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BRANDENBURG BRAHMAS at ST. CRUZE MAKOS
Tropical Field, Mid-December
Weather: 66 F, Pouring Rain, Strong wind blowing North
SCORING HIGHLIGHTS
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Qtr 1, 00:00.
In
wind-driven rain at Tropical Field, both offenses started
cautiously. Brandenburg’s Gregory Murphy (RB)ripped off a couple strong
runs, but two Chuck Hudson sacks killed early momentum and forced
punts. St. Cruze answered with steady gains from Joe Steel (RB) and a
few Otto Hayhurst (TE) targets, yet they also stalled near midfield and
punted
twice (including a penalty-backed do-over). No points, just field
position swings and defense. |
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BRANDENBURG 0, ST. CRUZE 0 |
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Qtr 2, 01:35.
After more trading punts, Brandenburg
finally broke through late in the 2nd quarter. Murphy sparked a drive
with a big run and then a 19-yard catch, setting up consecutive chunk
runs—capped by Murphy’s 11-yard touchdown burst with 1:35 left. St.
Cruze had a late chance after a roughing-the-kicker penalty, but
Brandenburg’s pass rush slammed the door with a sack as halftime
arrived. |
| BRANDENBURG 7, ST. CRUZE 0 |
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Qtr 3, 00:00.
St. Cruze came out with their best sustained march, leaning on Joe
Steel (RB) and mixing in completions to Jim DuPree (WR) and Gino Lucas (WR) to
move deep into Brandenburg territory. A false start disrupted the
red-zone rhythm, and the quarter ended with St. Cruze still knocking at
the door—setting up a turning point to start the fourth. |
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BRANDENBURG 7, ST. CRUZE 0 |
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Qtr 4, 10:00.
St. Cruze
flipped the game fast: Alvin Greer hit Jim DuPree for a 12-yard
touchdown to tie it early. |
| BRANDENBURG 7, ST. CRUZE 7 |
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Qtr 4, 03:58.
Minutes later Steel finished another drive with a 6-yard scoring run for the lead.
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| BRANDENBURG 7, ST. CRUZE 14 |
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Qtr 4, 00:15.
Brandenburg’s passing game unraveled under constant pressure and
penalties, including multiple sacks and stalled drives. St. Cruze bled
the clock, then Jackson Meyers drilled a 54-yard field goal with :15
left to ice it, completing the rainy comeback, 17–7.
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| BRANDENBURG 7, ST. CRUZE 17 |
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Final Score: BRANDENBURG 7, ST. CRUZE 17
QUICK GAME RECAP ...
In a pouring-rain, wind-whipped Tropical Field, St. Cruze turned a 7–0
deficit into a 17–7 fourth-quarter takeover, outgaining Brandenburg
293–218 and converting 11 of 18 third downs while holding the Brahmas
to 1-of-8. The Makos’ rally was fueled by Alvin Greer (21-of-33, 183
yards, 1 TD) and Joe Steel (19 rushes, 80 yards, TD), but the
difference-maker was defensive MVP Paul Brixton, who dominated the
middle with 9 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks, repeatedly
derailing Brandenburg drives as the Makos closed with 17 unanswered
points.
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GAME
STATS
MVP: (LILB/MLB) Paul Brixton (ST. CRUZE)
 
BRANDENBURG Head Coach: Lee Baker
ST. CRUZE Head Coach: Jim Stanley
BRANDENBURG 7 ST. CRUZE 17
Scoring 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL
BRANDENBURG 0 7 0 0 0 7
ST. CRUZE 0 0 0 17 0 17
Game Stats BRANDENBURG ST. CRUZE
Score 7 17
First Downs (Run/Pass/Pen) 12 (6/6/0) 19 (7/11/1)
Rushes - Yards 18 - 125 32 - 115
Passing Yards 108 183
Sacked - Yards Lost 4 - 15 1 - 5
Total Offense 218 293
Comp-Att-Int 10-21-0 (47.6%) 21-33-0 (63.6%)
Fumbles / Lost 0-0 1-0
Turnovers 0 0
Penalties-Yards 4-45 6-35
Punts / Average 6-48.2 5-42.4
Field Goals Made / Att 0-0 1-1
Third Downs Converted 1-8 (12.5%) 11-18 (61.1%)
Fourth Downs Converted 0-1 (0.0%) 0-0
Time of Possession 15:57 24:03
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BRANDENBURG Passing Stats
Player Comp Att Pct Yards Y/A FDs TDs Ints Long Sacks SYds Rating
Chuck Hudson [QB] 9 18 50.0 103 5.7 6 0 0 19 4 15 67.6
Kyle Goody [QB] 1 3 33.3 5 1.7 0 0 0 5 0 0 42.4
BRANDENBURG Rushing Stats
Player Rushes Yards YPC FDs TDs Long Fumbles Fum Lost
Gregory Murphy [HB] 14 100 7.1 6 1 16 0 0
Bryan Skoronski [HB] 3 22 7.3 0 0 14 0 0
Terry Miller [FB] 1 3 3.0 0 0 3 0 0
BRANDENBURG Receiving Stats
Player Catches Yards Y/C FDs TDs Long
Gregory Murphy [HB] 3 23 7.7 1 0 19
Stephen Currie [WR] 2 25 12.5 2 0 13
Frances Henning [WR] 2 23 11.5 1 0 17
Richard Groza [TE] 1 17 17.0 1 0 17
Sam Middleton [TE] 1 15 15.0 1 0 15
Ricky Buckingham [WR] (R) 1 5 5.0 0 0 5
