Grid Forecast: Battle Of Unbeatens
Published: September 29th, 2006
By: Patrick Newell

Someone has to stop Sidney’s 15-game winning streak, and Greene’s Tim Paske hopes his team is the one to do it in a matchup up unbeaten Section IV Division IV opponents tonight at Sidney.

The Warriors rolled to a Class C state title a year ago with a nearly unstoppable offensive attack. The wins have continued this year, although they needed to rally in the second half to beat Walton last week, and the week before needed a 40-yard field goal from Andy Foote in the fourth quarter to prevail over Delhi.

“Sidney is the big dog on the block, and if you look at their games this season, they have learned from last year,” Paske said. “To come from behind the last two weeks like they have, it shows a lot of character.”

Quarterback Parker Umbra leads an extremely balanced offense with 424 yards passing so far this season to go with 159 yards rushing. And the rushing yards are meted out judiciously, with four backs totaling rushing yards ranging between 137 and 224 yards. The leader, Jarred Mertz, has three rushing TDs, while fullback Mike Burpoe (189 yards), has a team-high four rushing scores.

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