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Friday, November 25, 2011
Delphos St. John’s lineman dies
Delphos St. John’s starting center Kent Staup apparently died of a self-inflicted gun shot Wednesday night following practice.
Reports indicate that the junior was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted wound. Staup was found inside his home.
St. John’s (10-3) is scheduled to play MAC rival Marion Local (11-2) in a Division VI state semifinal at 7 p.m. Saturday at Wapakoneta Harmon Field.
Blue Jays athletic director and head football coach Todd Schulte told the Lima Daily News that the area has been shaken by the tragedy.
“You’re dealing with a small community that is very close,” Schulte said, “It’s had a great effect on everybody.”
Schulte also said that the game will be played as scheduled.
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TweetTrotwood-Madison 47, Col. Marion-Franklin 44; final
CLAYTON - Cameron Burrows raced 80 yards with an interception and Eric Cospy converted a 35-yard extra-point kick in what proved to be the winning score as Trotwood-Madison defeated Columbus Marion-Franklin 47-44 in Friday night’s Division II high school football state semifinals at Northmont’s Good Samaritan Stadium.
The win puts T-M in next Friday’s D-II state title game against Avon, a 43-20 winner over Aurora in the other D-II semi.
M-F faced a fourth down and 21 at Trotwood’s 25 when Burrows picked off a flea-flicker and scored the game winner.
Joe Alverson scored his third touchdown n a 28-yard pass from Corry Benson as Marion-Franklin pulled within 47-44 with 2:53 left.
Benson heaved a 17-yard scoring pass to Darien Williams as Marion closed to 40-38. The Red Devils regained possession when punter Dalin Byrd barely fielded a high snap and fell on the ball at Trotwood’s 27.
Benson cashed in with a 1-yard scoring dash following Da’Shawn Thorpe’s 79-yard reception on fourth down and Benson followed with an 85-yard TD strike to Jaron Dukes for his second TD reception as Marion-Franklin pulled within 40-32 as the third quarter ended.
Rams QB Michael Simpson tossed four first-half touchdowns and Marion-Franklin imploded with five turnovers as the Rams raced to a 40-16 halftime lead.
Simpson began with a 45-yard TD strike to wide open Trai Mobley. George “Bam” Bradley returned an interception 62 yards and Israel Green raced 12 yards with a screen pass as Trotwood bunched three touchdowns in less than two minutes of the first quarter to quickly blow open the contest against their Columbus City League foe.
The Red Devils finally answered with a 12-yard TD run by Alverson with 5:41 left in the first quarter.
Trotwood responded with Simpson’s third TD pass, a 28-yard heave to Byrd that was deflected near the goal line.
Simpson went back to Mobley again for a 36-yard scoring strike. Green ended first-half scoring with a 22-yard dash.
Besides Bradley’s first-half pick, Reon Dawson and Romello Crisp also had interceptions. In addition, the Rams recovered two M-F fumbles.
Simpson was red hot in the first half, completing 9 of 13 passes for 171 yards.
Other Friday state semifinals: Coldwater 41, Hicksville 21; final.
M-F:..16….0…16….12…..-….44
T-M:..27…13….0…..7…..-….47
T: Trai Mobley 45 pass from Michael Simpson (Eric Cospy kick), 8:33, 1st Q.
T: George “Bam” Bradley 73 interception return (kick failed); 7:34, 1st Q.
T: Israel Green 12 pass from Simpson (Cospy kick); 6:40, 1st Q.
M: Joe Alverson 12 run (Corry Benson run); 5:41, 1st Q.
T: Dalin Byrd 28 pass from Simpson (Cospy kick); 2:09, 1st Q.
M: Jaron Dukes 38 pass from Benson (Benson run); 06.3, 1st Q.
T: Mobley 64 pass from Simpson (kick fail); 11:13, 2nd Q.
T: Green 22 run (Cospy kick); 10:46, 2nd Q.
M: Benson 1 run (Alverson pass from Benson); 2:31, 3rd Q.
M: Dukes 85 pass from Benson (Alverson run), 0:00, 3rd Q.
M: Darien Williams 17 pass from Benson (pass fail); 9:23, 4th Q.
T: Cameron Burrows 80 interception return (Cospy kick); 4:17, 4th Q.
M: Alverson 28 pass from Benson (pass fail); 2:53, 4th Q.
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