Sept. 16, 2011 --- Churchland 31 G.W. 22
Another tough road loss
There were two great comebacks in this game, but for Eagle fans, the wrong team came out on top. G.W. opened with a nine-play, 52-yard drive to go up 7-0. It remained that way until the 1:51 mark of the second quarter. In the next 58 seconds, Churchland blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown, then connected on a long TD pass to take a 13-7 lead into the break. The Truckers scored late in the third quarter to take a 19-7 lead---but the Eagles stormed back! Devonta Ballard hit Chris Burton with a super 27-yard scoring strike with 6:48 left to close the deficit to 19-14. Then, Travis Jones scored his second touchdown of the night to give the Eagles a 22-19 lead with two minutes left. Churchland then engineered an improbable touchdown drive, scoring the winning touchdown with :49 seconds left. The Truckers then picked off a last-second pass and returned it for a score, giving them a nine-point margin.
GAME STATS
TEAM STATS
G.W. | OPP. | |
First Downs | 20 | 8 |
Rushes-Yds | 34-164 | 23-112 |
Pass YDs | 198 | 145 |
C-A-I | 16-32-3 | 10-19-1 |
Total Yards | 362 | 257 |
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING | ATT. | YDS. | Avg. | TDs. |
T. Jones | 28 | 167 | 4.9 | 2 |
Al. Smith | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
Ballard | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Hairston | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 |
PASSING | ATT. | Comp. | Yds | TDs. | Int. |
Ballard | 30 | 15 | 190 | 1 | 2 |
Hairston | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
RECEIVING | NO. | YDS. | Avg. | TDs. |
Alan Smith | 6 | 77 | 11.8 | 0 |
Burton | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 |
Cobbs | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 |
T. Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
KICKING | XPM-XPA | FGM-FGA | Pts. |
McGeough | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
INT. | No. | SACKS | No. | |
Nance | 1 |
SCORING | RUSH TDs. | Rec. TDs | Ret. TDs | XP | FG | Sf. | Points |
T. Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
McGeough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
SCORING
GW – T. Jones 7 run (McGeough kick) 4:01 - 1st
Ch – Joseph 45 blocked punt return (kick good) 1:51 - 2nd
Ch – Hayes 45 pass from Sexton (kick blocked) 0:53 - 2nd
Ch -- Hayes 23 pass from Sexton (run failed) 2:42 - 3rd
GW – Burton 27 pass from Ballard (McGeough kick) 6:48 - 4th
GW -- T. Jones 7 run (T. Jones run) 2:06 - 4th
Ch -- Hayes 11 pass from Sexton (kick failed) 0:49 - 4th
Ch -- Johnson 70 Interception return (no kick) 0:00 - 4th