It took a PMS goof last Wednesday to unlock a PMS offensive floodgate
that dominated an extremely athletic Lawrence Middle School team in
Berkeley 19-2. On paper LMS was the superior squad: faster, bigger,
er, faster, and more talented. But - as many have said -
"that's why they play on grass." PMS held a cocky but ineffective LMS
offense to a 0-0 stalemate until late in the first half, aided by OK
defense but more-so by glaring LMS offensive miscues; dropped passes,
penalties galore, and muffed hand-offs. After pinning LMS to their own
one yard line, PMS took over on downs. It was very late in the first,
the boys had 99 miles to go, and instead of just running out the clock
with under-center quarterback keepers, they instead committed a
stupendous blunder - miss-firing a deep shotgun snap so
badly it barely stayed in the end zone - an instant 2 point Lawrence
safety! A safety being the most ignominious of football errors, PMS
then had to kick the ball to LMS who almost ran in for a TD if not for a
flag snagging dive by the kicker. Two plays later and it was half time
0-2 LMS. Whew!
A confident blob of Purple took the field on
defense second half. Realizing the lack of respect LMS had shown by
incessantly throwing the bomb first half, the PMS coach astutely
adjusted by sagging the secondary deep. Presto! Interception and a
fantastic run-back for a near pick six that was quickly converted two
plays later. More stifling defense; this time with D-line personnel
changes and line backer blitzes that had the LMS quarterback throwing it
away sideline and flags dropping well behind the line of scrimmage.
Back on offense - with the shot gun that's work great all year. Pow!
Short passes and great
sideline runs leading to another score. In the end, the PMS safety
boondoggle looked like a match to can of gasoline. Way to go Purple!
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