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Blake 17, Sickles 10

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 27, 2007

THE DIFFERENCE: Malik Williams' 6-yard run for a touchdown in overtime won it for Blake.

GAME NOTES: Blake (1-8) earned its first victory of the season on senior night. ... The Yellow Jackets struck first on Michael McFarland's 36-yard pass to John Chandler. … Blake added three points on a 32-yard field goal from Lucas Ferreyra, but nine penalties marred its first-half momentum. ... Corey Page put Sickles (6-3) on the board late in the second quarter with a 37-yard field goal. ... Josh Mendez tied the game in the third quarter on a 15-yard touchdown run, and finished with 87 yards on 23 carries. ... Blake stalled in its last-minute drive, forcing overtime. .. Sickles had eight downs to work with on its overtime possession, thanks to a fourth-down pass interference call. However, Montrey Pride shut down the Gryphons' offense on their final two downs with a tipped pass for incompletion and a game-ending sack of Cullen O'Brien.

STAT OF THE GAME: Blake's Willie Hopps' had 102 yards on 23 carries.

QUOTE OF THE GAME: "I think it's great for the guys who have been with me from Day One. I haven't had a kid leave me this year after going 0-8. I'm not winning football games, I am winning young men," - Blake coach Sean Washington

B-Chandler 36 pass from McFarland (Ferreyra kick)
B-FG Ferreyra 32
S-FG Page 37
S-Mendez 15 run (Page kick)
B-Williams 6 run (Ferreyra kick)

Matthew Parke

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