-206
Passing yards:VC22, CG40
Total yards:VC295, CG246
Cmp-Att-Int:VC2-7-1, CG2-8-0
Fumbles-lost:VC2-0, CG1-1
Penalties-yards:VC5-56, CG7-54
Punts-ave.:VC2-40.5, CG1-31.0
Individual Leaders
RUSHING - Vinton: Wes Harkins 12-147, Michael Barney 13-41, Curt Moore 7-37; Coal Grove: Bryan Massie 10-98, Justin Hyland 19-78, Tyler Sexton 5-32.
PASSING - Vinton: Chris Bethel 2-7-1
22; Coal Grove: Ryan Turvey 2-8-0
40.
RECEIVING - Vinton: Greg Powell 2-22; Coal Grove: Patrick Roush 1-31, Tyler Sexton 1-9.