Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Newspaper Write for UGMS vs NMS Football Game

Union Grove Middle School Red Team 24

Nolan Middle School B-Team 14

The Union Grove Grizzlies started the game strong and completely dominated the Nolan Mustangs on offense and defense to finish the first half with an 18-0 lead. The Grizzlies scored one more time in the second half to complete the 24-14 victory.


On the defensive side, outstanding players of the game were safeties Yves Bottex and Mitchell Anderson-Martin. Also, cornerback Zachary Golaboff had an outstanding second half of the game.

On offense, quarterback Carlson Goode connected with D’undre Mitchell for a 24 yard touchdown pass to start the UGMS scoring. Goode also connected with Mitchell for another touchdown reception of 35 yards. The Grizzly offense dominated the first half of the game. Javier Prensa made it into the endzone on a 40 yard run right before halftime for his first touchdown of the season. During the second half of the game, quarterback Corey Shedrock rushed 55 yards for the grizzlies’ last touchdown of the game. Other outstanding players included Tristyn Anderson, Juwuan Wright and Zane Wilson


The Union Grove Grizzlies Red Team will play again next Tuesday, September 29, at 5:30 pm against the Audie Murphy Middle School Falcons at Audie Murphy.


Union Grove Middle School Gold Team 30

Nolan Middle School A-Team 12

The Nolan Mustangs scored first during this encounter, but the Grizzlies came right back to finish the 1st half of the game with an 8-6 lead. The Grizzlies, who only allowed one more score from Nolan late in the last quarter, scored 22 more points during the 2nd half to finish the game with another victory on the road.


On the defensive side, Micheal Williams once again had a monster game. Williams could not be stopped by the Mustangs offensive line, which allowed Williams to tackle the Mustangs runner in the backfield all night. Williams also played on the kickoff team, kickoff return team and carried the ball of offense once for a 20-yard gain. Other outstanding defensive players were linebacker Ryan Turck with 2-sacks and safeties Michael Woods, Jordan Weller and Steven Viguers who shut down Nolan’s outside runs. Chris Lewis had a 4th down sack, which stopped a late Mustang drive.


On offense, the Grizzlies got stronger as the game progressed. Brian Thomas had another outstanding game scoring 3 touchdowns. He scored on a 12-yard pass play, a 30 yard run, and broke at least 6 tackles on a 65 yard kickoff return. Jordan Harris scored the other Grizzly touchdown on a tough run up the middle. Harris also scored two extra point conversions and provided very tough blocking all night. Philip Bryant caught the last Grizzly extra point conversion. Quarterback Troy Smith was crisp with his passes and McLane Matthews also had several key blocks in the game.


The Union Grove Grizzlies Gold Team will play again next Tuesday, September 29, at 6:30 pm against the Audie Murphy Middle School Falcons at Audie Murphy.

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