Football team holds off Bruins; looks to earn playoff berth
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October 27, 2009
The Knights football team scored only 10 points with only three coming from the offense, but those 10 points proved sufficient in a 10-6 win over the Padua Bruins.
They key to the win was sophomore defensive end LaTroy Lewis’s second quarter interception returned for a touchdown. Lewis broke through the Bruins’ offensive line and tipped the ball to himself to give the Knights a 7-0 lead. Senior kicker Zack Christensen added three points on a 38-yard field goal before the half to bring the lead to 10-0.
The Knights defense held Padua scoreless for almost the whole game until the last few minutes. Padua had its only score of the game set up by a 57-yard pass that led to an eventual one-yard run. The extra point failed after a bad snap disrupted the play.
The Knights could not run out the clock so the Bruins had a chance to win in the game in the last minute. The defense regrouped however to stop Padua on a critical fourth down to seal the win.
“I thought our defense controlled the game,” head coach Ralph Orsini said. “It was our best defense of the season.”
The defense he referred to surrendered just 78 yards rushing and 129 pass yards with 57 yards coming on one play.
This Friday, the Knights will need a similar defensive performance and an offensive awakening to earn a win. A victory would clinch a playoff spot and potentially gives the Knights a first round home playoff game. Orsini hopes the possibility of a home game motivates the team to work hard for a win.
“Padua was huge but a win will get a home playoff game,” Orsini said. “We need momentum like last year.”
The Knights travel to Chardon to take on the NDCL Lions Friday at 7 P.M.
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