West Boca Stampedes to Victory

The West Boca Bulls stampeded all over the Spanish River Sharks 53-0 on Friday night. Quarterback Robert Powell was the star for the visiting Bulls, rushing for two touchdowns and throwing for three more.

The tone for the game was set on the third play of the Bulls opening drive. Powell saved what could have been a disastrous play, when he picked up a fumbled handoff and emerged untouched from a pile of Spanish River defenders and scampered into the corner of the end zone for a 15 yard touchdown run. On the next series, Powell showed his escape ability again, eluding multiple Sharks on his way to a 28 yard touchdown run along the near sideline. Although West Boca Coach Willie Dorado wasn’t thrilled with the scrambles, stating that “it was not good execution by our team.”

The offensive onslaught continued in the second quarter when, after a 35 yard run by Paris Pee, Joseph Trebitz powered his way three yards into the end zone. Next possession for the Bulls resulted in a 16 yard touchdown pass from Powell to Jeff Hutchinson. A 23 yard pass from Powell to Nathan Nord set up a Pee three yard touchdown run to end the half.

The second half ended the same way the first ended, with the Bulls scoring another touch down. Powell threw his second touchdown pass of the game, a 22 yard bullet to Nord. On the Bulls next drive a quick change of direction allowed Michael Bernard to run for 43 yards, setting up a five yard touchdown pass from Powell to Nord. With the clock running out, Marquis Jones made his last carry of the game count, running 32 yards for another Bulls touchdown.

A relentless effort from running back Brett Swider, who touched the ball 28 times in the game, typified the effort that Sharks Coach Perry Schneider is looking for. After the game Schneider said “we tried, a lot of these guys don’t know what it takes to get the job done.”