Blackcats win opener over Sikeston
Sep 03, 2008 - 15:07:40 CDT
The Fredericktown Blackcats Football Team kicked the season off in style, Friday night, here.
The Cats hosted the Sikeston Bulldogs in a game that started out slowly, and ended with a thrilling 42-29 Blackcats victory.
Fredericktown kicked off and quickly forced a Sikeston punt. The Cats then embarked on one of the longest drives you will ever see. They went 75 yards on 17 plays, and chewed up 7 minutes, 34 seconds on the clock. The drive ended with a two-yard pass from A.P. Lewandowski to Zach Sohn.
The Cats defense forced another punt, but this time, FHS was unable to score.
The Bulldogs got near midfield and were facing a fourth down and eight yards to go. They scored on a 53-yard pass play. The PAT made it 7-7 with 6:17 to play in the half. The score remained the same until halftime, as a pass intercepted by Jake Sikes in the Cats end zone thwarted a Sikeston drive with 11.7 seconds to go in the half.
The third quarter began with the Cats getting the ball first, and they took advantage right away. They went 81 yards in just under four minutes, and scored on a five-yard pass from Lewandowski to Sohn. The PAT made it 14-7 with 8:06 to go in the third quarter.
Sikeston returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards for a score to make it 14-13 with 7:50 to go in the third.
The Cats scored again on their next drive. Sohn gained most of the yards on the ground, and A.P. Lewandowski capped the drive with a 12-yard run. It was 20-13 with 3:38 to play in the third quarter.
The Cats stopped Sikeston on downs at midfield, as Nick Franks made a shoestring tackle on fourth down and six.
The Cats got four runs from Joey Lewandowski and two from Franks, before a fourth down pass to Ryan Gifford got the Cats down to the 25. Two plays later, Joey Lewandowski ran the ball in from the 21. Joey Lewandowski added the 2-point conversion to make it 28-13 with 9:31 to play.
It appeared the Cats had a comfortable lead, but Lewandowski’s score turned out to be the first of five in the final nine and half minutes of this wild game.
Sikeston scored on a five play drive and added the 2-point conversion to make it 28-21 with 8:06 to go.
Following a fumble near midfield, the Bulldogs raced to the lead with a five-play drive and another 2-point conversion. Sikeston led 29-28 with just 4:30 to play.
The Cats started at their 35, after the ensuing kickoff sailed out of bounds. Staying mostly on the ground, the Cats traveled to the Sikeston 26 with just over a minute to go in the game. Joey Lewandowski got six yards on first down. An incomplete pass stopped the clock with 1:15 to go. A.P. Lewandowski scrambled for two more yards and it was fourth down and two from the Sikeston 18. From there, Joey Lewandowski scored his second touchdown of the game he added the 2-point conversion to make it 36-29 with 1:01 to play.
Sikeston took over on its 38 yard line, and on the first play from scrimmage, Gifford intercepted a pass and took it to the Bulldogs 20 yard line. Joey Lewandowski scored on the Cats first play, and this time, the FHS two touchdown lead was safe. It was 42-29.
The Cats had 383 rushing yards on 64 carries, led by Joey Lewandowski’s 27 carries for 187 and three scores. Sohn rushed 19 times for 94 yards, and added three catches for 42 yards and two scores.
A.P. Lewandowski rushed seven times for 54 yards and scored one time on the ground and twice passing the ball. Franks carried 11 times for 48 yards. Lewandowski completed five of nine passes for 59 yards and two scores.
The Cats host Chester (Illinois), Friday night.
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The Cats hosted the Sikeston Bulldogs in a game that started out slowly, and ended with a thrilling 42-29 Blackcats victory.
Fredericktown kicked off and quickly forced a Sikeston punt. The Cats then embarked on one of the longest drives you will ever see. They went 75 yards on 17 plays, and chewed up 7 minutes, 34 seconds on the clock. The drive ended with a two-yard pass from A.P. Lewandowski to Zach Sohn.
The Cats defense forced another punt, but this time, FHS was unable to score.
The Bulldogs got near midfield and were facing a fourth down and eight yards to go. They scored on a 53-yard pass play. The PAT made it 7-7 with 6:17 to play in the half. The score remained the same until halftime, as a pass intercepted by Jake Sikes in the Cats end zone thwarted a Sikeston drive with 11.7 seconds to go in the half.
The third quarter began with the Cats getting the ball first, and they took advantage right away. They went 81 yards in just under four minutes, and scored on a five-yard pass from Lewandowski to Sohn. The PAT made it 14-7 with 8:06 to go in the third quarter.
Sikeston returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards for a score to make it 14-13 with 7:50 to go in the third.
The Cats scored again on their next drive. Sohn gained most of the yards on the ground, and A.P. Lewandowski capped the drive with a 12-yard run. It was 20-13 with 3:38 to play in the third quarter.
The Cats stopped Sikeston on downs at midfield, as Nick Franks made a shoestring tackle on fourth down and six.
The Cats got four runs from Joey Lewandowski and two from Franks, before a fourth down pass to Ryan Gifford got the Cats down to the 25. Two plays later, Joey Lewandowski ran the ball in from the 21. Joey Lewandowski added the 2-point conversion to make it 28-13 with 9:31 to play.
It appeared the Cats had a comfortable lead, but Lewandowski’s score turned out to be the first of five in the final nine and half minutes of this wild game.
Sikeston scored on a five play drive and added the 2-point conversion to make it 28-21 with 8:06 to go.
Following a fumble near midfield, the Bulldogs raced to the lead with a five-play drive and another 2-point conversion. Sikeston led 29-28 with just 4:30 to play.
The Cats started at their 35, after the ensuing kickoff sailed out of bounds. Staying mostly on the ground, the Cats traveled to the Sikeston 26 with just over a minute to go in the game. Joey Lewandowski got six yards on first down. An incomplete pass stopped the clock with 1:15 to go. A.P. Lewandowski scrambled for two more yards and it was fourth down and two from the Sikeston 18. From there, Joey Lewandowski scored his second touchdown of the game he added the 2-point conversion to make it 36-29 with 1:01 to play.
Sikeston took over on its 38 yard line, and on the first play from scrimmage, Gifford intercepted a pass and took it to the Bulldogs 20 yard line. Joey Lewandowski scored on the Cats first play, and this time, the FHS two touchdown lead was safe. It was 42-29.
The Cats had 383 rushing yards on 64 carries, led by Joey Lewandowski’s 27 carries for 187 and three scores. Sohn rushed 19 times for 94 yards, and added three catches for 42 yards and two scores.
A.P. Lewandowski rushed seven times for 54 yards and scored one time on the ground and twice passing the ball. Franks carried 11 times for 48 yards. Lewandowski completed five of nine passes for 59 yards and two scores.
The Cats host Chester (Illinois), Friday night.