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&apos; = LOiI"I .... " ........... Y00=00LL ............................. O i = +: "li ,=I<' %:, Harlan Trt Tuesday, October 10 2000 Rain, wind nor Titans keep Cyclones from By Mike Definer Sports Editor HARLAN -- Two weeks after a hefty loss to Denison-Schleswig, the fifth-ranked (3-A) Harlan Community football team re- turned to Merrill Field like a team on a mission for the playoffs. And although the Cyclones' 47- 14 victory over Council Bluffs Lewis Central Friday didn't offi- cially qualify HCHS for the postseason, it took one giant step closer. The Cyclones (6-1 overall) moved into sole possession of sec- ond place in Class 3-A District 8 with a 4-1 record and dropped Lewis Central into a three-way tie for third with Carroll Kuemper and Atlantic (all at 3-2). L.C. and Kuemper still have to face each other in the season fi- nale while Atlantic hosts top- ranked D-S (5-0, 7-0) this Friday. HCHS played arguably its most well-rounded game of the season in the worst weather and field con- ditions of the year vs. the Titans. Nearly the entire first half was played under light rain, high winds and frequent lightning around the area. The final two minutes of the halfwere played in a downpour. But the Cyclones perservered behind a strong running game, the kicking of Jamie Martin, includ- ing a school record 45-yard field goal, and a stingy defense that didn't allow a touchdown and yielded a season-low 102 total yards to the highest-ranked of- fense in the district. L.C.'s only po.ints came off a kickoff return and a blocked punt for touchdowns. Titan quarterback Chris Pomerleau, the leading passer in District 8 with 86 completions comingin didn't mplete his first pass against the Cyclones until 11:30 remained in the game. "Defensively, we got right af- ter (Pomerleau) and got a good pass rush on him," said HCHS • head coach Curt Bladt. "The field conditions weren't great for their receivers but we took a lot away from them. We got bumps on their receivers on the line of scrimmage and it was probably the best our defensive secondary has played. They looked sharp." The Cyclone offense wasn't too shabby either, churning out 467 total yards and getting three touch- down runs from Kyle Murtaugh, two from Jeremy Schmitz and an- other from Dominic Leinen. HCHS has now put up 865 yards in its last two wins over Carroll and L.C. while giving up 401. After one quarter Friday, the Cyclones had outgained the Titans 165 to 10, mostly via Murtaugh and Schmitz. In a rare display of the option attack for HCHS, Schmitz got loose on a 6 l-yard touchdown run with 6:59 left in the first quarter. The senior quarterback got around the right side of the line and broke one tackle before outrunning ev- erybody down the sideline. The scoring drive started on the 20-yard-line after L.C.'s Jon Clan-ton came up well short on a 54-yard field goal attempt. The Titans immediately tied the game 7-7 when Ross Shepard found a wedge and returned the kickoff 82 yards through the va- cant middle of the field. It was the second time this season the Cy- clone special teams have given up a kickoff return for a score. After three-and-out stands by both defenses, HCHS quickly drove 92 yards to go up 14-7 with 2:07 left in the quarter. Murtaugh, who carried the ball 19 times for 209 yards, capped the drive with a 3 l-yard touchdown. He also had runs of 17 and 18 yards on the drive. Murtaugh also keyed the Cy- clones' next drive, a five-play, 52- yarder that ended with Murtaugh's one-yard dive into the end zone at the 7:24 mark of the second quar: ter. He had caught a third down pass for 20 yards and gained 28 more on a screen pass to set up the TD. Bladt said that Murtaugh is still only about 90 percent in the speed department because of the knee brace he's wearing, but he cred- ited his tailback and offensive line for handling L.C.'s defense, which overplayed the run. "They sat about seven guys on the line of scrimmage and brought two