Benold 8 “B” vs. Canyon Ridge
Canyon Ridge Eagles were denied on their first possession with key tackles from Benold's defense#88 Chris Martinez. Benold Eagles offense took hold with #24 Drew Willoughby leading the way. Drew had a 22 yd. run, but the 1st quarter ended 0-0. Georgetown punted the ball away to start the 2nd and held Canyon Ridge to 3 and out. Benold got the ball with 3:00 minutes left in the half. #85 Dan Richards caught a 20 yd. TD pass from#12 Cory Ramos. The 2 pt. conversion came the same way, with Dan catching another pass in the end zone. #15 Kyle Blackman had a key tackle in the red zone to end the half 8-0. Willoughby and #37 Drew Fleishman continued to work the running game. #24 Willoughby made a 1st down on 3rd and long. Canyon Ridge had a hard time catching and tackling him. #85 Dan Richards had another reception. Willoughby ended the game running half the field while time ran out making the score 16-0.
Benold 8 “A” vs. Canyon Ridge
Georgetown got great field position with the ball on the 50 yd. line. #10 Matt Sanchez started out as a running back. Benold couldn't get the 1st down and turn it over to Canyon Ridge. CR took it down and scores first. #70 Garrett Neiman made a great tackle and stopped the 2 pt. conversion. Sanchez was back to return the kickoff all the way to the 40 yd. line. QB #14 Brandon Boone ran for a 12 yd gain. #40 Tory Dominguez made some good rushing plays to keep Benold alive. Boone made some long gains, but got stopped in the back field. Paco Ramirez made an awesome 50 yd. punt. Canyon Ridge wasn't expecting the distance and they let it get away from them. Brandon Boone recovered it on the 20 yd. Boone then sailed it into the end zone to Matt Sanchez. Benold evened the score 6-6. The second half was back and forth. #27 Adam Sandevol and #43 Noah Douglas made several great tackles, but the Canyon Ridge Eagles scored again. Benold ran out of time and lost 6-12.
7th Grade "A" vs. Canyon Ridge
In the latter game of the 7th grade double header the Benold Eagles A squad pulled out a 6-0 victory to pull their record to 1-1 for the season. In a formidable offensive display led by QB Wade Harris and RB Jordan Haas the Eagles systematically walked down the field. It also must be mentioned that the Eagle offensive line blew open massive holes in the Canyon Ridge defense. Jordan Haas accounted for 20 yards of total offensive on the drive and capped it off with a touchdown run from the 2yd line. For the next 8 minutes of the game Canyon Ridge had the ball but failed to score before the half time bell!
The second half can only be described as a defensive struggle. The Eagles where able to move the ball but couldn’t quite get the ball over the goal line. Canyon Ridge fought hard but struggled to move the ball in the second half against a hard hitting defense led by LB Jaice Lacaille with 5 tackles and FS/LB Jordan Haas with 4 tackles. To attest for strong defense that Benold puts on the field, 10 different players recorder tackles during the game.
Stat leaders for the game where as follow: Passing and catching: QB Wade Harris was 2 for 5 passing the ball for 22 yards, RB Jordan Haas had 1 reception for 10 yds, WR Kolton Hoehn had 1 reception for 12 yds. Rushing: Haas had 8 rushes for 70 yards, RB Jacie Lacaille had 4 rushes for 20yds and RB Byron Jimmerson had 2 rushes for 16 yards. Tackles leaders: Jaice Lacaille – 5 tackles, Jordan Haas – 4 tackles and Felix Palacios – 3 tackles.
Attn: Parents!
Due to the low number of respondents needing transportation to the Rally, we are encouraging all parents to take their Benold Football Player to the HS Annex (old 9th Grade Center) by 5:30 and meet the Cheerleaders for the "walking parade" to Eagle Field. We will have the 8th Grade players out and ready for pick-up by 5:00 pm on Wednesday.
Thank you and hope you can make it.