A Vicious Varsity Victory

A Vicious Varsity Victory

Chase Franco, Contributor

 The evening was full of shocking, amazing, and overall awesome plays. To begin the quarter, the Raiders worked the ball up the whole field and gained a quick, aggressive TD (8-0).  When the Raiders kicked, giving the ball back to Feehan, they fumbled, which soon lead to another quick touchdown, changing the score to a solid 16-0.  The raiders D forced the Shamrocks to punt multiple times, leading to many points.  Mark Tonucci then scored the 24th point of the game, because of a clean run through the middle of the field.

To start off the second quarter, Feehan barely achieved a first down, and faked a punt.  They traveled all the way to the 28, and then scored. With about 2 minutes left in the half, Joe Fingliss threw an interception and the Shamrocks worked the ball all the way to the 25.  It was 4th down with 29 seconds left in the half and Feehan had the ball.  They were going for it.  Sweat dripping off their chins, hearts beating quickly, the Raiders defense came out and made a stop!  Fifteen seconds left and the Raiders had to run the whole field to score again.  Rather than trying, they took a knee and ended the half at 24-8.

When the half started, the Raiders D wasn’t as good as it was in the first half.  They we’re progressively getting better as the quarter went on, but they were still only up by two possessions. Slowly, the Raiders worked their way into the red zone and the quarter ended. With no scoring in the 3rd, it remained 24-8.

Leading in yards, running back Chip Wood had a lengthy run, allowing Mark Tonucci to score again, making the score 30-8, because of a lack in two point conversion.  After a solid 40 yard kick, the Defense needed a stop to seal the win. With 8 minutes remaining, the Shamrocks were forced to punt and the Raiders offense was looking fine.  They then scored another touchdown, making it 36-8.  To seal the game off, the D came out and Chris Padula, Logan Smith, and once again Mark Tonucci started playing exceptionally well, allowing the Raiders to stay undefeated with a record of 5-0.