more most of the time," he said. "Murtaugh gets a lot of extra things on his own. He might be dancing just a little too much try- ing to look for that big play all the time. We need to get some ram- rod plays in there occasionally, but he's doing a great job." L.C. got its initial first down of the half less than seven minutes before halftime, but that drive ended on a failed fake punt at- tempt. Three plays later, HCHS punter Kyle Gross couldn't find the HARLAN -- Above, Cyclone tailback Kyle Murtaugh dives into the end zone for a one-yard TD. Below, Brent Schumacher (32) and Steve Wegner (64) meet a Titan runner head on. (Photos by Mike Oeffner) handle on a punt snap and even- tually got his punt attempt blocked. L.C.'s Blake Jensen picked up the football and went 28 yards to cut the Cyckmes' lead to 21-14. HCHS struck back quickly in the final minute of the half when Schmitz hit Cameron Kiersch on a 43-yard run-and-catch play that moved the ball to the 10. An of- fensive holding penalty moved the ball backward, but with 18 ticks on the clock, Martin drilled a 40- yard field goal with a wind and driving rain at his back. He would add a school-record 45-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter that put HCHS up 33-14. The kick broke Chris Hogzetrs record 44-yarder in 1990 against Red Oak. "Jamie came up with a couple key field goals and that put the game out of reach," Bladt said. With its passing game grounded, Lewis Central contin- ued to sputter offensively in the second halt, even as the rains came to a halt. HCHS continued to tear up the Titans on the ground, getting a 74- yard touchdown run from Murtaugh in the third quarter and a 21 -yard score from Leinen in the fourth. Schmitz scored from one-yard out only 12 seconds after Leinen's touchdown to make it 47-14. Linebacker Bryan Schwartz set up the TD when he intercepted a Pomerleau pass and returned it 24 yards to the 1 -yard-line. Schwartz led the Cyclones with 17 tackles, marking the seventh time in seven games he has either led or been tied for the team-lead in tackles. He now has 79 total tackles on the year. "He's just, an old plugger in there," Bladt said of his senior co- captain. "I'd like to get him over and use him on offense more (at fullback) but he's doing such a great job on defense I don't want to bother him." Defensive end John Petsche ( 13 tackles, one forced fumble) also had another high-caliber perfor- HARLAN -- Lewis Central's Blake Anderson (33) is wall of Cyclone defense, including Derek Monson (76) Karl Heath Schechinger (30) and Steve Wegner (64). (Photo Oeffner) Cyclones have three giveaways the last mance for the Cyclone defense, as did D-tackle Steve Wegner (11 tackles, three tackles for loss). Fellow linemen Brent Schumacher and Derek Monson combined for 17 tackles and two sacks and Heath Schechinger and Monty Boltinghouse combined for 13 tackles. As the fourth quarter winded down, the Cyclones were able to find playing time for numerous junior varsity players off the bench. HCHS plays at home again this Friday against Red Oak (0-7). PLAYOFF SCENARIO: If HCHS defeats Red Oak on Friday and At- lantic loses to Denison-Schleswig, the Cyclones will clinch a playoff spot. If either or both of those games should go the other way, HCHS must beat At- lantic on October 27 to clinch aly- Off berth. ......... " +  JUST ENOUGH: Martin was about to attempt a 50-yard FG in the fourth quarter before L.C. jumped offsides. It turned out Martin needed all five of those extra yards, because his 45- yarder skimmed the top of the cross- bar as it sailed throught the up-rights. TURNOVER TURNAROUND: Af- ter losing the turnover battle 12-3 in their first three district games, the J i t Lewis Central 7 7 0 0 HCHS 14 10 6 17' HCHS -- Jeremy  (Jamie Martin kick) LC -- Shepard 82 kick0t (Clanton kick) HCHS -- Kyle Murtaugh 31 kick) HCHS -- Murtaugh 1 run LC -- Jensen 28 (Clanton kick) HCHS -- Martin 40 FG HCHS -- Murtaugh 74 HCHS -- Martin 45 FG HCHS -- Dominic Leinen 2 tin kick) HCHS -- Schmitz 1 run Lewis Central 6 First Downs 38-84 Rushes/yards 18 Passing yards 102 Total yards 4-13-1 Comp./Att./Int. , 3-2 Fumbles-lost 8-33.6 Punts-avg. ' .. 