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UPLAND, Ind. — It has not happened since 1996. The last
time it happened, the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees went 9-1. The Fighting
Bees are only hoping that this season will go the same way, if not better.
For the first time in seven seasons, the Fighting Bees
finished their non-conference schedule without a loss and are now 3-0
entering Mid-States Football Association play after a 48-7 victory over
the Taylor Trojans on Saturday at Jim Wheeler Stadium. The loss dropped
Taylor to 0-3. The Fighting Bees struggled to get on the scoreboard in the
first quarter, but held the Trojans scoreless as well. Then things blew up
in the second quarter. Six different Fighting Bees had a hand in the
second quarter scoring that saw the Fighting Bees put 31 unanswered points
on the board. Running back Larry Williams scored the first of his three
touchdowns on a 2-yard run with 11 minutes, 58 seconds remaining in the
first half. Then the Fighting Bees scored four times in the final five
minutes of the game. Williams was the first to score, this time rushing 15-yards
to the endzone. It was wide receiver Andy Ford’s turn next as he hauled
in a pass from backup quarterback J.T. Bucy for the 53-yard score. Then
starting quarterback Jeff Kietzman found wide receiver Chris Burhans from
15 yards out for the touchdown. Kicker Matt Webster added his fifth field
goal of the season, this one from 42 yards, to cap the second quarter
scoring. The Fighting Bees offense didn’t stop there. Running back Joe Schimmel got in on the scoring to start the
second half with a 4-yard touchdown run to put the Fighting Bees up 38-0.
Then just 2:48 later, Williams went 48 yards on the Fighting Bees first
play to go up 45-0. Then with :34 left in the quarter, Webster kicked a
19-yard field goal to cap the Fighting Bees scoring on the day. Taylor’s only score came with 2:10 remaining in the game
when Mike Simon caught a 52-yard pass from Trennen Kidder. The Fighting Bees had three players rush for over 100 yards
on the day. Schimmel led the way with 18 carries for 141 yards, Williams
had 121 yards on 12 carries, and Tyler Driscoll had nine carries for 110
yards. Kietzman and Bucy both completed half of their passes.
Kietzman finished the day 7-of-14 for 79 yards, a touchdown and an
interception. Bucy was 2-of-4 for 61 yards and a score. Neither
quarterback was sacked on the day. Ford led the receiving core with 107 yards on five receptions
and the touchdown. He also returned three punts for a total of 39 yards. On the day, the Fighting Bees had 24 first downs compared to
Taylor’s six. They also outgained the Trojans 472-169. The Fighting Bees
also forced three turnovers, the third time this season that the Fighting
Bees have forced at least three turnovers in a game. They forced the
Trojans to punt 11 times. Return to the Football Homepage |
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