TROJANS TROUNCE TIGERS

British American Football Community League Division 2 North

Glasgow Tigers 0 West Coast Trojans 60

Following their performances last year, I don’t think may people would have predicted this score line at the weekend.

West Coast smashed through the 100 points barrier without reply after just two games at the weekend, following an emphatic 60-0 thrashing of the Glasgow Tigers at Lochinch.

Last year, both sides shared the spoils during a tight match up last year and with both sides running up emphatic victories against Carlisle in their opening fixtures in this campaign.

The Tigers had played more games than the Trojans coming into this fixture and even though they were looking to bounce back from a defeat by Edinburgh the week before, they were surely going to give the Trojans their toughest test so far.

Well that was the theory anyway.

The Tigers tried to hit the Trojans hard on their open drive, but their efforts countered for nothing and had to punt away possession.

The home side then found themselves on the back foot when Jordan Falconer, returning for his first game in two years , turned in some big yardage taking the ball all the way to the Tigers 25 yard line.  Minutes later, Quarterback Gary McNey fired a long diagonal pass to the far corner to Tommy McGeorge, who made an excellent catch under pressure for the opening touchdown.

McGeorge pulled in a second touchdown catch with a similar move to before, but with more time on his hands. McNey followed it up with a pass into the endzone to  Bud McFerren for a two point conversion.

The rout continued when McNey connected with McGeorge again to make it 20 unanswered points.  He then fired another precision pass to David Fallon for another successful two point conversion.

The Trojans stepped up the pressure when McFerren blasted through a hole in the Tigers defense for a huge gain and a clear route to the endzone, only to be denied thanks to a last gasp challenge inside the 20 yard line.

But the McNey/McGeorge combination finished the drive of when the receiver pulled in his fourth touchdown catch of the day and Stephen O’Neil powering through to make it 30 unanswered points for the visitors.

There was no respite for the Tigers, when early in the second half, McFerren turned on the speed again, holding off a few poor challenges, ending with him flying through the air with the greatest of ease, doing  just enough place the ball inside the corner of the endzone for another touchdown.

The visitors were on the march again when Scott Little sprinted 48 yards down the far side taking the ball in for another impressive six points.

The Tigers handed the Trojans another golden opportunity when a 15 yard penalty handed them excellent field position.   But with the game out of their reach, there was a determination to restore some pride and halt the Trojans momentum, with some crunching tackles that would have registered on the Richter Scale.

But another impressive run from McFerren put the visitors in sight of the goal line again.   Minutes later Falconer ran an easy touchdown , which was followed by Ruaraidh MacDonald pulling in another 2 point catch.

The action seemed to fall flat during the final period, but it was not long before the Tigers troubles continued, when pinned deep in their half, they attempted to punt the ball clear of their redzone, but a high snap saw the ball fly over the punter’s head and flew out the endzone for a 2 point safety.

Despite the emphatic score line, the Tigers continued to work hard, determined to take something out of what was a one sided game.  

But it was no surprise to see that the Trojans still had plenty of ammunition at their disposal with minutes left on the clock, when McNey fired a long diagonal pass to MacDonald who made a great catch under pressure.   Minutes later, Kenny Hoggan brought in another 2 point catch for a 60-0 final score

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GLASGOW TIGERS V WEST COAST TROJANS