3-15 Penalties-yardS' Rushing -- Jeremy Schmitz 7-57; 47; Dominic Leinen 6-,' Schumacher 2-12; Jeff Heater Muller 1-6; David Maxwell Petersen 1-(-2); Matt Miller Manz 1 +5). Passing -- Schmitz 5-15 "0'! Manz 0-1-1, 0 Receiving Kiersch 2-51. Kickoffs - Heath David Weihs 2-112. Kickoff returns - Jamie Petersen 1-15; Leinen 1-15. Punting - Kyle 1-35. Punt returns - Interceptions-return Schwartz 1-24. Fumble recoveries - known) Gross; forced by Tackles (total-unasl Schwartz 17-2; Petsche'l Wegner 11-1; Schumachel', Monson 8-0; Heath Monty Boltinghouse 6-2; Kock 4-2; Jesse S 1; Josh Pedersen 3-2; Andy 2-1; Miller 2-1; Rick Freml 2-0; Erik Petersen McDermott 1-0; Ryan Gross 1-0; Jason Leinen 1-0; Brad Ryan 1-1; Josh Lauterbach 1-0; Jaime Tackles for loss (Incl, Schumacher 3, Wegner Petsche 2, Schechinger, Cox, Ohlinger, QB sacks -- Wegner. HARLAN -- HCHS's David Maxwell carries the football for the Cy- clones in the fourth quarter of their win over Lewis Central Friday. (Photo by Mike Oeffner) Class 3-A. District 8 District Overall Denison-Schleswig ....... 5-0 7-0 Harlan Community ........ 4-1 6-1 Carroll Kuemper ........... 3-2 5-2 C.B. Lewis Central ........ 3-2 4-3 Atlantic .......................... 3-2 5-2 Carroll ........................... 2-3 4-3 Glenwood ........ : ............. 0-5 1-6 Red Oak ......... : .............. 0-5 0-7 Friday, Oct. 13 Scores Hadan Community 47, Lewis Central 14 Denison-Schleswig 37, Glenwood 8 Carroll Kuemper 29, Carroll 6 Atlantic 54, Red Oak 0 Fri-Sat, Oct. 20-21. Schedule Red Oak at Harlan Community Denison-Schleswig at Atlantic Lewis Central at Carroll Glenwood at Carroll Kuemper (Sat.) (lass 1-A. District 9 District Overall C.B. St. Albert ............... 5-0 7-0 Underwood ................... 5-0 7-0 A-H-S-T ......................... 3-2 5-2 Westwood ..................... 2-3 2-5 Tri-Center ...................... 2-3 3-4 West Monona ................ 2-3 4-3 Logan-Magnolia ............ 1-4 2-5 Boyer Valley .................. 0-5 0-7 Friday, Oct. 13 Scores A-H-S-T 32, Tri-Center 20 Underwood 45, Logan-Magnolia 0 C.B. St. Albert 51, Westwood 0 West Monona 43, Boyer Valley 8 Friday, Oct. 20 Schedule Boyer Valley at A-H-S-T Tri-Center at Logan-Magnolia C.B. St. Albert at Underwood Westwood at West Monona Class A. District 10 District Overall Manning ........................ 5-0 7-0 Irwin-Kirkman-Manilla ... 4-1. 6-1 Odebolt-Arthur .............. 4-1 6-1 West Harrison ............... 2-3 4-3 Woodbine ...................... 2-3 3-4 Glidden-Ralston ............ 2-3 3-4 Coon Rapids-Bayard .... 1-4 2-5 Ar-We-Va ...................... 0-5 0-7 Friday, Oct. 13 Scores Manning 7, Irwin-Kirkman-Manilla 0 Odebolt-Arthur 29. West Harrison 0 Woodbine 31, Glidden-Ralston 13 Coon Rapids-Bayard 24, Ar-We-Va 6 Friday, Oct. 20 Schedule Odebolt-Arthur at Irwin-Kirkman-Manilla Glidden-Ralston at Manning West Harrison at Coon Rapids-Bayard Ar-We-Va at Woodbine 8-Man. District 2 District Overall Elk Horn-Kimballton ...... 6-0 7-0 Adair-Casey .................. 5-1 6-1 Essex ............................ 4-2 4-3 East Greene .................. 4-2 4-3 South Page ................... 3-3 4-3 Exira .............................. 2-4 2-5 Villisca ........................... 0-6 1-6 Walnut ........................... 0-6 0-7 Friday, Oct. 13 Scores Elk Horn-Kimballton 62, South Page 12 East Greene 56, Walnut 16 Adair-Casey 65, Exira 6 Essex 46, Villisca 6 Friday, Oct. 20 Schedule Exira at Elk Horn-Kimballton Villisca at Walnut East Greene at Adair-Casey Essex at South Page ATHLETE of the Kyle Jensen Jensen scored five I touchdowns in EH- I K's 62-12 win over South Page Friday. He scored on runs of 5, 65 and 8 yards, caught a 28- yard TD pass and returned an INT 28 yards for a score. Jensen rushed for 86 yards and made 13 tackles as well. SPONSORED ] Edward Serving