Eagles vs. St. John Bosco Braves
| Game 1 Eagles 35 - St. John Bosco 32 It was a wild game from the start as Santa Margarita scored early on a 33-yard pass from Derek Yankoff to Brian Finneran. The lead did not last long as the Braves countered with two first quarter scores by Ryan Williams. The Braves' wing-T offense riddled the young Eagle defense to take a 13-7 lead. Yankoff countered with a nine-yard tun to put the Eagles on top, but St. John Bosco rallied to go ahead again, 19-14. Just before half, Brian Griffin picked up a fumble by an Eagle receiver and took it in from three yards to give SM a 20-19 lead at the break. The Braves came out strongly in the second half and took a 32-20 lead with less than six minutes left in the game. The Braves loosened up their defense and Yankoff and Chris Collins ran at will. Collins' 21-yard run cut the lead to 32-27 and the defense held tight to give SM a last chance to take the lead. With less than four minutes left in the game, Yankoff engineered a final drive. He connected with Brad Finneran on an 11-yard pass to put the Eagles ahead, 33-32. Yankoff's run on the PAT gave the Eagles the 35-32 margin. Santa Margarita...07..13..00..15-35 SM-Brian Finneran 33 pass from Yankoff(Korinke kick) Leading Rushers-Collins 15-118, Yankoff 14-105 Brad Finneran had 11 receptions, 7 tackles and the game-winning TD. |
