Ross rolls over Presidents
By BOB PUTMAN
Gannett News Service

MARION -- Fremont Ross sophomore quarterback Cody Foos helped the Little Giants stay on track for a possible Greater Buckeye Conference title and a berth in post-season play.

Foos threw for three touchdowns and ran for two other scores as Fremont Ross defeated Harding 34-13 Friday night at Harding Stadium.


"Foos threw and ran very well," Harding head coach Heath Hinton said. "He had good control of the offense."

Foos completed 19 of 28 passes for 190 yards while rushing for another 47 yards on 13 carries. His rushing total suffered as Harding nose guard Mike Scott sacked Foos three times for a loss of 19 yards and Tyler Chambers put him on the ground for another six yards.
Fremont Ross (6-2 overall, 3-0 GBC) scored touchdowns on two of its first three possessions, relieving any fears Little Giants head coach Derek Kidwell might have had that his team was overlooking the Presidents (1-7, 0-3) and toward next week's encounter with Napoleon.

"We have enough seniors on the team that will not let us overlook Harding," Kidwell said. "I knew if we were able to set up our game plan we would be OK."

Kidwell was a little disappointed with his team's play in the third quarter, but gave Harding credit for coming out of halftime chat and playing strong.

"We like to win every quarter and we may have relaxed a little in the second half," Kidwell said. "But Marion has shown the make up to come out and play well in the second half."

The Presidents posted the only score in the third quarter on a 34-yard field goal by Tyler Winger, capping a more than seven-minute drive by Harding. It was Winger's second field goal of the game as the senior booter became Harding's all-time leader in field goals with 16, surpassing the old mark of 14 set by Jeremy Krausz.

Fremont Ross got back on track in the fourth quarter. One play after the Little Giants recovered a Harding fumble, Foos hit Ryan Damman for a 20-yard touchdown and on their next possession Foos scored on a 5-yard run.

"We thought we could keep the ball away from them," Hinton said. "But that was not the way it worked out."

Hinton cited turnovers, two fumbles and an interception, that put the Harding defense in a hole. "The turnovers gave them a short field," Hinton said.

The Little Giants found some open passing lanes in the first half as Foos completed 12 of 20 passes for 132 yards.

"We thought we could come out and beat them with the pass," Kidwell said.

Foos completed a pair of touchdown tosses in the opening half, a 22-yard strike to Ryan Croudup-Levario in the first quarter and a 23-yard completion to Deondray Brown. Foos also scored Fremont's first touchdown, scrambling for a 30-yard score on the Little Giants' first possession of the game.

Harding was held to just 39 yards in the first half but did get a 41-yard field goal from Tyler Winger with 7:17 left in the second quarter. Kyle Oney led the Presidents to a score late in the fourth quarter, completing a 48-yard pass to Brendan Chambers to the Fremont Ross 8 that set up a 6-yard scoring run by Monte Williams.

Oney finished the game completing 12 of 25 passes for 150 yards while Mason Lindsey was Harding's leading rusher with 32 yards on nine carries. Kidwell and his players can now turn toward Napoleon, which is also unbeaten in league play.

"This is step three toward a GBC title," Kidwell said. "We will enjoy this tonight but we will get back to work on Saturday."

I see that we lost to Napoleon 13-27.

Few matchups have magnitude of Ross-Sandusky
By KEVIN YANIK
Sports Writer

SANDUSKY -- Benedictine. Findlay. Napoleon.

Those Fremont Ross games were big. Just not as big as tonight's Week 10 game at Sandusky, the 102nd meeting between the two teams.

"This is a big game," sophomore quarterback Cody Foos said. "But this is an even bigger game because we're still playing for a [Greater Buckeye Conference] title and playoffs. You don't want to lose to Sandusky."

No, you don't. Not Ross (6-3 overall, 3-1 GBC). Not with a share of the GBC still out there, assuming league-leading Napoleon loses to Findlay. The Trojans won't just be playing for the Little Giants, though. If Napoleon loses and Ross wins, the Wildcats, Little Giants and Findlay will all share the GBC title, each with one loss in the conference.
The Little Giants can't necessarily count on a Wildcats loss. They can, however, control their own business and force the issue with a victory of their

own over the Blue Streaks (4-5, 2-2).

"To be honest with you," Little Giants coach Derek Kidwell said, "Sandusky could very easily be 6-3 right now. They were 21-20 with Napoleon in the third quarter, and they went overtime with Findlay."

The Blue Streaks certainly won't roll over, especially their seniors who could end their careers with a loss to the Little Giants -- potentially their third straight. But Fremont's seniors could end their careers just as tragically -- and without a share of the GBC title --so both teams should be as amped up

as they've been all season.

"It's a must-win," Kidwell said. "We hope it's not our seniors' last game, but it's possible it is. We want to send them out on the winning note. As a senior, you don't ever want your last game to be a loss. That's something you'll remember the rest of your life.

"Hopefully, we'll go over there and execute our game plan and have a chance to win that game."

The Blue Streaks have been great offensively, Kidwell said. Their problem has been defensive.

"They haven't been able to stop teams when they needed," he said.

The Blue Streaks are hardly a shabby opponent for the Little Giants, though.

"They're having a little bit better season than they've had," Foos said. "They have a chance to go .500 for the first time in a couple seasons."

The Little Giants would love nothing more than to hand the Blue Streaks another losing season.

"We're definitely over the Napoleon game right now," Foos said. "We're looking forward to Sandusky. This is one of our oldest and biggest rivals. We still have a chance to get a share of the GBC, and we still have a chance to get in the playoffs as long as we take care of business against Sandusky."

Sorry Bill. I saw the score and got depressed and forgot to post the game.

But woo!hoo! We wooped Sandusky!!!

I've not been able to find any info online about Fremont's post season play. Can anyone let me know what happened?

I had to go here http://p067.ezboard.com/fthefremontrossforumfrm1
to find any info. I'm sorry I forgot to post anything...I was went on vacation and forgot when I got home.

Ross did not make the playoff.