Bucktail Drops Opener 38-6 at Sheffield

By Bees O’Brien

SHEFFIELD- Not since 2019 had Sheffield tasted a victory on the football field. On Saturday afternoon at home against Bucktail, the host Wolverines would use big take aways and a grueling second half ground game to upset the Bucks 38-6.

Sheffield converted the first of five Bucktail turnovers into points. The Bucks would struggled with a snap, which resulted in a fumble. That first turnover would lead to Sheffield quarterback finding Cire Brown-House on a 71-yard touchdown strike to take a 6-0 lead.

The Bucks battled back to start the second quarter. Brody Pentz put together a drive for the Bucks that was highlighted by his own 40-yard run. Pentz later found freshman Teagan Stone in the endzone from 8 yards out to tie things up, 6-6.

That’s when everything became unglued for Bucktail. Lydell Gibson’s 55-yard fumble recovery for a score would be followed up by a Tayvion Herring 44-yard pick six and within a blink of an eye, Sheffield held an 18-6 lead at the half.

Sheffield would grind out the clock in the second half behind the running of Herring, Barr and Hayden Holden. Holden’s 80 yards on 20 carries in the contest proved to be too much for the wore down Bucktail defense.

Barr’s pair of scoring runs to close out the third quarter and start the fourth quarter and a 1-yard score from Herring would be the final factor in the contest with Sheffield winning 38-6.

Sheffield’s win ends a 30-game slide. The Wolverines held Bucktail’s top rushing threat in Brody Pentz in check throughout the game. Pentz managed just 93 yards on 9 carries, but did throw for 96 yards.

The Bucks now 0-1 will host 0-1 Coudersport on Friday night in Farwell.

Bucktail 0 6 0 0 6

Sheffield 6 12 8 12 38

S- Brown-House 71 pass from Barr (pass failed)

B-Stone 8 pass from Pentz (run failed)

S- Gibson 55 fumble recovery (pass failed)

S- Herring 40 INT return (pass failed)

S- Barr 3 run (Barr to Brown-House)

S- Barr 6 run (pass failed)

S- Herring 1 run (kick failed)

RUSHING

BUCKTAIL- Pentz 9-93, Fleisher 5-25, Intallura 5-9, Yachymiak 3-7, Heiser 1-4, TOTALS- 23-138

SHEFFIELD- Herring 9-82 TD, Holden 20-80, Barr 11-35 2TD, Brown-House 1-9, TOTALS- 41-206 3TD

PASSING

BUCKTAIL- Pentz 7-16 96 yds TD 2INT

SHEFFIELD- Barr 3-9 122 yds TD INT

RECEIVING

BUCKTAIL- Stone 2-39 TD, Ditty 1-30, Intallura 2-15, Yachymiak 1-10, Heiser 1-1

SHEFFIELD- Brown-House 1-71 TD, Knapp 1-42, Barno 1-9