Strong Third Quarter helps Ground Conference Foe

With just under one minute and thirty seconds left in the second quarter it looked like the Interstate/ Southeast Warren rivalry was still in full swing. The second quarter started shaky and almost ended that way if not for a excellent kickoff return and a two-play drive to put the Roadrunners ahead for good with a final score of 34-8.

However, the drive that took less than a minute to score was not without its controversy. After finding success through the air early in the first quarter, the Roadrunners elected to let their six foot plus senior tight end Ryan Deuel tack on the go ahead touchdown, which he did by some nifty moves to get him over 30 yards to the end zone. Because of an illegal shift call on the home team, Interstate was backed up five yards and went to the air again. This time junior Mitch Vipond was the recipient of the Tommy Bregar lazer. With very little time left in the quarter, Bregar called Deuel's number yet again, this time with an even more nifty move to the end zone for the 13 to 8 score at half.

After the intermission Interstate was able to set the tone with a safety blitz and an eventual 20 plus yard loss issued to the weary Warhawks. With the help of juniors Dylan Webb, Ethan Jones and Sam Bedwell accounting for nearly 30 tackles on the night, Interstate's defense would only allow one more first down in the second half of play. Another bright spot for the Roadrunner faithful was the performance of freshman Zach Goering who notched another tally on his interception belt, nabbing his second in as many games as a starter. He was also in on seven tackles and caught two passes for 34 yards.

Offensively the ball was spread around on the ground by ten different Interstate ball carriers led by Sam Bedwell and Andrew Morris who combined for 141 yards. Bregar hit four different receivers on seven completions. His favorite target on the night was Briar Vogel who had three catches while Deuel was only hit once for the score. After two games Bregar has ten pass completions with three touchdowns.

The Roadrunners look to continue their good fortune at home when the open up 2A district 8 play against a Shenandoah team that is coming off their first win in over three years.