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Football
Turnovers spell
defeat for Greenhill
(10/11/04)
The
Greenhill varsity football team jumped to an early 14-0 lead
against Episcopal High School (Houston) on Fri., Oct. 8, but
the Hornets' defense was unable to hold back late-game surges
by the Knights, all resulting from Greenhill turnovers.
Junior
quarterback Jeffrey Boyd led Greenhill to touchdowns on the
first two possessions of the ball game, before being carried
off the field on a stretcher with a neck injury in the final
minutes of the first quarter. Senior James Rahardja scored
both touchdowns for the Hornets, including a 37-yard pass from
punter Sam Coffman on a fake punt.
Greenhill entered the final quarter of the contest behind
16-14, but we unable to make up ground following four
turnovers, three of which gave EHS the ball with less than 15
yards to the endzone. The Knights scored 17 points in the
final quarter of the game, handing Greenhill its
fourth-straight loss of the season, bringing the season record
to 2-4 (0-4 in SPC Division I).
Greenhill will return home
to host Fort Worth All Saints on Fri., Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. on
Brinkmann Field. All Saints is currently riding a six-game win
streak, including wins over ESD, Fort Worth Country Day,
Trinity Valley and Cistercian. The Saints have outscored their
last six opponents by an average margin of 44-9. |
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