Report by Bill Campbell
Sheffield Predators 6 - East Kilbride
Pirates 41
The Pirates
notched up their third consecutive win as they strive to return to the top of
the Northern Conference in American football’s Premier Division. This weekend
sees them travel south once more, this time to face the so-far undefeated
Tamworth Phoenix. Both sides have regularly contested the title in recent
years, and Saturday will bring another stern test for the East Kilbride team.
Last weekend’s game saw EK start well, with a 10-play drive taking them deep into Sheffield territory. However a Neil Baptie pass was intercepted by the home defence and the momentum was lost temporarily. The Pirates defense also came out strongly and dominated straight away, Indeed it was they who opened the scoring towards the end of the first quarter. Following a sack by Steven Wilson and a fumble which Sheffield managed to recover, the Predators found themselves in a 3rd-and-26 position. James Manson’s pass was picked off by Dougie Meechan who returned it 21 yards for the touchdown. Craig Black kicked the conversion to give EKP a 7-0 lead.
That advantage was increased mid way through the second period after a long run by Adam Kyle and a Baptie pass to Jamie McLaughlin moved the ball to Sheffield’s 14 yard line. Another Baptie pass found Black in the end zone, and although he failed to convert his own TD, the Pirates were now 13-0 ahead. The Predators responded with a TD of their, capping a 10-play drive with a 16 yard pass from Manson to Vince Berry. Their attempted 2-point conversion was stopped short and the Pirates took a 13-6 lead into the half time break.
Last weekend’s game saw EK start well, with a 10-play drive taking them deep into Sheffield territory. However a Neil Baptie pass was intercepted by the home defence and the momentum was lost temporarily. The Pirates defense also came out strongly and dominated straight away, Indeed it was they who opened the scoring towards the end of the first quarter. Following a sack by Steven Wilson and a fumble which Sheffield managed to recover, the Predators found themselves in a 3rd-and-26 position. James Manson’s pass was picked off by Dougie Meechan who returned it 21 yards for the touchdown. Craig Black kicked the conversion to give EKP a 7-0 lead.
That advantage was increased mid way through the second period after a long run by Adam Kyle and a Baptie pass to Jamie McLaughlin moved the ball to Sheffield’s 14 yard line. Another Baptie pass found Black in the end zone, and although he failed to convert his own TD, the Pirates were now 13-0 ahead. The Predators responded with a TD of their, capping a 10-play drive with a 16 yard pass from Manson to Vince Berry. Their attempted 2-point conversion was stopped short and the Pirates took a 13-6 lead into the half time break.
The third
quarter started with Rob Worboys intercepting another wayward Sheffield pass.
East Kilbride then ran the ball on nine consecutive plays, Baptie crossing the
goal line from 4 yards out on the last of them, and Black duly converted. The
next Pirates’ possession brought another TC. The drive had stalled, and the
field goal unit set up for a 47-yard attempt. A low snap meant that holder
McLaughlin had to scramble to recover the ball. He then managed to get a pass
away to kicker Black, and he ran the ball in for a touchdown. His subsequent
conversion kick made it 27-6 to the visitors, a score that remained unchanged
until the final quarter.
East Kilbride
rotated their squad in the later stages, including the introduction of James
Dodds at QB. After a couple of short yardage completions, he launched a 67-yard
pass to pacy receiver Paul Mitchell, who outran the defense to score, followed
by Black’s kick. It only remained for the scoring to be completed the same way
as it started, Dougie Meechan hauled in his second interception, this time of a
tipped Dean Whittingslow pass, and returned it 25 yards before Black made the
final score 41-6.
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