Third Quarter Onslaught Pushes LaVille Past Triton
August 27, 2022 at 2:55 a.m.
Third Quarter Onslaught Pushes LaVille Past Triton
By Connor McCann-
Receiving the ball to begin the game, the Trojans’ option-heavy offense was clicking from the jump. Practically alternating carries between junior quarterback Cole Shively and halfback Anthony Schuh, Triton was moving down the field one carry at a time. Looking poised to score on the opening drive of the contest, an untimely holding call against the Trojans stalled the drive in its tracks.
After a 67-yard punt by Shively, it was the Lancers turn to show off their offensive prowess. On a 90-yard drive that took eleven plays, LaVille did just that. Not passing the ball once, the Lancers methodically rushed down the field before finding the end zone on a 16-yard run from Paul DeWitt.
Miscommunication on the following kickoff caused the Trojans to start the next drive behind their own 15-yard line. Not long after, the team was forced to punt. On the next drive, LaVille broke out its first passing play of the first half: a 41-yard bomb that set up a quarterback keeper for six by Lucas Plummer on the next play. Barely two minutes into the second quarter, Triton found itself down two scores.
On the ensuing drive, Triton was stopped short of the line to gain after three plays. Electing not to punt and risk going down a third touchdown, the Trojans were able to keep the drive alive on a three-yard sneak by Shively. Just one play later, Schuh found the hole he’d been looking for. The junior back exploded out of the backfield, making multiple defenders miss en route to scoring a 68-yard touchdown to put the home team on the board. Fired up on the sidelines, Schuh encouraged his teammates to keep going. He’d finish his night with 142 yards on 15 carries.
The defense was certainly listening. On the ensuing possession, the Trojans forced the first three-and-out of the contest. A bad snap on the punt would give Triton the ball on the Lancer side of the field.
The home team would capitalize, although not without having to work a little harder than expected. Shively would take the ball into the end zone on a 23-yard scramble that would be called back for holding. A few big runs by Schuh as well as the quarterback would get the ball back into the red zone, where Shively would take it in from the one-yard-line. A two-point conversion would tie the game up and erase the 14-point deficit with just under two minutes in the first half.
But the Lancers would not go quietly into the locker room. The second passing play of the night for LaVille yielded similar results to the first. The 44-yard completion would bring the ball within the ten, where the Lancers would convert with just over 42 seconds left to take the lead into halftime.
After scoring to end the first half, LaVille would get the ball to begin the second. The Trojan defense would stop the Lancers short of the line to gain on the second series of the drive, but a fake punt play would keep the drive going. Plummer would burn Triton’s secondary again a play later, throwing a 40-yard touchdown pass. After working hard to come back, the home team found itself down two touchdowns once again.
The ensuing kickoff would go out of bounds, but it wouldn’t matter much. The Trojans would go three-and-out, culminating with Shively taking a nine-yard sack. With momentum fully on their side, the Lancers answered with a minute-and-a-half drive that would end in a 34-yard score. Now up by three touchdowns, LaVille was not satisfied yet. Surprising Triton with an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff, Plummer would strike again on the first play after the recovery, hitting another receiver for a 41-yard score. It was the first of three touchdown drives in the second half of just one play. With four touchdowns in the span of six game-minutes, the route was on.
Most of the rest of the game was played by subs from both sides as the running clock came into effect. Triton travel to Pioneer next week to take on the Panthers.
Receiving the ball to begin the game, the Trojans’ option-heavy offense was clicking from the jump. Practically alternating carries between junior quarterback Cole Shively and halfback Anthony Schuh, Triton was moving down the field one carry at a time. Looking poised to score on the opening drive of the contest, an untimely holding call against the Trojans stalled the drive in its tracks.
After a 67-yard punt by Shively, it was the Lancers turn to show off their offensive prowess. On a 90-yard drive that took eleven plays, LaVille did just that. Not passing the ball once, the Lancers methodically rushed down the field before finding the end zone on a 16-yard run from Paul DeWitt.
Miscommunication on the following kickoff caused the Trojans to start the next drive behind their own 15-yard line. Not long after, the team was forced to punt. On the next drive, LaVille broke out its first passing play of the first half: a 41-yard bomb that set up a quarterback keeper for six by Lucas Plummer on the next play. Barely two minutes into the second quarter, Triton found itself down two scores.
On the ensuing drive, Triton was stopped short of the line to gain after three plays. Electing not to punt and risk going down a third touchdown, the Trojans were able to keep the drive alive on a three-yard sneak by Shively. Just one play later, Schuh found the hole he’d been looking for. The junior back exploded out of the backfield, making multiple defenders miss en route to scoring a 68-yard touchdown to put the home team on the board. Fired up on the sidelines, Schuh encouraged his teammates to keep going. He’d finish his night with 142 yards on 15 carries.
The defense was certainly listening. On the ensuing possession, the Trojans forced the first three-and-out of the contest. A bad snap on the punt would give Triton the ball on the Lancer side of the field.
The home team would capitalize, although not without having to work a little harder than expected. Shively would take the ball into the end zone on a 23-yard scramble that would be called back for holding. A few big runs by Schuh as well as the quarterback would get the ball back into the red zone, where Shively would take it in from the one-yard-line. A two-point conversion would tie the game up and erase the 14-point deficit with just under two minutes in the first half.
But the Lancers would not go quietly into the locker room. The second passing play of the night for LaVille yielded similar results to the first. The 44-yard completion would bring the ball within the ten, where the Lancers would convert with just over 42 seconds left to take the lead into halftime.
After scoring to end the first half, LaVille would get the ball to begin the second. The Trojan defense would stop the Lancers short of the line to gain on the second series of the drive, but a fake punt play would keep the drive going. Plummer would burn Triton’s secondary again a play later, throwing a 40-yard touchdown pass. After working hard to come back, the home team found itself down two touchdowns once again.
The ensuing kickoff would go out of bounds, but it wouldn’t matter much. The Trojans would go three-and-out, culminating with Shively taking a nine-yard sack. With momentum fully on their side, the Lancers answered with a minute-and-a-half drive that would end in a 34-yard score. Now up by three touchdowns, LaVille was not satisfied yet. Surprising Triton with an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff, Plummer would strike again on the first play after the recovery, hitting another receiver for a 41-yard score. It was the first of three touchdown drives in the second half of just one play. With four touchdowns in the span of six game-minutes, the route was on.
Most of the rest of the game was played by subs from both sides as the running clock came into effect. Triton travel to Pioneer next week to take on the Panthers.
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