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10/19/05
Hudson defeated Twinsburg 31-19 this past weekend.
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HUDSON
"Explorers"
10/19/05
Hudson defeated Twinsburg 31-19 this past weekend.
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10/21/05
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Lindsay Semple/Akron Beacon Journal Hudson lineman Billy Nagy practices defensive drills. Nagy has been a leader on both the offensive and defensive lines.
10/21/05
Hudson pushing for playoffs
Explorers coach says 4-2 team has to win its last four games in order to make postseason
[SIZE=-1]By Tom Gaffney[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Beacon Journal sports writer[/SIZE]
Coach Tom Narducci believes his Hudson football team is modeled after the cast of a popular spaghetti western from 1966.
``It's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly all over again,'' said Narducci, referring to a movie that helped catapult Clint Eastwood to stardom. ``We have won good, won bad and won ugly. We have lost good, lost bad and lost ugly.
``We have run the gamut and there are still four weeks to go.''
The Explorers have a 4-2 overall record and are 1-2 in the Western Reserve Conference headed to a pivotal WRC game at home tonight against Mayfield (4-2, 2-1).
Hudson opened 3-0 with victories over Federal League powers Jackson and GlenOak, with a triumph over Painesville Riverside in between. That caught the attention of the Ohio media, and the Explorers garnered the No. 8 position in Division I in the first Associated Press state poll.
Then came losses to Solon (6-0, 3-0) and Brush (5-1, 3-0) to open WRC play, before Hudson gained a conference victory last weekend over winless Cuyahoga Falls.
The club's inconsistency can be expected since the Explorers start four sophomores on defense and have been rotating inexperienced quarterbacks Sean Fertick, a junior, and Alex Gedeon, a sophomore.
``We got beat by two really good teams,'' Narducci said. ``We have struggled at times on offense, but we haven't pushed the panic button yet.
We have to stay with what we are doing and tweak things a little.''
Catching Solon in the WRC is a long shot, but Narducci believes his team can finish with wins over Mayfield, Twinsburg, Stow and Nordonia to reach the playoffs for the fourth season in a row.
``The league title is not a realistic goal, but the state playoffs are,'' Narducci said. ``We have to win out.''
Hudson has been ground-oriented on offense, with senior fullback Steve Faul and tailback Matt Hooper getting most of the carries and yards. The offensive line has been led by Billy Nagy, one of the state's most highly recruited linemen, and Joe Berdine. The primary receiving weapon is tight end Tim Eagan.
On defense, Nagy and Berdine have been forces up front, and Ryan Stump has emerged in recent weeks at linebacker.
The Explorers' push to the playoffs starts tonight against a physical Mayfield team that counts Stow and Nordonia among its victims.
``We have had some close games with them through the years,'' Narducci said. ``They have tough, blue-collar kids who like to hit.''
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10/22/05
Hudson 38, Stow 13
Fired-up Explorers tame Bulldogs
[SIZE=-1]By Todd Worly[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Special to the Beacon Journal[/SIZE]
HUDSON - Hudson dominated visiting Stow in all phases, easing to a 38-13 Homecoming victory in Friday night's Western Reserve Conference matchup at Lavelli Field.
Senior Steve Faul recorded 200 yards on offense -- 106 rushing and 94 receiving -- including two crucial long runs to set up first-half touchdowns.
On Hudson's first drive of the night, Faul raced 49 yards down the right sideline to the Stow 17. Junior quarterback Sean Fertick capped the drive when he rolled left, and ran down the sideline 23 yards.
Faul struck again for Hudson early in the second quarter, this time turning what seemed like a negative-yardage play into a 38-yard run down to the Stow 5.
Junior fullback Matt Hooper then scored on a 1-yard run.
``On both of my long runs, everyone just did their assignments, and the play opened up,'' Faul said. ``On the second run, I was running left, but it was bottled up, so I cut it back and just found the seam.''
Stow (2-7, 1-5) sophomore quarterback Alex Loftin capped a 62-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Bradley Ziegler on a perfectly thrown fade route to cut Stow's deficit to 14-6.
Hudson (7-2, 4-2) then broke the game open. After Hudson senior Greg Eisenhardt's 66-yard punt pinned Stow on its 8, the Explorers' defense forced a short Stow punt that gave Hudson the ball at the Stow 23.
Sophomore quarterback Alex Gedeon found senior tight end Tim Eagan three plays later for a leaping 13-yard touchdown strike to put Hudson up 21-6.
``We've had so many injuries lately,'' Eagan said, ``so we put in a few new plays this week, and that was one of them. I ran a post to the back side, and he just threw it where I could get it.''
Hudson's defense gave Stow fits, intercepting three passes and limiting Stow to 191 yards.
Senior linebacker Ryan Stump and senior defensive tackle Bill Nagy led the Explorers up front, while sophomore defensive back Ryan Jones came up with a sack, an interception, and the biggest hit of the night -- a devastating highlight-reel shot to the quarterback along the sideline.
