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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Braves cannot overcome first half struggles

by Bryan Stanford
The Junior Varsity football team struggled to start, but had some success in their 28-7 loss against BGM. Unfortunately, the JV  came out flat and had trouble on both offense and defense. 
“We just did not come out with the intensity and excitement that you need to have to be successful playing this game,” Coach Keith Sietstra said. 
Offensively in the first half, the Braves struggled to move the ball. After halftime they were a very different team. They played a physical BGM team toe to toe in the second half. 
The Braves flew around, tackled well, blocked well and ran hard – all things that it takes to be successful. The Braves’ only score on the night came in the fourth quarter, when Kane Barker recovered a punt snap fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. 
Offensively the Braves were able to move the ball consistently and march from 20 to 20, but could not find a way to put the ball in the end zone.  
Coach Sietstra also commented, “We hope to iron some things out and finish our last two games of the season on a high note.” 

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