Sterling Jets vs. Lewiston
Friday, August 4, 2013
Lewiston 26 Sterling 22
The Sterling Jets hosted the Lewiston Tigers in District play this past Friday. The Tigers came away with 2 scores in the last 3 minutes of the contest to claim the hard fought victory.
The Jet defense opened the scoring by coming up with a safety when Hayden Albers fell on a loose ball in his own endzone. The Jet offense came to life later in the quarter on a 10 yard pass from Josh Masur to Jesse Phillips. The PAT pass fell incomplete. The Tigers answered back with Alberstaking one around right end from 17 yards out. The PAT run was stopped short. The score stood at 8-6 after one quarter of play. Neither team was able to put points on the board in the 2nd quarter so the Jets held an 8-6 lead going into the halftime break.
The Tigers took the lead midway through the 3rd quarter on a 14 yard scoring strike from Albers to Alex Nouzovsky. The PAT pass was incomplete. The Jets came back to grab 2 scores late in the quarter on a 20 yard run by Masur and a 15 yard run by Rhet Dirks. A Masur to Phillips hookup converter the 1st PAT. The score was 22-12 going into the 4th quarter.
Defense was the story early on in the 4th quarter as neither team was able to put points on the board. The Tigers closed the gap late in the quarter on a 28 yard pass from Albers to Connor Barr. The PAT run failed. The Jets were forced to give the ball right back to the Tigers and on 3rd and long they dialed up the hitch and pitch play with Albers finding Barr this time covering 65 yards. Albers ran in the PAT. The Tigers held on for the 26-22 victory.
Masur led all rushers with 147 yards on 28 carries. Bailey Bessey added 32 yards on 8 carries, Dirks rushed for 19 yards on 3 carries, and KodyBenson added 8 yards on 2 carries. Masur was 6 of 22 passing for 100 yards. Phillips caught 4 balls for 58 yards and Benson caught 2 passes for 42 yards.
Matt Wirthele was the leading tackler for the Jets on the night with 9 tackles and 11 assists. Jet defenders helping him out were; Masur 7 tackles, 5 assists, and 1 interception, Dirks 7 tackles, Thomas Tucker 4 tackles and 7 assists, Kale Heusman 3 tackles, 8 assists, and 1 1/2 quarterback sacks, Benson 3 tackles, 6 assists, and 1/2 quarterback sack, Phillips 2 tackles, 2 assists, and 1 interception, Bessey 2 tackles, Jon Cox 1 tackle, 1 assist, and Derek Julian 1 assist.
" Our kids battled for the whole 48 minutes, they (Lewiston) just made a couple more plays than we did at the end of the game. We committed 5 turnovers on the night, which is way too many for us. We will need to clean up that aspect of our game before next week. We will regroup and get ready to travel down to Falls City to take on an undefeated FCSH Irish team this coming Friday."
The Jet defense opened the scoring by coming up with a safety when Hayden Albers fell on a loose ball in his own endzone. The Jet offense came to life later in the quarter on a 10 yard pass from Josh Masur to Jesse Phillips. The PAT pass fell incomplete. The Tigers answered back with Alberstaking one around right end from 17 yards out. The PAT run was stopped short. The score stood at 8-6 after one quarter of play. Neither team was able to put points on the board in the 2nd quarter so the Jets held an 8-6 lead going into the halftime break.
The Tigers took the lead midway through the 3rd quarter on a 14 yard scoring strike from Albers to Alex Nouzovsky. The PAT pass was incomplete. The Jets came back to grab 2 scores late in the quarter on a 20 yard run by Masur and a 15 yard run by Rhet Dirks. A Masur to Phillips hookup converter the 1st PAT. The score was 22-12 going into the 4th quarter.
Defense was the story early on in the 4th quarter as neither team was able to put points on the board. The Tigers closed the gap late in the quarter on a 28 yard pass from Albers to Connor Barr. The PAT run failed. The Jets were forced to give the ball right back to the Tigers and on 3rd and long they dialed up the hitch and pitch play with Albers finding Barr this time covering 65 yards. Albers ran in the PAT. The Tigers held on for the 26-22 victory.
Masur led all rushers with 147 yards on 28 carries. Bailey Bessey added 32 yards on 8 carries, Dirks rushed for 19 yards on 3 carries, and KodyBenson added 8 yards on 2 carries. Masur was 6 of 22 passing for 100 yards. Phillips caught 4 balls for 58 yards and Benson caught 2 passes for 42 yards.
Matt Wirthele was the leading tackler for the Jets on the night with 9 tackles and 11 assists. Jet defenders helping him out were; Masur 7 tackles, 5 assists, and 1 interception, Dirks 7 tackles, Thomas Tucker 4 tackles and 7 assists, Kale Heusman 3 tackles, 8 assists, and 1 1/2 quarterback sacks, Benson 3 tackles, 6 assists, and 1/2 quarterback sack, Phillips 2 tackles, 2 assists, and 1 interception, Bessey 2 tackles, Jon Cox 1 tackle, 1 assist, and Derek Julian 1 assist.
" Our kids battled for the whole 48 minutes, they (Lewiston) just made a couple more plays than we did at the end of the game. We committed 5 turnovers on the night, which is way too many for us. We will need to clean up that aspect of our game before next week. We will regroup and get ready to travel down to Falls City to take on an undefeated FCSH Irish team this coming Friday."