Fri, Nov 11, 2016
12:00 PM @
Newton South
| Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Final |
| Lawrence |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| Newton South |
0 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
27 |
Lawrence cannot break through
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Friday, November, 11
By Mac Cerullo
NEWTON – With less than a minute left, Lawrence was able to put together a nice drive and salvage a late touchdown to avert the shutout. But by that point it was too little too late.
Newton South smothered Lawrence for a 27-6 non-playoff victory Friday afternoon (noon kickoff) at a windy Newton South High.
“We didn’t play well from the start,” said Lawrence coach Mike Yameen. “We fought the last two weeks but today we didn’t have it in us.”
Before the late scoring drive, the Lancers’ offensive possessions included four three-and-outs, two interceptions, a blocked punt and a turnover on downs after a short drive.
The team had only managed five yards of total offense by halftime, and while the defense played well for most of the first half, Newton South’s running game began to wear the Lancers out as time went on.
There were some highlights, however. In the first quarter, junior Ruben Morillo grabbed an interception to abruptly end the Lions’ opening drive. The Lancers stuffed the hosts on their next two drives, too, but just before halftime Newton was able to grind out a 12-play drive for a touchdown.
Lawrence started with the ball in the third quarter, but Newton South forced a punt and then blocked it to start off with great field position. Four plays later, Sasha Hoban (10 of 22, 193 yards) found Legaun Pope for a 5-yard touchdown.
Newton South got touchdowns from sophomore running back Aidan Lopci (29-169) and Hoban in the fourth to pull away.
But with the clock winding down, Lawrence quarterback Ronny Pena and receiver Dylan Montanez were able to string together some passes to bring the Lancers down field, capping the drive off with a 8-yard pass with 44 seconds remaining.
Angel Abreu finished with a team-high 34 yards rushing on 11 carries, and Pena was 9 for 18 with 54 yards passing and Montanez had three catches for 32 yards.
Lawrence (0-10) will now have some time to regroup before facing crosstown rival Central Catholic on Thanksgiving.
Game Statistics:
Second Quarter
NS – Aidan Lopci 3 run (Kyle Brooks kick), 0:45
Third Quarter
NS – Legaun Pope 5 pass from Sasha Hoban (Brooks kick), 7:53
Fourth Quarter
NS – Lopci 2 run (Kick failed), 6:08
NS – Hoban 5 run (Brooks kick), 2:34
L – Dylan Montanez 8 pass from Ronny Pena (Run failed), 0:44
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: Lawrence (14-34) – Angel Abreu 11-34, Ronny Pena 2-4, Randy Reyes 1-(-4); Newton South (37-195) – Aidan Lopci 29-169, Sasha Hoban 5-25, Dylan Meehan 3-1
PASSING: Lawrence – Ronny Pena 9-18-2, 54; Angel Abreu 0-2-0, 0; Newton South – Sasha Hoban 10-22-1, 193
RECEIVING: Lawrence – Dylan Montanez 3-32, Andre Wilson 3-6, Ruben Morillo 3-6; Newton South – Daniel Chafetz 5-105, Lejaun Pope 4-77, Luke Cloud 1-11
