D5
Silver Bullets Shut Out Hanover
Backed by the superb running of Manny Perry and
an unrelenting defense, the Barnstable Silver Bullets D5 Mites picked
up their first victory of the season Saturday night, defeating Hanover
,
8-0.
Perry had 102 yards rushing on the
day and one touchdown in the second quarter, a 7-yard run to make
it 6-0. Quarterback Danny Johnson punched in the two-point PAT to
make it 8-0. Perry also had an 80-yard kick-off return touchdown
called back at the onset of the second half.
The Barnstable
defense, however, spelled the difference in the game for the visitors.
Barnstable
deferred to Hanover
after winning the coin toss, electing to place its defense on the
field first. Led by middle linebacker Matt Lambert, defensive tackle
Andrew Falacci and cornerbacksTimmy Rodriques and Scotty Warren,
the Silver Bullets quashed an incredibly fine-tuned Hanover
offense. The Bullets' “D” took over the ball on downs after the
first series, only to return moments later after the offense lost
control of the ball. Again, the Barnstable
defense held its ground, stopping any and all attempts by the hosts
to head into the red zone.
Perry and Johnson went to work in
the second quarter, picking up the only points Barnstable
would need to take home the team's first win.
The second half was not much different than the first, with the
sole exception being that the rough and tumble Barnstable
defense had to step its game up one more notch.
Faced with a hard-charging Hanover
offense, the Silver Bullets found themselves defending their own
end zone for the last six minutes of the game. For six straight
minutes the Hanover
offense chewed up yard by yard until it found itself on the Barnstable
goal line. For four successive plays, the Barnstable
defense stuffed Hanover
's
attempts to punch it in, most notably when linebacker Marcus Cunningham
stopped the Hanover
running back cold as he appeared headed for the end zone.
Roderiques was the true defensive
hero of the game for the Silver Bullets, followed by Falacci who
collected six tackles and had two sacks. Other outstanding efforts
by the Silver Bullets defense included the aforementioned Lambert
and Warren
,
noseguard Conor Walsh (three tackles), defensive end Mark Lambert
and linebacker Anthony DeBarros.
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