DEWSBURY HERE WE COME

Clyde Valley Hawks v North Lanarkshire Rams Pt 2

After an opening drive from both teams, lady luck smiled on the Hawks on a Rams punt attempt when a high snap sent the ball soaring over Sean Murphy’s head and was eventually downed at the Rams 11 yard line.

Despite their lack of numbers, the Hawks are always dangerous inside any opponents red zone and they made they breakthrough on third down, when Gary Clark bulldozed his way through for the opening score.

The Hawks appeared to have blown the conversion attempt with a poor snap, but the ball was retrieved by Tam Chapman, who found some space in the corner of the end zone to make it 8-0 for the reigning Champions.

The battle intensified during the remainder of a hotly contested first half with the Hawks threatening the Rams goal line when Quarterback Ritchie Campbell hooked up with Chapman for a 72 yard gain which was stopped at the visitor’s 12 yard line just outside the two minute warning.

But a couple of penalty calls and a strong stand off from the Rams defense forced the Hawks to go for a field goal attempt from Mark McKenzie which was blocked by Greg McIntyre.

With seconds of the half remaining, the Rams tried to gain a psychological edge over the Hawks and came close in the last play before the break, when quarterback Kevin McElhinney took to the air with a long pass to James McCoy, who finished up as meat inside a Clyde Valley Sandwich.

But despite being under pressure, the Rams receiver still managed to pull in a terrific catch just short of the goal line.

Surprisingly, the play was scratched off with the officials ruling a pass interference penalty with the Hawks still having on to their eight point lead.

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