http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20110917/SPORTS/709179908
Published September 17, 2011 in the Rutland Herald
Lyndon runs past Cosmos
By POODY WALSH
SPRINGFIELD — A relentless Lyndon ground game and four Springfield turnovers paved the way for a 46-24 Vikings win over the Cosmos Friday night at Brown Field.
Craig St. Hilaire led the Vikings ground attack with 138 yards as he consistently stayed on his feet after the first impact.
“We scouted him last week and we knew he was going to be tough to bring down,” Springfield coach Jack Cohun said.
The loss left the Cosmos at 0-3 while Lyndon moved to 2-1.
To Springfield’s credit, even after falling behind 46-8, the Cosmos kept clawing back and posted two late touchdowns.
“We had some kids that didn’t come back this year, but we got some young guys that are playing pretty hard,” Cohun said. “We’re just going to go with who’s here and seek to get better each week.”
Despite the one-sided defeat Cohun was upbeat about what took place as the clock was running down. With six minutes to go and Springfield down 46-8, the Cosmos moved to the 13-yard line and on a second-and-9, Kirk Perham caught a J.T. Therrian pass at the 5, tucked it away and carried it into the end zone. Perham, who rushed for 122 yards, also ran for the conversion points to make it 46-16.
“He’s a big part of our offense and he gets to handle the ball a lot,” said Cohun of Perham.
Springfield failed on an onside kick, but Lyndon then turned the ball over on a fumble and the Cosmos had one more burst left in them. With 36.5 seconds to play, Jake Patoine took it in from the 4. Perham rushed in the points.
The first Springfield score came in the second quarter after Kirby Goodrich recovered a fumble on the Lyndon 24. Four plays later Perham made a one-handed catch of a Therrian pass at the 7, tucked it in and carried it in for the score.
Lyndon, with its high-octane running game, scored on its first possession, with St. Hilaire taking it from the 10. Then it was Mike Austin from the 4 to make it 16-0 and quarterback James Shufelt rambling in from the 1 to make it 24-0.
After Springfield cut it to 24-8, back came the Vikings as Davis Guyer got in on the fun when he scored from the 3. Then it was Shufelt again from the 6 and Guyer capped the Lyndon scoring with a rush from the 4.
Springfield goes to Burr and Burton next Saturday.
So Surprising that the debacle with the 8th grade football team didnt get a mention. Shame on Springfield Schools for the way they handled the situation! Two coaches quit and another exhibited violence in front of young student...Now there is something to be proud of!
ReplyDeleteThe coaches quitting were a great example of what NOT to do. What made it worse is that one of them bashed the remaining coach in front of kids and parents trying to give him a bad name. When the dust settled one of the coaches came back and the one bashing the coach was ASKED TO STAY AWAY FROM KIDS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. What the head coach did was not great either but he stuck around and apologized to students and parents. He was at the school the next morning apologizing for his actions. He is very passionate about football AND YOUR kids. He was called names and was slandered by parents and kids for losing a game against BF. He took his frustrations out on a locker. You cant tell me that Bill Bellecheck or Lou Holtz never got mad after a game and hit a locker or threw something. Get off your high horse, KC and enjoy the game.
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