HAWKS TOO STRONG
FOR BATTLING TIGERS PT 2
 The
Hawks got a break early in the second quarter when Tigers Quarterback,
Craig Wilson fired a deep pass, but was picked off by Nikki Wigley.
Hann then appeared
to capitalise when he picked off Receiver, Richie Campbell inside
the Tigers redzone.
But despite
their dominance of Youth game in recent years, discipline has always
been a major headache for the Hawks who often give up unnecessary
penalties.
And they lost
some of their momentum when they conceded 25 yards on the next three
plays.
Then inside
the two minute warning Clyde Valley tried a fake field goal attempt
which failed, resulting in a turnover on downs.
But the momentum
then dramatically swung back to the home side, when Wigley made
is second interception of the day, taking the ball to the Tigers
4 yard line.
Then minutes
later, a Quarterback sneak from Hann from a few inches out put the
Hawks 14 points ahead at the break.
Things looked
promising for the Tigers at the start of the second half when Craig
Wilson handed the ball to his brother Kyle who gained some ground
down the far side to the half way line.
Then Iain “Sparky”
Dick made some more yards down the far side, but the drive unfortunately
stalled at the Hawks 40, resulting in a turnover on downs.
The Hawks continued
to shoot themselves in the foot, giving up more needless penalties,
but they managed to get themselves out of trouble with a big completion
to Chapman to the Tigers 29 yard line.
Despite making
further progress on the next play, Clyde Valley give up some more
needless penalties, starting the final period at the Tigers 15 yard
line.
And after having
a touchdown chalked off, the Tigers defense got possession back
on fourth and goal, when a Hann pass was batted down by Thomas MacMillan.
As the final
minutes ticked away, the Tigers continued to battle hard, trying
to take something from the game.
Then inside
the two minutes warning, the visitors were further behind when a
sack on Craig Wilson resulted in a fumble recovery from Clark, who
took the ball back up field to another six points, which was converted
to make it 22 unanswered points for Clyde Valley.
With seconds
remaining, the Tigers tried to snatch something from the game at
the death and were good field position after an excellent kick of
return from young Sparky.
But the game
was brought to an abrupt halt when the return also resulted in a
leg break for Hawks Kenny Reid, who was taken to hospital.
In the end the
Hawks deserved their win, but if they had maintained some discipline,
then it could have been a more convincing score line.
But don’t
take anything away from the Tigers, last years BYAFA Plate Winners.
The made the Hawks fight for everything they could get.
And even though
they failed to register any points then it should not be took long
before we see a much closer contest between these two teams
As for the Hawks,
despite the win, the day was soured with the loss of Reid, who was
making his first start for the team and will now be out for the
rest of season.
And Head Coach
Steve "Duck" Collins insists that despite the loss of
their player, they are determined to keep the winning run going
all the way through to another championship final.
He said: "With
the 2 starting running backs available for our future games we should
be in a better position to maintain our unbeaten run and hopefully
we can win the title for Kenny."
(NOTE FROM THE ED: BEST
WISHES TO KENNY FROM EVERYONE AT HOT IRON)
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