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September 2nd, 2010
Frosh fall to Milford
Three big plays by the Milford Eagles and a 20 – 7 score sent the Kings Freshman football team to its second loss of the 2010 season. Milford scored on runs of 70 yards, 60 yards and a 63-yard dash that set up a five-yard touchdown run. Key Knight penalties also significantly contributed to the negative outcome of the game for Kings as they negated at least four plays of 15 to 20 yards each.
The first quarter opened with a Knight fumble but the Eagles returned the ball on its first possession when a hit by middle linebacker Justin Wheeler jarred the ball loose and safety Connor Iuni fell on it. The next possession for both teams resulted in punts.
Kings scored the game’s first touchdown in its third offensive possession on a 25-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Maguire to receiver Ray Brewster. Kicker Ted Dorsa added the point after touchdown (PAT) to put the Knights ahead 7 – 0, early in the second quarter.
Milford responded on its second play after the Knight score with a 70-yard touchdown run. The Eagle PAT tied the game at 7 – 7. The score remained tied into the fourth quarter.
The Eagles intercepted a Maguire pass early in the fourth quarter. Then on Milford’s second play ripped off a 63-yard scamper that set up a five-yard touchdown run. The PAT was unsuccessful making the score Milford 13 and Kings 7 early in the fourth quarter.
Late in the fourth quarter Kings created the opportunity to tie the score when Wheeler recovered an Eagle fumble at mid-field.
Maguire threw an incomplete pass to receiver Russ Lawson on the Knights first play. Running back Matt Sannella then hauled in a Maguire pass for eight yards. A third-down incompletion resulted in fourth and two with slightly less than two minutes remaining in the game. On fourth down Maguire rolled right, then scrambled, but was pushed out of bounds just short of the needed first down yardage and the Knights turned the ball over on downs.
Two plays later the Eagles scored on a 60-yard touchdown run, the successful PAT resulted in the final score of Milford 20 – Kings 7.
Wednesday’s loss to Milford and last week’s tough defeat to Lebanon (35 – 21) drops the Knight Freshman team to 0 – 2 on the season.
Next Game: Home, Wednesday, September 8 at 5 p.m. versus Harrison