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Sickles 17, Blake 14

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Published: November 1, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: The Gryphons struggled through the first half, trailing 8-3. With their final chance at a playoff berth on the line, Coach Pat O'Brien found a way to get his offense started and it paid off when the Gryphons (3-6) scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns on Senior Night.

GAME NOTES: Sickles running back Timmy Adams-Beman has struggled with ankle injuries all season, but ran for a game-high 87 yards on 14 carries. ... The Gryphons scored first in the second quarter on a 22-yard field goal from Andres Vasquez, but the Yellow Jackets answered with a 13-play drive capped off by a 13-yard strike from Eugene Davenport to Michael McFarland. The two-point conversion made it 8-3 at the half. ... Blake scored on a 77-yard catch-and-run from Davenport to Phillip Davis to make it 14-6, but Sickles responded with a 35-yard toss from Cullen O'Brien to Matt Yost to cut it to 14-9, then scored with 2:33 remaining in regulation on a 4-yard run by Adams-Beman.

STAT OF THE GAME: The win was the second straight in the district for the Gryphons and, while their record isn't special, they will travel to Alonso next week in a game to decide runner-up in the district and a playoff berth.

QUOTE OF THE GAME: "We had to just keep hanging in and competing. These kids never stopped and they could have after all the injuries we have had. Next week is the biggest game in school history." - O'Brien

Jeff Berlinicke

B-McFarland 5 pass from Davenport (Pride pass from Davenport)

B-Davis 77 pass from Davenport (run failed)

S-Yost 35 pass from O'Brien (kick failed)

S-Adams-Beman 4 run (Nahal pass from O'Brien)

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