Flashes vs. Cardinals
Varsity Flashes. Photos courtesy Crystal Gurrola. By James Farr — Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Varsity Flashes Varsity Flashes JV Flashes JV Flashes JV Flashes Fillmore kicked the ball off to Bishop Diego to start the game. Bishop started with the ball on the 33 yard line. On the first play Bishop ran the ball 15 yards for the 1st down. 2 plays later Bishop got another 1st down on an 8 yard gain down to the 41. A 33 yard pass set Bishop up with a first and goal on the 8 yard line. On 2nd down the Bishop quarterback was sacked for an 8 yard loss. Bishop ran the ball on 3rd down for 8 yards forcing the Cardinals to go for a field goal. The field goal was good and Bishop took an early 3-0 lead with 8:44 left in the 1st quarter. Fillmore started with the ball on the 20 yard line after the kickoff went into the endzone. After an incomplete pass on 1st down, the Flashes gave the ball off to Hayden Wright for an 8 yard run to make it 3rd down and 2. Fillmore wasn’t able to do much on their 1st drive and they turned the ball over on downs. Bishop started with the ball at the 18 yard line. A sack made it 2nd and 16. On the next play Fillmore was called for an encroachment penalty. Bishop tried to run the ball but they were tackled for no gain by Gil Sandoval. A delay of game penalty vs Bishop made it 3rd down and 15. Bishop completed a 17 yard pass for a 1st down. A 48 yard touchdown run gave Bishop a 9-0 lead with 3:25 left in the 1st quarter. Fillmore started their next drive at the 26 yard line. On 1st down Fillmore handed the ball off to Hayden Wright for a 5 yard gain. On the next play Daniel Flores ended up loosing 2 yards making it 3rd down and 7. Fillmore completed a 20 yard pass for a first down at the 49 yard line. Fillmore handed the ball off to Andres Andrade for a 1 yard gain. Justin Coert rushed the ball for 3 yards, and on 3rd and 6 Hayden Wright only managed to gain 2 yards. On 4th down and 4 Fillmore called on Justin Coert to punt the ball away. Bishop started with the ball at the 9 yard line. Bishop ended the 1st quarter with a 9-0 lead. Bishop started with the ball at the 22 yard line to start the half. On 1st down the Cardinals passed the ball 15 yards for a 1st down to the 37 yard line. An 11 yard run by the quarterback gave Bishop another 1st down at the 48 yard line. Bishop got the ball down to the 41 yard line. A 7 yard run by the quarterback gave them a 2nd and 3 from the 34 yard line. Bishop appeared to score another touchdown on a 34 yard pass, but it was negated by a personal foul making it 2nd down and 20 from the 49 yard line. Bishop picked up 20 yards on the next play. Then they got down to the 1 yard line on a 19 yard run. Bishop punched it in from there, pushing the lead to 16-0 with 6:58 left in the half. The Flashes started with the ball on the 26 yard line. On 1st down they handed the ball off to Andres Andrade who was tackled for a loss of 2 on the play. An encroachment penalty against the Flashes backed them up even more to make it 2nd down and 19. The Flashes handed the ball off to Hayden Wright on 2nd down for a 12 yard gain. Fillmore had the ball 3rd and 7 from the 29. An encroachment penalty against Bishop made for a much more manageable 3rd and 2 situation. Fillmore dropped back to pass, but it was intercepted by Bishop, and Bishop started with the ball at the Flashes 43 yard line. On 1st down Bishop ran the ball 38 yards down to the 5 yard line, however a block in the back penalty brought it back. Bishop handed the ball off and they picked up a 1st down on a 15 yard run down to the 30 yard line. On the next play Bishop ran 26 yards down to the 4 yard line. Bishop pounded the ball in from there and they went up 23-0 with 2:20 left before half. Fillmore couldn’t do anything on offense and they went into the locker room at half down 23-0. The Flashes started the 2nd half with the ball at the 35 yard line. The Flashes fumbled the ball, but they were able to recover it. Unfortunately for them they lost 9 yards in the process. Andres Andrade managed to get 3 yards back to make it 3rd and 16 for the Flashes. Fillmore picked up the 1st down on a pass complete to Hayden Wright, 1st down at the 47 yard line. Andres Andrade picked up 5 yards, but a penalty forced Fillmore into a 2nd and 10 situation. Andrade got the ball again and picked up 7 yards for a 1st down at the 39 yard line. Andrade rushed the ball 5 more yards on 1st down. Hayden Wright rushed the ball 3 more yards to make it a manageable 3rd and 2. Fillmore was stopped short of the 1st down, and they elected to go for it on 4th down. Fillmore couldn’t convert, and they turned the ball over on downs. Bishop didn’t have the ball for long though, as Damien Gonzales intercepted the ball at the 20 yard line. Whatever momentum the Flashes had was immediately stopped by the Cardinals as they forced Fillmore to punt from their own 35 yard line. Bishop got the ball all the way down to the 28 yard line before it was intercepted, and returned by Hayden Wright to the 35. Once again Fillmore got a little bit of momentum, but Bishop was quick to stop it forcing Fillmore to punt on 4th and 2. At the end of the 3rd quarter Bishop was in front 23-0. Bishop started the final quarter with the ball at the 25 yard line. Fillmores defense was able to step up and stop Bishop forcing them to punt on 4th and 12. Fillmore started with the ball in great field position at the 47 yard line. Hayden Wright ran the ball 35 yards down to the 12 yard line. Andres Andrade picked up 4 yards. Fillmore scored on an 8 yard run by Justin Coert. The extra point was missed. Bishop was in front 23-6 at that point. Bishop started with the ball at the 43 yard line. Bishop ran the ball down to the 30 yard line for a 1st down. A false start penalty made it 1st and 15. On 2nd and 14 Bishops pass attempt was incomplete, but a pass interference against Fillmore gave Bishop a 1st down at the 19 yard line. A chop block against Bishop made it a difficult 3rd and 16. Fillmore sacked the quarterback for a 16 yard loss. On 4th and 32 Bishop punted the ball back to Fillmore. Fillmore started with the ball at the 5 yard line. Bishops defense held strong and forced Fillmore to punt. Bishop was able to run out the clock. Fillmore lost their first league game of the year by a score of 23-6. Good luck to Bishop on the rest of their season. They play Carpinteria next Friday at Carpinteria High School. The Flashes hope to redeem themselves next week when they travel to Ojai to take on the Nordhoff Rangers. GO FLASHES! |