SOLON, Ohio — Solon's defense has been doing a great job of shutting down opponents all season. On Friday night, it scored more points than a lot of offenses. The Comets defense scored two first-half touchdowns and the kick-coverage team scored a third against visiting North Royalton in a Northeast Ohio Conference cross-division football game. The offense also did...
SOLON, Ohio — Solon's defense has been doing a great job of shutting down opponents all season. On Friday night, it scored more points than a lot of offenses.
The Comets defense scored two first-half touchdowns and the kick-coverage team scored a third against visiting North Royalton in a Northeast Ohio Conference cross-division football game. The offense also did its part in a 62-20 victory.
"We were running to the ball, playing real fast, hitting hard," Solon linebacker Nick Davidson said. "It was awesome."
Davidson has been the leading tackler for the unbeaten Comets all season. He had one tackle for a loss. The defensive line created most of the havoc against the Bears, sacking quarterback Travis Tarnowski four times and forcing three turnovers.
"Our D-line is awesome," Davidson said. "They open up the holes for the linebackers to get in there and get the tackles. It's been like this all year. We're a fast team. We might not be the biggest team, but we're the fastest."
North Royalton coach Nick Ciulli did not disagree.
"They're real good," Ciulli said. "Their up-front people, all four, are the best I've seen in a long time, and 71 [Nathan-el Hoff], he's a man."
Solon's defense was in fine form from the start. The Bears lost yardage on seven of 13 first-quarter plays. A 1-yard run by George Berry and a 28-yard pass from Patrick Kramer to Cory Stuart staked the Comets to a 14-0 lead.
That's when the defense became Solon's offense. Tarnowski was stripped in the end zone and Hoff recovered for the first defensive touchdown, on the last play of the first quarter.
"That's the strength of our team," Solon coach Jim McQuaide said. "We have experience on that side of the ball. They're leading our team and we're going to go as far as they take us."
North Royalton (1-3) took advantage of a Solon fumble to strike quickly in the second quarter. Carl Lint found a big hole on the right side of the line and sprinted 47 yards for a touchdown. Lint finished with 103 yards on 10 carries and also caught a 22-yard touchdown pass. It was the first score the Comets' defense surrendered since the opener against Shaker Heights. It seemed like they didn't like it.
Solon blasted back with three touchdowns in 29 seconds, two by the defense, to blow the game open.
An 80-yard kickoff return by Darian Hicks set up a 4-yard touchdown pass from Kramer to Ryan Schwenke with 5:58 left in the second quarter. Schwenke scored his second touchdown in 10 seconds when he returned an interception 48 yards for a score.
On the ensuing kickoff, Justin Kresevic stripped the ball from the North Royalton return man and took the recovery 17 yards for a touchdown, and a 42-7 lead.
Bob Migra is a freelance writer in Westlake.
Source: http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/7945766186266906304
Lee Carsley Jonny Wilkinson Gareth Barry Motoring Vladimir Putin Manchester City
No comments:
Post a Comment