(OLNEY) Here’s a look at the key statistics from Olney’s 43-38 win at Taylorville, In High School Football from last Friday night,
DEFENSIVELY
The Tigers had a total of 32 solo tackles and 26 assists
- Led by Logan McDonald with 8 solo tackles, 2 for a loss, along with 6 assisted tackles
- Xavior Zuber had 3 solo tackles and 6 assists
- Dirks Weiler had 2 solo tackes and 4 assists
- Aiden Germak had 5 solo tackles
Olney had five sacks on the night
- Xavior Zuber had 2 with Casey Thomann and Reid Brown with 1 each
Other defensive highlights for the Tigers
- Gavyn Cothern forced a fumble
- Ian Pianfetti had an interception
OFFENSIVELY / TEAM
- Total yards for Olney was 456 on the night, 383 rushing and 73 passing
- Taylorville ran for 132 yards with 266 passing yards, for a total of 398 yards
- Olney had 13 first downs in the game compared to the Tornadoes with 9
- The Tigers carried the ball 40 times with 5 rushing touchdowns
- Taylorville ran for 3 touchdowns on 31 carries
- Olney caught 7 of the 13 passes attempted with no passing touchdowns
- The Tornadoes had 12 catches of the 22 passes attempted with 2 touchdowns thru the air
TIGER RUSHING
- Gavyn Cothern gained 249 yards on 18 carries with 4 touchdowns
- Cothern’s TD’s were from 9, 67, 43, and 51 yards respectively
- Ian Pianfetti returned a 1st quarter kickoff 82 yards for a Tiger touchdown
- Dirks Weiler had 20 carries for 116 yards, including a 2 yard touchdown
- Brandon Wenger ran for 18 yards on 2 carries
TIGER PASSING
- Ian Pianfetti caught 3 passes for 54 yards
- Nolen Seals had 2 catches for 18 yards
- Cooper Hires gained 1 yard on 2 catches
- Quarterback Gavyn Cothern completed 7 of his 13 passes with no TD’s
TIGER KICKING
- Aiden Weidner kicked a 2nd quarter 33 yard field goal
- Weidner also made 4 of Olney’s 6 attempted extra points after the Tiger touchdowns
The 1-0 Tigers have their home opener tomorrow night against Mattoon at RCHS.