Axemen wax Warriors for playoff boost.Byline: Chris Hansen <noinclude></noinclude> Christopher Edward Hansen (born March 26, 1959) is an American television journalist best known for his work on the Dateline NBC television segment To Catch a Predator. The Register-Guard At random during a pregame meeting, the South Eugene defense decided a half-dozen turnovers was a good goal to shoot for Friday night in their regular-season ending contest against Lebanon. They fell two shy, though the four they did get helped the Axemen to a 34-6 victory at home against the Warriors, propelling pro·pel tr.v. pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling, pro·pels To cause to move forward or onward. See Synonyms at push. [Middle English propellen, from Latin South into the playoffs with a little momentum and a lot of confidence. The Axemen (7-2 overall, 6-2 league) defense had three fumble recoveries and one interception that the offense was able to turn into 21 points. They also held the Warriors to 264 total yards, though 80 of those came in the final minutes with South's reserves in the game. "The defense did its thing tonight," said linebacker David Nutting, who also scored two rushing touchdowns on offense. "We just didn't make very many mistakes at all." The Axemen forced fumbles on Lebanon's first two possessions of the game, with the second one setting up a three-play, 25-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard pass from Logan Beal to Cam Marshall less than a minute into the second quarter. Nutting scored his first touchdown on South's following series, pounding in from one yard out five minutes before halftime for a 14-0 lead. Another fumble recovery on Lebanon's ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. possession set up a five-yard touchdown run by Nutting at the 2:33 mark to give the Axemen a 21-0 lead going into the break. South's first score of the second half came one play after an interception by Addagio Barone, as Josh Tobar ran in from 17 yards out to put the Axemen up 28-0. Tobar, who was sick all week and didn't practice for three days, ran five times in the second half for 101 yards. "He's a special back and now it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to unleash him," said South coach Chris Miller Chris Miller is the name of:
South's lead grew to 34-0 with 3:49 left in the game when Beal tossed a soft, one-yard lob (1) See BLOB. (2) (Line Of Business) Refers to people, job titles and product lines, all of which pertain to a specific product or service area of the business. to Ben Jackson Ben Jackson may refer to:
Lebanon, which ended a four-year stay in the Midwestern League with a combined record of 4-28, prevented the shutout when Seth Probert completed a 14-yard pass to Brent Trask with 10 seconds remaining. |
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