Bears dominate Tornado
Well. That settles that. Just got back from Lancaster, where E-town laid a whoopin' on the Red Tornado of J.P. McCaskey, 53-7. This one got ugly quick and was pretty much over by halftime. A few notes from the game.
E-town's defense was ferocious. The Bears hit the Tornado in the mouth and by the second half, it looked like McCaskey didn't want any more punishment. The D was led by linebacker Shane Rosenberry, who had six tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recover and a pass deflection. In all, E-town forced six turnovers (five fumbles, one interception), and scored a touchdown, a 28 yard fumble recovery by David Kennedy. The Bears laid some serious wood tonight, which is a good sign for them in the first game of the year.
On offense, E-town did what E-town does – run the ball down the opponent's throat. They were led by the two-headed attack of Rosenberry and Conrad Heisey. Rosenberry had 84 yards and three TD's (all in the first half), averaging 7.6 yards per carry. Heisey had a great game too, running for a team-high 94 yards and three TD's, averaging 10.4 yards per carry. The offensive line did a good job tonight in their first real action. Only Alex Kirchner is a returning starter on that line (since Evan Good is out for the year with a knee injury), and the Bears rotated a lot of kids through on the line all game long, and they opened holes all night long. Mitch Weidman added 53 yards on the ground as E-town racked up 248 rushing yards as a team.
Rosenberry had a good 35 yard TD run to open the scoring, bulldozing a few tacklers on his way to paydirt. And Heisey's third TD run was electric. He broke at least 3 or 4 tackles downfield, spun away from a defender and had a 39 yard TD run.
The passing game was sharp, although used little. QB Kyle McNeil was 3 for 5 for 54 yards, a TD (to Jeremi Jones) and a pick. Steven Nunez made a fantastic one-handed diving catch for 27 yards on the first play of the game.
If there was any doubt that E-town's defense, which lost nine starters from last year, can hit hard and hang with a fast Quad-A team, the Bears began to erase it tonight. But it is a long season, and it was only one game. But it was a dominant effort from the blue and white tonight. After allowing a long touchdown on McCaskey's first possession to tie the game, the Bears didn't allow any more points, forced six turnovers and scored a touchdown. That's making the necessary adjustments, folks.
The most positive sign for the Bears was that so many players made plays tonight. Their two feature backs went for 178 yards and six TDs, and more than 17 (17!) players made a tackle on defense or special teams. That's a total team effort.
Spirits will be high heading into next week's home opener against Muhlenberg, which will provide a good test for the Bears. But so far, so good for E-town.
E-town's defense was ferocious. The Bears hit the Tornado in the mouth and by the second half, it looked like McCaskey didn't want any more punishment. The D was led by linebacker Shane Rosenberry, who had six tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recover and a pass deflection. In all, E-town forced six turnovers (five fumbles, one interception), and scored a touchdown, a 28 yard fumble recovery by David Kennedy. The Bears laid some serious wood tonight, which is a good sign for them in the first game of the year.
On offense, E-town did what E-town does – run the ball down the opponent's throat. They were led by the two-headed attack of Rosenberry and Conrad Heisey. Rosenberry had 84 yards and three TD's (all in the first half), averaging 7.6 yards per carry. Heisey had a great game too, running for a team-high 94 yards and three TD's, averaging 10.4 yards per carry. The offensive line did a good job tonight in their first real action. Only Alex Kirchner is a returning starter on that line (since Evan Good is out for the year with a knee injury), and the Bears rotated a lot of kids through on the line all game long, and they opened holes all night long. Mitch Weidman added 53 yards on the ground as E-town racked up 248 rushing yards as a team.
Rosenberry had a good 35 yard TD run to open the scoring, bulldozing a few tacklers on his way to paydirt. And Heisey's third TD run was electric. He broke at least 3 or 4 tackles downfield, spun away from a defender and had a 39 yard TD run.
The passing game was sharp, although used little. QB Kyle McNeil was 3 for 5 for 54 yards, a TD (to Jeremi Jones) and a pick. Steven Nunez made a fantastic one-handed diving catch for 27 yards on the first play of the game.
If there was any doubt that E-town's defense, which lost nine starters from last year, can hit hard and hang with a fast Quad-A team, the Bears began to erase it tonight. But it is a long season, and it was only one game. But it was a dominant effort from the blue and white tonight. After allowing a long touchdown on McCaskey's first possession to tie the game, the Bears didn't allow any more points, forced six turnovers and scored a touchdown. That's making the necessary adjustments, folks.
The most positive sign for the Bears was that so many players made plays tonight. Their two feature backs went for 178 yards and six TDs, and more than 17 (17!) players made a tackle on defense or special teams. That's a total team effort.
Spirits will be high heading into next week's home opener against Muhlenberg, which will provide a good test for the Bears. But so far, so good for E-town.
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