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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, November 17, 2004 - Page 8 Bucks claim state football title (continued from page 1) scoring on a 63 yard quarterback keeper to narrow the Buckaroo lead to 19-- 7 early in the second quarter. The score remained 19-- 7 through most of the second quarter, as Rich was unable to gain a first down and the Buckaroos were unable to take advantage of an additional scoring opportunity. With time running out on the clock, the Buckaroos got the ball at their own 45 yard line. A 21 yard pass from Anderson to Hawkins and a 15 yard pass from Anderson to Toomey gave the Bucks one play to try for the endzone as time expired. Anderson threw a strike to Scott Toomey, who fought off two Rich defenders and fell into the endzone with the football and a touchdown with no time remaining on the clock. The touchdown as time expired gave the Buckaroos a 27-lead going into the locker It ended a room at half-timdominant half for Monticello, with a momentum-crushintouchdown as time expired. In the second half, the Buckaroo offense continued to play well, the only trouble being a number of dropped passes which could have turned the game into a blow- 7 e. g out. Despite the inability of the Buckaroo offense to put points recovered a fumble and intercepted two passes to stop any Rich offensive momentum. The Buckaroos took advantage of one Mustache interception early in the fourth quarter and drove deep into Rich territory. Paced by a nine yard run by Eldredge, and a 19 yard run by Hawkins, Zac Allred d kicked a field goal to give the Bucks a 30-- 7 lead. With the victory all but assured, the Rich offense started to move, putting together a 60 24-yar- two-poi- nt conversion to cut the Buckaroo lead to with 2:50 remaining in the game. Rich had one last drive as time expired, but as fate would have it, the final drive of the season was extinguished by a 30-1- 5 ' m w&mmmmmm w4', fcf K W t r 'jtf'A-- .... U , A H it f . ! 8ft I ' ; ' ;-- 4, , ,4 v v- " 1 ' ' it, V-- i ' '- . v sir 1 , ' V t 5 u V A M&f y At yy u'YyGyVyry - , r r 4,ii , y; " jpf , Aa y f " Scott Toomey fights off two Rich defenders and catches this touchdown pass from Reed Anderson as time expires in the first half. The catch sealed a strong first half for the Buckaroos. a"- - , ri! k ....r.-- f ,v - saw the Buckaroos walk off the field with two state champion- Adams, Rafael Ibarra, Brad Mallory, Blankenagel and Mustache. Despite the loss of 12 experienced seniors, the Buckaroos will return a crop of experienced players for the 2005 football season. The Buckaroos and Rebels played to a very close contest on September 24 in Monticello, with Monticello earning a narrow 20-1- 8 victory. However, it was a different team in the state championship game, as injured players Reed Anderson and Wes Hawkins returned and paced the Buckaroo effort. press congratulations to an emotional team and their satisfied coach. Offensively, the Bucks were paced by Wade Eldredge who gained 101 yards on 19 carries Scott Toomey had 14 yards on five carries and one touchdown, Wes Hawkins added 86 yards on 12 carries. Quarterback Reed Anderson completed 11 of 30 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite receiver was Scott Toomey, who caught four passes for 66 yards, a touchdown, and a extra point. Hawkins caught nt '' " each had one tackle. It was the final game of the career for 12 seniors on the Buckaroo squad who, in their four year high school careers 25th of the season, and the Bucks clinched the state title. Hundreds of Monticello fans attended the game and rushed on to the field afterwards to ex- two-poi- v ' Keyes, John Stocks, Zac Allred, and Jason Blankenagel Mustache interception, his and one touchdown. I Toomey, Anderson, Huavi, Frost, Stocks, Garcia, Young. Antonio Mustache yard scoring drive and one pass for 48 yards, Pete Anderson caught one for five yards, Mustache caught one for 20 yards and Eldredge caught one for 23 yards. Offensively, the Bucks outgained the Rebels, with 391 total yards compared to 293 for Rich. The defense was led by 12 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery by Antonio Mustache. Lelo Garcia capped a strong senior season with eight tackles from his linebacker position. Brock Young came on strong in the playoffs, and had seven tackles in the championship game. Tom Adams had six tackles, one fumble recovery and caused one fumble. Scott Frost had six tackles. Team members with three tackles in the championship game include Scott Toomey, Wade Eldredge, Kedric Curtis, and Kreig Adair. Pete Anderson and Colton Eldredge each had two tackles, and Justin ship trophies and 46 victories in 50 games. Seniors include on the scoreboard, the Buckaroo defense continued to dom- inate. three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown, Huavi caught Kedric Curtis was a weight around Sean Westons neck. Monticello kept Weston, one of the states best backs, to less than 100 yards rushing. Buckaroo coach Seth Giddings filled Weston in Monticello practices in the week leading up to the championship game. in for Reed Anderson avoids the rush and passes downfield. Rich had a tough time keeping the ball. Scott Boyle , Gary Torres and Ron Nielson photos |