Cody Reed had two touchdowns as reigning Class D state champion Walton opened its season Saturday with a 46-0 thumping of visiting Tri-Valley in a non-conference football game.
Reed opened the scoring on a 4-yard run in the first quarter. He also had a 38-yard fumble return at the end of the second quarter to help the Warriors open a 32-0 halftime lead.
The Warriors defense held the Bears to 68 yards _ all on the ground _ and four first downs. Walton, which won its 14th straight game, had nine shutouts en route to earning its second state championship in school history last season.
Fullback Robbie Rigas rushed for 59 yards on nine carries to lead the Warriors, who had 200 yards on the ground under a steady rain.
"After looking at the tapes, for the first game, we were happy with (the players)," Walton coach Jim Hoover said. "We still have a long way to go. We have to eliminate mistakes. We fumbled twice on snaps from center but didn't have any turnovers, which was good. ... We're probably where we think we should be right now. We still have a lot of improvement we can have."
The teams combined to go 0-for-9 passing, including an 0-for-3 effort by Walton quarterback Chad Gardepe.
"We have to work on catching the ball," Hoover said. "We had some open receivers and dropped it. I think that's first-game jitters. I felt bad for Chad. His three passes were really on target and (T-V) made a really nice play on one."
Phil Hanley had two touchdowns for Walton. Bryant Mead and Evan Boyd each contributed a touchdown run.
Walton hosts non-division opponent Unatego (0-1) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Walton 46, Tri-Valley 0
Tri-Valley0 0 0 0 _ 0
Walton16 16 14 0 _ 46
W _ Cody Reed 4 run (Bryant Mead run)
W _ Bryant Mead 23 run (Cody Reed run)
W _ Phil Hanley 3 run (Phil Hanley run)
W _ Cody Reed 38 fumble return (Bryant Mead run)
W _ Phil Hanley 8 run (run failed)
W _ Evan Boyd 4 run (Jim MacDonald run)
Tri-Valley rushing: Dan Byrne 11-45, Dustin VanLieu 9-12, Jesse Boncek 5-(-14), No. 15 1-25.
Walton rushing: Robbie Rigas 9-59, Eddie Dickson 4-34, Bryant Mead 3-32, Phil Hanley 5-23, Cody Reed 2-19, Jim MacDonald 4-13, Evan Boyd 3-9, Dan Gehl 4-8, Aaron Holdosi 1-3, Chad Gardepe 1-0.
Tri-Valley passing: Dustin VanLieu 0-for-6.
Walton passing: Chad Gardepe 0-for-3.
Delhi 24, Liberty 0
Rich Ennist scored on a 9-yard run to snap a scoreless tie in the second quarter as visiting Delhi won a non-conference game.
Jack Fletcher, who had a 13-yard touchdown in the third quarter, finished with 99 yards on 18 carries to lead the Bulldogs, who gained 306 yards on the ground and 392 overall.
Luke Burns went 4-for-4 for 71 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Salerno in the fourth quarter.
Delhi's defense held Liberty to 47 yards of offense.
Davionne Price had 84 yards on seven carries for the Bulldogs, who host Sidney (1-0) in a non-division game at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Delhi 24, Liberty 0
Delhi0 8 8 8 _ 24
Liberty0 0 0 0 _ 0
D _ Rich Ennist 9 run (Rich Ennist run)
D _ Jack Fletcher 13 run (Jack Fletcher run)
D _ Anthony Salerno 25 pass from Luke Burns (Jack Fletcher run)
Delhi rushing: Fletcher 18-99, Davionne Price 7-84, Rich Ennist 4-19, J.J. Darling 12-55, Luke Burns 3-49.
Delhi passing: Burns 4-for-4, 71 yards; Anthony Salerno 1-for-2, 15 yards, int.
Delhi receiving: Jacob Haynes 2-29, Luke Burns 1-15, Anthony Salerno 1-25, Davionne Price 1-17.
B-G 14, UV/E 7
Senior Shane Cornish intercepted Unadilla Valley/Edmeston quarterback Jordan Williams with 55 seconds remaining to help Bainbridge-Guilford hold on for a 14-7 non-division victory at home Friday night.
Junior quarterback Justin Pepper rushed for one touchdown and threw for another to help the Bobcats to a 14-0 lead at halftime.
B-G coach Tim Mattingly said he thought his team controlled the line in the first half, but didn't finish drives off as much as he'd like to see.
Pepper completed 4 of 10 passes for 91 yards.
The Bobcats rushed for 219 yards and had 310 yards of total offense.
Senior tailback Dustin Ross rushed for 148 yards on 22 carries.
"Ross had a nice game. He's quick," Mattingly said. "The line, especially in the first half, blocked very well. I also thought defensively we played very well."
B-G is at Oxford (0-1) at 7 p.m. Friday.
B-G 14,UV/E 7
Unadilla Valley/Edmeston0 0 0 7 _ 7
B-G7 7 0 0 _ 14
B-G _ Justin Pepper 5 run (Dustin Rutz kick)
B-G _ James Banta 15 pass from Pepper (Jake Taylor kick)
UV _ Jordan Williams 1 run (Jordan Williams kick)
UV/E rushing: Erik Bennett 8-61, Ian Davis 6-31, Jordan Williams 10-15, Anthony Monk 1-6, Jay Lloyd 11-55.
B-G rushing: Dustin Ross 22-148, Brad Hulburt 6-12, Justin Pepper 10-59.
UV/E passing: Jordan Williams 2-for-6, 30 yards, 2 int.
B-G passing: Justin Pepper 4-for-10, 91 yards, 2 int.
UV/E receiving: Jay Lloyd 2-30.
B-G receiving: Dustin Rutz 1-24, James Banta 2-53, Shane Cornish 1-14.
Cooperstown 18, Herkimer 0
Luke Folts and Chad Parshall each had second-quarter interception returns for touchdowns as visiting Cooperstown won a Section Three game Friday night.
Folts had a 15-yard return and Parshall a 41-yard return to make it 12-0 at halftime.
Alec Silvera, who rushed for 49 yards on 10 carries, scored on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter to close the scoring.
Tanner Niedzialkowski had a team-high 51 yards on seven carries for the Redskins (1-0).
Cooperstown hosts Ilion at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Cooperstown 18, Herkimer 0
Cooperstown0 12 0 6 _ 18
Herkimer0 0 0 0 _ 0
C _ Luke Folts 15 interception return (kick failed)
C _ Chad Parshall 41 interception return (pass failed)
C _ Alec Silvera 3 run (kick failed)
Cooperstown rushing: Tyler Hoke 3-(-23), Kevin Faller 1-3, Ryan Parshall 1-(-2), R.J. Alton 6-20, Tanner Niedzialkowski 7-51, Chad Parshall 1-4, Alec Silvera 10-49, Luke Folts 2-9.
Cooperstown passing: Tyler Hoke 1-for-6, 12 yards, int.
Cooperstown receiving: Brad Ashford 1-12.
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