Claymores v Rhein Fire Pt 2
Apart from points on the board, turnovers
have been a rare commodity for the Claymores during this season.
So the signs could not have been better when two
plays into the opening drive, heavy defensive pressure saw Thomas
Wright recover the Joffrey Reynolds fumble.
However despite being in good field position the
much criticised Claymores offense struggled to take advantage of
the turnover.
They gambled on a long fourth down conversion which
failed to find its target, giving Rhein possession at the Rhein
33 yard line.
Dallas Cowboy Quarterback Chad Hutchinson marched
the Rhein offense up the field, which thanks to a big defensive
stand, stalled at the Claymores 30 yard line, leaving Shaefer to
split the uprights from 48 yards for the opening three points.
Earlier in the week, Claymores Head Coach Jack Bicknell
emphasized the importance in establishing his team’s running
game.
And they made an impressive start on their next
possession when two consecutive runs from Maurice Hicks moved the
chains for the home side.
Hicks continued to gain more ground for the Scots
taking the ball to the Rhein 39 yard line. Then four plays later,
Nate Hybl did something that has been foreign to the Claymores since
week one, firing a precision pass up the middle to Ron Bellamy for
a much welcomed touchdown who collapsed under a pile of bodies in
celebration.
A five yard holding penalty gave the Fire good field
position at the start of the second quarter, but another big defensive
stand forced the Germans rely on their field goal unit again, but
thankfully Ingo Anderbrugge’s field goal finished wide left.
Curt Anes took over the quarterback duties in the
second quarter and found his man with a terrific pass up the middle
to Scott McCready.
Unfortunately the drive made little progress after
that and had to punt away possession once again.
With two minutes of the half remaining, the Germans were looking
to get back in front before the break.
But the Claymores defense came up trumps once again
forcing the Germans to kick the ball away leaving just 16 seconds
on the clock.
Unfortunately Anes did not showing enough confidence
to test the Rhein secondary with a deep pass and in the ended the
half with a loss of yardage.
HT: CLAYMORES 7 RHEIN FIRE 3
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