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  Big Plays Push Thurmond Past Gilbert 21-7 By Tim Crane web posted November 2, 2009 SPORTS – Sophomore talent Raleigh Yeldell didn’t play two full quarters, but that was all the time the starting quarterback needed to lift the Rebels to their seventh straight victory. Yeldell went down after a 50 yard run at the six minute mark of the second quarter and did not return for the remainder of the game. Thurmond opened the game backed up at their own 10 yard line but the Rebels would only need four plays to get into the endzone. Tyler Glover lit the scoreboard up when he caught a pass from Yeldell and broke two tackles on his way to a 61 yard touchdown. Sam Northrop split the uprights to put Thurmond out front 7-0 with 9:53 to go in the first quarter. Gilbert looked to move the chains on their second possession of the night, but Marcelis Thompson separated the receiver from the ball and a first down, with a bigtime hit, forcing Gilbert into punt formation. An errant snap would prove costly for the Indians as Dominique Scott barreled through blockers and picked up the high snap then returned it 18 yards for Thurmond’s second score of the night. After Northrop’s point after, Strom led 14-0 with 5:03 remaining in the first quarter. The Blue Steel defense held for yet another three and out on Gilbert’s ensuing drive. After the punt, the Rebel offense took over at their 34 yard line with 3:33 left in the first quarter. The Indian defense looked to make a stand when they held Nick Williamson to zero yards on the first play of the drive. But Williamson displayed too much speed when he took a screen pass 66 yards for a Rebel touchdown on the second play of the drive. Northrop continued his straight kicking ways as he nailed the extra point. ST was out in front 21-0 at the 2:38 mark of the first quarter. Gilbert wasn’t ready to quit on their final game of the year. The Indians marched 70 yards and scored on a ten yard touchdown pass when Connor Owings connected with Dylan Skinner in the endzone. After the Indian extra point Thurmond led 21-7 with 11:53 remaining in the second quarter. Thurmond returned the errant snap favor to Gilbert on 4th and 9 at the Rebel 38. The snap sailed back to the five yard line as it went over Rebel punter Cullen Rhoden’s head. It looked as if Gilbert was about to pull within a touchdown with first and goal at the five, but the Blue Steel defense stood strong and was aided by a Gilbert bad snap which put the Indians back to the 19 yard line on second down. Marcelis Thompson appeared to have his third interception of the season on the third down play, but the official saw something the rest of us didn’t and ruled it incomplete. This allowed the Indians a field goal attempt, which was no good. The Rebels came roaring back by moving the ball 70 yards in four plays to set up first and goal at the ten, after a Yeldell quarterback keeper went for 50 yards. Yeldell came out of the game after this play and Gilbert’s defense made a goal line stand at the one foot line to force a turnover on downs, four plays later. Thurmond missed another scoring opportunity with 34 seconds remaining in the third quarter when Northrop’s 34 yard field goal attempt was no good due to it being partially blocked by Bam Robinson. With Yeldell out, Nick Williamson and Desmond Davis split time in the quarterback roll. The fourth quarter saw the Rebels operate out of the wildcat formation with Williamson taking the direct snaps. Nick ran over tacklers to move the Rebels within field goal range, but Northrop’s kicked sailed just wide left from 28 yards out with 8:33 remaining in the game. The Indians were still not ready to give up. Johnny Bower’s faked a punt on 4th and 10 at the Gilbert 40 and rushed 22 yards to the Rebel 38 with just over six minutes remaining. Gilbert had the momentum, but just two plays later Marcelis “I’m always around the ball” Thompson recovered a high snap to give Strom the ball back. The Rebels began marching on what looked to be another promising drive which started at their 41 yard line with 5:48 to go in the game. Quick Nick Williamson continued pounding the ball out of the wildcat formation, but threw an interception in the endzone on first and goal at the seven. Gilbert took over but couldn’t move it across midfield and Thurmond ran the clock out on their last possession. What Happened: An explosive 1st quarter saw the Rebels jump out 21-0 was enough cushion for the entire game. Thurmond moved the ball up and down the field but missed a few scoring opportunities. The Blue Steel defense played lights out, forcing Gilbert to seven (3 and outs) on 11 possessions. What’s Next: Round 1 Playoffs Eau Claire (1-9) at Strom Thurmond (8-2) Gilbert (5-5) season over. Recap by quarter: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final penalty yards first downs total off. yards ST 21 0 0 0 21 5-22 13 374 GIL 0 7 0 0 7 4-35 10 186 Individuals for Strom Thurmond Passing: Raleigh Yeldell 4-7-140 yards, 2 touchdowns Desmond Davis 1-1-5 yards Nick Williamson 0-1, 1interception Rushing: Raleigh Yeldell 2-51 yards Nick Williamson 24-125 yards Chris Blocker 3-16 yards Cody Johnson 1-6 yards Desmond Davis 9-31 yards Receiving: Demarkus Smith 1-12 yards Nick Williamson 1-66 yards 1 touchdown Tyler Glover 1-61 yards 1 touchdown Dez Davis 1-1 yard Kicking: Sam Northrop 3-3 PAT’s, 0-2 FG attempts Cullen Rhoden (punts) 3-103 yards, avg 34.3 yards Returns: Cody Johnson 1-22 yards Dominique Scott 1 fumble recovery returned 18 yards for a touchdown © Copyright 2009
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