Titan football team 3 and 1 so far this year

Head football coach Bruce Todd has provided statistics for the Odessa-Harrington Titan season thus far. The Titans have currently won three and lost one.

In their season opener at home on September 5 against St. John/Endicott, the Titans defeated the Eagles, 60-6.

Quarter by quarter stats and touchdowns were already reported for that game in an earlier edition of The Record.

Defensive stats include Carsen Weber with 6 tackles and 2 interceptions; Sam Schafer with 4 tackles and one interception; Sage Elder with 8 tackles and one sack; Steven Braun with 9 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery; Dakota Largent with 6 tackles and 2 sacks; Gaven Elder with 4 tackles; John DeWulf with 3 tackles and one sack.

Offensive stats showed Schafer gaining 164 yards rushing on 8 carries, with 4 touchdowns; Weber 39 yards rushing on 3 carries, 2 for 4 passing for 32 yards and one TD; Braun 49 yards rushing on 7 carries and 2 TDs; S. Elder 48 yards rushing on 5 carries; G. Elder 35 yards rushing on 9 carries; Caleb Behrens 30 yards rushing on 4 carries and one TD.

In an away game on September 11 against Waterville, the Titans again came out on top, 68-22.

Schafer had 149 yards rushing on 9 carries and 3 TDs; Weber 34 yards rushing on 7 carries, one TD and was one for 4 passing for 30 yards; Braun 38 yards rushing on 5 carries; S. Elder 132 yards rushing on 17 carries and 3 TDs; G. Elder 109 yards rushing on 8 carries and Garrison Schmierer 34 yards rushing on 4 carries.

Defensively, Schafer had 4 tackles and one interception; Weber 10 tackles; S. Elder 19 tackles and one fumble recovery; Braun 5 tackles; Largent 11 tackles; Dylan Shockley 4 tackles; Schmierer 6 tackles; DeWulf 8 tackles; Lukas Marshall 2 tackles and Behrens 2 tackles.

Game 3 of the season was the Sausage Bowl held Deutschesfest weekend in Odessa on September 19. Cusick defeated the Titans, 28-6. After holding Cusick to 8 points throughout three full quarters, the Titans gave up 20 points in the fourth to give Cusick the win.

Cusick 0 8 0 20 28

O-H 0 0 6 0 6

The Titans' only score was on a 59-yard pass play from Weber to Schafer. Weber attempted to run the ball for a two-point conversion but was unsuccessful.

Defensively, Weber had 10 tackles; Schafer 7 tackles and one fumble recovery; Largent 10 tackles and one fumble recovery; S. Elder 15 tackles and 2 sacks; Behrens 2 tackles; Jacob Montgomery one tackle; DeWulf 7 tackles and one sack; G. Elder 3 tackles; Marshall one tackle.

Schafer gained 60 yards rushing on 11 carries, had one pass reception for 56 yards and one TD. Weber had 57 yards rushing on 12 carries, was 2 for 11 passing for 72 yards. S. Elder had 20 yards rushing on 5 carries.

In Harrington on September 26, on the occasion of the Harrington Fall Festival, the Titans played an afternoon game against Northport, defeating the visitors, 78-0.

N-port 0 0 0 0 0

O-H 46 8 16 8 78

S. Elder scored the first TD on a 15-yard run, and Weber ran the ball for the two-point conversion.

Schafer intercepted the ball and returned it 35 yards for the second TD. The extra-point try was unsuccessful. Schafer also had the next TD on a 15-yard run, then ran the ball for the two-point conversion as well. Schafer's 15-yard run into the end zone resulted in another TD, and Schmierer ran the ball for two more.

With a solid lead well in hand, coach Bruce Todd began putting in some of his younger players. Chance Messer scored on a 25-yard pass play from Colton Hunt, and Schmierer ran for the two-point conversion.

Behrens scored the final TD of the first quarter on a 35-yard rushing play. Schmierer again ran the ball for two more.

Messer scored the only second quarter TD on a 25-yard pass play from Hunt at quarterback. Schmierer was again the extra-point man, running the ball for two.

After the half, Behrens got the first score on a 7-yard run, withSchmierer running for two more. Schmierer then scored his first TD on a 25-yard run, with Behrens running the ball for the two-point conversion.

Schmierer's second TD came in the fourth quartr on a 10-yard run. Hunt then ran the ball for two more to close out the scoring.