Clay-Battelle tops Madonna 49-20
Andrew Grimm HITTING THE HOLE — Madonna tailback Thomas Davidson finds running room against Clay-Battelle on Thursday night at Jimmy Carey Stadium.
Andrew Grimm RUNNING ROOM — Madonna's Connor Lancaster finds room to run against Clay-Battelle on Thursday night.
Andrew Grimm SCRAMBLE MODE — Madonna quarterback Evan Kaczmarek takes off out of the pocket against Clay-Battelle.
Andrew Grimm HITTING THE HOLE — Madonna tailback Thomas Davidson finds running room against Clay-Battelle on Thursday night at Jimmy Carey Stadium.
Andrew Grimm RUNNING ROOM — Madonna's Connor Lancaster finds room to run against Clay-Battelle on Thursday night.
Andrew Grimm SCRAMBLE MODE — Madonna quarterback Evan Kaczmarek takes off out of the pocket against Clay-Battelle.
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WEIRTON -- The Clay-Battelle football team created plenty of big plays against Madonna as the Cee-Bees scored six touchdowns on the night.
Clay-Battelle jumped out to a three-touchdown advantage and did not look back as the Cee-Bees took down the Blue Dons, 49-20, Thursday night up at Jimmy Carey Stadium.
The game was Madonna’s final home game of the season.
Clay-Battelle (6-3) tallied touchdowns on each of its first four offensive possessions of the night.
The visitors from Monongalia County got the ball first to start the game, and the Cee-Bees promptly drove 75 yards for the first points of the night. Senior standout quarterback Corey Coen got the victors off on the right foot as he scampered 29 yards for a touchdown to give Clay-Battelle an early 6-0 lead. A bad snap prevented the extra point attempt keeping the score the same.
The Cee-Bees came out fired up on defense, and they backed the Blue Dons (1-8) up on their first drive of the game. The hosts were forced to punt from their own 25, however, a bad snap resulted in Clay-Battelle taking possession of the ball at the Madonna 14. Coen ran for 13 yards on the next play, and then the Cee-Bees scored their second touchdown of the night on a 1-yard run to make the score, 12-0. Coen then ran for the 2-point conversion to extend Clay-Battelle’s advantage out to 14-0.
The Blue Dons moved the ball out to midfield on their ensuing drive, however, a fumble gave the ball back to the visitors at the locals’ 48.
The visitors struck again on a 44-yard run following a bobbled pitch to increase their advantage out to 20-0. Daman Coen kicked the extra point giving Clay-Battelle a 21-0 lead.
Madonna responded with a touchdown on its next drive. The Blue Dons drove 34 yards for their first score of the night as Aiden Cunningham plowed his way into the end zone to cut Madonna’s deficit down to 21-6, however, the Blue Dons missed the extra point keeping their deficit at 15 points in the second quarter.
Coen carried the lone for the Cee-Bees on their next drive as he led the way for his team on a 60-yard march. This time, Caleb Snodgrass capped the drive off with a 2-yard run, and Daman Coen split the uprights with the extra point to make the score, 28-6.
Clay-Battelle’s defense got into the act on Madonna’s next drive as the Blue Dons misplayed the kickoff, resulting in them having to begin their drive at the 5. The drive did not last long as the Cee-Bees recorded aa safety on the first play of the drive to build a 30-6 advantage.
Following the free kick, the boys in white took over at the Madonna 43. Snodgrass rumbled for 14 yards to get the drive started. Ultimately, the drive stalled at the 10 and Daman Coen kicked a 27-yard field goal giving the Cee-Bees a 33-6 lead.
Madonna turned the ball over on downs on its next possession, giving Clay-Battelle at its own 43 late in the first half. A long pass fell incomplete on first down, however, Corey Coen completed a pass for a first down on second down. However, the half came to a close with the Cee-Bees leading by 27 points.
The Blue Dons began the first drive of the second half at the Cee-Bees 46. Madonna drove down to the Clay-Battelle 30 before turning the ball over on downs.
Clay-Battelle moved the ball into Madonna territory, but Corey Coen threw an interception giving the ball back to the Blue Dons. Unfortunately for the hosts, Madonna was unable to move the ball, and it punted the ball back to Clay-Battelle.
The Madonna defense came up with another big play on the ensuing drive as the Blue Dons recovered a fumble, but once again Madonna was not able to take advantage of the turnover as it punted the ball back to the Cee-Bees.
After turning the ball over on back-to-back possessions, Clay-Battelle took care of the football on its next drive, and the Cee-Bees found the endzone for the fifth time as they scored on a 32-yard touchdown pass from Gavin McLaughlin to Eli Cottrell, and McLaughlin ran it in for the 2-point conversion to give his team its biggest lead of the game at 35 points at 41-6.
The Blue Dons responded with a touchdown of their own on their next possession as Justin Kaczmarek rumbled for a 38-yard touchdown, and Madonna completed a pass for the 2-point conversion to pull within, 41-14.
Clay-Battelle fumbled on its next drive, and Madonna recovered it resulting in the third turnover on the night for the Cee-Bees.
The Blue Dons took over at their own 33, and a 48-yard run by Thomas Davidson moved the ball down to the Clay-Battelle 26. Madonna moved the ball down to the 19, however, the Clay-Battelle defense came up with another stop on fourth down giving the ball back to its offense.
This time, the winners drove 81 yards for their final touchdown of the night. Corey Coen capped off the drive with a 3-yard pass to McLaughlin, and then Snodgrass ran it in for the 2-point conversion, making the score, 49-14.
Davidson capped the scoring for Madonna on the ensuing drive as he scored on a 31-yard run. However, the extra point attempt was no good as the game ended with the final score of 49-20.
Madonna is scheduled to wrap up its season against Tucker County at 7 p.m. Nov. 6.
Clay-Battelle will play Magnolia at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 on the road.