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Salisbury, Mo. —
The Marceline Tigers 2011 football season has come to a close in the Sectional Round of the MSHSAA playoffs. The Tigers traveled to Salisbury for their second meeting of the season with the fifth-ranked and undefeated Panthers.
The weather in Missouri showed its nastier side through the contest. Starting out with bitter cold and harsh winds blowing across the field. The Tigers kicked off to start, and forced a turnover on downs on their first drive at the Tigers 10 yard line. Stops on the drive for a loss were made by Christopher Wurm and Randal Rosenbaum.
The teams exchanged punts for a couple of possessions, with Wurm earning another stop for a loss. Salisbury took possession late in the opening quarter at the Marceline 35 after a short punt. The Panthers would score on this drive, which extended into the second quarter, on a six play drive. They found the endzone on a 17-yard run. The point-after was good to put Marceline down by seven early.
Q2 11:19 – Marceline 0 Salisbury 7
The Tigers responded well with a long kickoff return by Dakota Lewis, all the way to the Salisbury 20. Lewis finished what he started with a 20-yard touchdown run for the Black Rage score. The extra point by Christian Dyas was good to tie the game.
Q2 11:00 – Marceline 7 Salisbury 7
Salisbury re-responded with a long kick return of their own, this one going to the Marceline eight yard line. Two plays later, the Panthers would score on a three-yard run. The snap was muffed on the extra point, and the conversion was no good.
Q2 10:09 – Marceline 7 Salisbury 13
Despite a good return from Tim Jordan, a run by Dylan Clubine, and passes from Clubine to Lewis and Jordan; Marceline would turn the ball over on downs on their next drive. The team was a football’s length from the first down.
Salisbury scored on their next drive, traveling 42 yards in eight plays. They scored despite good defensive plays by Rosenbaum, Nathan Weimer, and Blake Warner. The score came on a three-yard run. The conversion run was good to put Marceline down by 14.
Q2 5:46 – Marceline 7 Salisbury 21
Runs by Lewis and Kyle Bell, as well as a nice screen to Angel Lopez, earned Marceline a fresh set of downs at the Panthers 45 to start their next possession. Clubine and Lewis combined on three runs for another first down at the Salisbury 29. However, the team would turn the ball over on downs four plays later at the Panthers 21. One kneel-down from Salisbury brought the first half to a close.
Halftime – Marceline 7 Salisbury 21
Marceline received the second half kickoff, with Clubine returning the squibber to his own 36. Runs by Bell and Lewis earned a first down at the Marceline 46. Lewis broke off a a run of his own for a first down on the next play, and combined with Bell two plays later to get to the Salisbury 29. However, a fumble would end the drive at the Panthers 27.
Marceline would allow one first down on the next Salisbury drive, but a key fourth down stuff by Wurm would give the Tigers back the pigskin at their own 25.
An interception on the next Marceline drive would help set up an eventual 15-yard touchdown run by Salisbury. The conversion run was good.
Q3 2:28 – Marceline 7 Salisbury 29
From the midpoint of the third quarter, until well after the game was over, hard rain fell in sheets to add to the bitter cold on the field.
These conditions proved to be detrimental to the Black Rage football team, as fumbles would plague the team for the remainder of the contest. Salisbury scored late in the game on a 48-yard run to bring the contest to its conclusion.
Final – Marceline 7 Salisbury 35
Late in the game for Marceline, Randal Rosenbaum earned a school record with a 73-yard net punt. This punt eclipses the record held by Tigers Assistant Coach Kaleb Lake.
“This group of seniors had a lot of people who didn’t think we were going to do much,” said Coach Thomas. “They took it upon themselves to prove people wrong, and we did that.”
Coach Thomas continued: “If you look at the combined records of the five teams we lost to, they were a combined 44-5. We lost to some good teams, but these kids played their rear-ends off, and are going to be missed next year.”
The Marceline Tigers 2011 football season has come to a close in the Sectional Round of the MSHSAA playoffs. The Tigers traveled to Salisbury for their second meeting of the season with the fifth-ranked and undefeated Panthers.
The weather in Missouri showed its nastier side through the contest. Starting out with bitter cold and harsh winds blowing across the field. The Tigers kicked off to start, and forced a turnover on downs on their first drive at the Tigers 10 yard line. Stops on the drive for a loss were made by Christopher Wurm and Randal Rosenbaum.
The teams exchanged punts for a couple of possessions, with Wurm earning another stop for a loss. Salisbury took possession late in the opening quarter at the Marceline 35 after a short punt. The Panthers would score on this drive, which extended into the second quarter, on a six play drive. They found the endzone on a 17-yard run. The point-after was good to put Marceline down by seven early.
Q2 11:19 – Marceline 0 Salisbury 7
The Tigers responded well with a long kickoff return by Dakota Lewis, all the way to the Salisbury 20. Lewis finished what he started with a 20-yard touchdown run for the Black Rage score. The extra point by Christian Dyas was good to tie the game.
Q2 11:00 – Marceline 7 Salisbury 7
Salisbury re-responded with a long kick return of their own, this one going to the Marceline eight yard line. Two plays later, the Panthers would score on a three-yard run. The snap was muffed on the extra point, and the conversion was no good.
Q2 10:09 – Marceline 7 Salisbury 13
Despite a good return from Tim Jordan, a run by Dylan Clubine, and passes from Clubine to Lewis and Jordan; Marceline would turn the ball over on downs on their next drive. The team was a football’s length from the first down.
Salisbury scored on their next drive, traveling 42 yards in eight plays. They scored despite good defensive plays by Rosenbaum, Nathan Weimer, and Blake Warner. The score came on a three-yard run. The conversion run was good to put Marceline down by 14.
Q2 5:46 – Marceline 7 Salisbury 21
Runs by Lewis and Kyle Bell, as well as a nice screen to Angel Lopez, earned Marceline a fresh set of downs at the Panthers 45 to start their next possession. Clubine and Lewis combined on three runs for another first down at the Salisbury 29. However, the team would turn the ball over on downs four plays later at the Panthers 21. One kneel-down from Salisbury brought the first half to a close.
Halftime – Marceline 7 Salisbury 21
Marceline received the second half kickoff, with Clubine returning the squibber to his own 36. Runs by Bell and Lewis earned a first down at the Marceline 46. Lewis broke off a a run of his own for a first down on the next play, and combined with Bell two plays later to get to the Salisbury 29. However, a fumble would end the drive at the Panthers 27.
Marceline would allow one first down on the next Salisbury drive, but a key fourth down stuff by Wurm would give the Tigers back the pigskin at their own 25.
An interception on the next Marceline drive would help set up an eventual 15-yard touchdown run by Salisbury. The conversion run was good.
Q3 2:28 – Marceline 7 Salisbury 29
From the midpoint of the third quarter, until well after the game was over, hard rain fell in sheets to add to the bitter cold on the field.
These conditions proved to be detrimental to the Black Rage football team, as fumbles would plague the team for the remainder of the contest. Salisbury scored late in the game on a 48-yard run to bring the contest to its conclusion.
Final – Marceline 7 Salisbury 35
Late in the game for Marceline, Randal Rosenbaum earned a school record with a 73-yard net punt. This punt eclipses the record held by Tigers Assistant Coach Kaleb Lake.
“This group of seniors had a lot of people who didn’t think we were going to do much,” said Coach Thomas. “They took it upon themselves to prove people wrong, and we did that.”
Coach Thomas continued: “If you look at the combined records of the five teams we lost to, they were a combined 44-5. We lost to some good teams, but these kids played their rear-ends off, and are going to be missed next year.”
