Athens (OnFocus) – Longtime Cloverwood foes squared off as the calendar turned to October, and the Athens Blue Jays’ 42 point first half outburst propelled Athens to a resounding 56-8 win over Thorp.
Cooper Diedrich gave Athens the lead for good when he scored from 20 yards out just three minutes into the game.
Four and a half minutes later, the Athens signal caller connected with Dayne Diethelm for a 68 yards score, giving Athens all the points it would need.
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The Blue Jays scored four more times in the first half, with Diethelm(2 yards) and Jake Denzine(47 and 33 yard runs) and Diedrich(53 yards) gave Athens a 42-8 halftime lead.
Diedrich led all rushers with 122 yards on 10 carries. Denzine ran for 105 yards on 7 carries.
Diethelm added 2 receptions for 92 yards to pair up with his two scores.
Cobie Ellenbecker came up big for Athens with 2 interceptions for 40 yards.
Athens outpaced Thorp on the ground, 355 yards to 92. The Blue Jays piled up 430 total yards in the win.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| Thorp | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Athens | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
