TABB 16, YORK 6
Although Tabb’s recovery of a Falcons’ botched punt return, which gave the Tigers the ball at the York 3-yard line, would seem like the key play of their victory on Friday night at Bailey Field, Tabb head coach John Byron went to the beginning of the play for his highlight of the game.
“I think the punt itself was the play of the game,” said Byron, whose team remained unbeaten at 3-0 after the 16-6 win over Tabb in one of the area’s longest rivalries.
“Our special teams really won the game for us,” added Byron. “We had a couple of great punts, and the field goal (29 yards from David Brooks) gave us the lead going into halftime.”
An interception by Tyler Howard gave Tabb the ball at the York 33 midway through the first quarter. Quarterback Corbin Eckert capped a, eight-play, 30-yard drive by faking a handoff and sneaking the ball across the goal line from the three-yard line to give the Tigers an early 6-0 lead.
Brooks’ field goal was crucial as York’s Carter Ward recovered a fumble in the final minute of the first half to set up Seamus Kennedy’s 17-yard catch from York freshman QB AJ Wilson to narrow the intermission lead to 9-6.
Three plays after the punt return fumble recovery, Samuel Christophel bulled into the end zone from one yard out to give Tabb a 16-6 lead which held up as the Tigers finished the game by running the final four minutes off the clock with eight consecutive running plays.
Graham Siegel led the Tiger defense with a pair of sacks. And Jaren Mitchell’s interception on York’s opening play of the second half squashed the Falcons’ chance to take the lead. The hosts record dropped to 2-1.
TABB (3-0) 6, 3, 7, 0 -- 16
YORK (2-1) 0, 0, 6, 0 -- 6
T Y
1st Downs 10, 9
Rush-Yds. 45-149, 23-72
Pass Yds. 46. 74
C-A-I 7-10-0, 7-21-2
Pen-Yds. 10-85, 3-32
Punt-Avg 5-34, 3-27
Fumb-Lost 1-1, 1-1
T – Corbin Eckert 3 run (kick failed)
T – David Brooks 29 FG
Y – Seamus Cassidy 17 pass from AJ Wilson (kick failed)
T – Samuel Christophel 1 run (Brooks kick)
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