ROUGH RIDE FOR CALLY

Caledonian Roughriders 0 Sunderland Kings 14

After choosing to receive the ball the Sunderland Kings drove the ball well on their first drive.

The Kings were led efficiently downfield by their QB Lee Frazier, with a 17 play drive that covered 65 yards on the way to a score.

The roughrider’s defense made the Sunderland offense work for every yard but was unable to prevent Frazier from sneaking in from the 1 yard line for the first score.

Some effective running after the restart gave the roughriders a fresh set of downs, however penalties prevented any further progress.

A fumbled snap on the ensuing punt gave Sunderland excellent field position for their second drive of the afternoon.

This time the Caledonian defense showed that it was getting to grips with the predominantly run orientated Sunderland offense, causing them to go 4 and out with possession returning to the Roughriders deep in their own territory.

The remainder of the first half belonged to both teams’ defenses, with neither offense showing the ability to move the ball any great distance.

After the restart the first chance for a score fell to the Roughriders after a blocked Sunderland punt was recovered by defensive end Niall Spraggs.

However penalties and some tough tackling by the king’s defense stalled the drive 10 yards shy of the endzone.

On Sunderland's second drive of the fourth quarter disaster struck for Caledonian as QB, Frazier connected with his wide receiver on a fade for the second and final score of the game.

The points were then completed with a pass into the endzone for the 2 point conversion.

Caledonian continued pursuing their first score of the season and on the next drive moved the ball from inside their own half to inside Sunderland's 10 yard line. This was achieved mainly due to the running of the rookie backfield combination of Andrew Steel and Craig Gibson.

Penalties and missed opportunities once again killed the drive for the Roughriders which allowed Sunderland the chance to kill the game with a 7 play drive that took up most of the remainder of the fourth quarter.

The Roughriders are in action again against the Stirling Clansmen on Sunday the 13th of November at the King George V Playing Field in Renfrew. KO 1pm

Hot Iron: British College League 2005/6
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