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Neshaminy 21 -
Souderton 19
Redskins sneak past Indians
Souderton - They say
that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Nothing could have been more true tonight on a hot, muggy
evening in Souderton.
For the Neshaminy Redskins, the
2010 season is all about new. 2010 begins a new decade of
football. Neshaminy has a new wall of fame and we have a brand new
scoreboard. Neshaminy also has a number of new contributing players on
the team this year.
So as we strapped ourselves in
tonight, and prepared to watch a football game, we thought we'd get something
new. However, there was nothing new about what took place on the
field tonight.
On this night, Redskins football,
played the way it's been played for decades, prevailed once again to the tune of
a 21-19 win that was a thriller to watch.
Neshaminy's 2010 season opener can
be summed up in one phrase: heart pounding, roller coaster emotions, nail
biting, white knuckled, edge of your seat football. Well, just pick the
phrase that best described your experience this evening. For most of us who were
in attendance, the Redskins on the field, gave the fans in the seats all of
those emotions and more.
After falling behind by a score of
6-0 in the first quarter, Neshaminy scored 3 touchdowns in a frenzied 12 minute
span during the first half to take a 21-6 lead into the locker room.
Neshaminy's 1st touchdown was a 35
yard strike from Charlie Marterella to Sean Ulmer in the end zone for 7 points.
A perfect pass by Marterella was completed when Ulmer hauled in the ball while
wearing a defenseman on his back. Next, Anthony 'Woody' Woodroffe scored the
Redskins second touchdown with a strong run up the middle from the 3-yard line.
Woodroffe had a number of impressive carries during the drive that put Neshaminy in
scoring position. The final Redskins score came from a 24 yard run by Corey
Majors. Majors broke several tackles and plowed through the Indians defense like
a man who could not be denied as he powered his way into the end zone.
The Redskins then rode out a wild
2nd half that saw the Indians score twice and close the game to within 2 points
with 11 minutes left in the 4th quarter. Neshaminy had an opportunity to put
the game away for good late in the 4th quarter when they marched down to the Souderton 4-yard line with under 4 minutes to go. The Indians defense, with their backs on
their own goal line, rose to the occasion and held the Redskins off the scoreboard
and took possession of the ball with 2:26 to go in the game.
With the game on the line and the
clock ticking away, Souderton quickly marched to midfield, and appeared poised
to strike again. This time, however, it was the Redskins defense who came up big
and stopped the Indians on 4th down in the closing minutes. Neshaminy took
possession of the ball, and the game, as they ran out the clock
and preserved a well fought win on the road against a solid opponent.
Next week the Redskins travel to
Hatboro-Horsham for the second game of this young 2010 season, and then on
Thursday, September 16, Neshaminy celebrates their 2010 home opener against
Central Bucks East with the unveiling of the new scoreboard, the newly
constructed Redskins Wall of Fame and the new John Petercuskie statue.
Tonight's game captains
were: Shane Quinn (S), Marco Dapkey (S,C), Charlie Marterella (S,C), Corey
Majors (S,C) and Ryan Katona (S)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
F |
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Neshaminy |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
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Souderton |
6 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
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