On Friday, 9/12, the Tyrone Golden Eagles traveled to Wingate looking for a signature rivalry win.
Offensively, Tyrone struggled as they only accumulated 212 yards and 12 points all game.
Defensively, the Golden Eagles played lights out, only allowing 14 points while forcing 4 turnovers with interceptions from Mason Emigh, Owen Oakes, Kyler Suhoney, and the game-sealer from Caleb Whitby.
“Coach Wilson had a really good game plan heading into the game, we were prepared for everything, we executed and made things happen when we had to”, said senior lineman John Stanton.
At the start of the game, Tyrone jumped out to a 14-0 lead with an 80-yard touchdown reception from Brayden Parsons and an interception returned for a touchdown.
Bald Eagle responded late in the second quarter with a reception touchdown from Jackson Millward. This concluded the half with Tyrone leading 14-7.
“We weren’t playing our game. We knew that we had to regroup in the locker room and fix our mistakes”, said senior quarterback Eli Woomer.
On the first play of the second half, Owen Oakes intercepted a pass from Kaleb Iron. The Tyrone offense took full advantage of the opportunity and punched one in with Ashton Emigh to make the score 21-7.
Bald Eagle responded to this with a long drive that ended in a tight end pop pass touchdown to James Cowan.
The rest of the game was slow. Neither team could get anything going on offense. Whenever Tyrone had an opportunity to score, they fumbled the ball away.
With less than a minute to go, Caleb Whitby was able to come down with a crucial interception that let the Golden Eagles take a knee and close the game out with a win.
Tyrone improves their record to 3-1. Next week, they prepare to take on the 2-2 Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils at the backyard brawl at Grey-Veterans Memorial Field on Friday, 9/19.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Tyrone 14 0 7 0 — 21
Bald Eagle Area 0 7 7 0 — 14
First Quarter
Tyrone–Parsons 80 pass from Woomer (Novak kick) 6:39
Tyrone— Suhoney 45 interception return (Novak kick) 3:53
Second Quarter
Bald Eagle Area — Millward 29 pass from Fisher (Millward kick) 9:26
Third Quarter
Tyrone — Emigh 1 run (Novak kick) 9:37
Bald Eagle Area — Cowan 6 pass from Fisher (Millward kick) 1:53
TEAM STATISTICS T BEA
First downs
Tyrone- 8
Bald Eagle Area-10
Total yards
Tyrone-212
Bald Eagle Area-222
Rushes-yards
Tyrone-26-78
Bald Eagle Area-32-107
Yards passing
Tyrone-134
Bald Eagle Are-115
Passing (comp.-att.-int.)
Tyrone-7-17-2
Bald Eagle Area-12-27-4
Punts-avg.
Tyrone-4-18.8
Bald Eagle Area-2-42.5
Fumbles-lost
Tyrone-1-1
Bald Eagle Area-2-0
Penalties-yards
Tyrone-3-35
Bald Eagle Area-0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING–Tyrone, Woomer 10-33, Whitby 7-25, Emigh 9-20, Bonsell 1-(-1). Bald Eagle Area, Fisher 18-91, Irion 4-(-11), McCulley 10-27.
PASSING–Tyrone, Woomer 7-17-134-2. Bald Eagle Area, Irion 2-10-30-2. Fisher 10-17-85, 2 TD.
RECEIVING–Tyrone, Parsons 2-93, Martin 2-15, Emigh 1-19, Whitby 1-8. Bald Eagle Area, Cowan 4-38, Hosband 3-11, Millward 3-41, Fisher 1-26, Johnson 1 (-1).
