Blackhawks Swoop on Reivers

Clyde Valley Blackhawks 50   Border Reivers                      3

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Clyde Valley maintained this season’s unbeaten home record this week when Border Reivers were on the wrong side of a 50 – 3 score line. The game started poorly for the Reivers when the QB was sacked by Colin McFadyen on the first play further misery was added when the Blackhawks recovered the ensuing fumble.

The Clyde Valley outfit made the Borders side pay for this mistake when Phil McCabe took the mad off on the next play and had a dodging 17 yard run to the endzone for the opening 6 points, Tam Chapman slotted over the extra point to bring the score to 7.

Blackhawks next possession increased the score further on a reverse to Ryan Rodgers, who sprinted 16 yards to the endzone , this time the extra point sailed wide right. Some crunching tackles from the Clyde V alley defence forced the Reivers to go 4 and out again. Two plays later Phil McCabe scampered 28 yards for his second touchdown of the day. This time Tam Chapman booted the ball between the uprights.

Clyde Valley marched confidently upfield on their next drive behind some power running from Darran Sharp but a fumbled pitch on the 25 yards line was scooped up by Reivers Paddy Gorrill who returned the ball 35 yards. The away side must have been shattered when Blackhawk’s Colin Mooney intercepted a wayward pass then delighted when a penalty gave them it back but a ferocious tackle from Tam Chapman and Ali Longford forced the Reivers to settle for the 3 points from the 33 yard field goal kicked by Andrew Logue.

Their defence also gave the Reivers something to cheer when David Baliff stripped the ball as the Blackhawks were going in for the score.  Unfortunately the strength of the Clyde Valley defence forced them to go 4 and out. With excellent field position QB James Keogh connected on a 19yard pass to Gary Orr to add another 6 and Tam Chapman brought the score to 27 -3 with his boot.

An exchange of fumbles at the start of the second half did little for the score line but Clyde valley looked as if they were on the scoring trail once more with a combination of runs and a completed pass to Scott Frame but Reivers Barry Walters snatched the ball in the endzone to thwart the home side, but a sack by Colin Mooney and David Yates stopped the Borders side taking any advantage.

The Reivers defence dished out a sack of their own when Michael Hewitt and Paddy Gorrill combined to prevent a Blackhawks first down. On their next possession the Blackhawks added another 7, firstly Phil McCabe scurried in from 19 yards out for this third of the day and Tam Chapman kicked the extra point. 
The Borders side stuttered on their next possession and Blackhawks added to their misery when following the punt Ryan Rodgers gathered in a James Keogh 35 yard pass and dashed to the endzone.

This time Tam Chapman ran with the ball for the extra 2 points. Two sacks on the Reivers next drive, one from Paul Reid and the other from Graeme Duncan stopped them in their tracks.

The scoring was rounded off when Gary Orr had a 59 yard catch and run for the 6 and David Orr gathered in a Tam Chapman pass for the extra two.

Clyde Valley would like to thank their sponsors Commercial Hotel, William Grant & Sons and Chapman’s the Butchers.  They would also like to thank Lanarkshire Longhorns and Clyde Valley Falcons for supplying the chain crew.