Domination
There's no other word to describe it. I'm assuming all of you were at Thompson Stadium tonight (the announced attendance was nearly 5,000), but for those who weren't or didn't listen to it on the radio, let me be the first to tell you – the Elizabethtown Bears completely destroyed the Manheim Central Barons in every single aspect of a varsity football game. That sentence hasn't been written in 2 decades, maybe more.
Just going off the top of my head (I'll have the official numbers tomorrow) but the Bears had more than 600 yards of offense and scored 56 points. Jordan Hallman, who somehow amazes me week in and week out, went out and ran for five touchdowns and more than 300 yards. That's three good games for most backs. Not Hallman. Also, I'm 98 percent sure that game puts him over the 1,000 yard mark, but I'll know for sure tomorrow. You just can't say enough about this kid. Yes, the offensive line (more on them in a minute) gets it started by opening holes, but he patiently waits for them around the line of scrimmage and then explodes through them. His acceleration is unmatched in the district and if he's even, he's leavin'. He's also one of the nicest, humblest kids you'd ever meet. The ultimate team player. And you can say that about everyone in the blue and white. They are all doing what they're doing for the team. They honestly don't care who scores the TDs or who makes the fumble recovery, as long as someone on their team is doing it.
Chris Burger, Alex Kircher, Sean McMullen, Evan Good and Anthony Durante played as well tonight as I've ever seen them play. Hallman, Conrad Heisey and Andrew Weller weren't getting touched until they were 5 yards downfield.
And the defense refused to let up. They hit Central in the mouth all night long. When the Bears needed it, the passing game with Preston Faith, Kyle McNeil and Nate Koach was there. The Bears really clicked on all cylinders and, when they do that, I dare to say that there is no one in District Three Class AAA that's on their level. Last week against Ephrata, they didn't play their best. Tonight, they nearly did and they beat their archrivals by 42 points.
Maybe now they'll get some love in the Patriot News rankings.
Plenty more on this game coming in Thursday's edition of the Chronicle.
Until next time, cheers.
Just going off the top of my head (I'll have the official numbers tomorrow) but the Bears had more than 600 yards of offense and scored 56 points. Jordan Hallman, who somehow amazes me week in and week out, went out and ran for five touchdowns and more than 300 yards. That's three good games for most backs. Not Hallman. Also, I'm 98 percent sure that game puts him over the 1,000 yard mark, but I'll know for sure tomorrow. You just can't say enough about this kid. Yes, the offensive line (more on them in a minute) gets it started by opening holes, but he patiently waits for them around the line of scrimmage and then explodes through them. His acceleration is unmatched in the district and if he's even, he's leavin'. He's also one of the nicest, humblest kids you'd ever meet. The ultimate team player. And you can say that about everyone in the blue and white. They are all doing what they're doing for the team. They honestly don't care who scores the TDs or who makes the fumble recovery, as long as someone on their team is doing it.
Chris Burger, Alex Kircher, Sean McMullen, Evan Good and Anthony Durante played as well tonight as I've ever seen them play. Hallman, Conrad Heisey and Andrew Weller weren't getting touched until they were 5 yards downfield.
And the defense refused to let up. They hit Central in the mouth all night long. When the Bears needed it, the passing game with Preston Faith, Kyle McNeil and Nate Koach was there. The Bears really clicked on all cylinders and, when they do that, I dare to say that there is no one in District Three Class AAA that's on their level. Last week against Ephrata, they didn't play their best. Tonight, they nearly did and they beat their archrivals by 42 points.
Maybe now they'll get some love in the Patriot News rankings.
Plenty more on this game coming in Thursday's edition of the Chronicle.
Until next time, cheers.
Labels: Football
posted by Chris McCarthy at
10:24 PM
2 Comments:
WOW WHAT A GAME FOR THE BEARS. OVER 500 YARDS RUSHING....
GUESS WHAT STILL NOT IN PATRIOT TOP 10 LIST THIS WEEK. THAT IS CRAZY. KEEP ON BELIEVING.
I would not get too excited. This was the first time in 20 years that they were able to beat Manheim. Also, this was probably the worst team in years that I have seen from Manheim. You want to impress me......beat them every year for the next five........
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