October 21, 2007
BP
The 100 Gold Hinsdale Falcons defeated the Elmhurst Eagles 18 –
0 to conclude the regular season with a 5 – 3 record while
securing a home playoff game next week. This marked the Falcons’
third shutout victory in a row while outscoring their opponents
74 – 0. The Falcons didn’t waste any time, scoring their first
touchdown on a nifty 54 yard run by runningback Sam MacKenzie on
the games’ 3rd play behind the blocking of quarterback Kevin
Hale, fullback Ben Stefani, tight end Matthew Muellner, right
tackle Alex Jeannin and left guard Rorey Seligman. This gave
Hinsdale an early 6 – 0 lead.
The Falcons defense dominated the Elmhurst offense all day as
they held them to 48 yards passing and only 14 rushing.
Linebackers Charlie Emmons (3 tackles, 1 interception returned
for 32 yards), Michael O’Doherty (3 tackles) and James Benak (4
tackles, 1 for a 5 yard loss) totally crushed the Elmhurst
rushing attack. The Falcons’ harassing defensive line
spearheaded by defensive tackles Jack Regan (2 tackles and 1
sack for negative 8 yards), Jack Paulson, Matthew Allen (3
tackles) and Jack Dolan combined with defensive ends Trevor Paul
(3 tackles and 1 sack for negative 8 yards) and Matthew Muellner
(1 sack for minus 6 yards) to clip the wings of the Eagles’
passing attack. The Hinsdale offense scored their second
touchdown with seconds left on the clock before halftime thanks
to a strong 9 yard run by fullback Charlie Emmons, with the key
block being delivered by tight end Danny Bergdoll, increasing
the Falcons’ lead to 12-0 at halftime.
Elmhurst received the second half kickoff but their offense was
stopped immediately without attaining a first down because of
cornerback Seligman’s (4 tackles and 1 pass deflected)
outstanding pass coverage. Hinsdale’s powerful offense added
another MacKenzie touchdown run of 8 yards to cement the game’s
final score at 18 – 0. The Falcons rushing attack was truly
special on this day as it amassed 285 yards on 40 carries. The
blocking of right guard O’Doherty, tight end Peter Deering, left
tackle Michael Lord and center Patrick Drew plowed the field for
MacKenzie 10 – 91 yards, 2 touchdowns, Stefani 6 – 46, Paul 10 –
78, Emmons 8 – 51 yards, 1 touchdown and Andrew Davis 3 – 13
yards.
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