ADAMS TOWNSHIP — Clinton-Massie was able to remain undefeated with a big 24-14 win Friday against one of their toughest opponents in the Tri Valley Scotties.

At Frank Irelan Field, the Falcons were strong in all three phases of the game.

“It was a well played, great high school football game. Those are the ones that really make you better as a ball club.” said Falcons head coach Dan McSurley.

The win was the 260th for McSurley as head coach of the Falcons.

The game began with a vintage Falcon drive. After Logan Chesser came close to breaking away on the opening kickoff, Massie went to work. The Falcons drained 10:55 off the clock converting on fourth downs getting all the way to the 9.

But a dropped play action pass in the end zone forced CM to settle for 3.

The Scotties responded with a frustrating drive for the CM defense, highlighted by a defensive pass interference that put Tri-Valley at the Massie 9. The drive was capped off with Jayden Wallace scoring from 2 yards out for a 7-3 TV lead.

On the first set of downs on the next drive, CM faced a third and 7. Cooper Carmack busted off a 29 yard run. A pass interference from the Scotties put Massie at the 12. The drive finished this time with a Chesser touchdown to make the score 10-7, a score that held into half.

Tri-Valley began the third with a good-looking drive before facing a 4th and 5. Brighton Rodman made a huge tackle and CM took over. The Falcons cranked out an incredible drive highlighted by a fake punt in which Peyton Warren gained 35 yards. Later in the drive on a third and 16 play from the 21, quarterback Kaden Zantene would hit Carmack to take a 17-7 lead

“We had to come up, we didn’t want to kick a field goal” McSurley said.

CM’s defense again held and on the first drive of the fourth quarter Chesser popped off a 35 yard run, and Nolan Phipps put it in from 6 yards out.

The Scotties would score once more off a beautiful back shoulder fade from Max Lyall to Ashton Sensabaugh, but the Falcons held on and moved to 3-0 on the season in perhaps their biggest test yet.

SUMMARY

Sept 1, 2023

@Frank Irelan Field

Clinton-Massie 24, Tri-Valley 14

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SCORING

First Quarter

CM-Ean McGuinness 26 yard field goal

Second Quarter

TV-Jayden Wallace 2 yard run (PAT good)

CM-Logan Chesser 2 yard run (Ean McGuinness PAT)

Third Quarter

CM-Cooper Carmack 21 yard pass from Kaden Zantene (Ean McGuinness PAT)

Fourth Quarter

CM-Nolan Phipps 6 yard run (Ean McGuinness PAT)

TV-Sensabaugh 22 yard pass from Lyall (PAT good)

STATISTICS

Passing: TV (18-27-0) 197 yards; CM-Kaden Zantene 1-3-0, 21 yards, 1 TD

Rushing: TV (28-71); CM (49-259) Logan Chesser 23-117-1 Eli Muterspaw 14-55-0 Cooper Carmack 6-50-0 Peyton Warren 1-37-0 Nolan Phipps 2-3-1 Kaden Zantene 3-(-3)

Receiving: TV (18-197); CM (1-21) Cooper Carmack 1-21-1

Tackles: Elijah Groh 10 Hunter Monds 5.5 Brighton Rodman 4.5 Brendan Musser 4 Nolan Phipps 3 Miles Theetge 3 Tristen Trampler 2.5 Ty Clutter 2 Carter Martin 2 Peyton Brewer 2 Brady Russell 1.5 Eli Ruther 1.5 Jack Elkins 1 Mason Martini 1 Liam Lamb 0.5 Peyton Warren 0.5