COAL GROVE — Hall made a haul.
Coal Grove senior running back Chase Hall made quite the offensive haul on Friday as he ran 31 times for 216 yards and scored 5 touchdowns as the Hornets outscored the Lucasville Valley Indians 50-34.
Hall’s second straight 200-yard rushing game helped the Hornets amass 470 total yards with 376 coming on the ground. (Photo gallery courtesy of Tim Gearhart)
Besides Hall, Steven Simpson ran 13 times for 116 yards and a touchdown and Kaden Murphy added 48 yards on 6 attempts.
Quarterback Whyatt Mannon was 4-for-4 passing for 94 yards and a touchdown with Gavin Gipson catching 3 passes for 90 yards and the TD.
Valley actually had more total yards with 484 as quarterback George Arnett was 16-of-25 for 225 yards and the running game had 259 yards led by Gabe McNeil with 141 yards on just 8 attempts. Arnett ran 16 times for 102 yards and 2 TDs.
Hall put Coal Grove (2-0) up in the first quarter with a 1-yard run. The conversion kick failed.
Valley (0-2) came right back to take the lead on a 4-yard scoring run by Arnett and Colton Buckle’s conversion kick.
The Hornets regained the lead as Mannon hit Gipson with a 30-yard scoring strike and it was 12-7.
Hall ran 16 yards for a touchdown to extend the lead to 18-7. He also added the conversion run and it was 20-7.
Arnett — a former running back — shook free and raced 61 yards for a touchdown and Buckle’s kick cut the deficit to 20-14 at the half.
The Indians began the second half with a scoring drive as they took a 21-20 lead on a 1-yard run by Arnett. Buckle added the conversion for the lead.
The lead didn’t last long as the Hornets drove down the field capped by Hall’s 7-yard scoring run. Hall added the conversion run and the lead was 28-21.
The Indians drew within 28-27 as Arnett hit Jackyn Ridout with a 49-yard scoring pass play. Valley was unable to tie the score as Coal Grove blocked the conversion.
Coal Grove extended its lead to 36-27 as Hall ran 18 yards for the score. He also the conversion pushing the lead to 44-27.
Ridout answered the score with an 86-yard kickoff return and Buckle’s kick deficit to 44-34.
But the Hornets drove the final nail in the coffin as Simpson broke loose and ram 45 yards for a score.
The Hornets host Meigs on Friday.
Lucasville 7 7 13 7 = 34
Coal Grove 12 8 16 16 = 50
First Quarter
CG — Chase Hall 1 run (kick failed)
LV — George Arnett 4 run (Colton Buckle kicks)
CG — Gavin Gipson 30 pass from Whyatt Mannon (run fails)
Second Quarter
CG – Chase Hall 16 run (Hall runs)
LV — George Arnett 61 run (Colton Buckle kick)
Third Quarter
LV — George Arnett 1 run (Colton Buckle kick)
CG — Chase Hall 7 run ((Hall run)
LV — Jackyn Ridout 49 pass from George Arnett (kick blocked)
CG — Chase Hall 6 run (Kaden Murphy runs)
Fourth Quarter
CG — Chase Hall 18 run (Hall run)
LV — Jackyn Ridout 86 kickoff return (Colton Buckle kicks)
CG — Steven Simpson 45 run (pass failed)
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LV CG
First downs 24 28
Rushes-yards 30-259 53-376
Passing yards 225 94
Total yards 484 470
Cmp-Att-Int 16-25-1 4-4-0
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 7-45 3-18
Punts-average 1-48.0 1-42.0
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Individual Leaders
RUSHING–Lucasville Valley: Gabe McNeil 8-141 TD, George Arnett 16-102 2TD, Colton Buckle 6-17; Coal Grove: Chase Hall 31-216 5TD, Steven Simpson 13-115 TD, Kaden Murphy 6-48, Gavin Gipson 2-6, Whyatt Mannon 1-minus 7.
PASSING–Lucasville Valley: George Arnett 16-25-1 225 TD; Coal Grove: Whyatt Mannon 4-4-0, 94 TD.
RECEIVING–Lucasville Valley: Hunter Edwards 3-70, Jackyn Ridout 3-59 TD, Colton Buckle 5-44, Carter Nickel 3-18, Gabe McNeil 2-34; Coal Grove: Gavin Gipson 3-90 TD, Kaden Murphy 1-4.
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