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Published October 10, 2009 12:30 am - The Hickory Hornets were able to maintain the momentum they built last week with the win over the then-No. 1 state-ranked Wilmington Greyhounds by holding off a determined Grove City squad, 14-3, Friday at Hornets Stadium. Roundup: Farrell rolls over WM; Mercer upsets Sharpsville; Greenville suffers crushing loss in Oil City Herald Staff reports
The Hickory Hornets were able to maintain the momentum they built last week with the win over the then-No. 1 state-ranked Wilmington Greyhounds by holding off a determined Grove City squad, 14-3, Friday at Hornets Stadium. Farrell remained unbeaten with a 40-6 victory over West Middlesex, but Mercer kept alive its Class A playoff hopes with a 28-14 triumph over previously undefeated Sharpsville. Farrell and Sharpsville meet this coming Friday. In other games involving locals it was: Lakeview routed Cochranton, 41-6; Greenville bowing to Oil City, 33-27; Reynolds fell to Maplewood, 12-7; and Brookfield lost to Girard, 41-0. ä Hickory 14, Grove City 3 — At Hermitage, the Hornets didn’t let down after one of the biggest wins in school history last week over Wilmington. Instead, Hickory battled Grove City for its fourth victory of the season, capitalizing on every Eagles’ mistake in the 2nd-half to make a comeback. “Every game’s going to be a war from here on in,” Hickory head coach Frank Antuono said. “Our defense played unbelievable and I’m so proud of them. The thing I love about this team is we play like a TEAM. They stepped it up and played a great half in the 3rd and 4th quarters.” Coach Jeff Bell’s Eagles (3-3) led Hickory 3-0 after the opening half thanks to a 5-yard field goal by Jeff Hershberger. The Eagles picked up 153 yards rushing in the half and it looked like Grove City would spoil Hickory’s homecoming, especially after allowing the Hornets to have the ball for only about 2 minutes in the 2nd quarter. Antuono’s Hornets (4-1) had other ideas, though. On Hickory’s 3rd offensive play from scrimmage in the 3rd quarter, running back Ryan Hayes found a hole in the Grove City defense, sprinting into the end zone for a 42-yard TD. The Eagles put together another long drive when Bell’s team got the ball back, taking it 75 yards. A 30-yard run by quarterback Tyler Dagres and a 27-yard pass from Dagres to Chauncey Miller helped sustain the drive. The Eagles couldn’t find the end zone, though, as Dagres couldn’t punch it in on 4th down from the 1-yard line. In the 4th quarter, after Hayes picked up a Hickory 1st down on a 13-yard run, quarterback Tyler Gargano pushed his way through the Grove City defense, finding the end zone from 47 yards out. Sean Zippie booted the extra point through the uprights to give Hickory a 14-3 lead. With the ball on their own 47-yard line with 6:28 left to play, runs by Jamarr Patterson and Harold Price weren’t enough for a Grove City 1st down and an incomplete pass from Dagres on 3rd down forced the Eagles to punt. The Hornets put together an 8-play drive to run out the remaining clock and secure the inter-region win. “When you don’t take advantage of the opportunities you have, you’re going to lose the game,” Bell said, pointing out Grove City’s inability to score from the 1-yard line and a fake field goal earlier in the game where a pass from Hershberger slipped through a wide open Miller’s hands. “A great effort was wasted tonight because we couldn’t make a few plays.” 
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