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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Alter 41, Carlisle 0, final
MONROE — The Alter High School football team got two touchdowns each from quarterback Zane Pitzer and running back Cody Taulbee and dominated Carlisle in a 41-0 win on Saturday, Nov. 14, in a Division IV, Region 16 semifinal at Monroe High School.
Top-ranked Alter (12-0) gained 335 yards to Carlisle’s 131 in its second straight playoff shutout to earn a return trip to the regional final next Saturday against Clinton-Massie, which defeated Kenton 30-22 on Saturday.
How’s this for defense: Alter had recorded three straight shutouts against Carlisle (41-0), Jonathan Alder (42-0) and Chaminade Julienne (21-0) and has blanked four of its previous five opponents, including a Week 8 blanking of Roger Bacon (27-0).
THIRD QUARTER: By the middle of the quarter, many in the press box started watching the Clinton-Massie vs. Kenton score as Alter had established a firm hold on this Division IV, Region 16 semifinal and led Carlisle 34-0 at the end of three quarters.
Carlisle used its most consistent offensive drive to get to the Alter 23-yard line after 11 plays, but Alter’s Nolan Plater intercepted quarterback Jacob Gibson in the flat and returned it 30 yards to the Knights’ 49-yard line with 6:01 left in the quarter.
After the turnover, Alter drove the 51 yards in eight plays and 30 seconds, capped by a Nolan Wilson 8-yard touchdown run, to go ahead 34-0 with 5:31 left.
HALFTIME STATS: Alter has gained 234 total yards to Carlisle’s 18.
Alter quarterback Zane Pitzer has 73 yards rushing and 40 more passing.
Carlisle running back Nick McGill ran 8 times for 18 yards as the Indians gained 12 yards rushing on 18 carries.
SECOND QUARTER: Alter has continued to look dominating in taking a 27-0 halftime lead over Carlisle in this Division IV, Region 16 semifinal at Monroe High School.
As the quarter began, Alter held a 14-0 lead and took possession at the Carlisle 37-yard line. Cody Taulbee finished a short drive with a 5-yard scoring run on an option play to the right for an already commanding 21-0 lead with 8:54 left in the half.
Strong safety Cody Byers entered the game at quarterback for Alter on the Knights’ fifth drive as they set up at the Carlisle 24-yard line. After some grumbling from Alter fans after Byers slid down for a 5-yard loss on second down, he ran for 16 yards and finished the drive with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Connor Cummins with 5:52 left in the half. The extra-point attempt failed, and Alter increased its lead to 27-0.
Carlisle then made its first significant movement, gaining its initial first down of the game with 4:24 left in the half and going 27 yards in 10 plays before punting.
FIRST QUARTER: Alter used its wishbone offense effectively on two first-quarter scoring drives and took a 14-0 lead.
Alter had early problems handling the ball, as the Knights fumbled three times — including a muffed punt — on the first four times they touched the ball, although they recovered all three times.
After going three-and-out and punting, Alter forced a fumble on the return, recovered and went 53 yards in eight plays and got a 1-yard touchdown by Cody Taulbee to take a 7-0 with 5:02 left in the first quarter.
On its next possession, after a Carlisle three-and-out, Alter went 79 yards in four plays, capped by a 48-yard scoring run by junior quarterback Zane Pitzer, to take a 14-0 lead with 2:10 left in the quarter.
Alter, the defending state champion, is making its ninth straight playoff appearance, during which time the Knights have gone 20-7 (so far). Carlisle (9-3) got its first-ever playoff victory last weekend in its fourth postseason appearance.
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Trotwood’s Gilbert climbing state record chart
With his 263 rushing yards last night in Trotwood-Madison’s 43-7 second-round playoff win against Turpin, running back Antwan Gilbert pushed his season total to 2,538 yards.
That’s good for 24th place on the list of best Ohio high school single-season rushing performances.
He trails all-time leader Tony Franklin of Bedford St. Peter Chanel by 901 yards. Even if the Rams make it to the Division II state championship game, Gilbert would only have three games remaining. But, after watching him burn the state’s No. 2-ranked team the way he did Friday, it’s difficult to say anything is impossible.
Gilbert can also set an area record with 319 more yards to catch Ryan Brewer from Troy, who rushed for 2,856 yards in 1998 in becoming Ohio’s Mr. Football.
Ohio’s top single-season rushers
Tony Franklin, Bedford St. Peter Chanel (2001), 3,439 yards
Jason Bainum, Williamsburg (2001), 3,386
Jeff Backes, Upper Arlington (2000), 3,353
Tyrell Sutton, Akron Archbishop Hoban (2004), 3,232
Maurice Hall, Columbus Brookhaven (2000), 3,057
Jason Bainum, Williamsburg (2000), 3,043
Erik Haw, Columbus Independence (2003), 3,038
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati North College Hill (2001), 2,961
Marcus Henderson, Johnstown-Monroe (2006), 2,902
Ryan Brewer, Troy (1998), 2,856
Source: OHSAA
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