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METROPOLIS MONARCHS at OAKDALE NIGHTBIRDS

Nightbird Stadium, Mid-December
Weather: 44 F, Clear Skies, Mild wind blowing North

SCORING HIGHLIGHTS

Qtr 2, 07:32.
Stefan Hass (K) made a 32-yard field goal.

METROPOLIS 0, OAKDALE 3





Qtr 2, 01:02.
After the Metropolis defense stopped Oakdale on fourth down at the Oakdale 16, Al North (QB) completed a 57-yard touchdown pass to Timothy Norton (TE) two plays later.
Extra point: Adalberto Vanmeter kicks PAT, Good!

METROPOLIS 7, OAKDALE 3




Qtr 3, 07:03.
Adalberto Vanmeter (K) made a 49-yard field goal.

METROPOLIS 10, OAKDALE 3




Qtr 4, 04:03.
Stefan Hass (K) made a 44-yard field goal.

METROPOLIS 10, OAKDALE 6




Qtr 4, 00:55.
Michael Funches (HB) scored on a 3-yard touchdown run.
Extra point: Stefan Hass kicks PAT, Good!

METROPOLIS 10, OAKDALE 13




Qtr 4, 00:20.
Late in regulation, Al North (QB) completed a pass to Chris Stone (WR) for a 52-yard gain. The drive ended when Al North (QB) went back to him for a 27-yard touchdown pass.
Extra point: Adalberto Vanmeter kicks PAT, Good!

METROPOLIS 17, OAKDALE 13




Final Score: METROPOLIS 17, OAKDALE 13
Metropolis advanced to the Conference Championship after avenging a 24-22 regular-season loss to Oakdale.


TURNING POINT

During a key drive late in the first half, Metropolis converted on fourth down and later took the lead on Al North's (QB) 57-yard touchdown pass to Timothy Norton (TE).


WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE

Al North (QB) led Metropolis with 11-of-23 for 199 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions, while Maury Bradshaw (WR) added 104 receiving yards. The game settled in favor of Metropolis because it was sharper in the moments that mattered.




GAME STATS

MVP: (QB) Al North (METROPOLIS)


  
METROPOLIS Head Coach: Graham Sawness
OAKDALE Head Coach: Ruben Stucker

       


METROPOLIS 17 OAKDALE 13

Scoring 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL
METROPOLIS 0 7 3 7 0 17
OAKDALE 0 3 0 10 0 13


Game Stats METROPOLIS OAKDALE
Score 17 13
First Downs (Run/Pass/Pen) 9 (3/6/0) 17 (5/11/1)
Rushes - Yards 17 - 52 24 - 69
Passing Yards 199 307
Sacked - Yards Lost 1 - 4 2 - 7
Total Offense 247 369
Comp-Att-Int 11-23-0 (47.8%) 20-34-0 (58.8%)
Fumbles / Lost 0-0 0-0
Turnovers 0 0
Penalties-Yards 1-5 4-25
Punts / Average 8-44.8 5-38.6
Field Goals Made / Att 1-1 2-3
Third Downs Converted 0-9 (0.0%) 4-13 (30.8%)
Fourth Downs Converted 0-0 0-1 (0.0%)
Time of Possession 15:42 24:18
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METROPOLIS Passing Stats
Player Comp Att Pct Yards Y/A FDs TDs Ints Long Sacks SYds Rating
Al North [QB] 11 23 47.8 199 8.7 6 2 0 57T 1 4 107.0
A.D. Rich [QB] (R) 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

METROPOLIS Rushing Stats
Player Rushes Yards YPC FDs TDs Long Fumbles Fum Lost
James Sears [HB] 7 28 4.0 2 0 16 0 0
Wesley Blakely [FB] (R) 5 12 2.4 0 0 8 0 0
Al North [QB] 3 6 2.0 1 0 9 0 0
Troy Young [HB] 2 6 3.0 0 0 5 0 0

METROPOLIS Receiving Stats
Player Catches Yards Y/C FDs TDs Long
Chris Stone [WR] 4 68 17.0 2 0 52
Patrick MacNamara [WR] 2 34 17.0 1 1 27T
James Sears [HB] 2 15 7.5 1 0 17
Timothy Norton [TE] 1 57 57.0 1 1 57T
Bernard Sandford [TE] 1 21 21.0 1 0 21
Dick Skelton [WR] 1 4 4.0 0 0 4
Wesley Blakely [FB] (R) 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jesse Kimberley [WR] (R) 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Quinn Burr [WR] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Chang Hummel [TE] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

