Longhorns Stampede on Senators

Lanarkshire Longhorns Junior American Football team turned around their slow start to the season with an emphatic win over Gateshead Senators at Beltane , Wishaw on Sunday 15^th May. After 2 tough games away in the North of England the players were desperate to get a home game under their belts and show what they’re really made of.

They didn’t disappoint, scoring 2 passing touchdowns through Quarterback Ally Ferguson and Tight End Craig Samuel. Despite having a touchdown over-ruled by the officials, Running Back Andrew Steen had an excellent outing, leading the Offence with 151 rushing yards and 1 reception.

Not to be outdone, the Defence made their mark on the game, running up 54 tackles, 3 turnovers and a touchdown score by  Ben Filmer after Mike Orr forced  a fumble in the opposition endzone. Gateshead scored 2 touchdowns in reply but were always playing catch up after the Longhorns had scored on their opening drive.

Once more the new talent for the Longhorns made their mark, rookie Andrew Reid kicking 3 PAT conversions and fellow rookie Steven Sinclair making a fumble recovery for one of the Longhorns key turnovers in the game.

The game finished  24-14 in favour of the Longhorns moving them towards the middle of the table in the BAFACL  Junior North Division.

The team can now look forward to their next game against Manchester Titans on 5^th June with renewed confidence.  The Longhorns notched up 2 wins against the Manchester side last season and will be looking to continue that trend in 2011.

Report and Pic C/O Clyde Valley Football