Angola, Ind. - Albion Football fell to Trine 40-16 on Thursday Night. The Brits return to the field on Saturday October 24th as they travel to Calvin at 1PM.
Davis Crossman went 6-for-19 for 47 yards and
Jackson Volz went 3-for-5 for 40 yards.
Alex Trudell led the back field with 168 yard and a touchdown, while
Joseph Smith added 38 yards and a touchdown.
Ethan Barker led the team with three receptions for 32 yards, while
Sherron Sutton had three catches for 24 yards. For the defense
Devon Buskin Jr. led the team with 13 tackles and
Dewayne Williams added two sacks and two QB hurries. Kameron Jones added two pass breakups for the Brits secondary.
The Brits would get the ball to start the game, however after back to back penalties the Brits would face a third and long and the Thunder defense would intercept the Brits. They would drive down and score a touchdown on their opening possession to take a 7-0 lead with 12:17 left in the first. The Brits would respond going nine plays and 48 yards to set
Spencer Berkeypile up for a 44 yard field goal to cut the Thunder lead to four, 7-3, with 7:41 left in the first. The Thunder would begin to drive, however the Brits defense would come up with a stop a force the Thunder to kick a 32-yard field goal that they would miss, leaving the game 7-3 with 4:13 left in the first. The Brits would begin to drive down the field, however the Thunder would come up with another interception to stop the Brits in their tracks.
Trine would capitalize on the interception and open the second quarter with a touchdown to take a 14-3 lead. As the rain began to fall, the Brits would go three and out and the Thunder would drive down and score a 35 yard field goal to take a 17-3 lead. The next five possessions would result in punts, with the Brits forcing a punt after a nine yard sack by
Isaac Rehberg and
Rodney Chapman and the Thunders second punt netting just 14 yards due to defensive pressure. The Thunder would run out of time to add to their lead and would head into the half up 17-3.
Coming out the half, Trine would start with the ball and would drive down the field and score, taking a 24-3 lead. The Brits offense would continue to struggle as the Thunder would come up with another interception. The Brits defense would come up with a stop and force the Thunder to kick a 35 yard field goal to take a 27-3 lead. The Brits would look to get their offense going through the rain and on 4th and 1 would go for it but would be stopped and turn the ball over at their own 25. The Brits defense would continue to work and hold the Thunder to a 37 yard field goal that they would miss to keep the score 27-3. The Brits would start to get some offense going after a six yard catch but Sutton and a nine yard catch by
Connor Davey. The Thunders defense would stiffen and would force the Brits to punt to end the third quarter.
The Brits would open the fourth by forcing the Thunder to go three and out. The Thunder would also force the Brits to punt. The Thunder would respond with a a touchdown however on the extra point,
Jordan Davis would block the attempt. This would get the Brits going and
Alex Trudell would take the next snap 75 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead 33-10. The Thunders offense would continue to be dominant through the rain and would drive and score another touchdown to go up 40-10. Smith would battle to close the gap even more with a 21 yard rush, that set the Brits up to go down the field and Smith to score a three yard touchdown. With heavy rain the Brits would miss the extra point and leave the score 40-16. The Thunder would run one more play before the game would end and the Thunder would win 40-16.
News and Notes:
- With 221 rushing yards, this is the most by the Brits this season
- With 89 tackles, that is the most by the Brits this season
- With seven QB hurries and seven pass breakups, this is the most by the Brits this season
- This is the second straight game with a blocked kick by the Brits
- Giving up 374 yards through the air, that is the most the Brits have given up this season
- Alex Trudell had a season and team high of 168 yards
- This is his second straight 100+ yard game
- Joesph Smith had a season high 38 yards
- He also recorded his first career rushing touchdown
- Devon Buskin Jr. recorded a season and team high of 13 tackles
- Isaac Rehberg recorded his first sack of the season
- He also had his first QB hurry
- Dewayne Williams tied his season high of two sacks
- Caleb Vaughn recorded his first QB hurry of the season
- Kamron Jones had a season high two pass breakups
- He also ties his season high of five tackles
- Zach Berry had a season high six tackles
- Rodney Chapman recorded a season high five tackles
- He also had his first QB Hurry
- Kerry Teague recorded his first sack of the season
- Chris Bowman tied his season long of a 59 yard punt
- Spencer Berkeypile recorded a season long 44 yard field goal
Up Next
The Brits return to action on Saturday October 24th as they head to Grand Rapids to take on the Knights of Calvin at 1PM
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