LADY FALCON VOLLYBALL VARSITY EARNS 2nd PLACE IN
WEEKEND TOURNAMENT
-- by Tom Benefiel (8-30-10)
The GCMS Lady Falcons came in 2nd place at
the Cissna Park-Crescent-Iroquois Invitational tournament.
Lady Falcons Abbi Woolums and Sydney Meunier
were selected as members of the all-tournament team.
Our thanks to Eileen Woolums for the photos.
Click on each one for a larger image.
GCMS HOLDS ON
TO BEAT P-B-L FOR 6th STRAIGHT WIN
-- by Tom Benefiel (8-27-10)
In the Battle of Ford County, the GCMS
Falcons struck early and often, capitalizing on three
Paxton-Buckley-Loda turnovers in the first quarter to race to a 20-0
lead and then held off a late PBL rally to take a 26-22 win Friday night
in the season opener at Paxton.
GCMS junior Trevor Smith led the Falcons in rushing with 112 yards on 13
carries and played a key role in the first two GCMS touchdowns, both
coming within a 15-second span midway through the first quarter.
On a first-down play following the recovery of a PBL fumble, Smith
rambled 36 yards to put the Falcons up 7-0 with 6:30 remaining in the
period.
On the next play, Smith would set up GCMS' second score by scooping up
another Panther fumble at the 27-yard line and returning it to the five. The Falcons' Alex Kemmer scored from there a play later.
It was the first of three touchdowns for Kemmer on the night. He also
capitalized on the third PBL turnover by scoring on a 3-yard run with
1:11 remaining in the first quarter and put the game on ice for GCMS
with a 21-yard touchdown run with 2:41 remaining in the game.
Kemmer finished with 85 yards rushing on 19 carries. Zach Kirby
was
0-5 passing with one interception.
PBL rallied back through the air with quarterback Gauge Snider
completing 12 of 23 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown. The touchdown
pass was caught by Dakota Zenner, who ended the night with nine
receptions for 165 yards.
PBL also scored on a 53-yard return of a fumble by Mike Harmon in the
closing seconds of the first half and on a 3-yard run by Snider in the
closing minute of the game.
GCMS’ run defense was outstanding, holding PBL to 29 yards on 32
carries.
Mike Allen’s Falcons have won their last eight season-opening games,
including six in a row against their long-time rivals in Ford County.
The GCMS Pizza Hut Player of the Game was
Jake Johnson for his great kicking and punting. The Falcon Fan
of the Game is Gibson City-native Rick Nally of Naperville.
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PHOTOS TAKEN BY RYAN
TOMPKINS. STATISTICS RECORDED BY STEVE SALYARDS.
|
|
|
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOTAL |
|
GCMS FALCONS |
20 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
26 |
| P-B-L
PANTHERS |
0 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
22 |
|
|
|
RUSHING |
ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
 |
| ALEX KEMMER |
19 |
85 |
4.47 |
3 |
|
ZACH KIRBY |
5 |
4 |
0.80 |
0 |
| COLE LUSH |
1 |
5 |
5.00 |
0 |
|
JORDYN SCHULTZ |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
TREVOR SMITH |
13 |
112 |
8.62 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
39 |
206 |
5.28 |
4 |
|
RECEIVING |
# |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
FIRST DOWNS - 12
PENALTIES
- 7 FOR 65 YARDS |
|
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
PASSING |
ATT |
COM |
YDS |
AVG |
% |
INT |
TD |
|
ZACH KIRBY |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
RUSHING |
ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
 |
| EDDIE NUSS |
12 |
24 |
2.00 |
0 |
|
ZACH RAKER |
2 |
-1 |
-0.50 |
0 |
