The junior and senior girls faced off last Wednesday in a memorable battle. The flag football game quickly turned physical, as both teams tried to prove that they were tougher.
Early on, it became apparent that the girls weren’t there to just have fun; they wanted blood and most importantly, a victory.
After several tackles and hard hits, a few of the girls lost their temper. After one of the plays, a scuffle ensued, resulting in one senior being ejected.
The game itself was very competitive. The senior coaches designed a play to start the game that worked perfectly.
Quarterback Sam Lavielle completed a pass to Tanya Tarabochia, who lateralled the ball to Lizzie Perkins. Perkins was able to outrun all the junior defenders for a touchdown, and a 7-0 lead.
At that point it appeared the seniors would be in complete control of the game. However, the juniors responded with a touchdown of their own on their first possession to tie the game.
In the second quarter, senior running back Millie Osborne finished off a drive with a rushing touchdown to regain the lead. On the juniors’ last possession of the first half, they were unable to score, as time ran out when they reached midfield.
Going into halftime, the seniors held a 14-7 lead. The juniors had the ball to open the second half, and slowly worked their way down the field. They had the ball for all 10 minutes of the third quarter, and for the first minute of the fourth. When they got inside the 10-yard line, the senior defense buckled down.
They were able to keep the juniors out of the end zone by stopping them four times. The seniors got the ball back, and worked the ball downfield before turning it over, and giving the juniors one last chance.
The juniors quickly moved the ball down the field, and the seniors needed to take a time-out with one minute left. Then the senior defense got back in gear, and didn’t let the juniors advance the ball.
The last few plays were deep throws to the end zone that were swatted down by senior defenders. This gave the seniors a 14-7 victory.
