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Jackson and Rush lead Bears over Niles
St. Joseph wins fourth straight over Vikings
(St. Joseph)
After two long road trips at Marshall and Harper Creek to begin the
2009 season. The St. Joseph Bears got a taste of home cooking as the
Bears blew out the Niles Vikings 48-0 in the Big 16 West Division opener
for both teams.
St. Joseph and Niles went three and out on their first drives but the
Bears second drive ended with success as the Bears marched 46 yards in 5
plays to take a 7-0 lead when Bobby Symonds caught his first TD pass of
the season from Jeremy Rush.
After another Niles punt. St. Joe found the end zone on the next drive
as the Bears went 56 yards in 4 plays capped off by a 21 yard run from
Jamaal Jackson and a 14-0 St. Joe lead.
The 2nd quarter was even worse for Niles. The Vikings would drive down
to the Bears 37 yard line only to turn the ball over on downs. The Bears
needed two plays to add to the Vikings misery. Jamaal Jackson broke
loose on for a 62 yard run down to the Niles 1 yard line. After an
illegal procedure penalty backed it up to the 6. Jackson finished what
he started as he scored his second TD of the game. The Bears held a 21-0
lead
Niles would be forced to punt again after a 3 and out St. Joe would
again get the ball back and find the endzone 6 plays later on a 7 yard
touchdown run to give the Bears a 27-0 lead.
St. Joe took advantage of a huge mistake by the Vikings when returner
Aaron Davis fumbled the ensuing kickoff, which was recovered by St. Joe
at the Niles 21 yard line. Four plays later Jeremy Rush had his second
straight touchdown run and the Bears held a 34-0 lead going into
halftime.
St. Joe would start the running clock late in the third quarter as
Jamaal Jackson went on a 56 yard sprint to the endzone and St. Joe
increased the lead to 41-0.
As the fourth quarter continued, St. Joe coach Elliot Uzelac started
clearing the benches and Senior QB Sean Guinane saw his first action of
the season, Guinane missed the first two games of the season because of
illness. Guinane threw two passes and completed one in his short time,
Late in the fourth quarter, the Bears would finish off the scoring with
Tommy Fry seeing action at quarterback. Fry handed off to Ty Taylor for
a 5 yard touchdown.
Its the Bears 4th straight win over the Vikings. During the Bears win
streak vs. the Vikings, St. Joseph has outscored Niles 131-9.
SCORING SUMMARY
Niles 0 0 0 0 0
St. Joseph 14 20 7 7 48
SJ Bobby Symonds 13 pass from Jeremy Rush (Josh Akins kick)
SJ Jamaal Jackson 21 run (Josh Akins kick)
SJ Jamaal Jackson 6 run (Josh Akins kick)
SJ Jeremy Rush 7 run (Josh Akins kick wide right)
SJ Jeremy Rush 3 run (Josh Akins kick)
SJ Jamaal Jackson 56 run (Josh Akins kick)
SJ Ty Taylor 5 run (Josh Fagras kick)
Elsewhere
around the Big 16
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Lakeshore 43, Mattawan 26 Al Stockman Stadium,
Stevensville
Lakeshore quarterback Eric Lemon threw for 253 yards passing
and two touchdown passes as well as running for one himself
in Lakeshores 43-26 win over Mattawan. Zack Moore and Tyler
Brindley had two rushing TDs each for Mattawan |
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Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 19, Benton
Harbor 14 Griffith Stadium, Kalamazoo
Demetrius Greer, Zack Rickli, and Craig Russo had rushing
touchdowns as the Knights had to hold on to a late game
Benton Harbor charge as the Knights won the division opener
against the Tigers 19-14 |
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Portage Central 35, Portage
Northern 14 McCamley Field, Portage
Portage Northern had a 21-0 lead entering the fourth quarter
thanks to touchdowns by Brian Wise, Nick Price, and EJ
Tillman as the Mustangs won the Kavanaugh Trophy for the
fourth consecutive season with a 35-14 win over rival
Northern. Spencer Munson added two rushing touchdowns to
seal the victory. |
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Lumen Christi 42, Battle Creek Lakeview 0 Spartan Memorial
Stadium, B.C.
Jackson Lumen Christi scored 21 points in the first and
second quarters as the Titans improved to 2-1 on the season
with a 42-0 win over Battle Creek Lakeview. The Spartans
were held to just 40 yards of total offense. |
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Marshall 36, Kalamazoo Central 6
Thomas Stadium, Kalamazoo
Kyle Waidelich and Garrett Woods each had two
touchdowns and Jamar Wimberly added another as the Redhawks
improved to 3-0 on the season with a 36-6 win at Kalamazoo
Central |
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Battle Creek Harper Creek 52,
Battle Creek Central 20 Harper Creek Stadium, Battle Creek
Harper Creek scored 30 points in the second
quarter after falling behind 14-0 after the first quarter.
Mike McKenzie and Jeff Holm each added two touchdowns in the
Beavers first ever win on artificial turf, as Harper Creek
defeated Central 52-20. |
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Coldwater 30, Sturgis 9
Cardinal Field, Coldwater
Coldwater pulled away from arch rival Sturgis with three
second half touchdowns as the Cardinals won their third
straight game over Sturgis with a 30-9 win. Coldwater
retains the Silver Football Trophy. |
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