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DEL.ICIO.USWest Forsyth is now 4-0
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Needless to say, the West Forsyth Junior Varsity team is really building up the school’s reputation between the incredible turnouts and the glorious victories that they have won. Last Friday night’s game was no exception when the Wolverines destroyed Duluth with a final score of 39-21. Not only did the Wolverines show their enthusiasm by playing as hard and as long as they could, but the Duluth players showed their anger by receiving FIVE Personal Fouls.
The first quarter started off with Duluth catching the kickoff at the nineteen yard line and slowly making their way downfield but not getting even remotely close enough for a touchdown. Finally, they had to punt the ball away and West gained possession. A few short minutes later Lance Baker made a very nice pass to Andy Cameron who ran for the first touchdown of the game halfway into the first quarter. Shortly after that, Ethan Shirley ran in two extra points, bringing the score up to 8-0. The game continued and after Duluth had to punt the ball away again West gained control at the thirty-four yard line. Shortly after that Duluth got its first of five personal fouls, moving the Wolverines down to the twenty-four yard line. The very next play, Duluth got its second of five personal fouls, putting the Wolverines at the twelve yard line. Following that Duluth recovered a fumble at the twenty-eight yard line before heading downfield to the forty-four yard line on the next play before he was finally tackled by Preston Schultz. A few more plays later and Duluth had to punt the ball away again so that West gained possession at the twenty yard line. Finally the first quarter ended and gave way to the second.
Second quarter started with West in possession at the thirty-five yard line. Lance Baker made an incredible pass to Jacob Sloan who ran forty-five yards downfield to the 20 yard line. Somehow or another one of the referees decided to flag the play but after a minute or two of discussion the flag was revoked and the game continued at the twenty yard line. Next, Duluth got its third Personal Foul and ended up with West in possession at the seven yard line. Cam Rosenfield made the next touchdown for the Wolverines only a minute and a half into the second quarter after having been set up so well by Jacob Sloan and Duluth’s Personal Foul. David Camp earned the Wolverines an extra point by kicking the ball through the uprights. Ben Emert recovered a fumble a few plays later and ran it to the seven yard line where he set up the next touchdown, made by Arsalan Khan. Once again David Camp earned the team an extra point with another beautiful kick through the uprights. By now the score is up to 22-0 not even halfway through the game and anyone could tell that the Duluth team was not happy about it. This became thoroughly apparent when someone on the Duluth team pushed a West player who pushed back, causing the Duluth player to take a swing, earning them their fourth glorious Personal Foul of the night. I left for the concession stand at a minute until halftime, hoping I could return by halftime, but the line was ridiculously long.
When I returned the halftime show was halfway done and when it was over I left again to hang out with a few friends of mine who were in the band. When I came back to the game during the third quarter apparently someone had made a touchdown, bringing the score up to twenty-nine. This was followed by a field goal, although I did not see who kicked it. By now the game was becoming fairly boring, with Duluth slowing down more and more and West pulling so far ahead that whenever someone made a good play there was no more jumping up and down, but a mere high five. This was also reflected in my notes, considering that they haven’t got any information in them that I need, like the numbers of players. Somehow or another West pushed Duluth so far back that they recovered a fumble in their end zone, which counted as a touchdown. This was followed by another extra point, bringing the score up to 39-0. Finally the third quarter ended and the fourth quarter began.
Fourth quarter began with West’s second string players heading out onto the field. About two minutes into the final quarter Duluth got its first touchdown of the night, plus an extra point, bringing the score up to a very close 39-7. In case the Italics weren’t enough, that last comment was sarcasm. Not surprisingly, Duluth got another Personal Foul, bringing their total up to five. After that, Duluth broke through the West defenses and made a very scary eighty-eight yard run only to be stopped by Garret Morin at the five yard line. Shortly after, Duluth did get another touchdown, but at least they didn’t have the glory of making a ninety-three yard touchdown, like they would have if Garret Morin hadn’t stepped in. They got an extra point along with it, bringing the score up to 39-14 with three minutes left in the game. The West fans were starting to get worried (again, sarcasm). Another minute later Duluth got another touchdown and another extra point bringing the score up to a less shameful 39-21. Finally the slaughter of Duluth ended and West had one more victory under its belt, leaving the record at 4-0. Go Wolverines!
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