Tigers Rock Rival Plymouth
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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The Warsaw Community High School football coach was even more pleased, however, with his team’s mentality.
Responding to last week’s 63-7 loss to Homestead in a big way, the Tigers opened Northern Lakes Conference play by dominating the host Plymouth Rockies 26-7.
Warsaw led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, 20-0 at halftime and the outcome was never really in doubt.
“I’m happy with the win, I’m even more pleased with the mentality,” said Jensen, whose team improved to 2-1 overall. “We answered the call tonight.”
Powered by an offensive line that opened huge holes the majority of the night, Warsaw racked up 299 yards on the ground and added 85 more through the air on just five attempts.
Plain and simple, the Tigers were more physical than the Rockies, a team that prides itself on being physical and playing smash-mouth football.
“It goes back to what they did in the weightroom in the summer,” Jensen said when asked about how his team dominated the game in the trenches on both sides of the ball. “It goes back to being held accountable and working hard in the offseason.”
Plymouth, which fell to 1-2 overall, had won its last four meetings with Warsaw and eight of the last nine in a series that dates back to 1924.
Junior running back Tristan McClone, as wells the hard-working offensive line in front of him and a stingy defense, made sure that trend was reversed.
McClone, who ran for 295 yards and three touchdowns against Columbia City in the season opener, carried the ball 32 times for 248 yards and two scores against Plymouth.
Both of his touchdowns came in the first quarter, one from 19 yards out and the other from 75 yards away. McClone rushed for 147 yards in the first quarter alone.
As a team, the Rockies only rushed for 135 yards the entire game.
“First of all, it starts with the offensive line,” said McClone. “And it starts with the quarterback, and the fullbacks, and the receivers blocked their butts off tonight. They made huge holes for me all night.”
As impressive as Warsaw was on offense, the Tigers were equally impressive on defense.
Junior Gabe Furnivall came up with a sack. Senior Justin Miller picked off a Kyle Lacefield pass.
And as a unit, Warsaw’s defense allowed the Rockies just 146 yards of total offense.
“This was a great team effort,” said Jensen. “The offensive line made holes, the defense stepped up and made plays, and we did well with special teams considering our kicker was with the soccer team in a tournament.”
The Tigers took a 20-0 lead in the second quarter when junior quarterback Austin Head and senior receiver Taylor Cone hooked up for a 63-yard scoring strike.
The Rockies cut Warsaw’s advantage to 20-7 in the third quarter when sophomore Justin Drudge scored on a 6-yard run.
The Tigers put the final points on the board in the fourth quarter when Head scampered in from four yards out.
Warsaw’s two-point coversion attempt failed – that and a failed extra-point kick were just about the only things that didn’t go the Tigers’ way.
“It feels great to get all that awfulness from last week out,” said McClone.
Head completed 4 of 5 passes for 85 yards, while Cone had two catches for 70 yards.
For Plymouth, Drudge – son of 1987 Warsaw grad Brad Drudge – led the way with 79 yards on nine carries.
Senior Brady Ruffing added eight carries for 44 yards, while Sam Stevens tallied 19 yards on seven attempts.
Lacefield completed just 2 of 7 passes for 11 yards.
The Tigers are in action again Friday when they host Elkhart Memorial, while Plymouth travels to Northridge.
WARSAW 26, PLYMOUTH 7
W 14 6 0 6 — 26
P 0 0 7 0 — 7
W P
1st downs 17 8
Rushing yds 299 135
Passing yds 85 11
Comp-Att-Int 4-5-0 2-7-1
Total yds 384 146
Fumbles/lost 1/1 3/0
Penalties/yds 5/27 5/37
Punts/avg 1/29 2/54
First Quarter
W – Tristan McClone 19 run (Jason Taylor kick) 4:14, 7-0
W – McClone 75 run (Taylor kick) 1:00, 14-0
Second Quarter
W – Austin Head 63 pass to Taylor Cone (kick failed) 4:59, 20-0
Third Quarter
P – Justin Drudge 6 run (Jacob Frantz kick) 7:00, 20-7
Fourth Quarter
W – Head 4 run (conversion failed) 7:23, 26-7
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — Warsaw, McClone 32-248, Head 8-23, Dylan Campbell 5-16, Taylor 2-10; Plymouth, Drudge 9-79, Brady Ruffing 8-44, Sam Stevens 7-19, Keyser McCrammer 1-3.
Passing — Warsaw, Head 4-5-85, 1 TD, 0 INT; Plymouth, Kyle Lacefield 2-7-11, 0 TD, 1 INT.
Receiving — Warsaw, Cone 2-70, Conner McCammack 1-8, Seth Fouts 1-7; Plymouth, Ruffing 1-6, Drudge 1-5.[[In-content Ad]]
The Warsaw Community High School football coach was even more pleased, however, with his team’s mentality.
