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Manchester West Blue Knights Football '07

Sat, Sep 15, 2007 01:00 PM @ Pinkerton
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Manchester West 14 0 0 0 14
Pinkerton 0 7 3 6 16
Pinkerton's Zach Smith (No. 8) puts a stop to any more ground gain by Blue Knight quarterback Lyle Smith (No. 14) Saturday. The Astros ended the second half with a final score of 16-14. » Jan Seeger, Staff PhotographerMore photos

Goal line stop propels Pinkerton

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Saturday, September, 15 By David Willis
Staff writer

DERRY | Manchester West had Pinkerton on the ropes and was set to deliver the knockout blow.

The Astros had already seen the Blue Knights punch in two quick scores, and Manchester West had a first down from the Pinkerton 4-yard line early in the second quarter.

"We knew we had to do something," said Astros linebacker Mike Crupi. "We couldn't go down by 21, especially that early in the game. That hadn't happened in a while. We needed a momentum shift."

And do something they did. After stopping two rushes for no gain and a pass for a gain of only three yards, the Astros' front line rejected a QB keeper to take possession of the ball.

That stop caused a major shift in momentum, and it was all Pinkerton from there as the Astros scored 16 unanswered points to down Manchester West 16-14.

"That stop was huge," said senior co-captain Josh Lane, who was one of the players in on the tackle. "We toughened up and had to fill the holes. We went to a four-man front, stayed low and tried to take the lineman's feet out from under them to free up the linebackers. It was a big turn."

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