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Prep Football Devastated by Another Loss
By Cadet Matt Perry
It seemed like a sick twist of fate when the Fork Union Prep Football team lost to the Collegiate Cougars last Friday, when the Blue Devils were defeated, again, with less than a minute on the clock. This time, there were only six seconds left on the clock when the Cougars scored the touchdown that gave them the win. The final score was 21-20. Fork Union's only other defeat came from St. Chris, who took the lead with thirty-six seconds left on the clock. How ironic.
The first quarter was slow. The only score came from the Cougars, towards the end of the quarter. The Fork Union defense held The Collegiate offense on the 25, but on the field goal attempt FUMA was penalized for roughing the kicker, so Collegiate was given a few more attempts to decrease the distance between themselves and the goal. Fork Union D held them out of the endzone, but were unable to keep them of of the board. First blood had been drawn. The pace of the first was controlled by Collegiate, but in the second, FUMA clearly had control of the direction of the game.
Jamal Schulters broke out in the second quarter with a couple huge runs. In the first, he found a hole in the line, and carried the ball 52 yards before he was brought down. His second run was the run that put FUMA ahead, 7-3. Before the end of the half, Collegiate would kick another field goal, but at the end of the half, FUMA still had the lead. Schulters injured his ankle late in the second quarter, however, and would be out for most of the rest of the game.
The 3rd was a large defensive battle, where the only team that would break the lines was Collegiate, and they did this by kicking a field goal, which gave them the lead going into the 4th.
All of the thirst for action in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters would be quenched in the 4th. At the beginning of the 4th, Richard Jenson, FUMA QB, arced a beautiful pass to Brandon Caleb, who, under major pressure, caught the ball, shook off the guy who was covering him, and scored a touchdown. Collegiate picked up the pace as well, scoring on a screen pass after a huge QB sneak dug them out of 3rd and long. On FUMA's Next drive, Steven Palmer broke through the line and ran it 57 yards, high-stepping at the goal line, to score Fork Union's 3rd touch down. The extra point was missed, and Fork Union had 5:30 to hold onto their five point lead, with a score of 20-15. Steven Wilson's deep punt put Collegiate deep in their own territory. A long pass attempt turned bad for the Cougars, when the pass coverage for FUMA swarmed the probable landing zone, where the ball tipped off several hands, and was brought down by Steven Palmer. FUMA had the game in the palm of their hands. Use a couple running plays, get a first down or two. It seemed so simple. FUMA had all but completely run out the clock when the Collegiate defense stopped them. There was less than a minute to go. They were running a passing offense. FUMA fans started to a sinking feeling deep down inside. Fear was developing inside with every yard that the Cougars gained. Fourth down. Last play. Fork Union's darkest fears came to life when a pitch to the outside turned into a pass, that was caught in the endzone by a collegiate receiver. Six seconds were left on the clock. The FUMA fans were silenced. Thats it. I'm finished. Final score: Collegiate 21, Fork Union 20. Fork Union Player of the Game: #3, Running Back/ Defensive Back, Steven Palmer.
Posted by , Monday, October 25, 2004 03:06 PM
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