Final score.

This one was a hard hitting, hard fought game – much closer than the score indicates. Belfry’s defense is very good and stopped Ashland’s running game cold. But, the Tomcats managed some big plays to get the win on senior night.

 

Congratulations to the Tomcats!

Any word on the Baker kid's injury?

^^ Sprained ankle, not a break.

^^ Sprained ankle, not a break.

 

I disagree, that's a big break for Ashland. :D

 

 

Seriously, it's great to hear it's not broken.

Excellent game that both teams needed,,, final score not indicative of how close it was.

 

Both teams lose their top HB's early in the 1st Half with Baker suffering a lower leg injury and Belfry's Johnson suffering an apparent concusssion.

 

Ashland converted a Belfry muff in the redzone and hit a long pass to jump out 13-0 early in 2nd. Pirates responded with a 31 yard TD pass to make it 13-7. Tomcats found paydirt on a beautiful catch and run over the top to take a 21-7 lead into the Half.

 

Pirates controlled the 3rd Quarter and rallied converting a shanked punt to make it 21-14. The Pirates seemingly was wearing Ashland down and finding their groove as they converted another TD pass, but the XP would fail leaving the score 21-20.

 

Belfry's defense gets the ball ack and the Pirates promptly marched it down the field on a long time consuming drive and were in the redzone 1st and 10. The Tomcats were winded and perhaps the play of the game then came on an injury. A Tomcat lineman camped up and after a 3-4 mminute timeout it seemed the Tomcats were able to catch their breathe and settle down as they came up with a key stop.

 

The teams exchanged the ball. Belfry had utterly stonewalled the Tomcat running game, and Ashland probably had less than 50 yards in the 2nd Half when with about 3:00 to go Massey broke free for a 66 yard TD, the score was 28-20 but Belfry still had a pulse.

 

Pirates metriculated downfield and was inside the Tomcat 30 with over 1:00 to go. The Tomcats sack Warren and Belfry gets an inopportune Personal Foul forcing a long yardage situation. The next play Warren is crushed and fumbles, the Tomcats scoop and score to ice it.

 

Hats off to Ashland as they made critical plays and big plays, and their defense answered the call and came up with big stops at key times.

Unofficially:

 

Belfry ran for almost 190 and passed for over 140.

Ashland ran for 110 and passed for around 190.

 

Belfry turned it over twice, Ashland converted both into TD's

Ashland turned it over once.

Any idea how bad the injuries were?

Any idea how bad the injuries were?

 

It sounds as if baker is a sprain and not a break.

 

Johnson was "knocked out cold" and after ragining consciousness walked off on his own before being taken by ambulance obviously for tests and a CT Scan.

 

Could have been much worse, but you probably can expect both to miss a couple weeks at least.

Belfry scored the potential game tieing touchdown with about 3 1/2 minutes to go but missed their XP leaving the score at 21-20.

 

Less than a minute later Ashland's Massey broke a nice 66 yard run for Ashlands only real damage on the ground all night to put the Tomcats up 28-20.

 

Belfry put together an effective two minute drive to move inside the Ashland 30 (thereabouts). The QB, who was hounded, hurried and hammered all night fumbled the ball on a sack and Ashland's DL Justice ran it back for a TD to drive the final nail in Belfry's coffin.

 

Sounded like a great game for 46 minutes.

Kind of glad I couldn't make the trip, LRCW would have been unbearable :lol:

Excellent game that both teams needed,,, final score not indicative of how close it was.

 

Both teams lose their top HB's early in the 1st Half with Baker suffering a lower leg injury and Belfry's Johnson suffering an apparent concusssion.

 

Ashland converted a Belfry muff in the redzone and hit a long pass to jump out 13-0 early in 2nd. Pirates responded with a 31 yard TD pass to make it 13-7. Tomcats found paydirt on a beautiful catch and run over the top to take a 21-7 lead into the Half.

 

Pirates controlled the 3rd Quarter and rallied converting a shanked punt to make it 21-14. The Pirates seemingly was wearing Ashland down and finding their groove as they converted another TD pass, but the XP would fail leaving the score 21-20.

 

Belfry's defense gets the ball ack and the Pirates promptly marched it down the field on a long time consuming drive and were in the redzone 1st and 10. The Tomcats were winded and perhaps the play of the game then came on an injury. A Tomcat lineman camped up and after a 3-4 mminute timeout it seemed the Tomcats were able to catch their breathe and settle down as they came up with a key stop.

 

The teams exchanged the ball. Belfry had utterly stonewalled the Tomcat running game, and Ashland probably had less than 50 yards in the 2nd Half when with about 3:00 to go Massey broke free for a 66 yard TD, the score was 28-20 but Belfry still had a pulse.

 

Pirates metriculated downfield and was inside the Tomcat 30 with over 1:00 to go. The Tomcats sack Warren and Belfry gets an inopportune Personal Foul forcing a long yardage situation. The next play Warren is crushed and fumbles, the Tomcats scoop and score to ice it.

 

Hats off to Ashland as they made critical plays and big plays, and their defense answered the call and came up with big stops at key times.

 

I did that once and was almost arrested.

Kind of glad I couldn't make the trip' date=' LRCW would have been unbearable :lol:[/quote']

 

I was going to introduce you to Dicky. You would love him.

Belfry scored the potential game tieing touchdown with about 3 1/2 minutes to go but missed their XP leaving the score at 21-20.

 

Less than a minute later Ashland's Massey broke a nice 66 yard run for Ashlands only real damage on the ground all night to put the Tomcats up 28-20.

 

Belfry put together an effective two minute drive to move inside the Ashland 30 (thereabouts). The QB, who was hounded, hurried and hammered all night fumbled the ball on a sack and Ashland's DL Justice ran it back for a TD to drive the final nail in Belfry's coffin.

 

Sounded like a great game for 46 minutes.

Gosh, that is a high scoring game for this series. Who would have ever thought this is how it would have turned out? Oh, who could have predicted such a thing?

This loss will not hurt Belfry in the least bit....play teams that make you better, not that build your total wins column!!