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Belfast Bulls 12-24 Carrickfergus Knights
Game Report. Carrickfergus running back David Wright, who had close to 200 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns, was the star performer in the Knights win over local rivals, the Belfast Bulls. The Knights running game, helped by a great performance by their offense line including Rob Velasquez, Jake Andrews and Paul Braniff was the difference between the two teams. The first quarter started with key fumbles by both teams. Knights linebacker Scott Robinson took away a scoring opportunity from the Bulls after recovering a fumble deep in his own half. The Knights then fumbled the ball on their next possession when a sack by the Bulls defensive line, led by Carl Ward, caused a fumble which was recovered by Belfast. Later in the opening quarter, the Knights got the first score of the day when Clinton McDowell broke free on a running play and sprinted 65 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. The Knights defense then came up with key turnover late in the quarter when Darren Montgomery recovered an errant Bulls punt snap. The Knights quickly converted this turnover into a score thanks to a 7 yard run by Wright. The Knights had one more scoring opportunity in the first half, but missed a 27 yard field goal mid way through the second quarter. The third quarter was marked by scoring drives – one by each team. The Bulls got into scoring range first thanks to some scrambling by Mike Calo, running by Marty Devlin and some receptions by receiver Bjorn Blythe. Rookied running back then caught a 7 yard touchdown pass from Mike Calo to bring the Bulls back within one score of the Knights. The Knights then punt together drive with Wright getting most of the carried to get deep into the Bulls half. Wright then converted scored from 12 yard out to restore the Knights 12 point lead. The Knights then put together another scoring drive late in the quarter – tight end Clinton McDowell took a reverse hand-off and scored from 30 yards out. The
Bulls went to the air in the fourth quarter as they tried to close
the Knights lead. Receiver Bjorn Blythe got them a first and goal
after pulling in a 58 yard pass from Mike Calo. Calo then ran a
bootleg from 4 yards out to score the Bulls second touchdown. The
Knights offense then did a good job of controlling the clock on
offense through the remainder of the game, forcing the Bulls to
continue to pass without any scoring success. The Knights victory
lifts them to 4-2. The Bulls fall to 2-3.
Dublin Rebels 20-6 Cork Admirals
Game Report. The Rebels won in Cork thanks to two second half touchdowns in a game that included a good solid defensive performance by both teams. The Admirals probably had the best of the first half, but the Rebels managed to take advantage of their opportunities to score in the second half to get the win which moves them to 5-0 in the IAFL standings. The first score of the game came in the opening quarter when fullback Simon Mackey broke free for a 26 yard touchdown run. The Admirals levelled up the score in the second quarter when Willy O’Brien caught a 3 yard pass from quarterback Dave Lomasney. Defensive linemen on both teams played well throughout the game – Al Kelly and Paul Smyth for the Rebels and Chris Gaughan and James Lordan for the Admirals. The second half started in a similar manner to the first with both defenses playing well. However, a time went by the Rebels began to take advantage of their chances. Quarterback Andy Dennehy hit receiver Carl Faichney for a 21 yard touchdown pass to give the Rebels the lead late in the third quarter. The Rebels then sealed the game in the fourth quarter with a long touchdown run by Paul Calner.
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