Last Saturday, the Warriors welcomed the newest UTFL team, the Ogden Knights, to the league. The Knights (0-2) were hoping to make a statement against the undefeated Warriors, but the Warriors have learned never to take a team lightly. The Warriors’ offense took the field first, and after a couple of long runs from RB IK Ubani, QB Jeff Wissler hit WR Scott Bryson in the corner of the endzone for the td. Wissler then hit Zach Geurts for the 2-point conversion to put the Warriors up 8 to 0. The defense then took the field and forced a quick turnover-on-downs, highlighted by a Mike Pierce and Vic McKenzie sack. With great field position, the Warriors scored again quickly as Wissler hit Ubani in the flat for the score followed by a conversion to WR Bryan Engstrom. The defense again quickly put an end to the Knights’ drive when Ubani came around the end to force a fumble which was covered up by Steve Hansen. Once more in great field position, Wissler scored quickly with a pass to Geurts, then ran in the conversion himself to put the score at 24-0.
The defense showed no signs of letting up as McKenzie and Jeremy “Ghost” Hendrickson each got a sack to halt the Knights’ drive quickly. Wissler then connected with Bryson for another score. In a rare twist, Geurts took the pitch and found a wide open Wissler for the 2-point conversion. Given one more chance before halftime, the Knights took advantage and found former Warrior, WR Levi Baird, for a long gain. The Knights, however, were again twarted as DE Pierce added another sack to his stat-line to crush any hope of a score. The defense continued the intensity to the second half as Engstrom, playing corner, laid a big hit on a Knights’ receiver, popping the ball up into S Hendrickson’s hands. Hendrickson took the interception and walked in for a touchdown which was followed by a Ubani run for a conversion. The Knights, determined to turn things around, were again stopped on a fourth-down attempt by a sack, this time by Steve Hansen and Cody Jacobson. Wissler went big on the first play and hit Engstrom for the long td. A quick strike to Bryson for the conversion put the score at 48 to 0. Forcing another turnover-on-downs, the defense got the ball right back into the offense’s hands. Hendrickson was able to follow some blockers and ran the ball in for a touchdown. Due to a big penalty on the ensuing kickoff, the Knights had the ball in the redzone with seconds left, and were able to score on a pass to Baird as time expired. This, however, did not change the outcome as the Warriors won big, 54 to 6.
While many are very deserving of the gameball, Jeremy Hendrickson’s performance stands out. On the defensive side, Hendrickson recorded a solo tackle, two assisted tackles, a sack, a defended pass, an interception, and a touchdown. “Ghost” even added a 10-yard rushing touchdown to cap his all-around game. Next week is the big one. The Warriors (4-0) will meet the Happy Valley Fallouts (4-0) in a battle of unbeatens. The Fallouts are the last team to give the Warriors a loss so the Warriors are looking for some revenge. Game time is at 10 a.m.
No comments:
Post a Comment