Game Summary/Box Score
May 5, 2007 Idaho Matadors vs. Magic Valley Bulldawgs @ Jerome High
School
IDAHO 16 MAGIC VALLEY 9
JEROME – Perhaps the most significant game
in franchise history for both the Idaho Matadors and Magic Valley Bulldawgs was
played on June 11, 2005. On that day,
the Matadors defeated the Bulldawgs 26-6, and neither franchise has been the
same since. On May 5th, 2007,
the Matadors did it again to the Bulldawgs, this time at the home of the
Bulldawgs, fighting back from behind most of the game, the Matadors won on a
79-yard pass play from Tom Bennett to Javon Lincoln to squeak out another big
16-9 victory over the Magic Valley Bulldawgs.
On the earlier fateful
afternoon in 2005, the Bulldawgs entered the game with a 4-3 record, a victory
securing them a home game in the first round of the 2005 RMFL playoffs. The
Matadors were reeling from a 2-5 start in their inaugural season and had
nothing to play for… except pride. When the Matadors beat the Bulldawgs, it
sent a chain reaction of events that neither franchise has fully recovered
from. Right after that game, the
Bulldawgs, now having a road playoff game in Missoula, Montana, would… due to
lack of player commitment… drop out of the playoffs and soil what had been a
great reputation as a proud franchise for many years previous. The Matadors, on the other hand, apparently
buoyed by their big win, argued to become a AAA team in 2006, and were not able
to maintain their competitive play at that level for a full season…eventually
forfeiting their last game of ’06. Had the Bulldawgs won, as expected, in ’05…
it leaves one to wonder where the two franchises would be today.
On Saturday, once again,
the Bulldawgs came into this home game with a lot of hope, nursing a 2-1 record
to the Matadors 1-2 record, the Bulldawgs were thinking about a potential home
playoff seed… enter, once again, the Matadors.
Tom Bennett passed for 181
yards and Anthony Pomerlee rushed for 103 yards on 25 carries and a touchdown
in the 3rd quarter to pace an Idaho offense that had been stymied
for much of the game. Pomerlees biggest
gains throughout the first half and most of the second half were nullified by
penalties and/or big 3rd and 4th down stops by an
underrated Bulldawg defense. It was the
Bulldawgs defense, specifically, one-man-wrecking-crew, Jason Blair that scored
the first points of the game. Blair got
into the Idaho backfield, getting quarterback Bennett and forcing a fumble by
Bennett in the Matador end zone. Blair would fall on the ball as well, giving
the Bulldawgs the early 6-0 lead. Carl
Ott would add an extremely rare Bulldawg field goal in the 2nd, a
44-yard kick that would give the Bulldawgs a 9-0 halftime advantage. The field
goal was only the 3rd field goal in Bulldawgs history (10 seasons).
The Bulldawgs offense has
continued to get solid play from returning veteran, and the league’s 2001 MVP,
Lonnie Edwards, who rushed for 48 yards on only 8 carries to help pace the
Magic Valley offense which did gain a respectable 205 total net yards.
In the end, however, it was
their inability to punch any scores in the second half and the big homerun ball
from Bennett to Lincoln that undid the Bulldawgs creating a two-way tie in the
middle of the conference between the Bulldawgs and Matadors at 2-2. The
Matadors other score, to knot the game up at 9-9, came just before the big
Lincoln pass play. A swarm of Matador
rushers had dropped Bulldawg quarterback, Ben Landrian, in the end zone. It was immediately after the Matadors took
possession after the safety free kick, that Bennett found Lincoln for the go
ahead play.
Nick Ramsey would lead the Matadors defense with 9 tackles including ½ a sack (the safety) and Kyle Gambrel would lead the Bulldawgs defense with 10-1/2 tackles in what turned out to be the toughest game of the day
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Idaho Matadors |
0 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
16 |
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Magic Valley Bulldawgs |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
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MAGIC VALLEY: Jason Blair recovered fumble in end zone (Blair sack) (kick failed) 3:04 |
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MAGIC VALLEY: Carl Ott 44-yard field goal 8:09 |
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IDAHO: Anthony Pomerlee 6-yard run (Ramsey kick) 7:10 |
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IDAHO:
Safety – sacked Landrian in end zone 8:26 |
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IDAHO |
MAGIC VALLEY |
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First
Downs |
14 |
5 |
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Rushes-Yds |
35 |
120 |
26 |
127 |
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Passing |
9--23--0 |
6--17--3 |
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Passing
Yds. |
181 |
83 |
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Sacked-Yds |
1 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
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Net
Passing Yds. |
174 |
78 |
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Total
Yds. |
294 |
205 |
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Punts
- Avg. |
7-27.6 |
4-48.0 |
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Penalties
-Yds |
8 |
70 |
5 |
30 |
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Fumbles
- Lost |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Individual
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Rushing: |
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Player
-Team |
Tot.
Att. |
Tot.
Yds |
TD's |
2 pts. |
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Anthony
Pomerlee - Idaho |
25 |
103 |
1 |
0 |
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Leo
Garcia - Idaho |
6 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
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Adam
Rivera - Idaho |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Chris
Bailey - Idaho |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
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Tom
Bennett - Idaho |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
0 |
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Lonnie
Edwards - Magic Valley |
8 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
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Tony
Nunez - Magic Valley |
5 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
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Tyrel
Hoagland - Magic Valley |
7 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
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Brad Cook
- Magic Valley |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
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Kyle
Gambrel - Magic Valley |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Ben
Landrian - Magic Valley |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
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Passing: |
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Player |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yds |
TD's |
Int. |
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Tom
Bennett - Idaho |
9 |
23 |
181 |
1 |
0 |
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Ben
Landrian - Magic Valley |
6 |
17 |
83 |
0 |
3 |
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Receiving: |
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Player |
Recepts. |
Yards |
Td's |
2 pts. |
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Javon
Lincoln - Idaho |
5 |
117 |
1 |
0 |
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Frankie
Yagla - Idaho |
2 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
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Justin
McNicholl - Idaho |
1 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
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Chris
Bailey - Idaho |
1 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
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Josh
Villaro - Magic Valley |
3 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
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Brad Cook
- Magic Valley |
2 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Craig
Gause - Magic Valley |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
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Defense: |
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Player |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Intercepts |
TD's |
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Nick
Ramsey - Idaho |
9 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
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Nick
Russell - Idaho |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Nick Fuls
- Idaho |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
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Joel
Gunstream - Idaho |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Javon
Lincoln - Idaho |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Chad
Warren - Idaho |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Brady
Warfield - Idaho |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Ryan Verwey
– Idaho |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Jimmy
Christy - Idaho |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Rob
Longshaw - Idaho |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Frankie Yagla - Idaho |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mylan Miller - Idaho |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Byron
Walker - Idaho |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Trey
Payson - Idaho |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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