Football

Olentangy Orange at Big Walnut

At a glance

OLENTANGY ORANGE at BIG WALNUT

*When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19

*Last meeting: 2011, Big Walnut 35-34

*Top Pioneers: Michael Forbes (RB/LB), Jake Lewis (TE/LB), Triston Richardson (WR/DB), Larry Rode (RB/DB), Cole Snowden (OL), Jake Stier (QB) and Spencer Wilson (OL/DL)

*Top Golden Eagles: Carson Chatterton (QB), Austin Crow (DL), Alec Eisnnicher (LB), Christian Johnson (RB), Seth Myers (WR/DB), Adam Shaheen (WR/DB) and Julian Simon (OL/DL) oOrange (4-4 overall, 2-3 OCC-Capital) to date: Lost to Liberty 43-21; defeated Groveport 35-10; def. Worthington Kilbourne 21-19; lost to New Albany 53-33; lost to Olentangy 28-3; lost to Mount Vernon 21-14 (OT); def. Delaware 24-10; def. Franklin Heights 49-13

*Orange (4-4 overall, 2-3 OCC-Capital) to date: Lost to Oletnangy Liberty 43-21; def. Groveport-Madison 35-10; def. Worthington Kilbourne 21-19; lost to New Albany 53-33; lost to Olentangy 28-3; lost to Mount Vernon 21-14 OT; def. Delaware 24-10; def. Franklin Heights 49-13

*Big Walnut (5-3 overall, 3-2 OCC-Capital) to date: Lost to Westerville Central 27-0; def. Chillicothe 22-19; def. Cleveland Collinwood 50-6; lost to Olentangy 40-24; def. Delaware 35-13; def. Watkins Memorial 27-14; def. Mount Vernon 27-14; lost to New Albany 17-6

Wednesday October 17, 2012 2:50 PM

Orange is 0-4 all-time against Big Walnut, having lost 28-7 in 2008, 31-13 in 2009, 23-21 in 2010 and 35-34 last season.

The Pioneers lost their first three OCC-Capital games but have returned to their winning ways, defeating Delaware on Oct. 5 and Franklin Heights on Oct. 12. Big Walnut is looking to rebound from its loss to New Albany on Oct. 12. The loss snapped the Golden Eagles' three-game winning streak.

Last season, Orange, Big Walnut and New Albany shared the OCC-Capital title, as all three went 6-1 in league play.

*LAST WEEK -- Orange led Franklin Heights 21-13 at halftime but pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Falcons 28-0 in the final two quarters.

Larry Rode scored on touchdown runs of 69, 59 and 50 yards and Triston Richardson scored on runs of 65 and 35 yards. Jake Stier scored on a 22-yard run and threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jarrod Gilliam. Mitch Hopkins was 7-for-7 on extra-point attempts.

Big Walnut trailed New Albany 10-0 at halftime and allowed 423 total yards while being held to 149 total yards. Carson Chatterton rushed for 68 yards on 12 carries to lead the Golden Eagles, who scored their only points on a 1-yard run by Alex Clark.