LANDON 27 JOHN CARROLL 14 football

For the 3^rd year in a row, the Bears beat the Patriots of John Carroll of Bel Air, MD. This opening home game was another size v. skill contest; the MIAA B division team has a number of large and extra large bodies. The Bears are not emaciated, but they use speed and athleticism as their weapons.

The 1^st q ended 0-0, but at half time, the visitors has recorded 13 points v. the Patriots 6. The featured back for the boys from 6101 was #3 senior captain, RUNNING BACK UBIE ZAID.  His incredible balance, deception and strength (many yards after contact) contributed over 100 yards in 11 carries. The home team scored first at 11:10 of Q2 on a 24 yd run over, through and around the Patriots by UBIE;  the PAT was unsuccessful.  

Bears 6 Patriots 0

The school named for the bishop who founded Georgetown (by extension GP, too?) was snake bitten. Their 1^st play after the Landon kickoff into End Zone by MAX MURRAY (also the QB), the Patriots fumbled. A MURRAY pass to SOPHALEX POPE was followed by a UBIE run and then a picture perfect MAX M to SENIOR WR ROBERT SWIFT for a TD at 9:23. PAT center SWIFTIE (#2) to holder UBIE (#3) and kicker MAX (#6) [believe in numerology?) good @9:23

BEARS13 PATRIOTS 0

A Landon  7 plays and fumble series was followed by a Carroll 4 play possession, but the temporary momentum was set back by a TFL (-9YDS) by Senior Captain NICK DAVIDOFF and a excellent pass break-up by Soph DBWILLARD FREEMAN.  Landon drove 62 yards, about 3:00, before a fumble turned the ball over to the Patriots. Bad karma for the Carroll’s again as SOPHAUBREY COLE recovered a fumble @1:42 of Q@.

The Bears did not follow with a long possession and more uncharacteristically did not control the final ~minute and the Patriots scored @0:00 . Junior Captain LB/RB/QB  MATT ROSNER blocked the PAT.

HALFTIME BEARS 13 PATRIOTS 6

Another deep kick-off by Max M put the Bel Air boys deep in their own territory. First play from scrimmage SOPH (are you sensing a trend?) DB ALEX POPE (brother of DP L’25) intercepted the 1^st pass of the period pick 6 (42 yards)PAT GOOD @11:22-

BEARS 20 PATRIORTS 6

The White Rocks forced another 3 and out. Max M found SOPH WR EMANUEL COLEMAN an incredible catch for 28 yards. That set up an impressive 66 yard bruising run through the center of #10 in his junior RB role. PAT good @7:48.

BEARS 27 PATRIOTS 6

Carroll demonstrated a 7 play drive, 32 yards and about 6:00 on the Q3 clock. A JC penalty and a sack by JUNIOR OL/DL ZACK HELMREICH (-5yds) ended that action.

Bears another short bit of time off the clock put the game into Q4. To start the last stanza, Landon punted. A Patriotic charge of 8 plays for +73 notches up the gridiron was terminated when SOPH DB BRYAN MOORE intercepted the spheroid @8:57.

The remainder of the last period saw the Bears play conservatively on O (3 times without a 1^st down). Coach Padalino inserted a number of players to experience a competitive game. The last appearance of the defensive leaders saw TFLs on successive downs by SENIOR DL ROWAN HETHERINGTON and #58 NICK (twice).

With 2:20 left, the Carroll team did not fold and their players moved don the field 65 yards to score @ 0:46 plus 2 pt PAT

Landon recovered a onside kick and took two”knees” to run out the clock

FINAL SCORE BEARS 27 PATRIOTS 14

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