Thursday, September 3, 2009

So proud of our little city and even more of our BIG 5A football team


TITANS WIN REGION OPENER, IMPROVE TO 2-0.
August 30, 2009



WHEN THE HORN SOUNDED FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING THE GAME TO AN END, THE TITANS FOUND THEMSELVES RIGHT WHERE THEY WANTED TO BE. UNDEFEATED ON THE YEAR AND MORE IMPORTANT UNDEFEATED IN REGION PLAY. THE 14-0 VICTORY OVER THE NORTHRIDGE KNIGHTS WAS THE RESULT OF A COMPLETE GAME PLAYED BY THE TITANS. THE OFFENSE WAS SOLID ON THE NIGHT, MOUNTING SEVERAL LONG DRIVES AND A BIG PLAY TOUCHDOWN. SCORING FOR THE TITANS CAME ON A SHORT RUN BY SENIOR TAILBACK KAYDEN DAVIES AND A 79 YARD RUN BY SENIOR QUARTERBACK TANNER RUSSELL. EVEN WHEN FAILING TO SCORE THE OFFENSE MOVED THE BALL ALL GAME AND DOMINATED TIME OF POSSESSION.

DEFENSIVELY THE TITANS PRODUCED A GREAT EFFORT. HOLDING A NORTHRIDGE TEAM THAT HAD SCORED OVER 30 POINTS WEEK ONE SCORELESS. THE SHUTOUT WAS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT. THE DEFENSE WAS LED BY THE SOLID PLAY OF THE DEFENSIVE LINE. SENIORS CAMERON GALBRAITH, JAKE DALLIMORE, JORDAN SIBERT, JUNIOR TYLER LARSEN, AND SOPHOMORE HUNTER DIMICK SHUT DOWN THE RUN AND HARASSED THE KNIGHTS QUARTERBACK ON EACH SNAP! THE DEFENSE HELD THE KNIGHTS TO 138 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE.

THE SPECIAL TEAMS ALSO DID THEIR PART IN THE VICTORY. SENIOR KICKER JOSH KEALAMAKIA HELPED BY PLACING ALL THE KICKOFFS IN THE END ZONE, WHICH HELPED IN THE FIELD POSITION BATTLE. HE WAS ALSO SPECIAL IN THE PUNTING GAME, HAVING ONE PUNT DOWNED INSIDE THE ONE YARD LINE.

THE VICTORY OVER NORTHRIDGE PLACES THE TITANS IN THE UPPER HALF OF THE REGION. IT ALSO PROVIDES CONFIDENCE AND MOMENTUM AS REGION PLAY CONTINUES. THE TITANS NEXT GAME WILL BE ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 AT VIEWMONT HIGH SCHOOL. BE SURE TO COME AND SUPPORT THE TITANS!

1 comment:

Lori said...

Go TITANS!!! Don't you love high school football.