Sarnia, ON
- It came down to the end of the game, but the
Peewee SMAA Championship football game was close
from beginning to end, only to be lost in the final
minute of play.
Peewee
Final - Storm vs Force
The first
quarter was total control by the Force, who used the
entire quarter on their first possession,
controlling the clock as they moved the ball down
field. But despite the ball control, they would give
up the ball at the start of the second quarter, and
it wouldn't take the Storm long to make something
happen with the ball. Matthew Paquette would
breaking a tackle and on only the third play of the
drive, scamper 80 yards for the touchdown, as the
Storm took the early 7-0 lead.
The
defensive game would take over, as each team would
force the other to go 4 and out. With the clock
coming close to an end on the half, the Storm would
press for the tying touchdown, driving the ball down
to the goal line where Kurtis Hill would bust up the
middle for the score. A fail convert attempt would
still give the Storm a 7-6 lead going into half
time.
At the
start of the second quarter, Paquette would break
open and look to have a for sure score, but Zachary
Bedard would come up with the last man tackle to
keep him from breaking free. The Storm would use the
long pass and the long run to move down field, and
with the ball on the 3 yard line, Paquette would
break in for another touchdown, as the Storm lead
13-6 heading into the final quarter.
Paquette
would also get it done on defence in the fourth,
stripping the ball away and forcing a turnover, but
the Force would hold on defence and get the ball
back, which would prove costly to the Storm as Hill
would again break free for an 35 yard touchdown run
on the first play of the drive, as the Force take
their first lead of the game 14-13.
But the
Force would have continued trouble stopping
Paquette, as the running back would retake the lead
for the Storm, breaking multiple tackles on his way
to a 54 yard touchdown, giving the Storm a 21-14
lead.
With just
minutes left in the game, the Force would threaten
to score and tie the game. With the ball on the 14
yard line, the Force would call a run play, but a
costly fumble would fall into the hands of Anthony
Horton of the Storm, turning the ball over. The
Storm would kneel to finish off the clock, and take
the Peewee Championship, 21-14.
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