Game Summary/Box Score
May 5, 2007 Great Falls Gladiators vs. Bitterroot Blaze @ Darby High
School
BITTERROOT 35 GREAT FALLS 0
DARBY – And the amazing story of the
dominant 2007 Bitterroot Blaze continues… this time, wrapping up a back-to-back
win against the Great Falls Gladiators 35-0, behind 232 yards rushing and 3
touchdowns by reigning RMFL Offensive MVP, Justin Nixon, at home, in Darby,
Montana.
The Gladiator were the only
fellow Montana team the Blaze could not beat in 2006, losing twice 3-2 and 19-14.
In 2007 they have beaten their nemesis on consecutive Saturdays by a combined
score of 90-0.
And, oh by the way, heading
into their first of two bye weeks on the season, the Blaze have yet to be
scored upon in 5 games, however, the best “other” offense in Montana, the Missoula
Phoenix looms twice on their schedule going in.
The Blaze relied, once
again, on the usual formula… great defense… and a lot of Justin Nixon.
Defensively, the Blaze
stifled the Gladiators to a paltry total of 38 total net offensive yards,
including recording 6 quarterback sacks for 33 yards lost. The Gladiator
rushing game fared no better, rushing for only 28 yards on 13 carries as the Gladiators
were only able to muster 2 first downs the entire evening, a cold, windy
evening, favoring the smash mouth Bitterroot offensive approach.
The primary success for the
Gladiators was their pass defense.
Great Falls held the Blaze to only 46 net yards of passing. They
intercepted Blaze quarterback, Buckie Brawley 3 times and sacked him 3 more
times to boot. But, it was not enough for to stop the unstoppable Blaze as
Nixon ran wild and the Blaze defense became clearly the “immovable object”.
Defensive lineman, Brian
Buckreus, even got in on the fun just past the midway point of the second
quarter. With the Gladiators backed up
under the shadow of their own goal posts, pressure on Gladiator quarterback,
Brad Thurber, forced an off-balance pass that Buckreus, normally a big-time
Blaze sack expert, stepped in front of and sacheted in for 6 defensive points
from 7 yards out. Buckreus, along with head coach and fellow d-lineman, Joe
Murawa, would both finish the game with 2 sacks a piece to top the Blaze
defense.
For the Gladiators, Mike
Pease, had another solid effort of note. Pease got in on 8-1/2 sacks, however,
far too few were made close enough to the line of scrimmage to keep Nixon and
backfield mate Tyler Jolley (6 carries, 40 yards) from keeping the Blaze moving
towards victory.
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Great Falls Gladiators |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bitterroot Blaze |
7 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
35 |
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BITTERROOT: Justin Nixon 9-yard run (Peterson kick) 11:48 |
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BITTERROOT:
Justin Nixon 15-yard run (Peterson kick) 11:04 |
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BITTERROOT:
Justin Nixon 3-yard run (Peterson kick) 8:25 |
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GREAT FALLS |
BITTERROOT |
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First
Downs |
2 |
11 |
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Rushes-Yds |
13 |
28 |
47 |
302 |
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Passing |
7--28--3 |
4--19--3 |
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Passing
Yds. |
43 |
57 |
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Sacked-Yds |
6 |
33 |
3 |
11 |
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Net
Passing Yds. |
10 |
46 |
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Total
Yds. |
38 |
348 |
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Punts
- Avg. |
9-28.2 |
3-30.3 |
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Penalties
-Yds |
4 |
30 |
7 |
65 |
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Fumbles
- Lost |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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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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John
Hughes - Great Falls |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
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Yahreen Collins
- Great Falls |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Brad
Thurber - Great Falls |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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Mike
Tudor - Great Falls |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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Keith
Deboo - Great Falls |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin
Nixon - Bitterroot |
28 |
232 |
3 |
0 |
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Tyler
Jolley - Bitterroot |
6 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
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Buckie
Brawley - Bitterroot |
8 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
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Bo Davenport
- Bitterroot |
4 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
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Chris
Brawley - Bitterroot |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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Passing: |
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Player |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yds |
TD's |
Int. |
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Brad
Thurber - Great Falls |
7 |
28 |
43 |
0 |
3 |
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Buckie
Brawley - Bitterroot |
4 |
19 |
57 |
0 |
3 |
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Receiving: |
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Player |
Recepts. |
Yards |
Td's |
2 pts. |
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Keith
Deboo - Great Falls |
3 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
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John
Hughes - Great Falls |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
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Eddie
Torrance - Great Falls |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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Jarad McDuffie
- Great Falls |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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Grant
Roman - Bitterroot |
1 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
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Michael Rasmussen
- Bitterroot |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin
Nixon - Bitterroot |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
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Rich
Fillie - Bitterroot |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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Defense: |
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Player |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Intercepts |
TD's |
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Mike Pease
- Great Falls |
8.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chris
White - Great Falls |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Eric
McGowan - Great Falls |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Lee
Dresch - Great Falls |
5.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Demond
Orr - Great Falls |
4.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Chris Pattee
- Great Falls |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Steve
Brown - Great Falls |
3.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Dave
Moore - Great Falls |
3 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
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Aaron
Bradley - Great Falls |
3 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
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Hanif
Flood - Great Falls |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Keith Deboo
- Great Falls |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bill
Barbre - Great Falls |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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John
Hughes - Great Falls |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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