Responding to last week’s 63-7 loss to Homestead in a big way, the Tigers opened Northern Lakes Conference play by dominating the host Plymouth Rockies 26-7.
Warsaw led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, 20-0 at halftime and the outcome was never really in doubt.
“I’m happy with the win, I’m even more pleased with the mentality,” said Jensen, whose team improved to 2-1 overall. “We answered the call tonight.”
Powered by an offensive line that opened huge holes the majority of the night, Warsaw racked up 299 yards on the ground and added 85 more through the air on just five attempts.
Plain and simple, the Tigers were more physical than the Rockies, a team that prides itself on being physical and playing smash-mouth football.
“It goes back to what they did in the weightroom in the summer,” Jensen said when asked about how his team dominated the game in the trenches on both sides of the ball. “It goes back to being held accountable and working hard in the offseason.”
Plymouth, which fell to 1-2 overall, had won its last four meetings with Warsaw and eight of the last nine in a series that dates back to 1924.
Junior running back Tristan McClone, as wells the hard-working offensive line in front of him and a stingy defense, made sure that trend was reversed.
McClone, who ran for 295 yards and three touchdowns against Columbia City in the season opener, carried the ball 32 times for 248 yards and two scores against Plymouth.
Both of his touchdowns came in the first quarter, one from 19 yards out and the other from 75 yards away. McClone rushed for 147 yards in the first quarter alone.
As a team, the Rockies only rushed for 135 yards the entire game.
“First of all, it starts with the offensive line,” said McClone. “And it starts with the quarterback, and the fullbacks, and the receivers blocked their butts off tonight. They made huge holes for me all night.”
As impressive as Warsaw was on offense, the Tigers were equally impressive on defense.
Junior Gabe Furnivall came up with a sack. Senior Justin Miller picked off a Kyle Lacefield pass.
And as a unit, Warsaw’s defense allowed the Rockies just 146 yards of total offense.
“This was a great team effort,” said Jensen. “The offensive line made holes, the defense stepped up and made plays, and we did well with special teams considering our kicker was with the soccer team in a tournament.”
The Tigers took a 20-0 lead in the second quarter when junior quarterback Austin Head and senior receiver Taylor Cone hooked up for a 63-yard scoring strike.
The Rockies cut Warsaw’s advantage to 20-7 in the third quarter when sophomore Justin Drudge scored on a 6-yard run.
The Tigers put the final points on the board in the fourth quarter when Head scampered in from four yards out.
Warsaw’s two-point coversion attempt failed – that and a failed extra-point kick were just about the only things that didn’t go the Tigers’ way.
“It feels great to get all that awfulness from last week out,” said McClone.
Head completed 4 of 5 passes for 85 yards, while Cone had two catches for 70 yards.
For Plymouth, Drudge – son of 1987 Warsaw grad Brad Drudge – led the way with 79 yards on nine carries.
Senior Brady Ruffing added eight carries for 44 yards, while Sam Stevens tallied 19 yards on seven attempts.
Lacefield completed just 2 of 7 passes for 11 yards.
The Tigers are in action again Friday when they host Elkhart Memorial, while Plymouth travels to Northridge.
WARSAW 26, PLYMOUTH 7
W 14 6 0 6 — 26
P 0 0 7 0 — 7
W P
1st downs 17 8
Rushing yds 299 135
Passing yds 85 11
Comp-Att-Int 4-5-0 2-7-1
Total yds 384 146
Fumbles/lost 1/1 3/0
Penalties/yds 5/27 5/37
Punts/avg 1/29 2/54
First Quarter
W – Tristan McClone 19 run (Jason Taylor kick) 4:14, 7-0
W – McClone 75 run (Taylor kick) 1:00, 14-0
Second Quarter
W – Austin Head 63 pass to Taylor Cone (kick failed) 4:59, 20-0
Third Quarter
P – Justin Drudge 6 run (Jacob Frantz kick) 7:00, 20-7
Fourth Quarter
W – Head 4 run (conversion failed) 7:23, 26-7
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing — Warsaw, McClone 32-248, Head 8-23, Dylan Campbell 5-16, Taylor 2-10; Plymouth, Drudge 9-79, Brady Ruffing 8-44, Sam Stevens 7-19, Keyser McCrammer 1-3.
Passing — Warsaw, Head 4-5-85, 1 TD, 0 INT; Plymouth, Kyle Lacefield 2-7-11, 0 TD, 1 INT.
Receiving — Warsaw, Cone 2-70, Conner McCammack 1-8, Seth Fouts 1-7; Plymouth, Ruffing 1-6, Drudge 1-5.[[In-content Ad]]
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