Lebanon rolls past Grundy with second half run
Grundy (14) vs. Lebanon (41)
Written: Sep 06, 2014
By LLOYD COMBS
for the Daily Telegraph
LEBANON, Va. — Grundy had its best half of the young season, but it was far from enough against a veteran Lebanon squad.
The Pioneers overcame a one-point halftime deficit to run away to a 41-14 win over the Golden Wave Friday night at Harry Stuart Field.
It came down to ball control in the first half for Grundy and big plays the entire game for Lebanon, which outgained the Golden Wave 201-115 in the first half, but trailed 14-13 at the intermission.
Grundy held a time of possession advantage of better than 6-to-1 in the first half, holding the ball for more than 20 minutes (20:29) compared to 3:31 for the Pioneers.
The Golden Wave put two time consuming, 14-play scoring drives, both capped by touchdown runs from freshman Jacob McNutt.
Five different Pioneers scored touchdowns for Lebanon, starting with quarterback Ben Sexton with a 66-yard run on a quick count run up the middle. Tailback Matt Hurd added TD runs of 61 yards in the first period and 40 yards in the third.
Grundy turned the ball over three times in the second half and allowed a couple of other long runs by the Pioneers, who finished with a 298-150 edge in total yardage.
“The first half we played good, sound football, more like we’re capable of doing,” Grundy coach Jeremy Ward said. “We gave up a couple of big plays on defense, but overall I was pleased with the first half.
“In the second half we had too many missed assignments on defense and too many missed blocks, but overall our effort was a lot better this week. But, we still have a long way to go.”
McNutt missed time in the second half with an injury, but returned to finish with 89 yards rushing on 26 carries.
Grundy (0-2) travels to Hurley next Friday.
At Harry Stuart Field
Grundy......................6 8 0 0 — 14
Lebanon..................13 0 14 14 — 41
Scoring Summary
L-Sexton 66 run (Owens kick)
G-McNutt 17 run (run failed)
L-Hurd 61 run (kick failed)
G-McNutt 2 run (Duty run)
L-Hurd 40 run (Sexton run)
L-Agri 5 run (pass failed)
L-Stamper 10 pass from Sexton (Owens kick)
L-Dillon 1 run (Owens kick)
Team Stats
First Downs: G 15, L 13; Rushes-Yards: G 52-135, L 30-288; Passing
Yards: G 15, L 10; Comp-Att-Int: G 1-6-2, L 1-2-0; Fumbles-Lost: G
4-1, L 3-2; Penalties: G 9-55, L 8-70; Punts-Average: G 3-25.7, L 0-0.
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