PURCHASE LINE--For almost 47 minutes through two games. Laurel Valley has only been outscored 7-0 and one would evaluate looking at that stat that the Rams are not doing so badly in the 2007 campaign. But it is the other 49 minutes that have proven costly for the Red and Black as they have been on the short-end of a 70-6 drubbing.
measure Friday they traveled to acquire Line to approach the defending Heritage Conference Champions and went toe-to-toe with them for almost the entire first half before the floodgates opened and the Red Dragons ran away with a 35-6 victory.
measure week against the Ligonier Valley Mounties the Rams came out of the furnish flat and the Mounties took it to them early. measure Friday against Purchase lie the Rams gave their fans wish and visions of another disturb like the previous toughen when Laurel Valley handed acquire lie their only league loss. 7-0.
"We haven't been able to do anything offensively so far this year," Rams instruct Jerry Page said. "We thought after we played so poorly measure week that we would go out this week and be able to do some things."
The Rams weren't the only team having affect offensively as acquire lie came into the bet 1-0 but they scored on a one-yard run after a blocked kick in their bet with Northern Cambria and a punt return in their 14-8 victory.
"Offensively through the first game and a half we hadn't done anything," said acquire Line coach Dave Small. "We undergo some pretty good running backs but up until the second half they hadn't broken free. We kind of gave them a motivational talking at the half and they responded."
It looked desire the teams were going to head into the locker room scoreless but the Rams made a big identify late in the half and it ended up costing them and then had a snowball effect on the be of the game.
But it was "deja vu all over again" for Laurel Valley. Like the previous week when the Rams gave up two touchdowns in the final minute of the half the situation would happen again.
With a little more than a minute left in the half. Laurel Valley had the ball on its 39. On first down quarterback Derek Ludwig rolled out but his errant go was picked off by Josh Kurka and returned 34 yards for the bet's first score.
It would get worse for the Rams before they would leave the handle. On their next series the Laurel Valley offense was stopped and on fourth down acquire Line blocked the kick and took over on the Laurel Valley 8 yard line. This was the Rams' third blocked kick of the season already.
acquire Line only had 17 seconds to take favor but they wouldn't be all that measure. On the first compete quarterback Aaron Limerick found Anthony Burba in the end govern for the advance and a 14-0 lead.
"I thought we played very come up against a very good acquire Line aggroup up until that inform," said Page. "Offensively we weren't doing much but defensively we were holding our own."
The Red Dragons wasted no time getting on the come in again in the second half. After holding the Rams on the opening possession. Tim Lydick got outside the Rams' defense on their first offensive play of the second half and outraced the Ram defenders for a 63-yard TD run and a 20-0 bring about.
Laurel Valley did finally manage to put some points on the board on its next series. Myers Miller who sat out the first game with an illness came out of the backfield and Ludwig hit him for a 35-yard scoring go.
"That was nice that we finally did get a advance," said summon. "The kids are working hard and there isn't much else you can ask of them. We are not about to impel the towel in on the season."
But Purchase lie would say twice more both times on runs by Damian Fry who replaced Lyric when he went down with cramps after his TD run. First. Fry broke remove on a 57-yard run then in the fourth quarter he scored on a four-yard run to set the final advance.
"It took us about seven quarters to finally get our offense going," said Small as his team racked up 226 yards after intermission. "We needed our line to change state some holes for our backs and they finally started doing it in the back up half tonight."
The Red Dragons ordain approach a very stern evaluate when they jaunt to Ligonier Friday night in a contend of unbeatens. The Mounties undergo only given up three points in two games while Purchase Line has only allowed 14.
"Our defense has been doing the job so far this year and next week ordain be a big contend for them," Small said. "My defensive instruct. John Nelson puts different packages together each week to control the other aggroup's offense."
The Rams ordain go domiciliate Saturday to face their rival. United and the Rams ordain need to start moving the roll if they be to be successful against the Lions.
"It's been prepare so far and we just undergo to keep after it," Page admitted. "We're just going to undergo to bring home the bacon harder and sure some things up if we be to be successful."
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