Homecoming Game 2009 / Mountain Valley rolls past Poland
Local Sports Football: By Bob McPhee, Staff Writer Published: Sep 26, 2009 2:45 am -->
RUMFORD — There is a lot of pride surrounding the Mountain Valley football team and those traits came to the forefront in a Class B Campbell Conference tilt at Chet Bulger Field on Friday night.
Tyler Mason caught two touchdown passes and ran 51 yards for another score in the first half as the Falcons recorded a 41-0 triumph against winless Poland before a huge Homecoming crowd.
Mountain Valley (4-0) clicked on all cylinders offensively and crossed the goal line four times in the first half. Quarterback Chris Day threw scoring strikes of 57 and 44 yards to Mason down the right sideline. The Falcons were anxious to redeem themselves after rallying by Wells 27-20 last week.
"As I junior, I just wanted to come in tonight and help my team," Mason said. "They say a team like Poland isn't quite there yet, but we had to come out and hit hard. It really helps running behind our offensive line because they block so well."
Mason, with more than 230 all-purpose yards, returned a punt 60 yards to the Poland 18-yard line in the third quarter. On the first play, Matt Duka scored his second touchdown by breaking several tackles. Duka (111 yards, 12 rushes) used second and third efforts to score on a 23-yard scoring run in the first quarter.
Poland quarterback Joshua Cooper used pitchouts and draws to Michael Whalen (82 yards, nine rushes) and Conrad Labbe (51 yards) for first downs. On the Knights first play from scrimmage, Cameron Woodford gained 30 yards.
"The defense did bend a little," Mountain Valley linebacker Cole Clark said. "But, we didn't break. We bit on a fullback dive on the first play, but those are correctable things."
A huge defensive stand by linebackers Cole Clark, Nick Taylor and Conner Blais, tackles Ryan Laubauskas and Steve Jeselkis and ends Christian Durland and Brady Fergola gave the Knights spread offense fits on third and fourth down.
"We played hard all night," coach Jim Aylward said. "We're constantly trying to improve in all aspects of the game so we can be playing out best football in October and November."
RUMFORD — There is a lot of pride surrounding the Mountain Valley football team and those traits came to the forefront in a Class B Campbell Conference tilt at Chet Bulger Field on Friday night.
Tyler Mason caught two touchdown passes and ran 51 yards for another score in the first half as the Falcons recorded a 41-0 triumph against winless Poland before a huge Homecoming crowd.
Mountain Valley (4-0) clicked on all cylinders offensively and crossed the goal line four times in the first half. Quarterback Chris Day threw scoring strikes of 57 and 44 yards to Mason down the right sideline. The Falcons were anxious to redeem themselves after rallying by Wells 27-20 last week.
"As I junior, I just wanted to come in tonight and help my team," Mason said. "They say a team like Poland isn't quite there yet, but we had to come out and hit hard. It really helps running behind our offensive line because they block so well."
Mason, with more than 230 all-purpose yards, returned a punt 60 yards to the Poland 18-yard line in the third quarter. On the first play, Matt Duka scored his second touchdown by breaking several tackles. Duka (111 yards, 12 rushes) used second and third efforts to score on a 23-yard scoring run in the first quarter.
Poland quarterback Joshua Cooper used pitchouts and draws to Michael Whalen (82 yards, nine rushes) and Conrad Labbe (51 yards) for first downs. On the Knights first play from scrimmage, Cameron Woodford gained 30 yards.
"The defense did bend a little," Mountain Valley linebacker Cole Clark said. "But, we didn't break. We bit on a fullback dive on the first play, but those are correctable things."
A huge defensive stand by linebackers Cole Clark, Nick Taylor and Conner Blais, tackles Ryan Laubauskas and Steve Jeselkis and ends Christian Durland and Brady Fergola gave the Knights spread offense fits on third and fourth down.
"We played hard all night," coach Jim Aylward said. "We're constantly trying to improve in all aspects of the game so we can be playing out best football in October and November."
