Greene 51, Sidney 12

SIDNEY – Greene went to Sidney Friday night looking to make a statement. Boy, did the Trojans make that statement loud and clear.

Unbeaten in three games, Greene scored 14 points within a 70-second span in the second quarter to turn the tide in Class C division battle, and put 37 points on the board in a runaway second half.

“Sidney is a big, physical team, but I think we wore them down up front,” said Greene head coach Tim Paske. “When we go on the road, we tell the players that it’s a business trip. Our only objective is to win.”

Business picked up late in the second half, but not before the Greene defense made two clutch stands early on. The Trojans fumbled inside their own 15 on the first offensive play of the game, but limited Sidney to a Mike Guerriere 29-yard field goal. The Trojans turned it over again deep in its own end, and again Sidney was limited to a 48-yard Guerriere three-pointers. “They had the ball in our red zone three times in the first half after turnovers, and the defense really stepped up,” Paske said.