JFL tops W.C. Titans
Warren County’s two youth football organizations hit the field one last time Saturday, as representatives from the Junior Football League handed the Traveling Titans a 33-6 loss.
The JFL got on the board by going to the air in the first quarter, as quarterback Cody Ruehlen connected with Michael Thrower for a 20-yard pass. Rob Parsley ran for a 2-yard touchdown later in the quarter, and Ken Clayton added a PAT run to give the JFL a 13-0 lead by the end of the quarter.
After a scoreless second period, the JFL got back in the end zone in the third, when Michael Thrower scored from the 4-yard line. Parsley went in for the PAT to make it a 20-0 JFL lead.
A 1-yard keeper early in the fourth by Clayton, combined with a PAT run from Thrower gave the JFL a 27-0 advantage, and Nathan Patterson scored on a 20-yard reverse for the team’s final touchdown.
The Titans’ lone score came in the fourth quarter, as Hunter Daniels pulled in a 60-yard touchdown pass.
JFL coaches credited their offensive line of Cody Robinson, Micah Panter, McKay Boles, Billy Holland, Justin Barnes, Zack Crittenden and Taylor Hobbs with setting the stage for their big win, and acknowledged Rob Parsley and Dustin Rhea for running the ball hard the entire day. Rhea also had a 15-yard catch to set up a JFL touchdown.
Defensively, Dylan Hillis had an interception, while Boles, Robinson and McCain Smock turned in several tackles apiece.