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Football Game Highlights
Camden Lions Defeat Chester County Eagles 43-40
The Camden Lions waited until late in the second half to crank up the
defense and outlast Chester County in a 43-40 region thriller at Wright
Field. It was Senior night and the pregame festivities honored the Seniors
on the team, cheerleaders, managers and band. The Seniors honored on Wright
Field were: Shanisha Fitch, Crystal Mitchell, Jessica Burcham, Tiffany Ward,
Sheena Rayburn, Jason Coleman, Shaun Borchert, Brock Martin, Shane Corbitt,
Daniel Woodall, Ben Tinkle, and Ryne Haynie. Congratulations to these fine
young men and women, as well as their families for their key contribution to
this season and their excellent effort all year!
The refs are at mid-field for the coin toss, and all of the Senior players
are there to back the team captains, Daniel Woodall, Ben Tinkle, and Ryne
Haynie. They win and defer, and our receiving team is on the field thinking
“Quick Start”! Maurice Gastelum takes the kick and sprints left for
15-yards and is finally dropped at our 44. The Lions offense starts with a
screen pass from Senior QB Ben Tinkle to Senior wide receiver Ryne Haynie, a
combination we have enjoyed all year! Ryne makes the right side line and is
pushed out at the Chester County 49. Josh Boyd takes the handoff and is
immediately hit in the backfield. A huge second effort breaks him free, and
Josh makes a first down at their 41! Great job! The Eagles don’t like the
way this is starting, and they take a time out to talk it over. Time in, we
jump, and it’s first and 15 at the 46. Boyd gets three and the 2nd down
play is stuffed for no gain. Ten minutes left in the first, and Ben Tinkle
fakes the handoff into the line and throws a strike to Ryne Haynie slanting
over the middle of the field. Ryne tucks the ball away and makes the
five-yard line before he is stopped! The Lions offense can’t punch it in
and the field goal attempt just misses, so the Eagles start on the 19.
The Eagle runners came to play, and 8 running plays later, the Eagle back is
in the end zone. The kick is good, and with 3:12 left in the first they
lead it 7-zip. Josh Guajardo runs the kick from inside the 20 to the 41,
and the Lions offense take the field. Jesse Leonard takes the handoff from
Tinkle and follows the block of Trevor Busby and Jeremy Stokes for a pickup
of two. Josh Boyd grabs it, starts up the middle and makes three Eagles
miss on an exciting 41-yard carry! First down Lions ‘way down at the
10-yard line! Josh Guajardo in motion right to left, he carries outside and
is stopped at the 6-yard line! Josh again, and the offensive line clears a
hole and he scores! Daniel Woodall snaps it to Brian Markham, Brian sets it
up for Clay Carruth’s boot, and it is good! Tie game with 1:24 showing in
the first.
Clay is pumped and he drills the kick deep left. The Eagle returner juggles
the ball and finds the handle just in time to get drilled by Michael Long at
the 24! Great stop! The big Eagle back busts the middle and carries ‘way
down field. Just as a whole pack of Lions descend, the ball is on the
ground and Kyle Moore recovers on the 33. First down Lions! Ben Tinkle
throws the home run try deep to Ryne Haynie, but it is knocked incomplete.
Boyd carries around right end, and he picks his way to the to the 30. The
Lions use an unconventional formation and give the ball to Boyd for one.
The first play of the 2nd quarter is a 4th down screen pass to Ryne Haynie
outside left end, and Ryne makes a great run to the 11. First down Lions!
Guajardo is stopped for no gain, and the fade to Ryne in the right corner of
the end zone is incomplete. Tinkle throws the screen pass left to Josh Boyd
only gains one. Time to try the field goal, the kick is away, and two Eagle
defenders hammer Clay Carruth. The yellow linen flies, and it’s a Lions
first down up at the six-yard line! That was just what the Lions needed,
the give is to Josh Boyd as he hits the middle, waits on his blocks and
flies over the goal line for six! Carruth had the toe warmed up, and it’s
14-7 CHS!
The Eagles start a 7-play scoring drive that ends with a 3-yard run over
left guard. The kick is just high enough to sneak inside the left corner
and it’s a tie game, 14 all. Five minutes left before the break when Shaun
Borchert fields the pooch kick and downs it at the 40. Boyd off right
tackle for a smooth eight-yard gain. Jesse Leonard busts the middle and
it’s a first down at their 47! Josh Boyd makes left end, cuts and gains
five before he is hit hard. 3:14 left, and the ball goes from Busby to
Tinkle to Boyd to Haynie and Ryne cuts left, then right and left again for a
“burners-on” first down at the 28! Great play, offense! Chester County
takes a time out to try to regroup, but the Lions offense is crankin’. Josh
doesn’t quite make the corner, but still makes a positive two gain. Tinkle
sees the clock tick to 2:40, and throws a pass over the middle to a sliding
Ryne Haynie! First down Lions at the 5! Just under two minutes showing as
Josh Boyd sweeps left end and scores for a finish to our own 7-play scoring
drive! Snap is good, hold is good, and Carruth’s kick splits the middle and
it’s 21-14 Black and Gold!
The kick and a flag causes the Eagles to start ‘way back at the 20 with 1:47
left. They scratch for two time outs and the refs add some time back on,
but Shawn French ends the half with a great sack at the 44, and Camden hits
the field house up 21-14.
