Big Win Against the Owls!

Saint Marks 42 - Arlington Oakridge 20.

A fun and exciting night at Hunt Stadium.

We receive the opening kick and Justin Jones returns it to the 18 yard line. Coach Epp and John Webb go to work.  Webb hits Danny Koudelka for 4 yards, Malcolm Bowman runs for 8 and FIRST DOWN.  Nice sliding catch by Kendrick Spraglin for 10 and FIRST DOWN. Reid Thompson goes high for catch and run for 15 yards and FIRST DOWN. WE are at AO 45 yard line. Webb to Koudelka for 6 yards, Webb hits Thompson in traffic for 8 yards and FIRST DOWN. Ball at AO 31 yard line. On third and ten QB Webb runs for 8 yards and we have a 4^th and 2 at the AO 23 yard line. Webb takes an option running route to the right and freezes the defensive end and pitches to Bowman, Thompson seals the LB and John Caldwell blocking DB, Bowman makes two guys miss and sprints for a 23 yard TD. Jacob Wilner good on the PAT. After only 2 and a half minutes of play.

SM 7 AO zero.

ELEVEN PLAY 82 yard drive, Webb 5 for 8 for 43 yards. And QB runs for 8 yards also.  And except for a cheap shot on John Webb on the Bowman TD run, he wasn’t touched. Malcolm Bowman two carries for 31 yards and TD. Great start and those offensive lineman are doing the stuff that offensive lineman are supposed to do !!!

Short kickoff and Oakridge starts on the 30 yard line. Second and six and we blitz on a five receiver shotgun formation and they call the perfect play and QB hits a quick post and receiver goes for a 66 yard TD.  So AO ties the score in 34 seconds and maybe this won’t be as easy as our first drive!!

7 to 7  Nine Minutes remaining in FIRST Quarter.

Justin Jones 28 yard kickoff return and we start at the SM 32 yard line. Webb hits short passes to Caldwell and Bowman but we get a big holding penalty on a long run and we have to punt.

AO starts at their own 34. Cole Labhart with the tackle on the punt coverage team. Oakridge runs for 11 yards and first down. Short pass and a run gives them the second first down on SM 42 yard line. Kellum Hall good QB hit on a blitz. On third and 12 good pursuit by Jimmy Papin and Chris Roach fights off a block and they combine for a stop for no yards and AO is punting.

We start at the 20. Webb to Caldwell for 4, Bowman runs for 4 and Webb to Thompson for 8 and FIRST DOWN.  On 3^rd and 12 Webb hits Caldwell for 13 and FIRST DOWN, nice pass and sliding catch by Caldwell. On second down a quick slant Webb to Caldwell and another FIRST DOWN for 15 yards to AO 38 yard line.

On first down Michael Doorey takes nose guard to his right, C. Labhart gets the onside LB and Victor Calvillo seals the def end and Bowman makes a cut and has a big hole and goes for 14 yards and FIRST DOWN. On third and 12 the Webb to Caldwell duo hook up again for 17 yards and a first down on the AO 9 yard line. First down Thompson splits the two safeties in the zone and Webb hits him with a quick strike and Thompson good catch in traffic in the back of the end zone TD!!  Wilner good on PAT.

SM 14 AO 7  at end of FIRST QUARTER.

Oakridge starts at 31 yard line after kickoff. Oakridge than goes on a 13 play drive that gets them four first downs and actually gets a first down at our ten yard line. Our defense bends but doesn’t break. We have good hits/stops by Mac Labhart(2), Jimmy Papin(2), George Law, Chris Roach, Lendon Hall, Bear Goldstein and Luke Williams.  We hold and they miss a 27 yard field goal.

QB Webb and company then goes 5 plays, 80 yards and one AO penalty for a touchdown.  Webb hits Koudelka for two passes and a first down on the SM 33 yard line.  Webb than hits Thompson on a drag pass behind the middle linebacker, Reid catches and turns up field for another 25 plus yards and it’s a 43 yard pass and run after catch. FIRST DOWN on AO 24 yard line.  Oakridge has a pretty DUMB roughing the passer penalty and we have first down on their 12 yard line.

Koudelka runs a quick two step slant and then turns it up field and Webb hits him perfectly with a touch pass right at the back of the end zone for a TD. Good route, good pass.  PAT is no good.

SM 20 AO 7  with 8 minutes left in first half.

Oakridge takes the ball after kickoff on their 27 yard line and they again have a long drive of 12 plays and four first downs that gets to our 15 yard line; and again our defense gives a little but in the end shuts them down. Hustling play by Kellum Hall, tackles for losses or short gains by Otto Martinek, Stephen Rambin, Goldstein, Papin, M. Labhart and George Law. Pass defense plays by Chris Roach (2) and Luke Williams and good QB sack by K. Hall.  Oakridge coach starts the drive with three timeouts and doesn’t call his first timeout until there is two seconds left in half-  pretty bizarre coaching but the St Marks crowd says THANK YOU COACH !!!

HALFTIME   ST MARKS - 20 Arlington Oakridge 7.

Third Quarter  Oakridge receives kickoff and starts at their 15 yard line- real nice tackle by Luke Williams on kickoff coverage.  First down is ten yard pass for first down on their 25 and then our defense stops them. First down incomplete pass, second down Goldstein in from safety spot for good hit on running QB, on  third down  flanker runs a flag route and appears to have a big first down and Williams  really delivers a blow and its incomplete. Great defensive series.  AO punts and Koudelka with fair catch on our 40 yard line. Offense on the field and we get a ten yard penalty, a gain of zero on a running play and their DB jumps a route and we have a turnover and OA has first down on our 31 yard line.

