COLUMBUS — Forget the 3-D glasses. The Chesapeake Panthers will be content with the 2-D kind.
With the running game missing Kaden Perkins from their duo that includes Drew Plantz, the Panthers became one dimensional in a 24-6 loss to the unbeaten Grandview Heights Bobcats on Friday.
Chesapeake (3-2) rushed for just 50 yards on 29 attempts and turned to quarterback Jacob Harris and wide receiver Evan Kerns to provide most of the offense. Harris was 11-of-17 for 159 yards and Kerns caught 6 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown.
Grandview Heights (5-0) didn’t fare much better with its offense by getting 207 total yards to 209 for the Panthers. The Bobcats ran for 144 yards and quarterbackJack Clifford was just 2-of-7 passing for 63 yards and an interception.
The team’s traded interceptions at the end of the first quarter and start of the second. Plantz picked off a Bobcats’ pass at the Panthers’ 16, but on a third down early in the second quarter the Bobcat’ Braddock Lusher intercepted a screen pass at the 42 and returned it for a touchdown.
Ryan Livingston-Sanders kicked the conversion and it was 7-0 at the 9:25 mark.
The Panthers got the ball back later in the quarter and on second down at their own 23, Harris hit Kerns on a 77-yard scoring play. The conversion failed and Chesapeake trailed 7-6 with 2:19 left in the half.
The Bobcats came out the second half and drove to the Chesapeake 14-yard line before the drive stalled and Livingston-Sanders booted a31-yard field goal to make it 10-6 with 5:14 on the clock.
Livingston-Sanders missed on a 39-yard attempt in the second quarter.
The Panthers were forced to punt on their next series and Owen Nugent returned the kick 58 yards to the Panthers’ 4-yard line. Henry Ohlinger scored on the next play and it was 17-6 with 44 seconds left in the quarter.
A short punt and a penalty on the Panthers gave the ball to the Bobcats in Chesapeake territory.
Clifford hit Will Sanzo with a 30-yard pass to the 2-yard line and Ohlinger did the honors again as he scored to make it 24-6 with 10:43 to play.
Chesapeake returns home to play Portsmouth next Friday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.
Chesapeake 0 6 0 0 = 6
Grandview Hts. 0 7 10 7 = 24
Second Quarter
GH — Braddock Lusher 42 interception return (Ryan Livingston-Sanders kick) 9:25
Ch — Ethan Kerns 77 pass from Jacob Harris (run failed) 2:19
Third Quarter
GH — Ryan Livingston-Sanders 31 field goal 5:14
GH — Henry Ohlinger 4 run (Ryan Livingston-Sanders kick) 0:44
Fourth Quarter
GH — Henry Ohlinger 2 run (Ryan Livingston-Sanders kick) 10:43
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Ch GH
First downs 8 10
Rushes-yards 29-50 31-144
Passing yards 159 63
Total yards 209 207
Cmp-Att-Int 11-17-1 2-7-1
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-yards 7-60 5-40
Punts-average 4-27.8 1-45.0
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Individual Leaders
RUSHING–Chesapeake: Andrew Daniels 10-26, Jacob Harris 8-19, Drew Plantz 10-3, Evan Kerns 1-2; Grandview Hts: Henry Ohlinger 13-42 2-TD, Owen Nugent 4-47, Mario Ionno 4-36, Jack Clifford 3-3, BraddockLusher 3-13, Ben Matney 3-12, Team 2-minus 9..
PASSING–Chesapeake: Jacob Harris 11-17-1 159 TD; Grandview Hts: Jack Clifford 2-7-1 63.
RECEIVING–Chesapeake: Evan Kerns 7-135 TD, Drew Plantz 3-20, Andrew Isaacs 1-4; Grandview Hts: Owen Nugent 1-33, Will Sanzo 1-30.
MISSED FIELD GOALS–Grandview Heights: Ryan Livingston-Sanders, 39.
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