Both newspaper guys pick against us in a close contest.
We kick off and force them to punt, one that pins us at our own five.
We fumble for a scoop and score on the first play. Uh-oh, looks like one of those days. BTW 8-0.
We drive to midfield and set up to punt, but draw an offsides to keep the drive alive. Score to end the drive. Game tied 8-8.
They respond with a score. 14-8, bad guys.
We punt, they score. 22-8. Did all of our guys go out drinking last night? Why are they playing like this?
Trade punts.
Drive to their 30. I call one of our special shot plays, RB wheel. Wide open, he walks into end zone. 22-16, them.
They fumble on first play, we recover.
Penultimate play of the half, we hit a screen pass for a touchdown that gets called back, rightfully, because one of our o-lineman blocked a guy in the back at the 10-yard line while RB was getting into end zone.
22-16 at half.
Trade punts to open second half.
31-yard scoring run by our QB knots it at 22-all.
We force them to punt. Our PR fumbles it back to them.
They fumble it right back to us.
We punt.
77-yard scoring run by them. 28-22.
81-yard scoring pass by us. 28-28.
They score. 34-28.
We punt, they score. 42-28.
Drive to their 30, throw pick in the end zone.
They punt.
We throw pick six.
Final tally, 48-28.
Two touchdowns given up by offense, multiple bad snaps, fumbled snap by returner, kids played lethargic, JV players on sidelines left the place littered with candy wrappers, personal fouls, kids acting pouty on sidelines, etc...
Yesterday's practice, after study hall, started at 4:45 and ended at 6:45.
They did nothing but run. Never touched a ball, never lined up, just running from one end to the other.