Stone Bridge Dominant From Start to Finish
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Thomas Jefferson place-kicker Evan Burch was lining up for a last-second field goal against No. 19 Stone Bridge, but the Bulldogs had long drained any drama out of its game against the Colonials.
Burch missed on a 47-yard attempt, and Stone Bridge walked off the field with a 49-0 victory.
The game was 35-0 at halftime, with Stone Bridge quarterback Patrick Thompson throwing four touchdown passes and running back Daniel Allen running in a score. Thompson finished the first half completing 9 of 12 passes for 176 yards.
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Stone Bridge vs. Thomas Jefferson
Stone Bridge junior quarterback Patrick Thompson prepares to throw a pass. (Sarah Snyder)
Senior running back Kareem Alexander is tackled by the Colonials during the first quarter. (Sarah Snyder)
The three-time state champion Stone Bridge cheerleaders get the crowd to yell a cheer. (Sarah Snyder)
Bulldogs senior running back Matt Irwin pushes past the Colonial's defense. (Sarah Snyder)
Stone Bridge senior Ryan Moody heads into the endzone during the second quarter. (Sarah Snyder)
Senior Ryan Moody scores a touchdown for the Bulldogs with five minutes to go in the second quarter. The score was 35-0 at halftime. (Sarah Snyder)
Quarterback Patrick Thompson throws a pass caught by senior Dan Elliot right before the end of the second quarter. (Sarah Snyder)
The Stone Bridge Bulldogs and the Thomas Jefferson Colonials get ready for a snap before halftime. (Sarah Snyder)
At the beginning of the third quarter, junior running back Daniel Allen moves the ball past the Colonials. (Sarah Snyder)
A Colonial tries to run the ball, but is stopped short by the Bulldogs. (Sarah Snyder)
Thomas Jefferson moves in to tackle Stone Bridge freshman quarterback Kyle Gouveia. (Sarah Snyder)
Freshman Kyle Gouveia is tackled before reaching the endzone. The Bulldogs won the game, 49-0. (Sarah Snyder)
Despite the disparity in points, Bulldogs Coach Mickey Thompson saw his team maintain focus in the second half.
"Talking about the second half, you're playing guys who haven't gotten much of an opportunity," Thompson said. "They're pretty excited, so the motivation in the second half was there and I though we played pretty well."
Stone Bridge (8-1, 6-0 AAA Liberty) dominated the second half on defense, allowing Thomas Jefferson only three possessions that accumulated less than 50 yards. Offensively, the Bulldogs controlled much of the clock by way of 29 rushing attempts in the half, leading the way to a pair touchdowns.
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According to Coach Thompson, there is still much for his team to learn if they expect to go far in the postseason.
"You come into this game trying to work on a few things and get a little bit better," he said. "That's what we talked about when we came in this thing. It's about us trying to get in the playoffs and trying to get a bit better in a few things."
Next week, Stone Bridge faces W.T. Woodson, also of the AAA Liberty District. The game will be the Bulldogs' regular-season finale. A win would keep them undefeated in the district and would likely get them a first round bye as the top seed.
"They're a pretty good football team," Thompson said of Woodson. "They have a pretty good record. That's what we want, because we haven't lost a Liberty District game and we want to remain undefeated and get that first seed."
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