Big second half lifts Morrisville
Posted: Sunday, September 30, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 6:08 am, Sun Sep 30, 2012.
BRYN ATHYN — Morrisville needed a win, and after traveling to Academy of the New Church on Saturday afternoon for a nonleague match-up, that is exactly what they got by defeating the host Lions, 31-13.“It all starts at practice,” said Morrisville's Zjamir Ibezim, who finished with 100 yards on the ground, two touchdowns, and one score on defense.“We’ve been hitting the sleds harder, we started getting in the weight room, and everyone was on the same page. I hope we just keep this running now.”
Ibezim was the first player of the game to find the end zone, but it wasn’t on offense for the Bulldogs.
Morrisville's Jimmie Miller picked off a pass and flipped the ball back to Ibezim, who then scampered down the sideline 21 yards untouched less than three minutes into the game.
The Lions responded with 21 seconds left in the opening stanza when Aramis Alston rumbled in from a yard out to knot the score at 7, and that was the way the first half ended.
The second half was all Bulldogs.
The defense, led by Andre Cox, who finished with five sacks and a safety, held the Lions to just 90 yards on the ground throughout 48 minutes.
The offense began to click on all cylinders, with Ibezim and company racking up 285 yards on the ground.
The Bulldogs received the second-half kickoff and methodically marched down the field on nine plays before Ibezim crossed the goal line from a yard out.
The Lions again answered the score, this time on a Landon Elder-to-Zahir Murray 36-yard scoring strike. ANC failed on a two-point conversion try, and Morrisville blanked the Lions the rest of the way.
“I thought our defense played great,” said Morrisville coach Bill Quill. “We played a full game today on defense, and hats off to our defensive coaches. They did a great job.”
The Bulldogs' Raimy Valdez scored from 3 yards out to make it 21-13. Then Ibezim found the end zone for his third score of the afternoon with 4:27 left in regulation to make it 29-13. Cox capped off the day with his safety.
“It feels good,” said Cox. “It’s been a while, and it’s good to snap that losing streak. To get our second win feels really good.
"It felt great to get that safety, and when Chris (Peluzzo) came out of nowhere, I needed that help to get it. We haven’t beaten that team in a long time, but it feels good and I’m proud of my teammates.”
“We just came out and played hard,” added Ibezim. “Our line blocked great today, and we wanted to fight today for 48 minutes.
"Nobody gave up. Sometimes when the other team scores, we get down, but nobody did that today and we kept fighting.”
According to Quill, it was the first time in almost two decades that the Bulldogs have defeated the Lions. On Saturday, they did so with only 20 players suited up, none being more important than Gary Boyd.
“We cleaned up a couple of things today and we got Gary Boyd back at left guard,” said Quill. “We do a lot of pulling and a lot of trapping, so our guards are very important.
"Gary really helps us clean things up, and we can do a lot more with him in there. It’s huge to have him back.
“We needed a win like this. We needed a win like this to springboard us into the rest of the season."
Ibezim was the first player of the game to find the end zone, but it wasn’t on offense for the Bulldogs.
Morrisville's Jimmie Miller picked off a pass and flipped the ball back to Ibezim, who then scampered down the sideline 21 yards untouched less than three minutes into the game.
The Lions responded with 21 seconds left in the opening stanza when Aramis Alston rumbled in from a yard out to knot the score at 7, and that was the way the first half ended.
The second half was all Bulldogs.
The defense, led by Andre Cox, who finished with five sacks and a safety, held the Lions to just 90 yards on the ground throughout 48 minutes.
The offense began to click on all cylinders, with Ibezim and company racking up 285 yards on the ground.
The Bulldogs received the second-half kickoff and methodically marched down the field on nine plays before Ibezim crossed the goal line from a yard out.
The Lions again answered the score, this time on a Landon Elder-to-Zahir Murray 36-yard scoring strike. ANC failed on a two-point conversion try, and Morrisville blanked the Lions the rest of the way.
“I thought our defense played great,” said Morrisville coach Bill Quill. “We played a full game today on defense, and hats off to our defensive coaches. They did a great job.”
The Bulldogs' Raimy Valdez scored from 3 yards out to make it 21-13. Then Ibezim found the end zone for his third score of the afternoon with 4:27 left in regulation to make it 29-13. Cox capped off the day with his safety.
“It feels good,” said Cox. “It’s been a while, and it’s good to snap that losing streak. To get our second win feels really good.
"It felt great to get that safety, and when Chris (Peluzzo) came out of nowhere, I needed that help to get it. We haven’t beaten that team in a long time, but it feels good and I’m proud of my teammates.”
“We just came out and played hard,” added Ibezim. “Our line blocked great today, and we wanted to fight today for 48 minutes.
"Nobody gave up. Sometimes when the other team scores, we get down, but nobody did that today and we kept fighting.”
According to Quill, it was the first time in almost two decades that the Bulldogs have defeated the Lions. On Saturday, they did so with only 20 players suited up, none being more important than Gary Boyd.
“We cleaned up a couple of things today and we got Gary Boyd back at left guard,” said Quill. “We do a lot of pulling and a lot of trapping, so our guards are very important.
"Gary really helps us clean things up, and we can do a lot more with him in there. It’s huge to have him back.
“We needed a win like this. We needed a win like this to springboard us into the rest of the season."
7 comments:
Why did they field only twenty players? Were some not available because of fighting at school?
Really! They win and you go for the negative remark. No "good job", no "Way to go Bulldogs" People wonder why the kids can be so disrespectful, maybe it is because people can't give then respect when they deserve it. Well I will tell them. Way to go Bulldogs. Another win for you. Good job at putting the numbers on the score board even if you didn't have the numbers on the bench. Congratulations Coach Quill and to your team of Bulldogs. Keep up the good work, hold your heads high and keep on fighting for your wins.
Respect is earned over a long period of time not by winning a High School football game. Respect is earned by how one acts during good times and during adversity. It is earned by how you handle yourself and traet others. I am Glad when Morrisville does well but it is hard to cheer for this group when they can't control themselves on and off the field and are seen more as thugs rather than a football team, just ask their classmates how they act.
The JV Football game versus Calvary Christian scheduled for Friday October 5th has been canceled. Next Varsity Home game is Friday October 19th , which is Homecoming versus Jenkintown. 7:00 PM Kick-Off
It really does amaze me that people get on this blog but can't be proud enough of their statement and sign their name. Why must they be anonymous? I work with and am around a lot of our Morrisville students. Thugs is not the word I would use to describe them. I would have to say they are just teenagers, just like the teenagers we were. Are there bad kids? Sure there are, but there is always good and bad kids in every school. Do I think fighting is right? No I don't, however it is nothing new. I remember all the fights that went on when I was a student at MHS. Those are all parts of learning experiences. Learning lessons are what grow these kids into adults. Please take the time to get to know our kids and then you will see we have great young adults, not a bunch of "thugs"
You need to get outside of Morrisville once and a while and see the Real World.
They only need twenty kids to whoop on church boys, I guess if the people at ANC did more praying and less shit talking they would have a chance , they had numbers and size and still failed to stop us , what a joke , this is football not bible study, apparently , god never heard your call or answered it today .
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