The field at Seneca is unique. It can be intimidating and a very tough place to play, especially for a team that has never experienced that atmosphere before.
The Wolves made their first trip to Tom Hodge Field last night. But, they were anything but intimidated.
As the game progressed, it became more and more evident that, on this night, Reeds Spring was the better football team. They owned the game up front and that set the tone on both sides of the football.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Wolves got on the board with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Blake Gronvold to JT Bayliff with 7:56 left to go in the second quarter.
Reeds Spring looked to add to that lead before going to the locker room. And, they used every possible second to do that. With time running out in the half Reeds Spring went to their two minute offense as they finished marching towards the goal line. As the clock got down to under ten seconds they went with a dive play to Colton Cramblett, who broke through the defensive line and rushed towards the goal line He to to within a yard before being stacked up. Reeds Spring immediately called time out. The clock hit zero but the Wolves were granted the time out and two seconds were put back on the clock. From here, Coach Lance Gosch showed confidence in his offense by going for it. And that move payed off as Gronvold kept the snap and made his way into the endzone. Cramblett made it 2-2 on extra points as he split the uprights and the Wolves went to the locker room with a 14-0 lead.
The second half was much of the same, as the offense continued to show the ability to move the ball and the defense kept the Indians in check.
Gronvold would toss his second touchdown pass of the night (sixth of the year) with :38 seconds left in the third quarter, hooking up with Seth Stamps for a 21 yard score.
The Defense/Special Teams would get into the scoring column in the fourth quarter. A blocked punt for a touchdown would give Reeds Spring a 28-0 lead.
From there it was just a matter of preserving the shutout, and the defense was able to do just that.
I had Cody Hughes, unofficially, with 14 carries for 100 yards. Cramblett added another 43.
Wolves move to 2-0 in the season and picked up another district win. They will return to Carl Langley Field next week and welcome a familiar foe. Logan-Rogersville will be coming to town.
