Senecas shut out Lucas 35-0

Calvert put together its best game of the season Saturday night against Lucas. The Senecas were dominant against the Cubs in a 35-0 win at Frost-Kalnow Stadium."We clicked on all cylinders," Calvert coach Mike Lento said. "We stuck to our game plan that we worked on all week. Our guys showed up. They played together, and they executed it to the best of our abilities."On the opening drive of the game, the Cubs were able to pick up a couple first downs before the Seneca defense were able to force a turnover-on-downs at the Calvert 37.Later in the quarter, Calvert quarterback Tucker Coleman threw a short screen pass to the right to John Schumacher, who took it to the house for a 56-yard score. Cameron Lucius' PAT was good, and Calvert was up 7-0.On the ensuing drive, the Senecas' defense was able to force another turnover-on-downs when they stuffed a run inside by Lucas' Dan Hockensmith on a fourth-and-one at midfield.Calvert (4-2) took the ball 51 yards in nine plays for a second touchdown. The Senecas picked up three first downs on the drive including a 10-yard run by Cal Warnement on a fourth-and-two to get to the four-yard line. Two plays later, Warnement took it in from two yards out. With 7:00 remaining in the first half, Calvert had a 14-0 lead.On a third-and-10 from their own 26 on the Cubs' next possession, QB Bobby Grover's pass was intercepted by Xavier Kimmet.Then Tucker Coleman pump faked a screen pass, and then tossed a deep pass to the right sideline to a wide open Kimmet for a 39-yard TD.Calvert's defense gave up a couple first downs on the next drive before forcing Lucas to commit a third turnover-on-downs on the night.The Senecas took a 21-0 lead into halftime.Calvert started with a short field after a 12-yard punt by the Cubs early in the second half. On the second play of the drive, Nolan Lee picked up a first down on an eight yard run. Two plays later, Schumaker took a sweep to the right for eight yards down to the Lucas 24. On fourth-and-two, Coleman looked off defenders and tossed a 16-yard TD strike to Carter Wolph.Calvert led 28-0 with 27 seconds remaining in the third period.On Lucas' next possession, Grover threw another interception to Kimmet, giving the Senecas the ball in their opponent's territory.Two plays later, Lucius ran the ball up the middle, broke multiple tackles, and carried multiple defenders with him as he willed himself to pay dirt from 20 yards out.The Senecas' 35-point lead initiated a running clock for the remainder of the contest with 9:26 to go in the game.Calvert gained 15 first downs and 297 yards of total offense with 173 passing and 124 rushing. Coleman completed 11-of-16 passes for 173 yards and three TDs. Warnement had 17 carries for 68 yards and a TD."You know, it's funny," Coach Lento said. "We want to say that we got to KISS it, right? Keep It Simple, Stupid, and we were able to do that in the passing game. We were able to take advantage of some coverages that we liked, and Tucker Coleman did a great job this evening."Carter Cook and Logan DeMoss led the Calvert defense with seven tackles each.Lucas had nine first downs on 133 yards of offense. All of it rushing.Grover was 1-of-5 for zero yards and two picks. Hockensmith had 12 rushes for 44 yards to lead the way for Lucas."Anytime you can put a goose egg up, it's great," Lento added. "Our defense has been playing lights out. So we got to make sure we're going to keep doing that. But even what's more impressive is when we're able to put some backups in there at the end of the game and we're able to still hold the goose egg up."That's pride. That's tradition. That's culture, and we're going to keep doing that here at Calvert."Calvert travels next to Margaretta (1-5), and Lucas (3-3) hosts Amanda-Clearcreek (3-3) next Friday.