I couldn't be proud of his effort, and how selfless it was. 'It was a block back towards (Jennings') own end line, with forcible contact. 'There were actually three flags thrown on that play,' Vinovich told Reiss. "Jesiah Richardson did exactly what we needed him to do," Blundell said, "go at a highly recruited defensive player. The penalty was controversial enough for head official Bill Vinovich to address the call in a pool report with ESPN's Mike Reiss after the Patriots' 20-17 win. McCullough's only big defensive play came in the final seconds of the game. The unsung hero for North was fullback Jesiah Richardson, who lined up at a wing and blocked Bloomington South's Dasan McCullough, a pass rusher who decommitted from Ohio State to sign at Indiana. Offensively we were clicking at times, but then holding penalties set us back." I was really proud of the defensive effort. The ensuing Patriots possession resulted in a 41-yard Stephen Gostkowski field goal with five seconds left in the first half, leaving the score 213 in favor of Atlanta at halftime. "Defensively we played well the entire game, but our offense and special teams put those guys in bad spots. The Patriots then drove to the Atlanta 23-yard line (aided by three Falcons holding penalties that negated third-down stops) where cornerback Robert Alford intercepted a Tom Brady pass intended for Danny Amendola and returned 82 yards for a touchdown to put the Falcons up 210 with 2:21 left in the first half. You're not gonna beat good teams having penalties like that," he continued. "We responded well after being down 14-0 early. "We played well," coach Billy Blundell said after the game. A clinching score came with 2:13 left in the game. The free kick was returned to North's 2-yard line - although the return man was hit and knocked backward before bouncing to the outside and getting away - and Bloomington scored on the next play. And a high snap on a punt resulted in a safety that gave the Panthers a 22-20 lead with 7:58 left in the game. The kickoff was juggled out of bounds at North's 6-yard line, however, and the Patriots couldn't get farther than the 12. Despite the great field position the visitors got as a result, North held them to a field goal again. Then a penalty on the first play after the ensuing kickoff forced North to run six straight plays inside its 6-yard line (three false starts included). North got another defensive stop to start the third quarter, then drove 72 yards to take the lead on a 28-yard pass from Carpenter to Sturm although, ominously, a bad snap cost the Patriots the extra point.īloomington South quickly got to North's 3-yard line, but the Patriots forced a field goal that cut the lead in half. The Panthers drove inside North's 30, but lost the ball on downs in the final seconds of the half. North drove 50 yards, picking up a fourth-and-12 situation on a pass to Sturm, and scored on a 10-yard pass to Jaden Wayt.Ī defensive stop and a seven-yard punt set up the Patriots at their own 48-yard line, and they drove 52 yards for the tying touchdown on a 1-yard run by Sturm. But a 44-yard interception return by Griffin Graham rescued the Patriots and turned the momentum completely around. The visitors were driving for a third score as the first quarter ended and reached North's 15-yard line. This time Bloomington needed to go just 36 yards for a 14-0 lead. Again the Patriots went three and out - although penalties cost them an 11-yard run by Damon Sturm and a 50-yard completion from Bryson Carpenter to Will Blundell.
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