Revolver – Northern California Sectionals – Day 2 (Sunday, September 11, 2011)
Sam Kanner hauled his recovering body out of bed for today’s action; the team made an exception to the usual rule of maximizing high fives around him for our immune systems’ sakes.
Game 4 – 10:00a v. TransGen – Semifinal
First up was a rematch from yesterday, since TransGen defeated Wolves at the end of Saturday. They played better this time around, tying the game at 4-4 early before the D-line ran up an 8-5 lead for half. Eric Greenwood had an excellent sky grab over a taller defender on a short huck by Bart Watson. TransGen made a particularly nice play when one of their youngsters completed a greatest out the back of the endzone. Ultimately we won 15-8 and advanced to the final.
Game 5 – 12:00p v. Boost Mobile – Final
A strong start brought an 8-2 halftime lead. In the second half the breeze kicked up and our D-line generated a lot of turnovers but couldn’t manufacture breaks as efficiently. Ezra Schiff had a couple of spectacular grabs for Boost. They also broke our O-line for the first time of the tournament, actually accomplishing the feat twice in a row to close the gap to 13-8. We scored the next two, however, finishing 15-8 with quick forehand bomb off the turnover from Ashlin Joye to Mark Sherwood.
The team celebrated by pounding out 15×40 yard sprints and catching some football and lunch at the Dutch Goose in nearby Menlo Park. We’ll be in Washington in a few weeks for a battle at Northwest Regionals, which means we still have plenty of time to improve.