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By John Bombatch, Staff Writer Updated 1:35 AM Saturday, October 17, 2009

GERMANTOWN — The Valley View High School football team needed defense, special teams luck and a Lonesome Polecat offense that would’ve made Glenn “Tiger” Ellison proud Friday, Oct. 16, at Barker Field.

Despite having starting quarterback Kyle Pohl (concussion) and senior running back Joe Kelly (leg) on the sidelines, Valley View managed a come-from-behind 22-8 win over visiting Carlisle

“This is a good win for us,” a hoarse Valley View coach Jay Niswonger said. “We told the kids all week that we didn’t have anybody hurt on special teams or on defense. Our kids really rose to the occasion tonight. This is a really big win for us. I bet Tiger would’ve smiled with this one. The Lonesome Polecat offense is alive and well in Germantown.”

Ellison, a hall-of-fame coach at Middletown High, invented the Lonesome Polecat offense more than 60 years ago. It’s a forerunner of the run-and-shoot with an unbalanced line to the left.

Carlisle got on the scoreboard first when senior linebacker Jake Langdon tackled Valley View running back Zac Cottingim in the end zone for a safety with 5:18 left to play in the first half. That score stood up for the halftime margin.

With sophomore Patrick Boyle and junior Brandon Fox sharing the quarterback duties, Valley View took the lead in the third quarter with a 12-play drive that was capped with a lucky bounce.

On fourth-and-21, Fox rolled to his right and heaved a pass into the end zone toward Tyler Schenck. The ball was tipped twice by two different Indians defenders before Rob Skidmore caught the deflection for the touchdown. Brad Miller hit the extra point, and the Spartans had a 7-2 lead.

Carlisle took advantage of a late-hit penalty to retake the lead with 6:39 left to play. Quarterback Jake Gibson scored from a yard out to make it 8-7 Carlisle, but Valley View’s Chris Lykins batted down the two-point try.

The Indians’ lead didn’t last long.

Schenck took the kickoff at his own 15 and raced 85 yards down the right sideline for the score.

“I just looked for the end zone, made a couple cuts and I was gone,” Schenck said. “I wasn’t going to let anybody catch up to me.”

Fox clinched the game with 1:51 to play when he broke free for a 68-yard TD run. A Miller PAT made it 22-7.

Fox led Valley View with 148 yards rushing. Carlisle’s Nick McGill led everybody with 152 yards rushing on 26 carries.

“This win feels amazing. Especially when they had Jordan (Jacobs) and Adam (Emrick) over there. This feels really good to win this,” Schenck added.

Both Jacobs and Emrick transferred to Carlisle from Valley View after last season.

Contact this reporter at (513) 705-2851 or jbombatch@coxohio.com.

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okay that made no sense at all

daniel smith
12:57 PM, 10/22/2009

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i could care less i aint from carlisle.. i just would have liked to see vv lose like everyone else around here... that just goes to show you that there aint a person in Germantown worth ******** on.

dawg09
6:02 PM, 10/20/2009

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awww is someone jealous that we beat you guys without our starting quaterback and 6'6 300 pound lineman? last friday night justice was served.

Tony Miller
2:01 PM, 10/20/2009

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i have never seen poor sportsmanship like i seen it in vv friday nite. if nobody cared why were kids poking Jordan in the eyes. Obvisously somebody cared or was scared that they were gona lose the game. Valley View has a bunch of cry babies for parents and fans they have cried for years over the loss in the playoffs on the invertent whistle call. losing is part of the game if you cant handle it you need not watch the game.

dawg09
1:39 PM, 10/19/2009

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vv is a team and a school with no class at all Poke people in the eyes and probably pay the refs it is a shame how you guys have little respect for two players that are really good at what they do you need to get over yourself Go Carlisle the team with more class vv is bout the lamest place ever

Bruce White
9:16 AM, 10/19/2009

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