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Springstead 35, River Ridge 21

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Bart O'Connell/The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 20, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: The Eagles' (4-3, 1-2 Class 4A-District 8) misdirection running game ripped the Royal Knights (1-6, 0-3) for 348 yards. Junior FB Mike Greco had 187 yards on 18 carries, and added 44 receiving yards and a TD.

GAME NOTES: Greco broke four tackles and dragged a defender into the end zone for his lone score, a 32-yard screen pass on third-and-10 late in the first half. … Knights QB Blake Spinks was 13 of 28 for 193 yards and three TDs, including the sixth of the year for WR Lance Babcock. Spinks is 9 yards shy of 1,000 for the year. … Eagles QB James Mahla had three passing TDs (to Greco, Ben Noury and Dominic Roberson) and one rushing score. ... Shawn Ford led River Ridge with 66 rushing yards on 16 carries.

STAT OF THE GAME: Springstead had 14 running plays that went for 10 or more yards, including six consecutive Greco carries in the first half. River Ridge had three.

QUOTE OF THE GAME: "It was just great coaching, the offensive line gave a lot of effort and I just followed their blocks. … I would have to say this is the best game of my career, but I have more to come." - Greco

S-Mahla 5 run (Neuner kick)
R-Bell 21 pass from Spinks (Karcinski kick)
R-Babcock 10 pass from Spinks (Karcinski kick)
S-Noury 10 pass from Mahla (kick failed)
S-Greco 32 pass from Mahla (Mahla run)
S-Roberson 11 pass from Mahla (Neuner kick)
R-Gossard 10 pass from Spinks (Karcinski kick)
S-Bushnell 1 run (Neuner kick)

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