Wayland-Cohocton football watched a first-half lead evaporate Friday in Cohocton as the Bath-Haverling Rams (3-2) scored 18 unanswered points in the second half. A lone second-quarter touchdown was all the Eagles (1-4) could muster in the contest that ended 18-7 in the Rams’ favor.
Following a scoreless first quarter, it was the Eagles that got on the scoreboard first as Devon Harris made a short run into the end zone first less than three minutes into the second quarter and a kick by Dan Wilkinson made it 7-0.
The Rams looked to answer just minutes later with a long drive that ended 4 yards from the goal line, but Way-Co stopped Bath from adding more yards. As the final seconds of the second quarter clock wound down, Wayland-Cohocton’s Jordan Rizzieri intercepted a pass at the Rams’ 31-yard line. The Eagles were 24 yards from the end zone as the buzzer sounded for intermission.
The second half was all Bath. The Rams returned the kick to their own 43-yard line and a pair of runs advanced the ball to Wah-Co's 20. Quarterback Daniel Leonard ran the final yards to tie the game.
On the next possession, the Eagles found themselves deep in Rams territory. A tipped pass gave Bath control at Way-Co’s 33-yard line. Following a pass play to the 1-yard line, Bath scored again, this time by just inches, and Kyle Clark sent the ball through the uprights to make it 14-7.
“Things just went from bad to worse,” said Wayland-Cohocton coach Joe Sabo. “We just didn’t have the toughness across the board.”
Moments later, Way-Co fumbled at their own 30. After stopping the Rams’ advance, the Eagles returned a punt to their own 18-yard line. Way-Co lost 4 yards to a quarterback sack and another 5 yards on a delay of game penalty. Bath took advantage of the field position and scored a safety.
But one wasn't enough and late in the fourth, another safety capped the Rams’ 18-7 victory.
“Our offensive line moved the ball,” Bath coach Wayne Carroll said.
He commended freshmen Micheal Rice, Chuck Robinson and Patrick Brewer for stepping up to join the team’s starting line.
“I was very happy with our effort,”?said Carroll. “We had some huge plays by some of our young kids.”
Wayland-Cohocton football watched a first-half lead evaporate Friday in Cohocton as the Bath-Haverling Rams (3-2) scored 18 unanswered points in the second half. A lone second-quarter touchdown was all the Eagles (1-4) could muster in the contest that ended 18-7 in the Rams’ favor.
Following a scoreless first quarter, it was the Eagles that got on the scoreboard first as Devon Harris made a short run into the end zone first less than three minutes into the second quarter and a kick by Dan Wilkinson made it 7-0.
The Rams looked to answer just minutes later with a long drive that ended 4 yards from the goal line, but Way-Co stopped Bath from adding more yards. As the final seconds of the second quarter clock wound down, Wayland-Cohocton’s Jordan Rizzieri intercepted a pass at the Rams’ 31-yard line. The Eagles were 24 yards from the end zone as the buzzer sounded for intermission.
The second half was all Bath. The Rams returned the kick to their own 43-yard line and a pair of runs advanced the ball to Wah-Co's 20. Quarterback Daniel Leonard ran the final yards to tie the game.
On the next possession, the Eagles found themselves deep in Rams territory. A tipped pass gave Bath control at Way-Co’s 33-yard line. Following a pass play to the 1-yard line, Bath scored again, this time by just inches, and Kyle Clark sent the ball through the uprights to make it 14-7.
“Things just went from bad to worse,” said Wayland-Cohocton coach Joe Sabo. “We just didn’t have the toughness across the board.”
Moments later, Way-Co fumbled at their own 30. After stopping the Rams’ advance, the Eagles returned a punt to their own 18-yard line. Way-Co lost 4 yards to a quarterback sack and another 5 yards on a delay of game penalty. Bath took advantage of the field position and scored a safety.
But one wasn't enough and late in the fourth, another safety capped the Rams’ 18-7 victory.
“Our offensive line moved the ball,” Bath coach Wayne Carroll said.
He commended freshmen Micheal Rice, Chuck Robinson and Patrick Brewer for stepping up to join the team’s starting line.
“I was very happy with our effort,”?said Carroll. “We had some huge plays by some of our young kids.”