The Chester County band performs and the Camden High Black and Gold Marching
Band performs for the last time on Wright Field for the 2002 season. The
halftime activities end with the introduction of all of the “Miss Sorghum”
Beauty Pageant winners. Special thanks to all of the young ladies that
entered the pageant and all of the members of the Quarterback Club that
helped! Paula Stokes special talents in organizing the event are especially
appreciated, and the money that was raised will allow us to make the last
payment on the Field House and cover some team meal expenses for this year.
Thanks again!
The onside kick gives the Eagles a first down at our 31, and their first
play from scrimmage was a delay handoff that allowed the back to suddenly
appear ‘way down field. They set up for the kick, but a high-flying Ryne
Haynie is aimed perfectly and blocks the extra point kick! Great job!
10:30 showing in the third, and we are clinging to a 1 point advantage,
21-20. The onside kick works again, and they start at our 44. The CHS
defense needs a stop…
The big Eagle back picks his way thru the right side, waits on his blocks
and running ‘way too good before Daniel Woodall can drop him at our 31.
Illegal procedure moves them back to the 36 on the next snap, first and 15.
When the Eagle runner starts right, Shawn French smothers him at the 38, 2nd
& 17! The Eagles haven’t landed, and the ball is loose on the ground. They
recover, and it is 3rd & 20 at the 43. They try a pass, and as the QB rolls
right he is…distracted…by Lions everywhere! The pass falls incomplete and
they are punting. Nice stop Defense! The ball rolls out at the 9, and the
Lions offense is back on the field. The Lions are stopped after three
plays, and after the punt run back the Eagles start at our 15. They score
two plays later and it’s 26-21 Eagles. The two-point play looks ‘way too
familiar, and Maurice Gastelum stays at home to dump the runner short of the
goal.
Josh Guajardo runs the ball back to the 25, and Camden needs a score.
Wright Field usually appears to be pretty level, but this drive makes it
look like Josh Boyd and the Lions are running down hill! Haynie left for
one. Tinkle’s pass to Ryne is good for a first down at our 35 with 3:08
showing. Josh Boyd is in motion right to left and he follows the blocks of
Jeremy Stokes and John Hodge for seven yards. Josh starts right and slows
to let the line bust some birds, and it’s a first down on their 42! Great
run! Haynie in motion, takes the handoff from Tinkle, makes the cut for a
gain of four. Ninety seconds left in the third, and Josh Boyd wades thru
the middle, adds a great cut and scores! We are going for two, Ben Tinkle
rolls right, looks into the end zone, tucks the ball away and flies into the
end zone over the right pylon! CHS up 29-26!
Carruth’s kick is high and deep, and Brian Markham leads the stop at the
17. The Lions’ crank up the defensive pressure and stop the Eagles after
six plays with Shawn French sacking the Eagles QB in the fourth quarter.
Their punt is low and ugly and it rolls out at their 47. 9:49 left in the
game and the Lions offense is ready to go. Josh Boyd makes the edge and
cuts around left end for a gain of 7. Jesse Leonard on the quick dive up
the middle for a first down at the 32. Boyd gets caught for a rare loss of
one. Tinkle fakes the handoff to Boyd and gives it to Leonard and he drives
for four. Tinkle pitches and Haynie catches it in the end zone for six!
Clay’s kick is good and with 7:23 left to play, CHS is up 36-26!
The Eagles start at the 20, and Dennis Will makes the first stop after two.
On second down, Corbitt and French stop the slanting runner after two
yards. A recovered fumble seals the drive for the Eagles, and they are set
to punt. No wait, they go for it and the run down the right sideline is
finally stopped by Brian Markham at their 45. That keeps the drive alive,
and six plays later they run it in. They take a time out, decide to go for
two, and run it up the middle to make it a 36-34 ball game with 3:10 left.
The “Good Hands” team is on the field ready for the onside kick. Ryne
Haynie comes up with the ball and is dropped at our 46. Great job! Josh
Boyd bangs thru a huge hole in the middle and slants right. Another quick
cut, and Josh runs for a huge first down at their 30. A “face mask” assist
on the tackle moves it down to the 15 & a 1st down Lions! Boyd slides off
tackle and dances thru traffic to the nine. The Eagles burn a time out to
try to slow it down, but the rest was just what Josh Boyd needed. 2:20
left, Boyd in motion left to right, he spots a whole left by Justin Smith’s
block, and dives in for the score! Carruth bangs it out of Markham’s hold
and its 43-34 CHS.
The Eagles start at the 46 and put together a six-play scoring drive. The
QB dives over the left pylon and makes it a 43-40 ball game. They kick it
as far as the bottom bar of the goal post, it “boinks” against the bar and
drops back onto Wright Field, no good! 58 seconds left and they are set for
yet another onside kick. Ben Tinkle ends up with the ball and downs it at
our 49. The Senior players come out of the game one at a time to receive
the cheers of the Lions faithful, and two “Victory Plays” write it in the
books as a 43-40 Lions victory! Congratulations to all of the players and
coaches for a hard-fought win.
The next Quarterback Club meeting is Monday night, 4 November, in Coach
David Fisher’s room at CHS. We need all members to attend so that we can
finalize plans for the Banquet as well as discuss some financial matters.
We appreciate everyone who has contributed to this season! Let’s close out
the 2002 Club business with a good crowd at our meeting Monday!
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