OC vs. Harlem – The Patriots had a red letter game
against the Bulldogs of Harlem winning their first game of the season
35-13.
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| Game Captains Matt Beyatt, Casey Pacheco and Jarrett McElheney |
Jarrett McElheney received the ball for
OC on the kickoff returning it for nearly 30 yards. Tanner Bowman picked up OC’s first, first
down but the offense shut down and had to punt.
Harlem started the game on their own 20 yard line.
Harlem put together a good drive marching
the ball down the field earning the first touchdown of the game. The PAT was good and with a just a few
minutes left in the first quarter the Bulldogs were ahead 7-0. This would be the last time Harlem had the
lead in the game.
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| Tanner Bowman |
Anthony Thornton received the ball for
the Patriots and returned it to OC’s 35.
OC started their drive and moved the ball down to the Harlem 24 when the
first quarter clock ran down. OC faced a
4th and 4 situation when play resumed for the 2nd quarter. QB Kendrick Presley passed to Kenneth Cinesreski
for a pickup of 9 yards and a first down on Harlem’s 13 yard line.
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| John Mathews interception. |
Bowman picked up another Patriot first
down giving OC first and goal where Presley puts it across the goal line for OC’s
first touchdown. Griffin Giles makes the
PAT and the score is tied at 7 apiece.
Harlem runs through a series of downs
before having to punt to OC. The
Patriots move the ball all the way down to the Bulldog 6 yard line before an
illegal procedure penalty pushes OC back to the 11. Presley finds John Mathews open and throws an
11 yard scoring pass putting OC’s second touchdown on the board. Giles’s PAT is good and OC is ahead 14-7 with
8:42 remaining in the second quarter.
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| Kenneth Cinereski digs for yards. |
OC kicks off to Harlem but the Bulldogs
can’t move the ball and are forced to punt giving the ball back to OC on OC’s 33. However, Harlem got called for a facemask
penalty that gave OC 1st and 10 on Harlem’s 48 yard line. Presley would scramble, juke and jog through
the Harlem defense making his biggest gain of the day scoring on a 48 yard run
giving the Patriots their third touchdown of the game. Giles’s PAT was good and the Patriots were
ahead at the half 21-7.
The third quarter saw a lot of football
but no points were put on the board by either team. Perhaps the most exciting moment for OC was
when at 9:07 in the quarter John Mathews made a drive stopping interception at
OC’s 14 yard line.
Near the end of the quarter Harlem was
again on the move when they tried a razzle dazzle play that had the QB throwing
a pass to the wide man in the flat and he threw a long pass to their wide
receiver who couldn’t quite handle the ball even though it hit him in the
hands. The Bulldogs had a bad snap on
the put and OC got the ball on the OC 49 yard line. OC would move the ball to
Harlem’s 20 before the third quarter clock ticked 0.
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| No question about this one, but no flag. |
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| Straight from the GHSA website, but no flag.
No
player or nonplayer shall grab the inside back or side
collar
of the shoulder pads or jersey of the runner and
subsequently
pull (backward or sideward) that opponent to
the ground (Horse-collar). The horse collar
foul is enforced asa live ball foul.
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The 4th quarter opened with
OC’s offense on Harlem’s 20. Dylan
Pulliam got the call and gained 5 yard to the Bulldog 15. Jay Fleming carried the ball up the middle to
Harlem’s 7 and another OC first down.
Presley would carry the ball across the goal line for OC’s fourth
touchdown of the game. Giles’s PAT was
no good but Harlem got called for roughing the kicker. An off sides penalty moved the ball back to
the 8 yard line where Giles finally made good the PAT. OC was ahead 28-7 with 10:40 remaining in the
game.
Harlem got a little bit of their passing
game going hitting their receiver for a 30 yard gain following the
kickoff. A couple of more plays and a
penalty on OC would give Harlem a 1st and goal which the Bulldogs
would turn into a touchdown. The PAT was
no good. The score with 9 minutes left
in the game was OC 28 Harlem 13.
OC would start on their own 24 following
the kickoff. Fleming got the call up the
middle and almost broke free for a touchdown before a Bulldog pulled him down
from behind on the Bulldog 9 yard line. Thornton
got the ball with 2nd and goal to go and put it across the goal line
running to the right. Giles’s PAT was
good.
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| Winners |
Harlem would get the ball one more time
on the ensuing kickoff but the drive would come to a stop with 33 second
remaining with a Dylan Pulliam interception of a Bulldog pass. The final score was 35-13.
On the night, OC had 19 first downs, one
fumble recovery and one fumble lost. OC also
had 50 yards in total penalties. Presley
had 7 attempts with 3 completions one of which was a touchdown.
OC is on the road next week traveling to
play the Fellowship Christian Paladins (1-1 this year, 5-5 last year) located
at 10965 Woodstock Road
Roswell,GA 30075-7502. OC is off the following week.
Roswell,GA 30075-7502. OC is off the following week.
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