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| The Yellow Jackets are ready to rumble! |
Game Summary
The Yellow Jackets officially started their 2010 season on Sunday, September 5 with a home game against the Emeryville Ravens. With the move the the AYF NorCal Conference this year, Novato is now up against some new foes and a few old ones as well. In this case the Emeryville squad is the latest iteration of the Tri-City Ravens, with their distinctive black and purple uniforms.
While the game started almost an hour late after a full slate of battles throughout the day, the conditions were perfect with bright sun, warm bordering on hot, and a relatively full house at Novato High School to watch the hometown black and gold.
The Yellow Jackets won the coin toss and elected to receive the ball first, usually a good sign. In this case Novato gave the ball up deep in its own territory leading to a quick Ravens score and a 6-0 hole.
But that was about the end of the bad news for the home team this day. After a strong runback on the second kick-off Novato drove the field and capped it with a Jack Burnham touchdown toss to Joe Kelly. The Yellow Jackets took an 8-6 lead with a Jackson Wegner 2-point PAT and the black and gold were on the way.
The Jackets vaunted defense almost shut-out the Ravens the rest of the way, yielding few yards while harassing the Ravens' quarterback, runners and receivers all day. While the D gave up an unfortunately wide-open touchdown reception in the second quarter, Danny Dreher intercepted another pass and Ben Putman landed on a loose-ball fumble to keep the ball mostly in Novato's possession.
And the Yellow Jackets made the most of it. Kelly scored a second touchdown on another catch and run from Burnham to put Novato up 16-6 following another Wegner PAT. Wegner ended the day with 8 points on 4 PATs. But the real scoring was yet to come.
The heavy scoring was done by Marc Alvarez who caught and ran the ball for the next 4 Yellow Jackets touchdowns. The result was a 44-12 win and a strong start to the new season.
"The boys really played well today," said head coach John Jones. "We still have areas where we can improve, but we stepped up to the challenge in game one. I can't say enough about this defense - they really got the job done. The captains stepped up on both sides of the ball and we got terrific play from both the offensive and defensive lines. And our quarterback and running backs kept the pressure on their defense all day long. This was a great way to start the season."
Final Score: Novato Yellow Jackets 44, Emeryville Ravens 12
2010 Record: 1-0
Next Up: San Jose Sharks at 3:00 pm on Saturday, September 11 at San Jose Academy High School.
Highlight Photos:
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| The first of four Jackson Wegner 2-point PATs |
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| Joe Kelly goes in for his second TD of the day |
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| Robbie Cassee runs for a first down |
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| Big Ben Putman stops the Raven's receiver in his tracks |
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| Marc Alvarez dives for one of his four TDs |
fuck navato i play for the emeryville ravens pee wees #5 and when we play you guys again i will hit every last one of you
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