Freshmen

Adams vs. Southfield

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 Freshman Highlanders Topple Southfield 30-0

The Rochester Adams Highlanders started the 2007 season with an impressive 30-0 thumping of Southfield High on Thursday August 23^rd.  Aside from maybe a few opening game jitters and extreme hot and humid conditions, not much went wrong for the frosh.

Adams opened the scoring on their 2^nd offensive possession with a Darrian Bell 52 yard scamper around left end for a touchdown.  A missed extra point made it 6-0 Adams midway thru the 1rst quarter.    The Adams defense which stymied Southfield all day, pushed their opponent way back into their own end on a series of penalties and stops.  On Adams first play from the Southfield 15, Jordan Gowman ran around left end and made a couple of nifty moves to the end zone.  A successful two point conversion made it 14-0 Adams at the end of the 1rst quarter.

Southfield made a couple of first downs on their next possession, but was stopped on a failed 4rth and 3 at the Adams 30 yard Line.    Two possessions’ later Adams scored their third touchdown on a 15 yard strike from QB Andrew Hammet to Gannon Pacioni.  Another two point conversion made it 22-0 with 3 minutes to go in the Half.

Jordan Gowman scored his second touchdown of the day with less than 1 minute to go in the half with a 6 yard plunge over Right Tackle.  Another successful two point conversion, this time from Hammett to Chris Young ended the game’s scoring at 33-0.

There was not any scoring from either side in the 2^nd half, yet much excitement as many of the Adam’s 54 player roster saw significant playing time. 

The Adams defense looked very strong in this game giving up only a handful of first downs and little Southfield possessions on the Adams side of the field.

All in all a great start for the Freshman Highlanders.  Now the Highlanders turn their attention to next week where they will face Farmington Hills Harrison on Thursday August 30^th in Farmington.  This game will start a certain heated rivalry between these two schools in the OAA realignment and will be a tough test for the Freshman.

Way to start Boys, now build on the momentum!!!

GO HIGHLANDERS!!