PARKERSBURG - Seven different players scored touchdowns for Parkersburg Catholic Saturday night as the Crusaders overwhelmed visiting Calhoun County 63-0 at Stadium Field.
Senior Charles Schriner tallied three TDs while rolling up 174 yards rushing on 18 carries and his two younger brothers, Ryan and Neal, also notched touchdowns in the impressive win.
Catholic, now 2-2, ran roughshod over the Reds Devils, scoring on their first three possessions of the game as Calhoun went 3-and-out every time. PCHS's running game, paced by Charles Schriner and Mitch Davis (11 for 104 with a TD), shredded the Calhoun defense with 59 rushes for 444 yards.
Davis ran in from 21 yards out just 2:03 into the game, capping a quick five-play, 82-yard drive. Charles Schriner added a 2-yard run to paydirt at 5:19 of the first quarter, and Payton Sturm connected with Nick Roedersheimer on an 11-yard scoring strike at 11:14 of the second stanza.
Neal Schriner's fumble recovery on the ensuing kickoff at the Calhoun 38 set up Catholic's next TD, a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Sturm at 7:21 of the second to up the score to 28-0. And Charles Schriner's 1-yard run over the left side for a touchdown with 15.9 seconds left made it 35-0 at the half.
On the second play of the second half, Neal Schriner intercepted and took it back 31 yards for a TD.
Fact Box
At Stadium Field, Parkersburg
Parkersburg Catholic 63,
Calhoun County 0
Calhoun (2-2) 0 0 0 0 - 0
Catholic (2-2) 13 22 14 14 - 63
SCORING:
Cath: Mitch Davis 21 run (Peter Keiser kick), 9:57, 1st
Cath: Charles Schriner 2 run (kick blocked), 5:19, 1st
Cath: Nick Roedersheimer 11 pass from Payton Sturm (Davis pass from Sturm), 11:14, 2nd
Cath: Sturm 1 run (Keiser kick), 7:21, 2nd
Cath: C. Schriner 1 run (Keiser kick), 15.9 seconds, 2nd
Cath: Neal Schriner 31 interception return (Keiser kick), 11:10, 3rd
Cath: C. Schriner 2 run (Keiser kick), 4:53, 3rd
Cath: Jake Boice 1 run (Keiser kick), 11:19, 4th
Cath: Ryan Schriner 3 run (Keiser kick), 5:59, 4th
Team statistics
Calhoun: First downs: 2; Rushes-yards: 22-31; Passing yards: 36: Total yards: 67; Passing: 3-14-2; Punts-average: 4-28.0; Fumbles-lost: 3-2; Penalties-yards: 4-25
Catholic: First downs: 22; Rushes-yards: 59-444; Passing yards: 42: Total yards: 486: Passing: 4-4-0; Punts-average: 1-36.0; Fumbles-lost: 1-0; Penalties-yards: 4-35
Individual leaders
Calhoun: Rushing: Kirkland Allen 2-9, Lucas Wilson 3-7, Logan Moore 6-4, Cole Ritchie 7-2; Passing: Logan Moore 2-10-1, 28 yards; Casey Ritchie 1-4-1, 8 yards; Receiving: Joe Richards 1-23, Ethyn Miller 1-8, Kirkland Allen 1-3
Catholic: Rushing: Charles Schriner 18-174, 3 TDs; Mitch Davis 11-104, TD; Jake Boice 7-56, TD; Payton Sturm 7-4; Neal Schriner 5-47; Ryan Schriner 6-65, TD; Passing: Payton Sturm 3-3-0, 20 yards, TD; Mitch Davis 1-1-0, 22 yards; Receiving: Jake Boice 1-4, Mitch Davis 1-5, Payton Sturm 1-22, Nick Roedersheimer 1-11, TD
Next games: Tyler Consolidated at Calhoun 7:30 p.m. Friday; Catholic at Wirt County 7:30 p.m. Friday
West Virginia Prep Scores
Saturday's Scores
Bishop Donahue 47, Bellaire St. John, Ohio 0
Parkersburg Catholic 63, Calhoun County 0
Ohio Prep Scores
Akr. Garfield 11, Akr. Kenmore 0
Akr. North 27, Akr. East 0
Bellaire 45, Rayland Buckeye 16
Bryan 42, Shelby 12
Can. McKinley 27, N. Can. Hoover 24
Cle. Cent. Cath. 42, Gates Mills Gilmour 7
Cle. John Adams 26, Cle. Lincoln W. 0
Cle. St. Ignatius 40, Erie Strong Vincent, Pa. 0
Cle. VASJ 18, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 12
E. Liverpool 65, Tol. Woodward 12
Erie Cathedral Prep, Pa. 37, Mentor Lake Cath. 6
Lakewood St. Edward 42, Cin. Elder 28
Louisville Aquinas 35, Garfield Hts. Trinity 3
Norwalk St. Paul 61, Ashland Mapleton 40
Portsmouth Notre Dame 42, McDermott Scioto NW 13
Shaker Hts. 55, Parma 0
Southington Chalker 46, Fostoria St. Wendelin 28
Strasburg-Franklin 30, Bowerston Conotton Valley 27, OT
The Red Devils, now also 2-2, finally picked up a first down at 9:37 of the third quarter on a 25-yard pass from QB Logan Moore to Joe Richards in reaching the Catholic 34. But Roedersheimer knocked down a fourth-down pass in the end zone at 8:33 to quell the threat.
A 52-yard scamper by Charles Schriner to the Calhoun 7 set up his 2-yard TD run at 4:53 for a 49-0 lead after three quarters.
Two more TDs in the fourth quarter wrapped up the one-sided win for the Crusaders, who play at Wirt County Friday night. Jake Boice pounded his way a yard into the end zone at 11:19 and Ryan Schriner ran in from 3 yards out with 5:19 to play.
In all, Catholic led by whopping margins in first downs, 22-2, and total yardage, 486-67.
Calhoun also plays next Friday, hosting Tyer Consolidated at 7:30 p.m.
