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FUMA's Jr. Prep Topples St.Chris
by Cadet Matt Perry
The Junior Prep Blue Devils went on to victory against St. Chris' Jr. Prep team last Thursday in 40 minutes of well played football. The Final score was 18-14, and the game was just as close as the score. Both teams played hard, but it was FUMA that posessed the extra magic they needed to take home one more slash in the win column.
The Junior Prep Blue Devils went on to victory against St. Chris' Jr. Prep team last Thursday in 40 minutes of well played football. The Final score was 18-14, and the game was just as close as the score. Both teams played hard, but it was FUMA that posessed the extra magic they needed to take home one more slash in the win column.
St. Chris won the toss, and opted to recieve in the second half. FUMA did nothing with their first posession, but when it was St. Chris' turn, they wasted no time, scoring on a long drive that would put the Blue Devils down 8.
In the second, St. Chris scores again on a 1st and goal. They went for two again, but their attempt was unsuccessful. FUMA was down 14 points. The morale was low on the FUMA side, but they were not about to give up. They needed to get some momentum. They needed somthing to happen. And then it did. On the kick off right after the St. Chris TD, #22 John Howard broke through the St. Chris defense and never looked back. FUMA went for the extra point, but they were denied. They still had work to do. The Blue Devil defense crushed St. Chris' next offensive drive, but on the punt return, the ball is fumbled, and St. Chris had the ball in the Red Zone, poised to score. Then, on the next play the Saints' QB makes a bad pitch, and FUMA's Robert Hembrick recovered. All 10 of FUMA's fans were going crazy. FUMA was unable to capitalize off of this gift, but it gave them momentum going into the second half.
St. Chris would start the second, and just before they were about to score, Robert Hembrick crushed their hopes of 6 when he intercepted the ball. FUMA would not let this opprotunity pass them by. On the subsequent drive the coaches decided it was time for an Air Raid. The pass from QB Michael Geraghty to Mario Scott was amazing, and Mario Scott burned his defensive back, and ran it 60 yards into the endzone to close St. Chris' lead to 2. The two point attempt was no good. FUMA attempted an onside kick, but they failed, and to add insult to injury they were charged with a penalty that added several yards onto St. Chris' already good field position. It seemed like St. Chris was going to score when their running back got the ball popped out of his arm, and #62, Michael harvey, catching the ball in mid-air, ran it all the way to the 50 before he was brought down. The FUMA O was closing in on the touchdown that would give them the lead when the siren signaling the end of the 3rd quarter sounded.
With 1st and 10, the QB put the ball in the hands of John Howard, who knew exactly what to do. His 30 yard run would score a touchdown and give the Blue devils the lead. Again, the 2pt. conversion was no good. It was time for FUMA's D to shine. St. Chris bombarded the FUMA D with running play after runnign play, digging their way to the 15 yard line. The FUMA D had to make a stand, and they did, stopping 3 of St. Chris' attempts at a first down or a touchdown. It was 4th down, and St. Chris had to go for it. They tried a reversal, but Michael Harvey read it like a book, and was there to smash the St. Chris ball carrier. It was FUMA ball with less than a minute on the clock. After a run by Howard, and a reception by Scott, FUMA's QB would take a knee, and let the final seconds tick off the clock. Jr. Prep takes on Woodberry next week at home, and when they come . . .the Blue Devils are going to bring it.
Posted by , Saturday, October 9, 2004 11:56 AM
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