OPPONENT: Nishna Valley/Malvern WIN: 1 LOSE: 0
DATE: October 16, 2006
SCORE: Stanton 50 Nishna Valley/Malvern 12
         
Quarter
1 2 3 4 Total
Offensive Plays 10 12 12 11 45 Coach's Comments:
Defensive Plays 10 13 6 8 37 Offensively, we did a nice job of blocking around the corners. AWESOME!!  I can think of a lot of positive adjectives to describe
Kickoff 3 2 0 3 8 Between the guards we had a tougher time handling their size. this game.  Most importantly it would have to be unselfish TEAMWORK
Kick Return 0 1 1 1 3 I am happy with our awareness of downfield blocking although we and EXECUTION in every aspect of the game.  The TEAM was ready!
Punt 0 0 1 0 1 sometimes need to choose our blocks more wisely.  We are The Junior Vikes played with heart and intensity right from the start of
Punt Return   0 beginning to make some changes in our offensive line as well the game.  Other than allowing Nishna Valley/Malvern to return a
2-pt conversions 2 2     4 included in offensive plays as the backfield as we continue to get more experience in our kickoff for a touchdown, our first half was nearly flawless!
Total Plays 23 28 20 23 94 7th graders.
Defensively, we created 6 turnovers; 1 fumble and 5 interceptions! The kids worked especially hard this past week to be prepared to
Offensive Yardage 98 103 34 143 378 With 4 weeks of no games, our hitting is lagging as we face teams the best of their ability.  They were hungry and eagerly awaiting
Defensive Yardage 15 40 8 0 63 with 2 games more of experience than we have.  I am proud of our the kickoff.
Touchdowns 2 2 0 3 7 attitude on both sides of the ball.  We are playing with confidence.
2-pt conv good 1 2 0 1 4 I look for the hitting and gang tackling to pick up in our next game. Result:  7 TD's, 4 takeaways, 0 giveaways, 1 blocked punt, and a WIN.
Fumbles Lost 0 0 0 0 0 Special teams gave up a TD.  It was the first of the season.  We also
Fumbles Recovered 1 0 0 0 1 had another first of the season; a punt.  It was a good snap and we
Interceptions 0 2 1 2 5 covered well down field.  I am hoping for a big play on special teams
OFF plays for loss 1 (-1) 0 2(-4) 0 3 (-5) in our next game.
DEF plays for loss 2 (-6) 0 0 2 (-8) 4 (-14) Overall, I was VERY pleased with our performance, especially after
a 4 week game break. Plus we had 2 less games of experience AND
Points Scored 14 16 0 20 50 we were out-sized!   Our first team was able to provide us with
Points Allowed 0 6 0 6 12 a 30-6 halftime lead.  They only played 1 series on offense and 1
series on defense before retiring to the sideline with a 30-6 lead.
Turnovers: Our second team played over half of the 3rd quarter and all of the
Take Aways 6 of the 4th quarter.  They took the 30-6 lead and added 20 more
Giveaways 1 Interception points and gave up only 6.  They did a fantastic job on offense
CLICK on the game below that you want to view and defense.  The 2nd team struggled to move the ball against 
NV/M's much bigger first team in the 3rd quarter; however, as
NV/M began to substitute their first team out, our 2nd team really
exploded in the fourth quarter!