Tough position for SM defense.  Good stop by K. Hall on first down and then we get a QUESTIONABLE roughing the passer penalty and AO has first down on our 6 yard line. On third and goal they score and PAT is good.

SM 20 Oakridge 14  with  9 minutes left in third quarter.

J. Jones return kickoff to SM 27 yard line and offense goes to work. Webb hits Kendrick Spraglin for 11 and first down. Next play looks like some miscommunication between QB and receiver and we have second turnover in two series. First down at STM 30. A nice reverse play nets 19 and its first down on our 11 yard line. First down Papin fought off blocker and with assist from Law & Martinek holds runner for two yard gain. Second down Rambin, Goldstein and Papin with stop. Third down real nice pass defense by Goldstein on pass into end zone and on fourth down Oakridge misses a 24 yard field goal and we dodge a bullet!!!!

We start at the 20, one yard run and then a 12 yard Webb to Caldwell pass and FIRST DOWN on the 33 yard line. Quick bubble screen to Spraglin and left side on O line is leading the way with Victor Calvillo, Cole Labhart and Michael Doorey. Catches the ball at the 30, gets a block from Koudelka, makes a guy miss and goes 67 yards for the score. BIG PLAY!!  We go for two and its Webb to Caldwell for the conversion.

St Marks 28- Oakridge 14. Five minutes left in third quarter.

Short kickoff and good return and AO starts at midfield.

Roach nice pass defense on long ball on the sideline, short run and completed pass give AO first down on STM 38 yard line. Good hole on their right side and ball carrier goes for 14 and its first down on our 24 yard line.  NOW THE DEFENSE HOLDS.  First down receiver breaks free and Williams at last second bats the ball away to save a TD. Second down high snap mishandled and Law is right on QB and loss of 3. Third down Martinek reads the counter play and with help from K. Hall and Cameron Baxley throw runner for three yard loss.  Fourth down good QB pressure by K. Hall but receiver is open down the middle and Goldstein with a diving block going over receiver knocks ball away, another potential TD pass.   GOOD SERIES.

We take over on our 33 yard line. On second down nice play by Dominic Garcia and Tommy Gudmundsson on a line stunt, Garcia takes the inside guy and Gudmundsson has to hustle to take the outside guy and they both protect Webb who then throws an eight yard slant to Caldwell and Caldwell then weaves around the defenders for another 22 yards and it’s a gain of 30. FIRST DOWN at AO 37. Webb hits Spraglin for 11 yards on a hitch and we are setting up the DB. FIRST DOWN at AO 26.

Next play looks the same, Spraglin runs the short hitch, Webb gives him the pump and Spraglin is running deep and has a step on defender and Webb with a perfect 30 yard pass that Spraglin just gets to a makes a great one handed catch at the goal line and  TD.  FOUR PLAY  67 yard drive Webb 3 for 3 for, you guessed correctly, 67 yards. Good protection OFF LINE. Wilner PAT is good.

ST MARKS 35 - Oakridge 14 with one minute left in third quarter.

Short kickoff and AO starts at their 42.  On second down Law and Martinek combine for a one yard loss on QB.      END OF THIRD QUARTER.

AO hits a 23 yard pass for first down on the SM 36. We hold for three plays and then on fourth down they hit an 18 yard pass to our 15 yard line.  Oakridge than takes four plays and scores a rushing TD from the 2 yard line. PAT is no good.

St Marks 35 Oakridge 20.    Nine minutes remain in game.

We start at our 30 yard line. Two incomplete passes and then their safety makes a good read and gets a PICK and returns it to our 30 yard line. In the next ELEVEN plays Oakridge has FOUR penalties that costs them 40 yards. They still are able to drive to our 19 yard line and first down. Good plays on this drive by Williams (2), Baxley, M. Labhart, Papin and Roach. First down on 19 yard line Roach, K. Hall and M. Labhart have the coverage on first down, on second down M. Labhart with pass deflection and almost had the interception, third down good coverage by Papin and Goldstein. Fourth down Lendon Hall with great coverage deep in the end zone and intercepts the ball and runs it out to our three yard line.

Some real good pass defense on those last four plays.

First down Webb to Thompson for 5 yards, then Webb to Caldwell for 5 and a First down. Next play from our 13 yard line, nice hole between Doorey and Gudmundsson and Bowman darts through, Garcia flattens his man, Thompson and Caldwell get a LB and DB respectively and Bowman goes for 82 yards and is tackled at the 5 yard line. Good play and good vision for Bowman. Next play is all Bowman, no hole and he pops it outside and runs over a DB at the 2 and plows in for TD!!!!  PAT is good.

4 minutes left in game—SM 42 Oakridge 20.

Good deep kickoff by Wilner and first down AO at their 25 yard line. Oakridge will now throw EIGHT straight passes; will complete 4 for two first downs and drive to our 41 yard line. On fourth and six it’s incomplete. Good pass defense by Williams (2) and he saved a potential TD, K. Hall, Goldstein, Roach, Papin and L. Hall.

We take over at 41 yard line,  Walter Johnson takes three shotgun snaps and hands off for three runs to Justin Jones and we punt with 30 seconds left in game. Cole Labhart with nice hit at LB on next to last play of game.

FINAL SCORE St Marks 42 - Arlington Oakridge 20.

NOTES: John Webb 26 for 40 for 354 and FOUR TD’s; SIXTY FIVE PERCENT COMPLETION PERCENTAGE.

Spraglin 5 catches for 125 yards and two TD’s, Caldwell 8 catches for 107 yards, Thompson 7 catches for 86 yards and TD, Koudelka 5 catches for 35 yards and TD.  Bowman 9 runs for 127 yards and two TD’s.

Next up-we go to Jerry Jones playground to meet those ever so humble ESD people!!! Do we need a parent bus???     MD