``We were fired up from the beginning,'' Jones said, ``and the intensity was there. Everyone did their job, so good things happened.''
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10/29/05
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Nordonia 17, Hudson 13
Junior's plays lift Knights
Mabin scores TD, picks off pass to seal WRC win
[SIZE=-1]By Todd Worly[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Special to the Beacon Journal[/SIZE]
NORDONIA - In a game filled with crucial momentum-changing plays, Nordonia came through with the outcome on the line to outlast visiting Hudson 17-13 in a Western Reserve Conference thriller.
Facing fourth-and-27 from its own 36 with slightly more than a minute left, Hudson junior quarterback Sean Fertick hit senior running back Steve Faul on a screen pass, and Faul rambled 28 yards to get a first down and keep the Explorers alive.
On second-and-10, though, Nordonia junior running back/defensive back Jordan Mabin intercepted Fertick's pass over the middle to seal the win for the Knights and send the crowd into a frenzy with 54 seconds left.
``I knew they were going to run verticals,'' Mabin said. ``I tried to stay deep, saw the pass go up, got position and went for it.''
It was Nordonia's persistence in the face of adversity that enabled the Knights to win. Trailing 10-3 at the half, the Explorers (7-3, 4-3) moved the ball to midfield before stalling on their initial possession of the third quarter.
Hudson's punt then hit a Nordonia player in the back, and the Explorers recovered at the 17. Three plays later, Fertick scrambled 10 yards for a touchdown to tie the score and shift the momentum back in Hudson's favor.
The Knights responded, though, riding the legs of Mabin and junior fullback Billy Smith. Junior quarterback Zach Boedicker capped off an 81-yard drive with a 25-yard touchdown run on an option to put Nordonia ahead 17-10.
``I saw the end, and he went right for Jordan,'' Boedicker said. ``So I cut it back inside, broke two tackles, and got some great blocking from the line and receivers.''
``We knew we could move the ball on them,'' Mabin said. ``The fumble was devastating, but we kept our heads up and got it done.''
Hudson drove to Nordonia's 15-yard line on the ensuing possession, but the Knights defense stiffened and forced the Explorers to settle for freshman kicker Ross Coberly's second field goal, a 32-yarder.
Nordonia (6-4, 5-2) scored its first touchdown on an option play as well. This time, when the defense converged on Boedicker, he pitched to Mabin, who is essentially impossible to bring down in the open field. Mabin raced down the sideline for a 20 yards to put the Knights ahead 10-3.
Mabin rushed for 108 yards on 23 carries.
10/29/05
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Nordonia 17, Hudson 13
Junior's plays lift Knights
Mabin scores TD, picks off pass to seal WRC win
[SIZE=-1]By Todd Worly[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Special to the Beacon Journal[/SIZE]
NORDONIA - In a game filled with crucial momentum-changing plays, Nordonia came through with the outcome on the line to outlast visiting Hudson 17-13 in a Western Reserve Conference thriller.
Facing fourth-and-27 from its own 36 with slightly more than a minute left, Hudson junior quarterback Sean Fertick hit senior running back Steve Faul on a screen pass, and Faul rambled 28 yards to get a first down and keep the Explorers alive.
On second-and-10, though, Nordonia junior running back/defensive back Jordan Mabin intercepted Fertick's pass over the middle to seal the win for the Knights and send the crowd into a frenzy with 54 seconds left.
``I knew they were going to run verticals,'' Mabin said. ``I tried to stay deep, saw the pass go up, got position and went for it.''
It was Nordonia's persistence in the face of adversity that enabled the Knights to win. Trailing 10-3 at the half, the Explorers (7-3, 4-3) moved the ball to midfield before stalling on their initial possession of the third quarter.
Hudson's punt then hit a Nordonia player in the back, and the Explorers recovered at the 17. Three plays later, Fertick scrambled 10 yards for a touchdown to tie the score and shift the momentum back in Hudson's favor.
The Knights responded, though, riding the legs of Mabin and junior fullback Billy Smith. Junior quarterback Zach Boedicker capped off an 81-yard drive with a 25-yard touchdown run on an option to put Nordonia ahead 17-10.
``I saw the end, and he went right for Jordan,'' Boedicker said. ``So I cut it back inside, broke two tackles, and got some great blocking from the line and receivers.''
``We knew we could move the ball on them,'' Mabin said. ``The fumble was devastating, but we kept our heads up and got it done.''
Hudson drove to Nordonia's 15-yard line on the ensuing possession, but the Knights defense stiffened and forced the Explorers to settle for freshman kicker Ross Coberly's second field goal, a 32-yarder.
Nordonia (6-4, 5-2) scored its first touchdown on an option play as well. This time, when the defense converged on Boedicker, he pitched to Mabin, who is essentially impossible to bring down in the open field. Mabin raced down the sideline for a 20 yards to put the Knights ahead 10-3.
Mabin rushed for 108 yards on 23 carries.
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