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Calhoun Ends Season With
14-12 Win and 6-4 Record
by Newton Nichols

Updated on Wednesday*:

After giving up the go ahead touchdown with two minutes left in the game, it looked like the CHS varsity football team’s attempt to put together its first streak of five winning seasons since 1981-1985 was over.

Leading 12-7, St. Marys’ ensuing kickoff was returned 15 yards to the Red Devil 39 by Randy Fluharty.

CHS had 1:54 to go 61 yards.

Utilizing its timeouts and the sidelines to stop the clock, Calhoun moved to a 1st-and-goal at the Blue Devils’ five in nine plays.

Eighteen seconds remained.

Highlights of the drive were a 12-yard pick up by quarterback Zach Moore, a Moore-to-Fluharty 15-yard pass, and a 15-yard gain by Darrenger Fluharty.

An incomplete pass and a yard loss forced CHS coach Doyle Hupp to use his final timeout with 11 seconds left.

Moore threw over the middle to Aaron Yoak, who caught the ball just inside the end zone for the winning touchdown. Moore added the extra point with 5.7 seconds on the clock for a 14-12 victory and a 6-4 record.

Calhoun won the turnover battle for one of the few times this season.

The Red Devils moved the ball in the first quarter, but fumbles ended two threats. In the second period, CHS was held to a net of four yards.

The visiting Blue Devils were stymied by four turnovers in the first half. The Calhoun defense got fumble recoveries by Moore and Cory Metz, and interceptions by Bronson Clark and Justin Gerwig.

St. Marys went ahead, 6-0, after a 13-play, 80-yard drive ended on a 17-yard run with 2:20 left in the first half. Metz blocked the extra point attempt.

The Red Devils looked inspired when they opened the second half.

Led by the Fluharty brothers, Calhoun used up nearly half the third quarter on its initial possession. After 11 plays, the team had gained 59 yards and a first down at the three. The team’s third fumble--and last of the season--ended the drive.

Five plays later, Calhoun took the lead when Randy Fluharty wrested the ball away from a St. Marys running back and returned it 26 yards for the 15th touchdown of his senior season. Moore’s kick put the team up, 7-6, with 4:36 left in the third period.

The Blue Devils used an 11-yard pass and then a lateral that ended in a 22-yard touchdown run to take the lead, before Calhoun rallied in the last two minutes to win the game.

Thirteen senior football players and their parents were recognized before the game: Christian Cottrell, Randy Fluharty, Justin Gerwig, Derrick Hardbarger, Jacob Haught, Quentin Kerby, Preston Milan, Austin Moore, Zach Moore, Ray Phillips, Daniel Sims, Tim Sutro, and Aaron Yoak.

Darrenger Fluharty (12-104) and Randy Fluharty (25-103) led CHS in rushing. Ben Laugh-line (14), Darrenger Fluharty (14), Dillon Mefford (12) and Aaron Yoak (11) led the team in tackles.

Although W.Va. Secondary Schools Activities Commission only announced the ratings of the 16 teams that qualified for the Class A playoffs, Calhoun finished with a rating of 6.2 and probably in 18th place. Gilbert, the 16th ranked team, had a rating of 6.33.

St. Marys (2-8) 0 6 0 6--12

Calhoun (6-4) 0 0 7 7--14

SM--Derek Renner, 17 run (kick

blocked by Eric Metz), 2:04

C--Randy Fluharty, 26 fumble

return (Zach Moore kick), 4:36

SM--Renner, 22 run with lateral

from Andy Taylor after 11

pass from Andrew Cosper

(run failed), 2:00

C--Aaron Yoak, 6 pass from

Moore (Moore kick), :05.7

TEAM STATISTICS

Calhoun St. Marys

17 First Downs 13

51-234 Rushes-Yardage 51-204

21 Passing Yardage 11

3-8-0 PC-PA-Int. 1-6-2

26 Return Yardage 13

2-30.5 Punts-Avg. 2-34.5

3-3 Fumbles-Lost 4-3

4-30 Penalties-Yards 3-24

OFFENSE

Calhoun rushing -- Darrenger Fluharty 12-104, Randy Fluharty 25-103, Zach Moore 12-29, Cory Metz 2- -2. Total 51-234.

Calhoun passing -- Zach Moore 3-8-0, 21 yds.

Calhoun receiving -- Randy Fluharty 2-15, Aaron Yoak 1-6.

DEFENSE

Calhoun tackles (solos-assists-total) -- Ben Laughlin 6-8-14, Darrenger Fluharty 6-8-14, Dillon Mefford 4-8-12, Aaron Yoak 5-6-11, Tim Sutro 7-3-10, Christian Cottrell 4-6-10, Justin Gerwig 3-7-10, Cory Metz 2-8-10, Zach Moore 4-4-8, Bronson Clark 2-5-7, Randy Fluharty 1-4-5, Ray Phillips 0-4-4, Derrick Hardbarger 1-2-3, Austin Moore 1-1-2, Justin Yeager 1-0-1, Caden Arnold 0-1-1. Total 47-75-122.

Interceptions -- Bronson Clark, Justin Gerwig.

Fumble recoveries -- Zach Moore, Cory Metz, Randy Fluharty 1-26.

Sacks -- Zach Moore, Derrick Hardbarger.

