RBC upends Wall
RBC interception seals win
Caseys turn two fumbled kick offs into two TD in 62 seconds
By TONY GRAHAM
STAFF WRITER
RED BANK - With Red Bank Catholic clinging to a two-point lead late in the fourth quarter Sunday night against No. 2 Wall, Caseys' coach Frank Edgerly was looking for someone to make a big play on defense.
Up stepped John Kinzel. The senior lineman picked off a screen pass and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown with 3:25 left that clinched a 25-17 Shore Conference Liberty Division win for the Caseys (6-1, 5-1) over the Knights (5-2, 5-1).
""We've been practicing against the screens all week,'' said Kinzel, 6-2, 220 pounds. ""That has been a down fall of our defense the last few games.
"'I read it perfectly and got on my horse.''
His ride into the end zone enabled RBC to clinch the Non-Public Liberty title for a fourth year in a row.
""That was a special play,'' said Edgerly.
""That's my first ever career touchdown on defense,'' said Kinzel. ""For a "D' lineman, that's their dream right there. And it happened to me.''
With time running down Wall reached the RBC 45 yard line where a long pass attempt by quarterback Jim Louro was knocked away by RBC's Peter Batesko as the clock ran out.
RBC snapped a 7-7 deadlock when Wall fumbled away consecutive short kickoffs to begin the second half. In the space of 62 seconds RBC had a 12-point lead.
""We were squibbing the second half,'' Edgerly said. ""They had two guys deep that we didn't want to get the ball. You can't predict the bounces they take and fortunately, in those two back-to-back sequences, they definitely bounced in our favor.''
One play after the first fumble recovery reserve junior quarterback Connor O'Leary, subbing for senior starter Louis Bianchini (thigh bruise), hit Batesko with a 38-yard bomb to make it 13-7.
After Wall fumbled again RBC senior tailback Mike Wilbur, battling night-long ankle problems, powered in from the one for a 19-7 lead.
""We knew on Monday O'Leary was going to be the guy, we tried to keep it quiet,'' said Edgerly. ""The kid came out, played his heart out, he put us in the right position, and made some big throws.''
RBC lost three second-half fumbles as Wall battled back.
A 27-yard field goal by John Shields cut the margin to nine points after three quarters.
Following a fumble recovery Wall then drove 67 yards in 11 plays. Louro connected with Tim Wright on a 10-yard strike to make it 19-17 with 10:10 remaining.
Caseys turn two fumbled kick offs into two TD in 62 seconds
By TONY GRAHAM
STAFF WRITER
RED BANK - With Red Bank Catholic clinging to a two-point lead late in the fourth quarter Sunday night against No. 2 Wall, Caseys' coach Frank Edgerly was looking for someone to make a big play on defense.
Up stepped John Kinzel. The senior lineman picked off a screen pass and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown with 3:25 left that clinched a 25-17 Shore Conference Liberty Division win for the Caseys (6-1, 5-1) over the Knights (5-2, 5-1).
""We've been practicing against the screens all week,'' said Kinzel, 6-2, 220 pounds. ""That has been a down fall of our defense the last few games.
"'I read it perfectly and got on my horse.''
His ride into the end zone enabled RBC to clinch the Non-Public Liberty title for a fourth year in a row.
""That was a special play,'' said Edgerly.
""That's my first ever career touchdown on defense,'' said Kinzel. ""For a "D' lineman, that's their dream right there. And it happened to me.''
With time running down Wall reached the RBC 45 yard line where a long pass attempt by quarterback Jim Louro was knocked away by RBC's Peter Batesko as the clock ran out.
RBC snapped a 7-7 deadlock when Wall fumbled away consecutive short kickoffs to begin the second half. In the space of 62 seconds RBC had a 12-point lead.
""We were squibbing the second half,'' Edgerly said. ""They had two guys deep that we didn't want to get the ball. You can't predict the bounces they take and fortunately, in those two back-to-back sequences, they definitely bounced in our favor.''
One play after the first fumble recovery reserve junior quarterback Connor O'Leary, subbing for senior starter Louis Bianchini (thigh bruise), hit Batesko with a 38-yard bomb to make it 13-7.
After Wall fumbled again RBC senior tailback Mike Wilbur, battling night-long ankle problems, powered in from the one for a 19-7 lead.
""We knew on Monday O'Leary was going to be the guy, we tried to keep it quiet,'' said Edgerly. ""The kid came out, played his heart out, he put us in the right position, and made some big throws.''
RBC lost three second-half fumbles as Wall battled back.
A 27-yard field goal by John Shields cut the margin to nine points after three quarters.
Following a fumble recovery Wall then drove 67 yards in 11 plays. Louro connected with Tim Wright on a 10-yard strike to make it 19-17 with 10:10 remaining.
posted by Tony Graham at 7:34 PM
2 Comments:
every APP writer picked Wall and wrote off RBC. RBC couldn't help who they played prior to LB and won big in their first five games. Lb only beat manchester by 14 this weekend. rbc had one bad game with a hurt quarterback and all the suddden they're dropped from the top ten. hope APP takes note and has a more objective analysis in the future than the simple "who have they beat" drum they've been banging. Even before the Wall win they evidenced they were a top 10 team. Wall victory was with a sub qb and best running back with an ankle injury.
When we all picked Wall that virtually assured an RBC win!!!
Certainly a nice win for RBC over Wall.
New Top 10 poll on line at midnight tonight...
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