Nov. 28, 2014 --- Salem 49  G.W. 28


A super season comes to a close!


The Eagles take the field at Salem Stadium!

It was a clash of the titans as the 12-0 G.W. Eagles took on the 12-0 Salem Spartans in a state quarterfinal game in front of a packed house at Salem Stadium. Salem scored on their first possession to take a 7-0 lead; but the Eagles answered on their next drive with a one-yard run from Hunter Byrnes to tie it up at seven!

The Spartans continued to flex their muscle on the ground, getting a second and third score from Fullback Alex Ramsey to jump out to a 21-7 lead.  But the Eagles answered on a special teams play to change the field position.  Then, a super run by Byrnes allowed GW to pull to within a score.  But a late Salem touchdown sent the Spartans into the break with a 28-14 edge.

In the second half, the Eagles' defense got into the act on Salem's first possession, picking them off on a screen pass.  That set up a long-distance connection to make it 28-21!  After forcing a Salem punt, the Eagles began a promising drive that ended in a fumble.  That set up a Salem score to make it 35-21.

The wheels came off after that.  Ramsey returned a fumble 89 yards for a touchdown, then followed that with ANOTHER rushing touchdown.  GW got a final score with three minutes left, but it wasn't enough.  They close 2014 with an outstanding 12-1 record---and lots of firepower returning next year.



 

GAME STATS

TEAM STATS

  G.W. OPP.
First Downs 12 19
Rushes-Yds 23-65 60-286
Pass YDs 290 143
C-A-I 20-39-0 8-16-1
Total Yards 355 429

INDIVIDUAL STATS

RUSHING Att. Yds. Avg. TDs.
Graves 7 30 4.4 0
Griffin 6 23 3.8 0
Byrnes 9 13 1.4 2
Guzman 1 -1 -1.0 0
PASSING ATT. Comp. Yds TDs. Int.
Byrnes 39 20 290 2 0
RECEIVING NO. YDS. Avg. TDs.
Guzman 7 89 12.7 0
Clements 6 89 14.8 0
Smith 4 80 20.0 1
Fuller 1 10 10.0 1
Graves 1 7 7.0 0
Ballard 1 4 4.0 0
KICKING XPM-XPA FGM-FGA Pts.
McGeough 4-4 0-0 4
INT. No.   SACKS No.
Henderson 1      
SCORING RUSH TDs. Rec. TDs Ret. TDs XP FG Sf. Points
Byrnes 2 0 0 0 0 0 12
Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
Fuller 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
McGeough 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
 

Scoring Summary

First quarter

Salem -- Ramsey 3 run (Reighard kick) 6:38

GW -- Byrnes 1 run (McGeough kick) 2:40

Salem -- Ramsey 10 run (Reighard kick) 0:34

Second quarter

Salem -- Ramsey 1 run (Reighard kick) 8:50

GW -- Byrnes 13 run (McGeough kick) 3:50

Salem -- Ramsey 1 run (Reighard kick) 0:24

Third quarter

GW -- Smith 53 pass from Byrnes (McGeough kick) 8:36

Salem -- Peregoy 8 pass from Coulling (Reighard kick) 1:24

Fourth quarter

Salem -- Ramsey 89 fumble return (Reighard kick) 10:15

Salem -- Ramsey 1 run (Reighard kick) 5:24

GW -- Fuller 10 pass from Byrnes (McGeough kick) 3:00


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