ARDMORE BEATS JV RED DEVILS ON LAST SECOND TOUCHDOWN

 The Dare Devil Reports:

JV Football – Elkmont vs Ardmore       

Aug. 29, 2011

Elkmont won the coin toss and deferred to the 2^nd half. Both teams struggled early on to move the ball, the first couple of possessions for both teams resulted in three in and out or getting stopped on fourth down. Ardmore had the ball and drove down the field to Elkmont’s three yard line.  The next play, Ardmore’s Miller was picked off in the end zone by Jordan Adams who returned it out to Elkmont’s own 5. 
At the end of the first quarter,  the score was tied at 0 – 0.

The second quarter started with Elkmont on its own 5 yard line. The offense looked good, moving the ball down field, picked up a couple of first downs and with an Ardmore personal foul penalty, Elkmont seemed to be in business. With the ball on Ardmore’s 40 yard line, Jared Bailey hit Mike Tucker for a 10 yard pass which moved the ball to the 30. The next play, Elkmont was charged with a block in the back and this drive went downhill from here. The next play had a bad snap go over Bailey’s head with the following play being intercepted. Ardmore got the ball back and had a good drive going when Elkmont stopped them on fourth down. With 1:00 remaining till half time, Bailey connected with Emmanuel Sanchez on a 52 yard touchdown strike and Sanchez’s PAT was good. 

Halftime:  Elkmont 7, Ardmore 0.

To start the 3^rd quarter, Elkmont’s Jordan Adams made a good kickoff return to give the Red Devils good field possession. The offense had a drive going in Ardmore territory when Jared Bailey was intercepted. Ardmore took the ball and drove it down the field both passing and running. Ardmore has the ball deep in Elkmont's territory with 4^th & 1 to go and the ball resting on the five. Ardmore got the first down and ended up scoring the next play. Ardmore elected to go for two but Elkmont’s defense held strong, denying the two point conversion.  At the end of the third quarter, the Red Devils were still in the lead,  7-6.

The fourth quarter started with Elkmont’s Jordan Adams returning the kickoff 65 yards for a TD and when we thought things were looking good, we see a flag on the field for a block in the back.  The touchdown was called back and the score did not stand. The next play, Elkmont was again penalized for holding. A couple of plays later, Mike Tucker picked up a crucial first down on 3^rd and 15 with a 20 yard run. The drive stalled and Elkmont had to punt. With 1:29 left in the game, Ardmore’s QB Miller went to work, completing several passes and driving the ball deep into Elkmont territory. Cody Clark came up big with a QB sack with 25 seconds to play. A couple of plays later, Miller was picked off by Elkmont’s Sanchez in the end zone.

With 11 seconds left to play, Elkmont had the ball on the 1 yard line. Elkmont fumbled and Ardmore recovered the ball at the one foot line with 1 second left on the clock. Ardmore then goes in to score with 1 second left to play and won 12-7.

The JV boys did a great job, just came up a little short. With  continued hard work and dedication, they have the potential to be really good.