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Jr. Prep Steals Victory From Woodberry
By Cadet Matt Perry
The Fork Union Blue Devils Jr. Prep football came away with a Victory last Friday against the Woodberry Tigers. The Tigers set the pace for most of the game by always pressing on offense, which forced the Blue Devils to play a strong defensive game. Woodberry was often knocking the door of the goal line in the first quarter, but the Blue Devils forced a missed field goal and stopped a greedy 4th and goal attempt by the Tigers.
In the second, Woodberry Forest scored, bringing the score to 7-0, Tigers. The first half, all in all, was very slow. While it was fileld with many turnovers and big plays, they amounted to only one touchdown, which is very uncharachteristic for a Jr. Prep game. It was a war of attrition to this point, and Woodberry Forest had already made their move in the first half.
The second half was not much different than the first. 3rd quarter went by faster than I realized. There was no scoring. I had almost given up on the 4th quarter, but as soon as I started to lose hope, FUMA mounted a long passing/rushing drive down the field, which was led by Mario Scott, and John Howard. FUMA was knocking on the goal line, and a pass to Mario Scott looked like it was going to be intercepted because the guy who was defending Mario, and Mario himself, both had their hands on the ball. As they both came down with it, Mario ripped it free, and put FUMA on the board for six. The FUMA fans were in a state of ecstacy. They were back in the game. As I was sitting right in front of most of the Woodberry fans, I made sure to cheer extra loud, banging the bench with my hands, and yelling at the top of my lungs. Then came the extra point. I was sitting thinking to myself, ok so we will kick the extra point, stop them on defense, and hope to get close enough to kick a field goal. And then it happened. The Fork Union coaches made a choice that I could not have seen in a million years. They set up as if to kick a field goal, but after the snap, receivers went out on all sides. I never saw it coming, and apparently Woodberry didn't either because a successful pass was made to Mario Scott to put FUMA ahead by one point.
FUMA held off the Woodberry offense, and recovered a fumble, which allowed them to control the last couple, minutes of play. The FUMA offense would come within inches of scoring again, but never did, leaving the score 8-7, and leaving the Woodberry Tigers scratching their heads wondering what had happened to them in the past eight minutes.
The Jr. Prep Blue Devils take on someone this Thursday, but I have no idea who because I lost my notes. It really doesn't matter who they play really, because they are going to win.
Posted by , Tuesday, October 19, 2004 08:39 AM
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