Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Raiders Cage The Eagles

The Southern Wells Raiders came out very strong on Friday night against the Fremont Eagles. The Raiders scored early and often. Gavin Barcus scored first for the Raiders making the game 7-0. On defense senior captain Jake Roush recovered a fumble getting the Raiders the ball back. The Raiders continued running the ball all over Fremont. Gavin Barcus once again finished a great drive with his second touchdown in less than three minutes. Shortly after Fremont answered back with their only score of the night. The Raiders did not worry after the Fremont score. Senior Daniel Beeks got the Raiders all the way down to their own one yard line with Jake Roush finishing the drive with a touchdown. The Raiders finished the first quarter with a score of 21-7. The Raiders second quarter was much like the first quarter with our Raiders scoring 19 more points to take the Raiders into halftime dominating 40-7. In the second half the Raiders put up 9 more points to get the final score of 49-7. The Raiders defense was able to get some points as Grant Harris tackled the Fremont quarterback for a safety. Overall everything was going right for the Raiders with a great win over the Eagles. Jake Roush was given the offensive player of the game, rushing the ball for 150 yards and with a very impressive four touchdowns. Landon Cassiday was given the defensive player of the game with 4 tackles and 2 forced fumbles. Grant Harris was given the overall player of the game leading the team in tackles and having two tackles for a loss.


Stat Leaders
Rushing:
Jake Roush- 150 yards
Daniel Beeks- 89 yards
Gavin Barcus 65- yards

Touchdowns:
Jake Roush- 4
Gavin Barcus- 2
Bryce Bonewit- 1

Tackles:Grant Harris- 5
Gavin Barcus 5
Seth Trissel- 4
Landon Cassiday- 4