Terry Miller [FB] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Fred Helwig [WR] (R) 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Reed Steward [WR] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Thurman Kelsey [TE] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
BRANDENBURG Total Offense
Player Rushing Receiving Total yds FDs (P) FDs (R) FDs (C) TDs
Gregory Murphy [HB] 100 23 123 0 6 1 1
Stephen Currie [WR] 0 25 25 0 0 2 0
Frances Henning [WR] 0 23 23 0 0 1 0
Bryan Skoronski [HB] 22 0 22 0 0 0 0
Richard Groza [TE] 0 17 17 0 0 1 0
Sam Middleton [TE] 0 15 15 0 0 1 0
Ricky Buckingham [WR] (R) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
Terry Miller [FB] 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
BRANDENBURG Defensive Stats
Player Tackles For Loss Safety Sacks Ints FumRec TDs
Adan McDonnell [FS] 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Budd [LILB/MLB] 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Markus Patterson [SS] 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rodney Pricer [LOLB] 6 1 0 1 0 0 0
Nicholas Palmer [DLT/NG] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alvin Smith [ROLB] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vincent Stratford [RCB] 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Butler [LCB] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kirk Lynn [DLE] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stuart Brackett [DRE] (R) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bruno Stone [DRT] (R) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Guglielmi [RILB] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
BRANDENBURG Kicking
Player FGA FGM FG % Lng FG XPA XPM XP % Points
Corey Schmitz 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 100.0 1
BRANDENBURG Punting
Player Punts Yards Y/P Lng Blkd In20 TB
Thurman Wheatley 6 289 48.2 59 0 4 1
BRANDENBURG Kick Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs
Pete Stein 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dean Barlow 1 16 16.0 16 0
BRANDENBURG Punt Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs FCs
Francesco Homan 1 18 18.0 18 0 2
Jeramy McClain 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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ST. CRUZE Passing Stats
Player Comp Att Pct Yards Y/A FDs TDs Ints Long Sacks SYds Rating
Alvin Greer [QB] 21 33 63.6 183 5.5 11 1 0 21 1 5 88.3
Tom Kennedy [QB] 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
ST. CRUZE Rushing Stats
Player Rushes Yards YPC FDs TDs Long Fumbles Fum Lost
Joe Steel [HB] 19 80 4.2 5 1 17 0 0
Clifford Ward [FB] 6 19 3.2 1 0 5 1 0
Trey Yanny [HB] 4 7 1.8 0 0 3 0 0
Alvin Greer [QB] 2 13 6.5 1 0 10 0 0
Otto Hayhurst [TE] 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 -4 0 0
ST. CRUZE Receiving Stats
Player Catches Yards Y/C FDs TDs Long
Bob Scheller [WR] 6 36 6.0 2 0 11
Jim DuPree [WR] 4 45 11.3 3 1 17
Joe Steel [HB] 4 19 4.8 2 0 6
Otto Hayhurst [TE] 3 20 6.7 1 0 15
Clifford Ward [FB] 2 41 20.5 1 0 21
Gino Lucas [WR] 2 22 11.0 2 0 11
Dwayne Matthews [WR] (R) 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Joel Tanaka [TE] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Mark Clay [WR] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Marcelino Leak [TE] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
ST. CRUZE Total Offense
Player Rushing Receiving Total yds FDs (P) FDs (R) FDs (C) TDs
Joe Steel [HB] 80 19 99 0 5 2 1
Clifford Ward [FB] 19 41 60 0 1 1 0
Jim DuPree [WR] 0 45 45 0 0 3 1
Bob Scheller [WR] 0 36 36 0 0 2 0
Gino Lucas [WR] 0 22 22 0 0 2 0
Otto Hayhurst [TE] -4 20 16 0 0 1 0
Alvin Greer [QB] 13 0 13 11 1 0 0
Trey Yanny [HB] 7 0 7 0 0 0 0
ST. CRUZE Defensive Stats
Player Tackles For Loss Safety Sacks Ints FumRec TDs
Paul Brixton [LILB/MLB] 9 2 0 2 0 0 0
Edward Taylor [DRT] (R) 3 2 0 1 0 0 0
Tim Huber [LCB] (R) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Enfield [RCB] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Phillips [DLT/NG] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malik Jacks [RILB] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Farragut [SS] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lawrence Svoboda [DLE] (R) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
Boris Calhoun [FS] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blaine Wagoner [ROLB] 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Joyce [DRE] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
ST. CRUZE Kicking
Player FGA FGM FG % Lng FG XPA XPM XP % Points
Jackson Meyers 1 1 100.0 54 2 2 100.0 5
ST. CRUZE Punting
Player Punts Yards Y/P Lng Blkd In20 TB
Darrin Battles 5 212 42.4 49 0 3 0
ST. CRUZE Kick Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs
Vitamin Wagoner 1 25 25.0 25 0
Nestor Myers 0 0 0.0 0 0
ST. CRUZE Punt Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs FCs
Don Ansley 4 11 2.8 7 0 0
Richie Graham 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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