![Eagle quarterback Jake Griffin escapes the grasp of Hancock County's Beau Case during the first half of OC's comeback win Friday night at OCHS.]()
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![Eagle quarterback Jake Griffin escapes the grasp of Hancock County's Beau Case during the first half of OC's comeback win Friday night at OCHS.]()
Eagle quarterback Jake Griffin escapes the grasp of Hancock County's Beau Case during the first half of OC's comeback win Friday night at OCHS.[/caption]
Jake Griffin rushed for five touchdowns Friday night to lead the Ohio County High football Eagles to a 35-27 win over visiting Hancock County. Friday's win upped the Eagles to 2-0 while the Hornets slipped to 0-2.
The win was Ohio County's second comeback victory in as many games as the Eagles rallied from a 14-6 deficit in the second half of the Armstrong Coal Bowl at Muhlenberg County last week.
A recap of Friday's significant plays: First quarter — Hancock County's Austin Haaff scores on a 27-yard pass from Koert Morris, Justin Rogers kicks the point-after-touchdown (HC 7, OC 0).
Second quarter — Hornet Beau Case scores on a 71-yard run, Rogers kicks the PAT (HC 14, OC 0); Eagle Brennon Leach intercepts a Morris pass, returns it 50 yards to HC 15; Eagle Chris Logsdon misses on a 33-yard field goal try; Jake Griffin scores on a 68-yard run, Logsdon kicks the PAT (HC 14, OC 7); Hornet Cole Dickins scores on a 24-yard pass from Morris, Rogers kicks the PAT (HC 21, OC 7).
Third quarter — Hornet Trevor Garrison fumbles, Eagle Jesse Brown recovers at the HC 17; Jake Griffin scores on a nine-yard run, the PAT fails (HC 21, OC 13); Jake Griffin scores on a 29-yard run, Jake Griffin runs for a two-point PAT (OC 21, HC 21).
Fourth quarter — OC holds HC on downs, takes ball at OC 38; Jake Griffin scores on a seven-yard run, PAT kick fails (OC 27, HC 21); Jake Griffin scores on a 64-yard run, Chance Hoover runs for a two-point PAT (OC 35, HC 21); Case scores on an 81-yard pass from Morris, PAT run fails (OC 35, HC 27).
Total yardage: HC 420, OC 384. Rushing — OC 49/356, HC 33/222. Passing — HC 10/23/198, OC 2/5/28. First downs: HC 15, OC 11. Penalties: OC 6/45, HC 6/30. Fumbles lost — HC 1, OC 0. Punting — HC 3/42.0 avg., OC 3/39.0 avg. Rushing — OC-J.Griffin 15/209, Hoover 13/96, Miller 9/28, Inglis 4/16, Phelps 7/3, S.Griffin 1/2; HC-Garrison 14/114, Case 9/103, Morris 11/5. Receving — HC-Case 2/89, Haaff 4/59, Garrison 3/26, Dickins 1/24; OC-Black 1/25, Phelps 1/6.
Next game: 9/6 — Caldwell County at Ohio County — 7 p.m.
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Eagle quarterback Jake Griffin escapes the grasp of Hancock County's Beau Case during the first half of OC's comeback win Friday night at OCHS.[/caption]
Jake Griffin rushed for five touchdowns Friday night to lead the Ohio County High football Eagles to a 35-27 win over visiting Hancock County. Friday's win upped the Eagles to 2-0 while the Hornets slipped to 0-2.
The win was Ohio County's second comeback victory in as many games as the Eagles rallied from a 14-6 deficit in the second half of the Armstrong Coal Bowl at Muhlenberg County last week.
A recap of Friday's significant plays: First quarter — Hancock County's Austin Haaff scores on a 27-yard pass from Koert Morris, Justin Rogers kicks the point-after-touchdown (HC 7, OC 0).
Second quarter — Hornet Beau Case scores on a 71-yard run, Rogers kicks the PAT (HC 14, OC 0); Eagle Brennon Leach intercepts a Morris pass, returns it 50 yards to HC 15; Eagle Chris Logsdon misses on a 33-yard field goal try; Jake Griffin scores on a 68-yard run, Logsdon kicks the PAT (HC 14, OC 7); Hornet Cole Dickins scores on a 24-yard pass from Morris, Rogers kicks the PAT (HC 21, OC 7).
Third quarter — Hornet Trevor Garrison fumbles, Eagle Jesse Brown recovers at the HC 17; Jake Griffin scores on a nine-yard run, the PAT fails (HC 21, OC 13); Jake Griffin scores on a 29-yard run, Jake Griffin runs for a two-point PAT (OC 21, HC 21).
Fourth quarter — OC holds HC on downs, takes ball at OC 38; Jake Griffin scores on a seven-yard run, PAT kick fails (OC 27, HC 21); Jake Griffin scores on a 64-yard run, Chance Hoover runs for a two-point PAT (OC 35, HC 21); Case scores on an 81-yard pass from Morris, PAT run fails (OC 35, HC 27).
Total yardage: HC 420, OC 384. Rushing — OC 49/356, HC 33/222. Passing — HC 10/23/198, OC 2/5/28. First downs: HC 15, OC 11. Penalties: OC 6/45, HC 6/30. Fumbles lost — HC 1, OC 0. Punting — HC 3/42.0 avg., OC 3/39.0 avg. Rushing — OC-J.Griffin 15/209, Hoover 13/96, Miller 9/28, Inglis 4/16, Phelps 7/3, S.Griffin 1/2; HC-Garrison 14/114, Case 9/103, Morris 11/5. Receving — HC-Case 2/89, Haaff 4/59, Garrison 3/26, Dickins 1/24; OC-Black 1/25, Phelps 1/6.
Next game: 9/6 — Caldwell County at Ohio County — 7 p.m.
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