METROPOLIS Total Offense
Player Rushing Receiving Total yds FDs (P) FDs (R) FDs (C) TDs
Chris Stone [WR] 0 68 68 0 0 2 0
Timothy Norton [TE] 0 57 57 0 0 1 1
James Sears [HB] 28 15 43 0 2 1 0
Patrick MacNamara [WR] 0 34 34 0 0 1 1
Bernard Sandford [TE] 0 21 21 0 0 1 0
Wesley Blakely [FB] (R) 12 0 12 0 0 0 0
Al North [QB] 6 0 6 6 1 0 0
Troy Young [HB] 6 0 6 0 0 0 0
Dick Skelton [WR] 0 4 4 0 0 0 0

METROPOLIS Defensive Stats
Player Tackles For Loss Safety Sacks Ints FumRec TDs
Bernard Nagler [LILB/MLB] 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Wedgwood [RCB] 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Towler [DLT/NG] 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
Charles Konig [SS] (R) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buzz Casares [ROLB] 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tracy Southey [DRE] 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bart Campbell [DRT] 3 1 0 1 0 0 0
Woodley Brown [DLE] 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
Glen Gibron [LOLB] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wayne Stafford [FS] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bucko Sanford [LCB] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Gilbert [RILB] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas Gilbert [Nickel] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

METROPOLIS Kicking
Player FGA FGM FG % Lng FG XPA XPM XP % Points
Adalberto Vanmeter 1 1 100.0 49 2 2 100.0 5

METROPOLIS Punting
Player Punts Yards Y/P Lng Blkd In20 TB
Ralph Washington 8 358 44.8 56 0 3 0

METROPOLIS Kick Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs
Shawn Potter 1 17 17.0 17 0
Taylor Vera 1 23 23.0 23 0

METROPOLIS Punt Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs FCs
Cloyce Jung 1 3 3.0 3 0 0
Todd Taylor 1 2 2.0 2 0 0
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OAKDALE Passing Stats
Player Comp Att Pct Yards Y/A FDs TDs Ints Long Sacks SYds Rating
John St. John [QB] 20 34 58.8 307 9.0 11 0 0 50 2 7 88.7
George Lee [QB] 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

OAKDALE Rushing Stats
Player Rushes Yards YPC FDs TDs Long Fumbles Fum Lost
Michael Funches [HB] 15 42 2.8 3 1 11 0 0
Marc Lewis [HB] 5 18 3.6 2 0 10 0 0
Derek Clemens [FB] 3 7 2.3 0 0 9 0 0
John St. John [QB] 1 2 2.0 0 0 2 0 0

OAKDALE Receiving Stats
Player Catches Yards Y/C FDs TDs Long
Maury Bradshaw [WR] 7 104 14.9 5 0 25
John Swayed [TE] 6 46 7.7 1 0 15
Michael Funches [HB] 3 49 16.3 2 0 24
Dick Belton [WR] 2 64 32.0 1 0 50
Lindon Norman [WR] 2 44 22.0 2 0 34
Derek Clemens [FB] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Leon Morris [WR] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Darryl White [TE] (R) 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Antony Goetz [WR] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Les Wilkins [TE] 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

OAKDALE Total Offense
Player Rushing Receiving Total yds FDs (P) FDs (R) FDs (C) TDs
Maury Bradshaw [WR] 0 104 104 0 0 5 0
Michael Funches [HB] 42 49 91 0 3 2 1
Dick Belton [WR] 0 64 64 0 0 1 0
John Swayed [TE] 0 46 46 0 0 1 0
Lindon Norman [WR] 0 44 44 0 0 2 0
Marc Lewis [HB] 18 0 18 0 2 0 0
Derek Clemens [FB] 7 0 7 0 0 0 0
John St. John [QB] 2 0 2 11 0 0 0

OAKDALE Defensive Stats
Player Tackles For Loss Safety Sacks Ints FumRec TDs
Earle Tanaka [SS] 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Burk [ROLB] 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
Brice Coley [LILB/MLB] 5 1 0 1 0 0 0
L.G. Leighton [DLT/NG] (R) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weldon Young [FS] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stephan Turley [LCB] 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Moore [DLE] 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Lee [DRE] 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Cooper [RILB] (R) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lou Nolan [Nickel] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

OAKDALE Kicking
Player FGA FGM FG % Lng FG XPA XPM XP % Points
Stefan Hass 3 2 66.7 44 1 1 100.0 7

OAKDALE Punting
Player Punts Yards Y/P Lng Blkd In20 TB
Don Box 5 193 38.6 49 0 3 0

OAKDALE Kick Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs
Bernard Toogood 1 23 23.0 23 0
Dick Bagwell 1 7 7.0 7 0

OAKDALE Punt Returns
Player Ret Yards Y/R Lng TDs FCs
Taylor Leggett 3 45 15.0 41 0 2
Diego Bolden 2 6 3.0 5 0 0




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