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ROXFORD RANGERS at GATEWAY COLONIALS

Capital Grounds, Mid-December
Weather: 38 F, Pouring Rain, Strong wind blowing North

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS

Qtr 1, 05:27. 
Roxford opened with a few short completions and Kimbo Kolumbay runs, but penalties and punts stalled drives. Gateway then flipped the field with Keith Van Brocklin hitting Golden Denbow and Sean Whitcomb on chunk gains, finishing with Denbow’s 20-yard TD catch to take a 7–0 lead.

ROXFORD 0, GATEWAY 7




Qtr 2, 08:18. 
Roxford’s promising drive unraveled on a Caroline fumble, and Gateway cashed in immediately with a 30-yard TD to TE Chuck Fite.

ROXFORD 0, GATEWAY 14




Qtr 2, 01:03. 
Late in the half, Jesse Bourne added a long FG after a penalty reset.

ROXFORD 0, GATEWAY 17




Qtr 2, 00:33. 
Roxford finally broke through in the final minute when Caroline hit Kolumbay for a 22-yard TD, making it 17–7 at halftime.

ROXFORD 7, GATEWAY 17




Qtr 3, 00:07. 
Gateway drove steadily, but a Mallory fumble gave Roxford hope—only for the Rangers to punt it away. Roxford then suffered a bigger blow when Caroline threw an interception, and Gateway converted the momentum into points with Mallory’s 7-yard receiving TD, pushing the lead to 24–7.
ROXFORD 7, GATEWAY 24




Qtr 4, 07:43. 
Roxford opened strong, driving for a 35-yard field goal to cut it to 24–10.

ROXFORD 10, GATEWAY 24




Qtr 4, 01:39. 
After more back-and-forth, Roxford’s comeback took another hit with McKoffski’s interception, and Gateway later tacked on a 40-yard field goal for 27.


ROXFORD 10, GATEWAY 27




Qtr 3, 00:07. 
Roxford scored late on McKoffski’s 2-yard TD pass to Darwin Faulk, but Gateway recovered the onside kick and kneeled it out.

ROXFORD 17, GATEWAY 27




Final Score: MIDWAY 10, STERLING 27

QUICK GAME REACP ...

In a rain-soaked, wind-whipped Capital Grounds, the Gateway Colonials rode an efficient, mistake-free passing attack to a 27–17 win over the Roxford Rangers, overcoming Roxford’s 136 rushing yards and forcing three turnovers to control the contest. MVP QB Keith Van Brocklin delivered in the elements, completing 24 of 34 passes (70.6%) for 262 yards, tossing 3 touchdowns, and finishing with 0 interceptions and a 122.4 passer rating, as Gateway built a 17–7 halftime cushion and added key late points to hold off Roxford’s fourth-quarter push.




GAME STATS

MVP: (QB) Keith Van Brocklin (GATEWAY)


 
ROXFORD Head Coach: Brison Kent
GATEWAY Head Coach: Chris Hernandez

       


ROXFORD 17 GATEWAY 27

Scoring 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL
ROXFORD 0 7 0 10 0 17
GATEWAY 7 10 7 3 0 27


Game Stats ROXFORD GATEWAY
Score 17 27
First Downs (Run/Pass/Pen) 16 (4/10/2) 18 (3/13/2)
Rushes - Yards 18 - 136 23 - 67
Passing Yards 212 262
Sacked - Yards Lost 4 - 20 1 - 4
Total Offense 328 325
Comp-Att-Int 21-32-2 (65.6%) 24-34-0 (70.6%)
Fumbles / Lost 1-1 1-1
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-Yards 5-60 7-62
Punts / Average 5-40.8 4-45.3
Field Goals Made / Att 1-1 2-2
Third Downs Converted 3-9 (33.3%) 6-13 (46.2%)
Fourth Downs Converted 0-0 0-0
Time of Possession 18:46 21:14
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ROXFORD Passing Stats
Player Comp Att Pct Yards Y/A FDs TDs Ints Long Sacks SYds Rating
Kerry Caroline [QB] (R) 12 19 63.2 142 7.5 6 1 1 24 4 20 81.5
Mike McKoffski [QB] 9 13 69.2 70 5.4 4 1 1 26 0 0 75.8

ROXFORD Rushing Stats
Player Rushes Yards YPC FDs TDs Long Fumbles Fum Lost
Kimbo Kolumbay [HB] 11 94 8.5 3 0 48 0 0
Don Snape [FB] 2 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0
Mike McKoffski [QB] 2 13 6.5 0 0 7 0 0
Kerry Caroline [QB] (R) 2 23 11.5 1 0 12 1 1
Anderson Elam [HB] 1 6 6.0 0 0 6 0 0

ROXFORD Receiving Stats
Player Catches Yards Y/C FDs TDs Long
Kimbo Kolumbay [HB] 7 72 10.3 3 1 22T
Darwin Faulk [TE] 5 45 9.0 3 1 24
Mark Ryan [WR] 3 25 8.3 2 0 18
Maxwell Field [WR] 2 33 16.5 1 0 26
Bruce Simmons [TE] 1 22 22.0 1 0 22
Anderson Elam [HB] 1 6 6.0 0 0 6
Rickey Brady [WR] (R) 1 5 5.0 0 0 5
Don Snape [FB] 1 4 4.0 0 0 4
Joan Barney [WR] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Leon O-Rourke [WR] (R) 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jeramy Garrison [TE] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