(Record 6-4)

RUSHING (carries-yards)

Randy Fluharty (14TD) 178-1,167

Darrenger Fluharty(3TD) 112- 699

Zach Moore (7TD) 76- 163

Daniel Sims (TD) 22- 148

Cory Metz (2TD) 21- 114

Nathan Cosgrove (TD) 2- 24

Jared Haught 2- 18

Philip Norman 2- 5

Ben Laughlin 4- 4

Team 4- -50

Total (28TD) 423-2,292

Opponents (22TD) 400-1,772

PASSING (PC-PA-Int. yds.)

Zach Moore 39-106-2 625 yds.

(9 touchdown passes)

Ben Laughlin 1- 6-1 19 yds.

(0 touchdown passes)

Total 40- 112-3 644 yds.

(9 touchdown passes)

Opp. 83-184-11 1,007 yds.

(11 touchdown passes)

RECEIVING (catches-yds.)

Bronson Clark (5TD) 14- 325

Aaron Yoak (2TD) 10- 119

Randy Fluharty 7- 77

Justin Gerwig 4- 81

Preston Milan (TD) 2- 28

Darrenger Fluharty 2- 4

Dillon Mefford (TD) 1- 10

Total (9TD) 40- 644

Opponents (11TD) 83-1,007

KICKING

Kickoffs (no.-yds. avg.)

Zach Moore 35-1,685 48.1

Derrick Hardbarger 11- 507 46.1

Cory Metz 2- 87 43.5

Total 48-2,279 47.5

Opponents 45-1,747 38.8

Punts (no.-yds. avg.)

Cory Metz 11- 360 32.7

Zach Moore 16- 497 31.1

Total 27- 857 31.7

Opponents 30- 967 32.2

RETURNS

Kickoff returns (no.-yds.)

Darrenger Fluharty (TD) 12- 331

Randy Fluharty 11- 189

Cory Metz 8- 107

Nathan Cosgrove 2- 102

Ben Laughlin 3- 31

Daniel Sims 2- 15

Derrick Hardbarger 1- 14

Aaron Yoak 1- 6

Total (TD) 40- 795

Opponents (2TD) 46-1,021

Punt returns (no.-yds.)

Randy Fluharty 1- 18

Darrenger Fluharty 3- 14

Total 4- 32

Opponents 9- 69

PENALTIES (no.-yds.)

Calhoun 62-513

Opponents 58-463

FIRST Downs run-pass-pen.--total

Calhoun 102-18-13--133

Opponents 91-39-10--140

DEFENSE

Interceptions-return yards (11-113, TD) -- Justin Gerwig 5-31, Darrenger Fluharty 2-31, Bronson Clark 2-6, Randy Fluharty 1-26, Aaron Yoak 1-19 (TD). Opp.: 2-117 (2TD).

Fumble recoveries-return yards (17-83, 2TD) -- Zach Moore 3, Tim Sutro 2, Dillon Mefford 2, Ben Laughlin 2, Aaron Yoak 1-49 (TD), Randy Fluharty 1-26 (TD), Darrenger Fluharty 1-5, Derrick Hardbarger 1-3, Ray Phillips, Jacob Haught, Caden Arnold, Christian Cottrell. Opp.: 21-60 (TD).

Sacks (19) -- Tim Sutro 5, Zach Moore 3, Derrick Hardbarger 3, Dillon Mefford 2, Aaron Yoak, Justin Yeager, Caden Arnold, Christian Cottrell, Ben Laughlin, Darrenger Fluharty.

Tackles (solos-assists-total) -- Tim Sutro 51-44-95, Aaron Yoak 34-48-82, Darrenger Fluharty 39-39-78, Dillon Mefford 33-44-77, Ben Laughlin 33-44-77, Cory Metz 28-46-74, Randy Fluharty 30-29-59, Bronson Clark 27-29-56, Christian Cottrell 25-27-52, Derrick Hardbarger 21-29-50, Zach Moore 23-17-40, Justin Gerwig 14-20-34, Daniel Sims 18-12-30, Jacob Haught 6-24-30, Austin Moore 20-7-27, Caden Arnold 6-5-11, Ray Phillips 3-8-11, Jared Haught 3-4-7, Nathan Cosgrove 2-5-7, Justin Yeager 4-2-6, Philip Norman 3-3-6, Jared Mounts 1-2-3, Trent Phillips 1-2-3, Clayton Bell 0-3-3, Chuck Kendall 1-1-2, C.J. Myers 1-1-2, Patrick Shimer 0-2-2, Ricky Hall 1-0-1, James Adams 1-0-1, Jacob Jett 1-0-1, Tyler Bennett 0-1-1, Dakota Fischer 0-1-1, Preston Milan 0-1-1, Quentin Kerby 0-1-1. Total 430-501-931.

FUMBLES-lost

Calhoun 35-21; Opp. 25-17.

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

R P EP K O Tot.

Randy Fluharty 84 0 20 0 6 110

Zach Moore 42 0 4 19 0 65

Bronson Clark 0 30 0 0 0 30

Dar. Fluharty 18 0 2 0 6 26

Aaron Yoak 0 12 0 0 12 24

Cory Metz 12 0 0 0 0 12

Daniel Sims 6 0 4 0 0 10

Dillon Mefford 0 6 2 0 0 8