Correspondent picture / Robert Hayes
Fitch operating again Dan Evans III leaps over a Stow-Munroe Falls defender throughout the first half of the Falcons’ victory.
AUSTINTOWN– From the opening possession to the ultimate play, it was about as dominant of a efficiency as a crew can ask for. Austintown Fitch routed the Stow-Munroe Falls Bulldogs 41-0 on Corridor of Fame evening at Greenwood Chevrolet Falcons Stadium.
For the Falcons (4-1), beginning off Friday evening so strongly was a technique to maintain a number of the momentum going following an emotional 24-21, double-overtime win over St. Ignatius in week 4’s motion.
“It’s a must to come out with a spotlight, you need to come out with a will to win, to do the whole lot the proper method, to organize and get higher week to week,” Fitch coach TJ Parker stated. “That’s what I assumed we did tonight. The protection set the tone proper from the start, smothering them; the offense bought occurring the bottom.”
Limiting Stow (0-5) to a really restricted variety of first downs throughout the contest previous to their closing drive, Fitch solely punted as soon as previous to halftime.
All of it started with a five-yard rating by senior DJ Williams (75 yards on six carries), who discovered paydirt twice within the first quarter after lacking the earlier contest as a consequence of an harm.
“We knew we simply needed to are available in right here and play nice crew ball, and that’s what we did. That’s what the rating confirmed,” Williams stated. “We at all times scent blood within the water. We at all times come out early firing on a crew. We at all times wish to come out early and punch them within the mouth, in order that’s how we play.
“It felt good to come back again this week, get a few carries and really feel it out as a result of we’ve a giant sport subsequent week. At all times getting that landing, strolling into the top zone is at all times an important feeling.”
Freshman Deon’Dray Richard additionally scored on a five-yard run.
Sophomore Brady Evans discovered the top zone through a 15-yard run, as did Dan Evans III on a 7-yard run together with a 17-yard reception from DeShawn Vaughn. Evans III led the Falcons with 81 receiving yards on eight catches. Vaughn was environment friendly, finishing 17 of 24 passes for 212 yards.
With the operating clock shifting, Evans III needed to maintain the foot on the fuel. His landing reception got here early within the third quarter. He was ecstatic with the best way the jet sweep labored within the purple zone versus the Bulldogs.
“We simply bought gamers which might be quick, that may break and get free. A play like jet is without doubt one of the good performs to get them going, and truthfully I believe they perfected the blocking scheme of it, and it’s been working all 12 months,” Evans III stated. “Truthfully, our protection has been taking part in rather well recently, and so they at all times convey that power. At observe they’re pushing the offense repeatedly to make performs, that coming from observe and having to work towards that protection day-after-day.”
Parker added, “We had been making the proper soccer performs. You’ll be able to see late, we take what the protection provides us, the best way we had been doing it for one another. The way in which DJ blocked on Brady Evan’s jet sweep was what we’re in search of.”
The win was Austintown’s largest margin of victory within the 2023 season, adopted by a 40-6 victory at Euclid in week one. Fitch outgained the Bulldogs 333-108. Junior Rocco DiFlorio had a giant evening, recording a sack and two tackles for a loss, 9 whole.
The win units up a showdown with the undefeated Ursuline Combating Irish at dwelling subsequent Friday.
Austintown understands it’ll be a troublesome check.
“Simply cleansing up the little issues truthfully,” Evans III stated. “They’ve a great coach in Reardon, he’s going to name some good performs. We simply must be essentially sound and be able to make performs, and simply execute.”