Aug. 25, 2017 --- G.W. 49 LCA 42

Cardiac Comeback!!


Weber Harris scores the game-winner!
(Matt Bell, Register and Bee, photos)


The GW Eagles overcome two separate two-touchdown deficits, scoring on a thrilling fourth-down play with a minute-and-a-half left to stun the LCA Bulldogs, 49-42 in their 2017 season opener.

The game could not have started worse for the Eagles.  LCA scored on a 65-yard pass on their first play from scrimmage.  They added another score and led 14-0, three-and-a-half minutes into the game!  

But the Eagles chipped away.  They scored twice, include Carl Poole's impressive 33-yard TD run, to make if 17-14 LCA.  But the Bulldogs had more bite.  They hooked up on another long pass, THEN returned a fumble on the subsequent kickoff for a touchdown to stretch their lead to 29-14.  GW scored again before the half to go into the break down 29-21.

In the second half, GW quickly scored to get within two, but the Bulldogs answered with their third long touchdown pass of the night to make it 35-27.  The Eagles kept pounding.  Wesley Graves scored his second touchdown of the night to bring them within one.  But LCA scored AGAIN late in the third to make it 42-34.

But the fourth quarter belonged to the Eagles.  Weber Harris' third touchdown and two-point conversion tied the game at the 8:53 mark.  Then the Eagles defense finally got the stop they needed.  The offense then embarked on a nearly five-minute drive.  It culminated on a gutsy fourth-and-one call from the 16.

Working with their first lead of the game, the Eagles defense got nasty.  They pressured the quarterback on three straight snaps.  Then they snuffed out a screen pass on fourth down to seal the deal!!



TEAM STATS

  G.W. OPP.
First Downs 18 13
Rushes-Yds 42-314 30-157
Pass YDs 150 297
C-A-I 11-21-0 13-21-1
Total Yards 464 453

INDIVIDUAL STATS

RUSHING Att. Yds. Avg. TDs.
Graves15
157
10.6
 2
Harris11625.74
Crl. Poole 3 47 0.0 1
Cs. Poole11423.90
Waller263.00
PASSING ATT. Comp. Yds TDs. Int.
Cs. Poole 21 11 150 0 0
RECEIVING NO. YDS. Avg. TDs.
Watlington 6 96 16.0 0
Harris 3 41 13.7 0
Hairston 1 13 13.0 0
KICKING XPM-XPA FGM-FGA Pts.
Horng 5-6 1-1 6
INT. No.   SACKS No.
Henderson 1 Davis 1
SCORING Rushing Receiving Return XP FG Sf. Points
Harris 4 0 0 1 0 0 26
Graves 2 0 0 0 0 0 12
Cl. Poole 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Horng0005005

First Quarter

LCA —  Ogle 65 pass from Stamn (Goldsmith kick) 11:44

LCA —  Venhorst 4 rush (Goldsmith kick) 8:30

GW — Carl Poole 32 rush (Jerry Horng kick) 4:33

LCA — Goldsmith 34 field goal 3:09

Second Quarter

GW —  Harris 6 rush (Horng kick) 7:59

LCA — Ogle 77 pass from Stamn (kick blocked) 7:24

LCA —  Davidson 22 fumble return (pass failed) 7:23

GW —  Graves 30 rush (Horng kick) 5:57

Third Quarter

GW — Harris 12 rush (kick failed) 10:49

LCA —  Harre 56 pass from Stamn (kick failed) 9:18

GW — Graves 50 rush (Horng kick) 3:45

LCA — Kirk 2 rush (Goldsmith kick) 1:00

Fourth Quarter

GW — Harris 2 rush (Harris rush) 8:53

GW — Harris 16 rush (Horng kick) 1:38

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