The Grizzles improved to 2-0 Friday night dominating Northwest Whitfield 18-0. Grizzly coach Al Morrell said, “It’s a big win to have over one of the best teams in the region.” The Grizzly offense struggled most of the game scoring only one touchdown, committing 12 penalties for 90 yards, and losing 3 fumbles. However, the Bruins offense was just as bad committing 15 penalties for 100 yards, missing three fields goals, allowing two punts to be blocked, and losing a fumble. In fact Whitfields first drive was executed so poorly that on the second play they botched the snap and committed a safety giving the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead.
The two teams competed for field position until Whitfield fumbled the ball on a punt return giving the Grizzlies the ball which put them into field goal range. Grizzly kicker Tyler Hamilton made a 47-yard field goal to give the Grizzlies a 5-0 lead.
The Bruins finally made a big play late in the second quarter when Bruins running back Alex Heard broke a 77-yard run before being tackled at the 7-yard line. However, penalties and plays resulting in negative plays pushed them back and the drive ended with a missed field goal.
The play that clearly gave the Grizzles all the momentum was the blocked punt in the third quarter. The Bruins offense drove the ball into Grizzly territory but were stopped immediately and forced to punt. The Grizzly special teams came up huge when Blake Dorris blocked the punt giving Keith Woods the opportunity to grab the ball and run it in for the touchdown.
The Bruins still showed signs of life in the fourth quarter when they drove into Grizzly territory again. But the Bruins again shot themselves in the foot with an offensive pass interference penalty which stopped the drive dead.
Grizzly coach Al Morrell said, “The offense was the story last week, this week was the defense’s turn.”
The only offensive touchdown of the game came when Grizzly running back Jay El-Amin broke a 65 yard run for a touchdown giving the final score of 18-0.
By:Hunter Williams
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