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November 21, 2009

Playoff run ends for Panthers

By MIKE MATTHEWS

SHORT GAP — A solid first half unraveled in the final minutes of the second quarter Friday night for 12th-seeded PikeView.

And things got out of hand in a hurry early in the third, as the underdog Panthers lost at fourth-seeded Frankfort, 35-14, in the Class AA state quarterfinals on Friday night.

Quarterback James Jones caped a momentum-shifting drive in the final minutes of the first half with a touchdown pass, then threw another early in the second as the Falcons moved on tenous 7-6 lead to 21-6 in a snap of just 5:19.

PikeView (8-4), after failing to capitalize on a fumble recovery by Joel Calfee and an interception near midfield by Tyler Farley, has Frankfort pinned back at its own 17-yard line with 1:46 left in the first half.

But instead of running out the clock and heading to the locker room with a 7-6 lead, the Falcons went 83 yards in eight plays, with Jones accounting for all 83 yards. He completed 4-of-6 passes for 82 yards, and ran one time for the other yard. Jeremy Miltenberger caught a pass along the sideline, split two defenders and raced 46 yards for the touchdown with 41 seconds left in the half.

“It kind of set us back,” PikeView head coach Jeff Damewood said. “It was a bit emotionally draining going into the half and that’s always hard to overcome when somebody scores right at the half. But we have opportunities to come back in the second half and do our thing. We just didn’t get it done.”

Frankfort coach Kevin Whitemen felt the late first half touchdown was the turning point.

“It was big. We were in our two-minute offense and James made some nice reads moving the ball down the field,” Whiteman said. “Jeremy made that out route, and when he broke that tackle I knew he was gone.

“It gave us the momentum going into halftime, and anytime you get a big score like that it’s demoralizing to the other team. I think it was an impact on them the whole second half.”

PikeView, which had a first half drive halted by an interception in the end zone, lost a fumble on the second play of the second half, and Frankfort went 37 yards on nine plays, with Jones hitting Joey Luciw with a 15-yard pass for a touchdown for a 21-6 lead with 7:22 to go in the third quarter.

Miltenberger, who scored three touchdowns, had a 9-yard run in the third quarter and Luciw an 8-yard run scoring run in the fourth as Frankfort stretched the lead to 35-6.

PikeView’s Ben Nester hit Joel Calfee with a 33-yard touchdown pass for the final score with 44 seconds to go in the game.

Nester scored on a 7-yard run in the second quarter for the Panthers, but the extra point was blocked, leaving the Falcons on top 7-6 with 8:57 left in the half.

Josh Neal ran 13 times for 100 yards and Robbie Samosky added 66 yards on seven carries for PikeView.

“We knew coming into the game that they were very well coached and tough bunch of kids,” Damewood said. “They stopped us and were stronger than we were up front. They just beat us tonight.

“We had a great season this year compared to the past. We’ve got to forward after this, regroup in the locker room and prepare for next year.”

James finished 7-of-12 for 128 yards and Miltenberger added 60 yards on 11 carries for the Falcons (11-1). Frankfort will play the Wayne-Ravenswood winner next week in the state semifinals.



at Frankfort Stadium

PikeView.................................0 6 0 8 — 14

Frankfort.................................7 7 14 7 — 35

Scoring

First Quarter

F—Jeremy Miltenberger 1 run (Logan Wolford kick) 6:44

Second Quarter

P—Ben Nester 7 run (kick blocked) 8:57

F—Miltenberger 46 pass from James Jones (Wolford kick) :41

Third Quarter

F—Joey Luciw 15 pass from Jones (Wolford kick) 7:32

F—Miltenberger 9 run (Wolford kick) 5:24

Fourth Quarter

F—Luciw 8 run (Wolford kick) 4:11

P—Joel Calfee 33 pass from Nester (Josh Neal pass from Nester :44

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Team Statistics

First Downs: P 11; F 17. Rush-Yards: P 41-149; F 42-168. Pass Yards: P 63; F 128. Comp-Att-Int: P 4-10-2; F 7-12-1. Fumbles-Lost: P 4-1; F 4-2. Penalty-Yards: P 7-58; F 4-45. Punts-Average: P 3-41.3; F 2-25.8.

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Individual Statistics

Rushing: PV Neal 13-100, Samosky 7-66, Nester 15-11, Tanner Ratcliff 3-11, Tyler Rose 1-2, David Keene 1-(-5), Dalton Weese 1-(-32); FK Miltenberger 11-60, Dan McCormick 13-51, Luciw 4-17, Jones 5-10.

Passing: PV Nester 3-9-1-63-2; FK Jones 7-12-2-128-1.

Receiving: PV Calfee 2-41, Ratcliff 1-13, Samosky 1-8; FK Miltenberger 3-37, Luciw 3-37, Wolford 1-20.

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