Heavy handed defense & special teams led the way in the Hornets 32 – 0 victory over Gloucester-White.

 

Williamsburg moved the ball early racking up a whopping 7 first half, first downs on the shoulders of runners Caden Darber and Cesar Ward. On the Hornet's 2nd possession, Ward ripped off a 24-yd TD run behind the blocks of Kade Campbell and Alan Burkett to put Williamsburg on top 6 - 0.

 

Defensively, the Hornets limited the Knights to 10 offensive plays in the 1^st half. Leading tacklers were Trey Drummond, Russ Schugeld, Ar’Mon Jones, Hunter Brittain & Darber, each in on 2-tackles.

 

Later, Joey Hill gobbled up a Gloucester punt, and raced 37-yds for TD. On the PAT, Darber followed  Drummond’s devastating block for a 13 – 0 lead.

 

An alert Ryan Jones, recovered the ensuing kick-off at the Knight’s 20-yd line. 2-plays later Jones scored from 10-yds out behind the blocks of Jake Savala & Tadic Mielczarek to build the lead to 19 – 0.

 

In the 2^nd half, Marcos Piggott zipped 35-yds for a score from his QB spot, then later ran a punt 40-yds for a 2^nd TD to keep the scoring machine on track. Josh Herslow added a PAT. Monii Burden & Carter Weissenfluh also had carries on the day.

 

Clayton Vinson & Burden (3 tackles each) helped keep the Knights in the dark. Garrett Turner & Herlow both had 2 super tackles. Zach Pope & Justin Ford were in on a pair of tackles each, while Adam O’Neill & Josh Womeldorf also registered stops.

 

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Pre-game looks of consternation.  Does he know that coin has 2 heads?   4C's: Chris, Cesar, Creecy, Carter

 Ar'mon, Russ & Zach bust through.      Coach Kenny's fans cheer him on.      The blocking wall is set up.

 

Anatomy Of A Gang Tackle

A few voracious tacklers latch onto the runner, while others circle in.

More tacklers join in on the attack, as their target begins to crumble.

The crushing blow occurs as others ascend to push their foe back.

The pile of bone crushing humanity builds.

Then the last few tacklers appear and the gang tackle is complete.