10/27/09
Grizzlies defeat the Dons 18 - 35
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Amador Valley
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San Ramon, CA - The Amador Dons Freshman Football team lost to the California High School Grizzlies 18 – 35. Big plays by both teams made this an exciting game to watch but the Grizzlies had more offensive success on this night.
The Dons defense started the game fired up and shut down the Grizzlies offense on their first series. Michael Echavia and Kyle Greenan made some great stops and Sam Peters prevented the Grizzlies from converting a 4th down.
On Amador’s first series, Kyle Moreno exploded up the middle eluding many tackles on his way for a 63 yard touchdown run. This gave the Dons a 6 – 0 lead after the missed extra point.
Not to be outdone, the Grizzlies quickly answered back with a long touchdown run of their own to tie the game and then go ahead with the extra point, 6 -7.
On the Grizzlies next offensive series, the Dons defense made a statement by getting in on the scoring. Paulo Freitas made a huge play by sacking the Grizzlies QB which resulted in the ball popping into the air. Michael Echavia snagged the ball out of the air and raced into the end zone giving the Dons a 12 – 7 lead.
The Dons defense continued to dominate as Grant Miller intercepted a Grizzlies pass to end a drive. At the end of the first quarter, the Dons led the Grizzlies 12 -7.
The 2nd quarter didn’t start well for the Dons, as a QB pass was intercepted by the Grizzlies. Although the defense was holding strong with a number of great tackles by Mitchell Mayo, Kyle Greenan and Clint Mankins, the Grizzlies were able to score a touchdown and take the lead 12 – 14.
The Dons tried to get their offense moving with some quick runs by Michael Echavia, Grant Miller, Sam Peters and a 7 yard pass from Kyle Moreno to Chase Hennings. The offense stalled though and had to punt the ball to the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies quickly took advantage of their next possession and produced an 82 yard run to put them ahead 12 – 21 after the extra point. By halftime the score had remained the same.
At the start of the 3rd quarter, the Dons offense was intent on moving the ball with Kyle Moreno completing a 15 yard pass to Josh Slaton. Then Kyle Moreno added a 6 yard run but the Dons had to punt the ball as they could not complete any more downs.
The big plays continued for the Grizzlies as they scored on a 63 yard touchdown run to push the score to 12 – 28 after making the extra point.
The Dons came storming back on the next possession with Kyle Moreno throwing back to back 24 yard passes to Josh Slaton and Kyle Greenan. Grant Miller finished off the drive with an 8 yard touchdown catch from Kyle Moreno. The Dons tried for a 2 point conversion but failed and that made the score 18 – 28.
The defenses from both teams made their presence felt as Amador recovered a Grizzlies fumble who then intercepted the Dons next pass attempt. Tackles by Kyle Greenan, Sam Peters and Michael Echavia prevented the Grizzlies from putting anymore points on the board in the 3rd quarter.
The start of the 4th quarter saw the Grizzlies complete their drive with a touchdown to push the score to 18 -35 after making the extra point.
With time running out for the Dons, the offense tried to quickly strike through the air on their next two possession but ended with interceptions by the Grizzlies defense.
The Dons continued to show they would not stop playing hard and had one last burst at the end of the game. With only 17 seconds remaining, Conor Anderson took the Grizzlies punt at midfield and ran 45 yards before being forced out at the 3 yard line. With only 3 seconds left, the Dons tried to get a touchdown on their last play but were denied by the Grizzlies. The game ended with the score 18 – 35 Grizzlies.
Although the outcome of the game wasn’t in favor of the Dons, both the defense and offense showed big play ability throughout the night.
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