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| Yellow Jacket defense is dead on! |
Game Summary
After a late week change of opponent the Yellow Jackets took the home field for the final time in the 2010 regular season against the 4-0 Elk Grove Dukes making it a critical mid-season a battle of AYF NorCal Conference unbeatens. While the sun was shining and the temperature was much lower than the previous week the heat on the field was palpable.
Novato won the coin toss and looked strong on the opening drive before giving the ball away on a fumble. The Yellow Jacket defense quickly established itself with a trademark 4-and-out capped by Robbie Cassee getting a hand on the Elk Grove punt.
While the Novato offense failed to capitalize on the next drive the defense stepped up again as Danny Dreher recovered an Elk Grove fumble on their 9 yard line. The Yellow Jackets quickly took advantage with a touchdown pass from quarterback Jack Burnham to wide-receiver Nate Barkus to open the scoring at 9:50 in the second quarter. With a trademark Jackson Wegner 2-point PAT the lead was 8-0.
Dreher struck again on the ensuing kick-off, recovering the ball so the Novato offense could work again. This time the Yellow Jackets methodically drove the field and capped it with an 18-yard touchdown run by Marc Alvarez. With another 2-point Wegner PAT Novato then led 16-0 going into halftime.
Novato started on defense in the second half and promptly got the ball back, this time on a Nolan Pelletier fumble recovery. After another crisp drive, Alvarez scored again on a strong 12-yard touchdown run and with the Wegner 2-point PAT the score was 24-0 at 5:41 in the third quarter.
In order to keep the game going without a running clock Novato kicked a field-goal on first down from the 2-yard line giving the Yellow Jackets a 27-0 lead with 1:23 left in the third quarter. With the score under the "mercy rule" limit, the gold offense got to show it's stuff in the fourth quarter including what should have been a 40-yard touchdown run by Alec Ball.
But this day was won by the swarming Novato defense which shut out a powerful conference opponent and didn't allow a first-down all day.
Final Score: Novato Yellow Jackets 27, Elk Grove Dukes 0
Season Record: 5-0
Points Allowed: 12
Next Up: Central Marin Chargers at 3:00 pm Sunday, October 10 at Terra Linda High School
Highlight Photos
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| Nate Barkus going in for the score! |
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| Danny Dreher covers the onside kick |
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| Jack Burnham is about to pass to Robbie Cassee |
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| Marc Alvarez on the way to the first of two TD runs |
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| Swarming Yellow Jackets Defense |
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| Jackson Wegner goes for 3 (and 9 on the day!) |
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| Alec Ball running to daylight |
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