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East Bay 35, Spoto 6

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Published: November 10, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: East Bay pounded away with its ground attack, rushing for 362 yards and five TDs, allowing the Indians to finish 5-5 for the season.

GAME NOTES: Chaz Burrows rushed for 134 yards on 12 carries, but teammate Ryan Stubbs scored three times, from 13, 4 and 7 yards. Stubbs also gained 75 yards. … Spoto's only scoring drive went 18 plays for 80 yards and chewed up 8:23 to start the third quarter. Orey Gaines capped the drive with a 7-yard TD run. … Spoto's Mondo Purcell led the Spartans with 59 yards rushing. … Spoto QBs Jamaurice Burgess and Anthony Beko alternated snaps the entire game. … Spoto's Jamel Middleton and East Bay's DeAndre Reddick each had an interception. … Spoto finished its first varsity season 3-7. … Spoto coach Scott Palmer served as an assistant under East Bay coach Brian Thornton in 2001-02.

STAT OF THE GAME: 13-for-19 - the combined third-down conversion rate for East Bay (6-for-8) and Spoto (7-for-11).

QUOTE OF THE GAME: "We moved the ball the way we wanted to - on the ground. We like to spread the ball around and move the chains. That's our style." - East Bay head coach Brian Thornton

Spoto	0	0	6	0	-	6
East Bay	7	14	7	7	-	35

EB-Stubbs 13 run (Meredith kick)
EB-Burrows 11 run (Meredith kick)
EB-Stubbs 4 run (Meredith kick)
SP-Gaines 7 run (pass failed)
EB-Stubbs 7 run (Meredith kick)
EB-Simpson 13 run (Meredith kick)

TEAM STATISTICS	S	EB
First downs	18	20
Rushing	44-169	48-362
Passing	7-15-68	1-3-15
Total yards	237	377
Interceptions by	1	1
Sacks by	1	2
Fumbles-lost	2-1	0-0
Penalties-yards	6-43	6-55

Matthew Postins

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