NINTH GRADE FOLLOWS VARSITY

WITH 35-21 WIN OVER MILL CREEK 

THE YOUNG BLUE DEVILS MOVED THEIR RECORD TO 4-1 LEADING INTO A BYE WEEK. THE TEAM IS AVERAGING AN IMPRESSIVE 25 POINTS PER GAME THROUGH FIVE GAMES.  IN THE FIRST QTR THE BLUE DEVILS HAD TWO IMPRESSIVE DRIVES BUT WERE STOPPED BOTH TIMES ON FOURTH DOWN . AFTER A LATE HIT FLAG, MILL CREEK QB FOUND A RECEIVER FOR A 35 YD TOUCHDOWN AND IT WAS  7-0.  ON THE ENSUING KICKOFF TAVONTE GAMMAGE WENT 80 YARDS ON A BEAUTIFUL RUN AND SPECIAL TEAMS BLOCKING TO TIE THE SCORE 7-7 MILL CREEK ON THE NEXT POSSESSION, FUMBLED ON THEIR OWN 30 YD LINE AND FIVE PLAYS LATER DEVIN SIMPKINS FOUND PAY DIRT AND NORCROSS TOOK THE LEAD 14-7 WITH 3:55 LEFT IN THE HALF. IN THE THIRD QTR NORCROSS DEFENSE HELD MILL CREEK AND AFTER A SHANKED 10 YD PUNT, NORCROSS TOOK OVER AND IT DIDNT TAKE LONG FOR BARKER TO HIT JARED PINKNEY ON A 25 YD TOUCHDOWN  MAKING THE SCORE 21-7.  AFTER BACK TO BACK DEFENSIVE STOPS BY NORCROSS, A BACKWARD LATERAL WAS RECOVERED BY MILL CREEK ON THE NORCROSS 30 YD LINE.  WITH AN APPARENT  MOMENTUM SHIFT MILL CREEK SCORED AND SUDDENLY IT WAS 21-14 WITH 8:00 TO GO IN THE FOURTH QTR. THEN THE FUN STARTED.  MILL CREEKS ON SIDE KICK FAILED, BUT A NORCROSS FUMBLE, GAVE MILL CREEK LIFE. TWO PLAYS LATER THEY FUMBLED AND WITH 3:15 TO GO SIMPKINS RAN OFF RIGHT TACKLE AND SCAMPERED 30 YDS TO THE END ZONE AND NORCROSS LED 28-14.  ON THE ENSUING KICKOFF, MILL CREEK RETURNED IT ALL THE WAY BACK FOR A SCORE AND WITH 1:56 LEFT THE NEW SCORE WAS 28-21.  AFTER ANOTHER FAILED ONSIDE KICK, AGAIN IT WAS SIMPKINS NAILING THE COFFIN SHUT WITH A 50 YD BURST  AND BINGHAMS  EXTRA POINT  KICK ENDED THE GAME 35-21.

AFTER THIS WEEKS BYE, PLEASE COME OUT TO SUPPORT THE BLUE DEVILS AGAINST MEADOWCREEK ON OCT 13TH AT 6PM.

BY: MIKE BINGHAM < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >