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Claggon, Sharpless lead Vikings in win over the Bullets
RONNIE WOODWARD, Staff Correspondent
Angelo Sharpless stands tall on the sideline, stands tall on the field and stood out against the competition in Plymouth’s 44-0 rout of Jamesville friday night.
The 6-foot-4, 187-pound wide receiver/free safety recovered a fumble on the first play from scrimmage, and caught a touchdown pass on the next.
“I just try to play hard, stay focused and stay humble,” said Sharpless. “By me being in that area at that time, I was just glad to pick the fumble up and run, and then catch the pass and make some plays for my team early in the game.”
Sharpless caught a 30-yard touchdown pass later in the first quarter, a quarter that was dominated by Plymouth.
The talented two-way star ended the game with 168 total yards and two touchdowns despite playing in only a little over a quarter on offense. He also had a 49-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, but it was negated by an illegal block penalty.
“He’s a very talented athlete and I think he’s been doing a very good job,” Plymouth coach John White said of Sharpless. “We tried to throw it to him a little bit tonight; we didn’t throw it very much last week, but we’re working on that part of our game and he’s going to be a big part of our passing attack.”
Senior running back Tobias Clagon led the way on the ground for the Vikings. Clagon carried the ball six times for 199 yards and two touchdowns, and like Sharpless, had an additional touchdown called back for a penalty.
White said that ‘it’s great’ to have three seniors as talented as Sharpless, Clagon and quarterback Dasheen Perry leading the Plymouth offense this season.
“I had them when they were sophomores and we didn’t win many games, as juniors we won 10 and to have them in there every play now is great,” said White. “When you have kids that have played together for three years in a row like these boys, it pays off.”
Despite the 492 yards and 44 points that Plymouth provided on offense, White was quick to point out the great job his defense did friday night.
Jamesivlle managed only one first down, 16 total yards and was forced to punt eight times.
“It was a good game and we played very well defensively,” White said. “If you play good defense, eventually the offense will come .”
Plymouth held a 36-0 lead at halftime, which caused the referees to decide to run a continous clock the entire second half.
With the clock running continously, Jamesville only had one possesion in the second frame, and Plymouth only had two.
Plymouth had three touchdowns in a row called back because of penalties in the fourth quarter, something that White believes was because of a lost of focus.
“Penalties are a lot about focus and I dont think we were very focused in the second half,” said White. “I wish that wouldn’t have happened, but it’s probably more of my fault for taking them [the starters] out and then putting them back in, and maybe when they went back up they weren’t focused quite as much.”
Jamesville Plymouth
1 First Downs 7
15-5 Rushes-Yards 27-390
11 Passing Yards 102
10-2-1 Pass-Comp-Int 4-4-102
8-218 Punting 0-0
1-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0
3-15 Penalties 8-78
Jamesville 0 0 0 0 — 0
Plymouth 28 0 8 8 — 44
Scoring Summary
P- Sharpless 25 from Perry (Conversion failed), 11:31, 1st
P- Mitchell 11 run (Clagon conversion run), 9:47, 1st
P- Sharpless 30 from Perry (Brooks conversion run), 8:03, 1st
P- Clagon 80 run (Conversion failed), 5:20, 1st
P- Clagon 40 run (Brooks conversion run), 4:00, 2nd
P- Perry 17 run (Brooks conversion run(, 3:58, 4th
Angelo Sharpless stands tall on the sideline, stands tall on the field and stood out against the competition in Plymouth’s 44-0 rout of Jamesville friday night.
The 6-foot-4, 187-pound wide receiver/free safety recovered a fumble on the first play from scrimmage, and caught a touchdown pass on the next.
“I just try to play hard, stay focused and stay humble,” said Sharpless. “By me being in that area at that time, I was just glad to pick the fumble up and run, and then catch the pass and make some plays for my team early in the game.”
Sharpless caught a 30-yard touchdown pass later in the first quarter, a quarter that was dominated by Plymouth.
The talented two-way star ended the game with 168 total yards and two touchdowns despite playing in only a little over a quarter on offense. He also had a 49-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, but it was negated by an illegal block penalty.
“He’s a very talented athlete and I think he’s been doing a very good job,” Plymouth coach John White said of Sharpless. “We tried to throw it to him a little bit tonight; we didn’t throw it very much last week, but we’re working on that part of our game and he’s going to be a big part of our passing attack.”
Senior running back Tobias Clagon led the way on the ground for the Vikings. Clagon carried the ball six times for 199 yards and two touchdowns, and like Sharpless, had an additional touchdown called back for a penalty.
White said that ‘it’s great’ to have three seniors as talented as Sharpless, Clagon and quarterback Dasheen Perry leading the Plymouth offense this season.
“I had them when they were sophomores and we didn’t win many games, as juniors we won 10 and to have them in there every play now is great,” said White. “When you have kids that have played together for three years in a row like these boys, it pays off.”
Despite the 492 yards and 44 points that Plymouth provided on offense, White was quick to point out the great job his defense did friday night.
Jamesivlle managed only one first down, 16 total yards and was forced to punt eight times.
“It was a good game and we played very well defensively,” White said. “If you play good defense, eventually the offense will come .”
Plymouth held a 36-0 lead at halftime, which caused the referees to decide to run a continous clock the entire second half.
With the clock running continously, Jamesville only had one possesion in the second frame, and Plymouth only had two.
Plymouth had three touchdowns in a row called back because of penalties in the fourth quarter, something that White believes was because of a lost of focus.
“Penalties are a lot about focus and I dont think we were very focused in the second half,” said White. “I wish that wouldn’t have happened, but it’s probably more of my fault for taking them [the starters] out and then putting them back in, and maybe when they went back up they weren’t focused quite as much.”
Jamesville Plymouth
1 First Downs 7
15-5 Rushes-Yards 27-390
11 Passing Yards 102
10-2-1 Pass-Comp-Int 4-4-102
8-218 Punting 0-0
1-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0
3-15 Penalties 8-78
Jamesville 0 0 0 0 — 0
Plymouth 28 0 8 8 — 44
Scoring Summary
P- Sharpless 25 from Perry (Conversion failed), 11:31, 1st
P- Mitchell 11 run (Clagon conversion run), 9:47, 1st
P- Sharpless 30 from Perry (Brooks conversion run), 8:03, 1st
P- Clagon 80 run (Conversion failed), 5:20, 1st
P- Clagon 40 run (Brooks conversion run), 4:00, 2nd
P- Perry 17 run (Brooks conversion run(, 3:58, 4th
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