Brimley at Newberry - Game 2

Brimley 6 - Newberry 14

The boys played a great game. The played the first half perfect offensively and defensively.

1st quarter we make them punt. Then we make a long drive down to the 3yd line. Ash-boy opens a highway and we rush in for a TD. Extra 2 good. 8 zip. We continue to play tough D and end the 1st quarter 0-8 Hometeam.

Ash-boy making a block.

Next quarter was hard fought by both squads. But we had one breakaway play that put more points on the board. We made it to about the 50yd line. We end up having to punt. They got it on around the 30 or so. We slapped them around for 3 downs them back to about the 20yrd line. They punt; it doesn't go far. Ash-boy reaches back over his shoulder and tries to catch the arrant kick. He bobbles it and tips it back onto the ground. (Man only if he would have caught it. That was the first thing he talked about after the game. It's not often the linesman get their hands on the pigskin.) The big kid #58, who was the kicker plowed through and came sliding on his belly, arms flailing towards the ball. He hits the ball and knocks it back into the hands of one of the intended receiver's hands. He starts running to the left with Ash-boy plowing a path out in front. They went down the left sideline for the TD, with ash-boy making 3 blocks along the way, being an impenetrable wall of shoulders and stiff-arms. (I was beaming with pride. It was a sight to behold. Maybe his best play of the season.) We get stuffed on a sweep attempt and fail to make the 2. 0-14 Hometeam.

The the 3rd quarter was uneventful. The coach pulled 1st squad off for the final quarter. But Brimley were bad sports and left there 1st string in. They dominated our 2nd string. On their first drive they scored. But our boys held them back on the 2 point conversion. 6-14 Hometeam. Coach true to him word, kept the boys in the game. Offense they made a valiant effort, yet to no avail. We punt, leaving them with a long field and a little clock. (Not real little.) They start a strong drive, rushing to 1st down after 1st down. They started using up their timeouts to stop the waning clock. They are at about the 30. They make a sweep down the right side and we finally stop them at about the 15yd line. They are out of time and timeouts. Last play - they try a pass into the end zone. No good and we win.