Game Summary/Box Score
April 1, 2006 Helena Titans at Bitterroot Blaze @ Darby High School
BITTERROOT BLAZE 29 HELENA TITANS 7
DARBY – “It was just like playing last
years Raptors defense… only they were even better,” commented Helena Titans
head coach, David Garza as the RMFL expansion, Bitterroot Blaze cruised out to
a 22-0 halftime lead and then sailed home, literally to a 29-7 humbling of the
Helena Titans in Darby, Montana.
The Blaze have been highly
touted after being created with a number of quality players from last years
state champion, Missoula Raptors, including star tailback, Justin Nixon, who
rushed for an incredible 197 yards and 2 touchdowns on the day cementing his
position as the early favorite for the AA rushing championship.
Nixon broke loose late in
the first quarter for an electrifying 78-yard sprint to the goal line that
accounted for many of those yards on one play. He scored later in the 4th
quarter on another big play of 37-yards as the Blaze rushed for 248 yards as a
team on the day.
Blaze quarterback, Buckie
Brawley, had a decent afternoon with limited effort; passing only 10 times,
completing only 4 of those, 2 of which for touchdowns.
It was the Blaze defense that was the difference, however, putting tremendous pressure on Titan quarterbacks, Jacob Pena and Rocky Hamilton and limiting the Titan rushing attack to 60 yards on the afternoon.
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Helena Titans |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
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Bitterroot Blaze |
15 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
29 |
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Bitterroot: Rausch 43-yard pass from B. Brawley
(Nixon run) 12:28 |
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Bitterroot: Rasmussen 7-yard pass from B. Brawley (E. Peterson kick) 1:56 |
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Helena: Sanford 27-yard pass from R. Hamilton (Gilreath kick) 11:47 Bitterroot: Nixon 37-yard run (E. Peterson kick) 6:28 |
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HELENA |
BITTERROOT |
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First
Downs |
11 |
10 |
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Rushes-Yds |
23 |
60 |
45 |
248 |
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Passing |
12--22--1 |
4--10--1 |
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Passing
Yds. |
143 |
76 |
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Sacked-Yds |
5 |
30 |
8 |
45 |
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Net
Passing Yds. |
113 |
31 |
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Total
Yds. |
173 |
279 |
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Punts
- Avg. |
6-38.0 |
4-34.3 |
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Penalties
-Yds |
7 |
55 |
6 |
45 |
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Fumbles
- Lost |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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Individual
Stats: |
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Rushing: |
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Player
-Team |
Tot. Att. |
Tot.
Yds |
TD's |
2 pts. |
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Keith Deboo - Helena |
12 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin
Clement - Helena |
6 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
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Ryan Ewan
- Helena |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Jacob
Pena - Helena |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin
Nixon - Bitterroot |
20 |
197 |
2 |
1 |
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Tyler Jolley - Bitterroot |
10 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
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Robb
Simms - Bitterroot |
5 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
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Buckie
Brawley - Bitterroot |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Matt
Lakey - Bitterroot |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
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Passing: |
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Player |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yds |
TD's |
Int. |
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Jacob
Pena - Helena |
8 |
19 |
95 |
0 |
1 |
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Rocky
Hamilton - Helena |
3 |
3 |
48 |
1 |
0 |
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Buckie
Brawley - Bitterroot |
4 |
10 |
76 |
2 |
1 |
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Receiving: |
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Player |
Recepts. |
Yards |
Td's |
2 pts. |
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Eddie
Sullivan - Helena |
2 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
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Ken
Sanford - Helena |
2 |
35 |
1 |
0 |
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Dave
Garza - Helena |
2 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
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Bradley
Bain - Helena |
2 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
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Keith Deboo - Helena |
1 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin
Clement - Helena |
1 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
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Ryan Ewan
- Helena |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Reggie
Stanfield - Helena |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
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Kris
Rausch - Bitterroot |
1 |
43 |
1 |
0 |
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Michael
Rasmussen - Bitterroot |
3 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
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Defense: |
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Player |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Intercepts |
TD's |
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Mike Moe
- Helena |
9.5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Dan Roope - Helena |
6.5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin
Lamb - Helena |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Tommy
Clement - Helena |
6 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
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Landon
Lamb - Helena |
4 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
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Kyle
Pena - Helena |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Terry
Hiatt - Helena |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin Masiak - Helena |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Scott
Clement - Helena |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Pate Rice
- Helena |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Pat
Noonan - Helena |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Jeremy
Owens - Helena |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Jeremiah
Clement - Helena |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Greg Lundell - Helena |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jamie
Jones - Bitterroot |
11.5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Chris
Jones - Bitterroot |
7.5 |
0 |
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0 |
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Joe Murawa - Bitterroot |
6.5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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Kurt
Rausch - Bitterroot |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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James
Wood - Bitterroot |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Nick Bain
- Bitterroot |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Paul
Tryon - Bitterroot |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Brian Buchrest - Bitterroot |
3.5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Ron Lakey
- Bitterroot |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Jared Chytka - Bitterroot |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chance
Brawley - Bitterroot |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bryan Hellyer - Bitterroot |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chris
Brawley - Bitterroot |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Eric
Peterson - Bitterroot |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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