Monday, October 15, 2012

THE HORNETS STING THE STARS IN A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME

It is opening week for teams that participated in zero week games. The Holy Angels Stars and The Edina Hornets took that option and played each other in week zero.

Holy Angels kicked off to Edina to start the game. Edina got the ball on the 37 yard line on the first play from scrimmage. They looked to get the ball into the hands of Mohammed Malim. Malim did a good job of carrying the ball. Edina got a first down on Malim's short yard run. On first down and ten they kept the ball on the ground. On the next series Edina had to punt the ball on fourth down and four yards to go. They punted the ball to Holy Angels.

There was a flag on the kick fourth down punt. Holy Angles was hit with an infraction. They picked up a first down on a running attack by the running back . Holy Angels was not afraid to mix up the passing and running attacks as they wanted to try to throw Holy Angels off guard. Holy Angels had to punt the ball on fourth down.

Edina quarterback Mark Handberg did a good job of reading the defense and was able to get the ball to his receivers and running backs quickly and was able to get out of the pocket. Edina picked up a first down on a short run by Handberg.

Edina kept on pounding the ball down the field trying to get first downs. Ben Boone came up with a nice catch that gave his team a first down.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 1:20 left in the first quarter.

Edina threatened to score late in the quarter.

Edina went for it on fourth down and one yard to go on a quarterback sneak and Edina came up with a first down.

At the end of the first quarter the score was tied at 0.

On the first play from scrimmage. Colin Ritter came up with a 1 yard touchdown run. The extra point by Patrick LeCorre was good.











Holy Angels got the ball after the Edina touchdown. Sam Keys of Holy Angels ran 83 yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was good.

With 10:22 left in the second quarter the score was tied at 7.

Edina got the ball after the touchdown. Marley Allison for Edina looked to slip through the Holy Angels defenders as he looked to scamper down the field. Allison came up with some nice catches to kept his team marching down the field. Edina was able to get first downs. Edina's Colin Ritter came up with a four yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt by Pattrick LeCorre was good.

With 4:43 left in the second quarter the score was Edina 14 and Holy Angels 7.

Holy Angels got the ball back after the touchdown. Quarterback Sam Keis was able to escape three guys who tried to tackle him. On the fourth try he was taken down.

At halftime the score was Edina 14 and Holy Angels 7.

Edina kicked off to Holy Angels to start the third quarter. Holy Angels punted the ball away on the first drive on fourth and one yard to go.

Edina got the ball on their 39 yard line. Sam Keis had trouble hanging onto the football. Marley Allison came up with a 66 yard run and gave Edina a first down on the one yard line. Collin Ritter came up with a one yard touchdown run. Patrick LaCorre came up with the extra point attempt.

The score was Edina 21 and Holy Angels 7.

Holy Angels got the ball back and they looked to get the ball down field but were not able to and they punted the ball back to Edina on fourth down.

Holy Angels Anthony Baysah scored a touchdown on a short run. The extra point attempt was good. With 1:52 left in the third quarter the score was Edina 21 and Holy Angels 14.

Edina's Ben Boone came up with a nice catch that gave his team an emotional lift.

After three quarters of play the score was Edina 21 and Holy Angels 14.

Edina fumbled the ball the ball and was not able to come up with the ball. Holy Angels was not able to get a first down and had to punt the ball back to Edina.

Edina got the ball back and looked to score midway through the fourth quarter. They did just that as Collin Ritter scored on a one yard touchdown run.

The extra point attempt was good.

In a hard fought game Edina came away with the 28-14 victory over Holy Angels. 

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