ROXFORD Total Offense
Player Rushing Receiving Total yds FDs (P) FDs (R) FDs (C) TDs
Kimbo Kolumbay [HB] 94 72 166 0 3 3 1
Darwin Faulk [TE] 0 45 45 0 0 3 1
Maxwell Field [WR] 0 33 33 0 0 1 0
Mark Ryan [WR] 0 25 25 0 0 2 0
Kerry Caroline [QB] (R) 23 0 23 6 1 0 0
Bruce Simmons [TE] 0 22 22 0 0 1 0
Mike McKoffski [QB] 13 0 13 4 0 0 0
Anderson Elam [HB] 6 6 12 0 0 0 0
Rickey Brady [WR] (R) 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
Don Snape [FB] 0 4 4 0 0 0 0

ROXFORD Defensive Stats
Player Tackles For Loss Safety Sacks Ints FumRec TDs
Bill Brookshier [DRE] 7 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Maher [SS] 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Haley [DLE] (R) 6 2 0 1 0 0 0
Charile Boyle [LILB/MLB] 5 1 0 0 0 1 0
Rayford Newsome [DRT] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toby Brink [Nickel] 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bryan Robinson [LCB] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Sanders [DLT/NG] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chauncey Jaynes [LOLB] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thanh Jefferies [FS] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Taylor [RCB] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Christiansen [ROLB] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

ROXFORD Kicking
Player FGA FGM FG % Lng FG XPA XPM XP % Points
Conrad Cotton 1 1 100.0 35 2 2 100.0 5

ROXFORD Punting
Player Punts Yards Y/P Lng Blkd In20 TB
Samuel Everleigh 5 204 40.8 44 0 0 2

ROXFORD Kick Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs
Kareem Walling 4 111 27.8 35 0
Jae Nielsen 1 16 16.0 16 0

ROXFORD Punt Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs FCs
Ray Rivera 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
Stephen O-Rourke 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
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GATEWAY Passing Stats
Player Comp Att Pct Yards Y/A FDs TDs Ints Long Sacks SYds Rating
Keith Van Brocklin [QB] 24 34 70.6 262 7.7 13 3 0 30T 1 4 122.4
John Duckworth [QB] 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

GATEWAY Rushing Stats
Player Rushes Yards YPC FDs TDs Long Fumbles Fum Lost
Lenard Mallory [HB] 13 35 2.7 2 0 12 1 1
Duane Paxton [FB] 5 10 2.0 0 0 3 0 0
Cliff Rooster [HB] (R) 3 10 3.3 1 0 4 0 0
Keith Van Brocklin [QB] 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2 0 0
Golden Denbow [WR] 1 14 14.0 0 0 14 0 0

GATEWAY Receiving Stats
Player Catches Yards Y/C FDs TDs Long
Sean Whitcomb [WR] 6 79 13.2 5 0 24
Chuck Fite [TE] 6 67 11.2 3 1 30T
Golden Denbow [WR] 4 59 14.8 3 1 28
Lenard Mallory [HB] 4 40 10.0 1 1 17
Duane Paxton [FB] 3 5 1.7 0 0 5
Jewel Stearns [WR] 1 12 12.0 1 0 12
A.D. Yardley [WR] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Ronny Garvin [TE] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Harlon Wright [WR] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Taylor Hacker [TE] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

GATEWAY Total Offense
Player Rushing Receiving Total yds FDs (P) FDs (R) FDs (C) TDs
Sean Whitcomb [WR] 0 79 79 0 0 5 0
Lenard Mallory [HB] 35 40 75 0 2 1 1
Golden Denbow [WR] 14 59 73 0 0 3 1
Chuck Fite [TE] 0 67 67 0 0 3 1
Duane Paxton [FB] 10 5 15 0 0 0 0
Jewel Stearns [WR] 0 12 12 0 0 1 0
Cliff Rooster [HB] (R) 10 0 10 0 1 0 0
Keith Van Brocklin [QB] -2 0 -2 13 0 0 0

GATEWAY Defensive Stats
Player Tackles For Loss Safety Sacks Ints FumRec TDs
Christoper Cavanaugh [DRT] 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lenny Voigt [LILB/MLB] 5 3 0 2 0 1 0
Woodley Green [DLE] 5 2 0 1 0 0 0
Don Brenton [FS] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anderson Hawley [Nickel] 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
Elroy Crazy Legs Robustelli [SS] 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wayne Alban [RILB] 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kurt Justus [RCB] 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jae Wade [DLT/NG] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ernest Stapleton [LCB] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luis Duffy [LOLB] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
WR3 Snyder [DRE] (R) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

GATEWAY Kicking
Player FGA FGM FG % Lng FG XPA XPM XP % Points
Jesse Bourne 2 2 100.0 52 3 3 100.0 9

GATEWAY Punting
Player Punts Yards Y/P Lng Blkd In20 TB
Terry Parker 4 181 45.3 49 0 2 1

GATEWAY Kick Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs
Quentin Dempsey 1 18 18.0 18 0
Ordell Box 0 0 0.0 0 0

GATEWAY Punt Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs FCs
Paul Teeuws 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Ken Manzo 0 0 0.0




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