ADAMS 33
GROVES
0
Adams
keeps their winning streak alive
recording yet another shut out. It was only a few minutes into the game
before the Highlanders showed the Falcons exactly what kind of game it
would be.
Groves
received the opening kick on their own 2-yd line and returned it to the
14, but a
Groves
penalty spotted the ball at the 4. The defense held them and on 4th
down, Joel Wentzloff recovered a fumble in the end zone for the first 6
points of the game. Matt Egbert’s PAT was good.
Egbert kicked another
deep one and Mitch Weiland tackled the
Groves
return man at the
Groves
4-yd line.
Groves
got the ball out to the 22-yd line after an
Adams
penalty, but sacks by Jason Finney and Weiland forced the Falcons to punt.
Adams started their
first offensive drive at the
Groves
41-yd line. Two plays later Andrew Waszak scored on a 39-yd QB keeper. The
PAT was no good. It didn’t take long before
Adams
lead 13 – 0.
The ensuing Adams
kickoff was recovered by Ryan Crocenzi’s heads up play to give Adams
possession on the
Groves
32 yd-line. Waszak threw a screen pass to Joe Reynolds who ran the ball
down to the
Groves
14-yd line. After a 10-yd run by Waszak, Andrew Johnson pushed through the
Falcon defense for the TD from 4 yards out.
A great job by long-snapper Christian Babini helped to make
Egbert’s PAT good.
ADAMS
20 - 0
Adams
next scoring opportunity came in the 2nd
quarter. After a failed 4th down conversion by
Groves
, the Highlanders took over on the
Groves
29-yd line. Reynolds scored on a 29-yd QB keeper on the first play of the
drive. The PAT was good.
Groves
put together a drive before the end of the half, but big defensive plays
by Kevin Markey, Anthony Johnson, and Finney slowed them down. The drive
ended with an
Adams
fumble recovery.
HALF TIME: ADAMS 27 –
GROVES
0
The second half was
filled with turnovers by both teams. Adams received the second half
kickoff at the
Groves
26-yd line, but lost the ball on a
Groves
fumble recovery at the
Adams
39. The Falcons were tried every trick in their playbook, but they did not
fool the tough Highlander defense. The reverse was stopped for a 10-yd
loss and the next play was crushed by Rich Farinas’ 12-yd sack of the QB.
Groves
was forced to punt once again.
Groves
did get a drive going midway through the
3rd quarter. They drove to midfield, but their hopes of finally
scoring were stopped when Weiland recovered yet another Falcon fumble. The
Highlander defense continued to control the game during the second half.
Fine defensive play by Sherwin Shushtari, Nick Corby, Taylor Duda, Jordan
Parker, Lloyd Reeves, Alex Grady, Andy Maas,
and James Beamon kept the Falcons close to their nest in the second
half.
Late in the 4th
quarter, the
Adams
offense opened up once again. The drive resulted in a 46-yd TD run by
Egbert. Explosive runs by Reynolds and Mike Reimann kept the drive alive.
The PAT was blocked.
ADAMS
33 – 0
Groves
returned the kickoff to the 32-yd line.
Andy Maas ensured a Highlanders shut out by recovering the last
Groves
fumble on their first play of the drive.
Once again this was a
great team effort. Everyone did their part in Defending Their Turf. Bring
on the Huskies!!
SEASON TOTALS
RECORD
4 - 0
POINTS
SCORED
146
POINTS ALLOWED
26