Division 1 Pee Wees Fall to Bridgewater , 28-6

 

The Barnstable Silver Bullets Division 1 Pee Wees (0-1) fell hard to Bridgewater (2-0) Sunday (Sept. 18), 28-6.

  Bridgewater utilized a strong passing attack and it capitalized on several Barnstable offensive miscues to outmatch Barnstable in the Bullets' first game of the season.

  Bridgewater went to the air five times and three times it scored as the Barnstable secondary could not contain the host's receiver corps.

  Barnstable 's Charlie Rice scored the Bullets' sole touchdown – an 80-yard run on a broken play that knotted the score at 6-6. By halftime, Barnstable was down 14-6, but another deep passing route put the nail in the Barnstable coffin, making it 21-6 in the third quarter. Bridgewater added a fourth touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Barnstable 's defense was on the field for 43 plays. In spite of Bridgewater 's tough passing attack, Barnstable stopped its opponent's usually tough running game, allowing just one first down throughout the entire affair – a pass on a fake punt.

  Defensive tackle Damian Johnson led the Bullets with six tackles on the day, followed by counterpart Zach Stevens who collected five. Cornerback Curtis Collopy played a tremendous game stopping the outside sweep, collecting 4.5 tackles on the day, two of them for a loss of yardage.

  Other defensive stalwarts for Barnstable included linebacker Tevin Hill (2.5 tackles), linebacker Rob Dombrowski (2.5 tackles), noseguard Bob Melley (2 tackles), linebacker Damon Blake (2 tackles), linebacker Dominique Tillman (2 tackles( defensive end Everett Walsh (1.5 tackles), middle linebacker Cam Crocker (1.5 tackles) and defensive tackle Alex LaFleur (1.5 tackles). Rice also played well at corner in the second half.

  Running back Tevin Hill gained 58 yards on three carries, including a beautiful, 45-yard run in the third quarter when he broke four tackles to get free. The sole remaining offensive plus on the day for Barnstable was a 15-yard pass into heavy traffic from Damon Blake to tight end Everett Walsh in the fourth quarter for a first down.

  Barnstable started the game with a nice, 40-yard kick-off by Bobby Melley, followed by a solid, open-field tackle by Zach Stevens. Barnstable 's defense held Bridgewater to two yards on the first set, and then stood poised to take the momentum on offense at midfield. Unfortunately, Barnstable could not get set on offense and two penalties and a fumble later and the Bullets found themselves quickly on defense once more.

  Barnstable 's defense held the Bridgewater running attack but on third down, the hosts opted to go long down centerfield and Barnstable 's contain could not catch up as the Bridgewater receiver took off for a 45-yard touchdown. Barnstable 's defense held its hosts on the two-point conversion attempt.

  While Barnstable would return the favor on a brilliant, 80-yard run by Charlie Rice to make it 6-6, Barnstable again could not capitalize on its momentum and its two-point conversion failed.

  Bridgewater never looked back after that, lofting a nifty, second quarter pass deep into the corner of the end zone to make it 12-6. The two-point conversion succeeded and the hosts went ahead to stay, 14-6.

  Other solid efforts were turned in by noseguard William Joyce (1 tackle), linebacker Scotty Warren and cornerbacks P.J. Crosby and Dennis Beynor.

  In other Division 1 Barnstable Silver Bullets' action at Bridgewater Sunday, the Division 1 Mites ran roughshod over their hosts in a 20-0 victory, the 10 th straight victory posted over the course of two seasons for the defending Super Bowl champion Mites.

  Quarterback Hayden Murphy notched two beautiful touchdowns for the Mites and rushed for over 100 yards, while halfback Matt Lambert ran in for another score early on in the affair. On defense, it was a two-man show with Murphy and Seamus Murray at defensive ends collecting the bulk of the Bullets' tackles. Noseguard Lee Hickey played exceptionally well with one sack to his credit. Justus Chaffee added a sack in the second half. Linebackers Max Lambert, Marcus Cunningham and Conor Walsh added a couple of very hard tackles. Walsh made an exceptional open-field tackle along the sidelines on the heels of a Bridgewater interception from his offensive guard slot, while kick Dereck Pacheco made a good tackle after kicking the ball on a kick-off.

  For the Barnstable Silver Bullets Division 1 Midgets, it was a banner day as they defeated Bridgewater , 16-0.

  Brett Sullivan and Dan Hebenstreit played exceptionally well for Barnstable , each gaining a touchdown.