The Junior Blue Dukes 8th grade Blue team enjoyed a successful home opener with a 30-0 victory over the Germantown Hawks at scenic Lubar Stadium.
Van Bassindale took the opening kickoff back 75 yards up the middle, untouched, for a touchdown. Connor Kimple kicked the two-point converstion. 8-0, Bay.
On third and long, Matt Bernstein picked off a Germantown pass to put the Blue squad at the Germantown 41. Four plays later, quarterback Kimple kept the ball and ran left for a 30-yard touchdown. The two-point conversion attempt was no good. 14-0, Bay.
On the next series, Seamus Floyd recovered a fumble to give Bay the ball at its own 44. The Blue team drove down to the Germantown 31, but turned the ball over on downs.
In the second quarter, Bassindale scored on a short run, with Kimple kicking the two-point conversion to make the score 22-0, Bay. Aided by a face-masking penalty on the Bay, Germantown drove into Bay territory near the end of the second quarter, but the Blue defense kept the Hawks out of the end zone.
The only scoring in the second half came when linebacker Alec Lindfors, the human pterodactyl, jumped a pass route and took the ball 30 yards for a touchdown, making a nifty cut to avoid a would-be tackler on the way. Kimple kicked the two-point conversion (from further than normal due to a penalty). 30-0, Bay.
Late in the half, Zach Casey took an inside handoff and ran 44 yards to the end zone. Unfortunately, it was nullified by a penalty. The final score was 30-0.
