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Ferris vs Lewis and Clark
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Saxons
Stumble in Close Game |
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Ferris Saxons lost their first game of the season on Friday
night. It was a hard fought battle against a very tough
nosed LC Tiger team. The Saxons lost 15-14 and now look to
regroup as they head into the final week of the 2008 GSL
season.
The Saxons started out strong in the first
quarter jumping up 7-0 on a 65 yard Halliday to Robers catch
and run that saw Aaron Roberts - who had 163 yards receiving
- dart through traffic and show off his speed as he pulled
away in the last 15 yards. Shortly after that, the LC
punter made a mistake and had his knee down on the one as he
attempted to handle the snap. It was Ferris first and goal
on the one and Roberts took a direct snap and scored his
second TD of the quarter. It was 14-0 and it appeared as
though the route may have been on.
In the second quarter Ferris was driving
deep into LC territory when Halliday dropped back to throw
and LC made a jump on the ball and intercepted the pass. LC
was able to score off of that interception and the half
ended 14-7. The third quarter was scoreless and most of the
fourth quarter was too. |
Ferris' Jordan
Tonani (19) and Peter Anderson (54) close
in to make a tackle on the sidelines
(Picture courtesy Mark Muelheim) |
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With about 5 minutes remaining, the Tigers
scored on a one yard run and trailed 14-13. After an LC
timeout, the Tigers gambled and went for two - and got it.
Plenty of time left. The Saxons got the ball back three
more times in those five minutes but where unable to get a
score - the three possessions ended in a punt, interception
and then ran out of time. As usual, it was a great game
between LC and Ferris. OLD MAN
MINN NOTES: This is Ferris' first regular season loss
since losing to G-Prep in 2006 - not a bad
stretch....Penalties killed the Saxons - at the start of the
second half, Ferris surprised LC by attempting a pooch kick
and appeared to recover, however, were flagged for off-sides
- there were also a few PI calls that kept drives alive for
LC....the run game for the Saxons was non-existent only 18
yards total for the game...Connor Halliday and Taylor Eglet
combined for over 500 yards passing between both
teams....This week Ferris plays U-High on Halloween night
and with a win Ferris will secure a playoff spot....U-High
lost this week to Mead 55-0.... Alright Saxons, shake this
off and take care of business against U-High. |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
F |
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Ferris |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
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Lewis & Clark |
0 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
15 |
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