NR Lions football

Goshen's Jamie Ashcraft hit Matt Arnold for a 34-yard touchdown with 6:18 left in the game to put Goshen up 21-14 and then the Goshen defense stopped the Lions to give the Warriors the win in a SBAAC showdown for first place in the SBAAC.

The defeat dropped the Lions to 7-1 on the season and assured Goshen of no worse than a tie in the SBAAC American Division. The Lions could still tie for the title should Bethel pull off an upset of the Warriors next Friday and the Lions defeat Western Brown on Senioir Night.

New Richmond remains in the hunt for a Division III playoff spot but must close out the season with wins over Western Brown and Greenville. Goshen can get a spot in the playoffs with wins over Bethel and then 7-1 West Carrollton to end the season.

Goshen's defense ruled the night, holding the Lions to under 100 yards rushing for the game and stopping the Lions at the Goshen 2-yard line when time ran out in the first half.

The Lions took a 6-0 lead in the second quarter on Andrew Nealan's 11-yard TD run but failed to convert the PAT.

Goshen responded quickly when freshman Marcus Casey got around the corner and went 54-yards for the TD.

Ashcraft, who alternates between QB and tailback, gained 138 yards in 30 carries for Goshen, but it was the Lions' inablility to stop 220-pound senior fullback David Prewitt (92 yards in 15 carries and 1 TD) that proved the difference. Prewitt also recorded 11 tackles and 4 assists on defense.

With the ground game stopped by Goshen's control f the line of scrimmage, New Richmond turned to passing and junior QB Garrett Myers responded with 9-of-17 passing for 114 yards including a 10-yard TD pass and 2-point conversion pass to Brian Mazzaro that tied the game at 14-14.

Andy Case led the NR defense with 8 solo tackles and 3 assists. Jake Gundler and Mike Skaggs each recorded 7 solo tackles.

Score by Quarters
                     1 2 3 4    Total
Goshen           0 7 0 14 -- 21
New Richmond  0 6 0  8 -- 14

Qtr Time Scoring play

2nd 08:58 NR - Nealan 11 yd run (Maupin kick failed), 11-60 4:04
      05:36 GO - Casey 54 yd run (Morris kick), 2-80 0:37
4th 09:23 GO - Prewitt 1 yd run (Morris kick), 6-34 2:19
      08:46 NR - Mazzaro 10 yd pass from Myers (Mazzaro pass from Myers), 3-55 0:32
      06:18 GO - M.Arnold 34 yd pass from Ashcraft (Morris kick), 6-70 2:22


RUSHING: Goshen-Ashcraft 30-138; Prewitt 15-92; Casey 5-66; McAnich 1-7; A.Owens 1-6; Hines 1-minus 2. New Richmond-Nealan 14-46; Myers 11-24; Maupin 7-17; Warden 1-8; McCabe 1-0.

PASSING: Goshen-A.Owens 1-2-0-47; Ashcraft 1-2-0-34. New Richmond-Myers 9-17-0-114; Warden 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Goshen-Ashcraft 1-47; M.Arnold 1-34. New Richmond-Mazzaro 3-12; Nealan 2-45; Warden 2-28; McCabe 1-15; Maupin 1-14.

INTERCEPTIONS: Goshen-None. New Richmond-None.

FUMBLES: Goshen-Ashcraft 4-3. New Richmond-Maupin 1-0; Myers 1-0.


SACKS (UA-A): Goshen-None. New Richmond-None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Goshen-Prewitt 11-4; Settles 8-1; Ashcraft 7-0; McAnich 4-0; Asher 2-2; Blevins 2-0; Parriman 2-0; Rahm 2-0; A.Arnold 2-0; Allen 1-1; 73 1-0; Spence 1-0; 20 1-0; Thompson 0-1; Casey 0-1; 80 0-1.

New Richmond-Case 8-3; Gundler 7-2; M.Skaggs 7-1; B.Gelter 6-2; D.Scholz 4-4; Maupin 3-4; Deller 4-1; Warden 3-3; Mahaffey 3-2; Williams 3-0; Hamilton 1-1; Mazzaro 1-0; Smith 0-1; Chesney 0-1.