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TUNKHANNOCK VS. HAZLETON AREA
Cougars outlast Hamlin racing for a bounce back Tunkhannock Struggling Hamlin needs to get on track today to help Chase hopes.
Hazleton Area goes on 97-yard scoring drive after converting key third down. By JAY MONAHAN For The Times Leader
HAZLETON – Just when it seemed Tunkhannock, after three-and-a-half quarters of playing catch-up, finally had Hazleton Area where it wanted Saturday night, the Cougars did exactly what it had done all game – somehow pull a third-down conversion out of thin air. After penalties positioned the Cougars into a first-and-25 within their own 3-yard line, they found themselves in a third-and-6 situation deep into their own territory. Quarterback Chad Hoffman dumped a screen pass to Brian Campbell, who broke three tackles and teetered along the sideline for a first down. Campbell’s catch rejuvenated Hazleton Area’s attack as it drove 97 yards down the field to set up a game-winning 32-yard Jeff Fendrick misdirection touchdown on fourth down for a 25-28 victory over the Tunkhannock in a Wyoming Valley Conference interdivisional game. “(Campbell’s run) was the play of the game,” said Hazleton Area coach Jim Drumheller, whose team improved to 2-2. “It’s what kept us alive.” Tunkhannock (0-4) matched Hazleton Area punch-for-punch for four rounds, responding to each of the Cougars’ first four touchdowns with one of its own. After a Hazleton Area stop at the goal line on fourth down squandered a Tiger chance at a stalemate going into halftime, Tunkhannock responded in fashion. The Tigers utilized their patented misdirection kick return, handing the ball off to Zack Edmonson for an 84-yard touchdown to open the half. A botched snap on the extra point kept the Tigers down 14-13. Tunkhannock had one final attempt at matching Hazleton Area for a fifth straight time. With 47 seconds left on fourth-and -6, Tunkhannock quarterback Luke Seaberg found Josh Colley for a 24-
yard gain to put the ball on the Cougars’ 27-yard line. With the pressure cooking, the Cougars defense executed when it needed to with back-to-back sacks. Zack Smith pounded Seaberg for a 7-yard loss, sidelining the senior quarterback for a play. Kyle Bissol stopped replacement freshman quarterback Brian Beauchemin in the backfield for a 10-yard loss With two second remaining on the Hazleton Area 44, Cougar defenders batted down Tunkhannock’s last-chance pass to finalize the victory. Campbell ran for 131 yards on 21 carries and notched two touchdowns. Hazleton Area’s Yousef Guzman garnered 76 yards on 12 carries. For Tunkhannock, Colley caught three passes for 98 yards. Edmunson added a rushing touchdown and 95 yards on the ground.
Hazleton Area 35, Tunkhannock 28 Tunkhannock.......................... 7 0 14 7 — 28 Hazleton Area ........................ 7 7 14 7 — 35 First Quarter HAZ – Bissol run 9 yards (Joseph kick good), 6:41 TUN – Colley 36 pass from Seaberg (Coolbaugh kick good), 3:36 Second Quarter HAZ – Hoffman 1 run (Joseph kick good), 6:44Third Quarter TUN – Edmonson 83 kick return (run failed), 11:44 HAZ – Hoffman 19 run (Joseph kick good), 7:31 TUN – Robinson 12 run (Robinson run good), 4:18 HAZ – Guzman 1 run (Joseph kick good), 2:00 Fourth Quarter TUN – Edmonson 5 run (Coolbaugh kick good), 6:52 HAZ – Fendrick 32 run (Joseph kick good), 2:55 Team Statistics Tunk HazArea First downs............................. 16 20 Rushes-yards ........................ 38-176 49-334 Passing................................... 131 95 Total Yards............................. 207 429 Comp-Att-Int .......................... 5-11-0 5-10-0 Sacked-Yards Lost............... 0-0 4-30 Punts-Avg............................... 1-35 1-36 Fumbles-Lost......................... 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards..................... 1-5 5-55 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – TUN: Edmunson 12-95, Robinson 12-73, Seaberg 6-(minus-11), Muckin 3-26, Beauchemin 1-(minus-10), Custer 1-(minus-11), Coolbaugh 2-14, Team 1-0; HAZ: Campbell 21-131, Guzman 12-76, Z. Zakowski 5-13, Hoffman 9-73, Bissol 1-9, Fendrick 1-32, Team 0-0 PASSING – TUN: Seaberg 5-10-0-131, Team 01-0-0; HAZ: Hoffman 5-10-0-95 RECEIVING – TUN: Colley 3-98, Edmonson 228, Robinson 1-22; HAZ: Guzman 1-15, Fendrick 239, Campbell 2-41 INTs – none MISSED FIELD GOALS – none