| GAUGE SNIDER |
8 |
-5 |
-0.63 |
1 |
|
SETH STATON |
4 |
4 |
1.00 |
0 |
|
ZACH RAKER |
2 |
-1 |
-0.50 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
32 |
29 |
0.90 |
1 |
|
RECEIVING |
# |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
FIRST DOWNS - 15
PENALTIES
- 6 FOR 35 YARDS |
|
PAYTON MORRIS |
1 |
34 |
34.00 |
0 |
|
EDDIE NUSS |
1 |
8 |
8.00 |
0 |
|
ZACH RAKER |
1 |
15 |
15.00 |
0 |
|
DAKOTA ZENNER |
9 |
165 |
18.33 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
12 |
222 |
18.50 |
1 |
|
PASSING |
ATT |
COM |
YDS |
AVG |
% |
INT |
TD |
|
GAUGE SNIDER |
24 |
12 |
222 |
18.50 |
50.00 |
1 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
24 |
12 |
222 |
18.50 |
50.00 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
RUSHING |
ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
 |
| ALEX KEMMER |
19 |
85 |
4.47 |
3 |
|
ZACH KIRBY |
5 |
4 |
0.80 |
0 |
|
COLE LUSH |
1 |
5 |
5.00 |
0 |
|
JORDYN SCHULTZ |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
TREVOR SMITH |
13 |
112 |
8.62 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
39 |
206 |
5.28 |
4 |
|
RECEIVING |
# |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
FIRST DOWNS - 12
PENALTIES - 7 FOR
65 YARDS |
|
NONE |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
PASSING |
ATT |
COM |
YDS |
AVG |
% |
INT |
TD |
|
ZACH KIRBY |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
1 GAME TOTAL |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
TOTAL |
AVG |
|
GCMS FALCONS |
20 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
26 |
26.00 |
|
OPPONENT |
0 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
22 |
22.00 |
|
|
|
DATE |
OPPONENT |
WHERE |
WE |
THEY |
W-L |
| 8-27 |
Paxton-Buckley-Loda
Panthers |
A |
26 |
22 |
W |
|
9-3 |
Heyworth
Hornets |
H |
|
|
|
| 9-10 |
El Paso-Gridley Titans |
H |
|
|
|
|
9-17 |
Blue
Ridge Knights |
A |
|
|
|
| 9-24 |
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs |
H |
|
|
|
|
10-1 |
Fisher
Bunnies |
A |
|
|
|
| 10-8 |
Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland |
A |
|
|
|
|
10-15 |
Tremont
Turks |
H |
|
|
|
|
10-22 |
Fieldcrest Knights |
A |
|
|
|
RIDGEVIEW FALLS ON THE ROAD TO MOMENCE
Momence quarterback Seth Stevenson completed 10 of 17 passes for 329
yards, including three long touchdown tosses to DeAndre Wright, in a
season-opening nonconference win over Ridgeview at Momence on Friday.
Stevenson hooked up with Wright on scoring plays of 79, 73 and 91 yards,
respectively.
Ridgeview was led by Josh Weier's 69 yards rushing on 22 carries.
Mustang quarterback Bryce Powell completed 5 of 15 attempts for 103
yards.
ST. THOMAS MORE BEATS FISHER
Julian Boswell threw three touchdown passes and Paul Comet ran for two
scores as St. Thomas More sped past Fisher in a season-opening
nonconference game at Champaign on Friday.
Cory Clifton scored the lone touchdown for Fisher on a 1-yard plunge in
the second quarter. Quarterback Dylan Chapman completed 8 of 15 pass
attempts for 158 yards with one interception, while Mikey Witt led the
Bunnies rushing attack with 41 yards on 14 tries.
HEART OF ILLINOIS
GCMS 26, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 22
Momence 26, Ridgeview 0
St. Thomas More 35, Fisher 7
St. Joseph-Ogden 46, LeRoy 20
Tremont 35, Heyworth 15
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 55, El Paso-Gridley 6
Lexington 44, Watseka 0
Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland 33, Fieldcrest 0
CORN BELT
Pontiac 45, Canton 2
Mahomet-Seymour 21, Mt. Zion 14
Peoria Manual 32, Olympia 7
Iroquois West 24, Eureka 16