LOUDON, N.H. — One and done? Title hopes up in smoke? For the Chase drivers who ran out of gas or good luck in the playoff opener, they have kept the faith that their championship pursuits aren’t spoiled because of a bad start. But it doesn’t help. Denny Hamlin, inconsistent all season, is stuck in 12th place and already 41 points behind leader Kevin Harvick. He struggled all day in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship kickoff last week at Chicagoland and staggered to a 31st-place finish. Matt Kenseth (10th) and Jeff Gordon (11th) are ahead of him in the standings, yet Gordon is only 25 points out of first. Not an enviable position, but certainly no reason to panic — not with nine races left starting Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Hamlin, though, could find his championship push extinguished with a similar poor run in the No. 11Toyota. He couldn’t find a spark Friday and qualified 28th, the worst start among the 12 Chase drivers. “We’re struggling right now just to get consistency and I can’t pinpoint one particular place where we need to work,” Hamlin said. “Someone asked me where we lacked and I don’t know. It’s something different every two to three weeks. It’s painful at this moment.” A year ago, Hamlin was on the brink of his first championship heading into the finale at Homestead. Hamlin entered the race leading the standings only to spin out and slide through the grass to derail his effort and pave the way for Jimmie Johnson to win the title for a fifth straight season. For Hamlin, it wasn’t just a bitter end to the season — it seemed
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against New York overall. Lester had beaten Garcia twice this season and had won each of his last four starts in the Bronx. Francona sought input from his players and coaches after Friday’s rainout and shook up his lineup, moving Carl Crawford to the second spot and dropping Adrian Gonzalez to fifth with Dustin Pedroia hitting third. But it all unraveled in a span of six batters in the second. “A disappointing game,” Francona said. “We didn’t finish a couple of plays, and they made us pay.” With runners on first and second, shortstop Marco Scutaro went deep into the hole to field Andruw Jones’ grounder. He seemed to have a chance to get the lead runner at third base but stumbled slightly and had to throw across his body to second. His throw was late, leaving the bases loaded. Montero then hit a sharp grounder out of Scutaro’s reach for the first run. Martin followed with a sinking liner to left field that hit off the glove of a sliding Crawford for two more runs. “I just tried to make a play at it. Didn’t make it,” Crawford said. Jeter, whose batting average is up to .297 after a first-half slump, followed with a drive into the right-field seats to make it 6-0. Before the game, the Yankees captain carried the bat Roger Maris used to hit his 61st homer onto the field as part of 50th anniversary ceremony. Lester gave up a two-out, tworun double to Montero in the third and was done, having given up eight runs. After Lester retired his first four batters, the Yankees were 8 for 12 against him.
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to set the tone for this one. He had only one top 10 in the first eight races. While he did get hot late, he had only one victory and qualified for the Chase with a wild card. “I don’t think anyone has huge expectations for us this Chase,” Hamlin said. “I personally do and still do. I think that we’ve really underachieved quite a bit, so you get frustrated.” Kenseth and Gordon certainly understand Hamlin’s frustrations. Unlike Hamlin, Gordon and Kenseth had two of the cars to beat last week until they ran out of gas in a finish decided on fuel mileage. Because Gordon and Kenseth have been so steady all season (each driver has multiple victories), it’s easier to envision their cars getting back on a roll Sunday and making a charge up the standings. Kenseth ran out of gas at the end and was pushed across the finish line by JJ Yeley. NASCAR ruled the last-lap assistance was illegal and dropped Kenseth to 21st
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