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October 13, 2012

BG rolls to easy win over Owls

By Dave Dyer ddyer@eagletribune.com The Eagle-Tribune The Eagle Tribune Sat Oct 13, 2012, 12:06 AM EDT

PLAISTOW — The final score may not reflect it but, except for two drives in the first quarter, the Timberlane defense did its part last night.

It was the Owls’ offense that let down in a misleading 42-13 loss to perennial power Bishop Guertin.

The Cardinals did put 21 points on the board in the first quarter, but one came after an interception and, after racking up 177 yards in that opening period, they only had 122 yards the rest of the game.

Offensively, however, the Owls had little consistency. They did score in the first quarter on a 43-yard pass from Erik Nelson to Ryan McCarthy, who came back nicely to make a nifty grab. But their only other TD came late in the fourth following a fine 40-yard kickoff return by McCarthy and a terrific 27-yard reception by Josh David, who stripped the ball from a defender on what seemed like a sure interception.

Between those two scores, the Timberlane offense struggled, collecting just five first downs and throwing four interceptions, two of which led directly to touchdowns. Bishop Guertin also scored on an 85-yard kickoff return.

“After the first quarter, I thought we played very well defensively,” said Timberlane coach Kevin Fitzgerald. “We just didn’t have enough offense ... except for last week, we’ve had problems putting together a good offense game and a good defensive game.”

Defensive leaders: Leading the resurgent defense after the first quarter for the Owls were Cam Gargano, Dan Scalzo, Billy Joyce and Jamie Saltamacchia. Scalzo, a 5-foot-7, 150-pound sophomore who is a standout wrestler, did a fine job as an undersized defensive end.

Versatile player: McCarthy caught four passes for 80 yards, returned a short kickoff 40 yards and made several hard tackles coming up from the secondary.

Sign for the future: Freshman Tyler Furey ran the ball hard for 20 tough yards.

Bishop Guertin 42, Timberlane 13

Bishop Guertin (5-2): 21 0 0 21 — 42

Timberlane (3-4): 7 0 0 6 — 13

First Quarter

BG — Nick Marino 2 run (Christopher Fox kick), 8:18

T — Ryan McCarthy 43 pass from Erik Nelson (Jake Burke kick), 5:12

BG — Thomas Hurley 18 run (Fox kick), 3:03

BG — Kevin Kiczuk 56 run (Fox kick), 0:16

Fourth Quarter

BG — Anthony Reale 10 run (Fox kick), 7:47

BG — John Miller 2 run (Fox kick), 4:46

T — Erik Nelson 6 run (kick failed), 3:16

BG — Clyde Boykin 85 kickoff return (Stephen Toscano kick), 3:02

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Timberlane (35-74) — Josh David 11-22, Harry Denoncourt 7-42, Erik Nelson 6-(-12), Tyler Furey 7-20, Jason Hughes 2-(-6), Andrew Augusta 1-2, Zach Downey 1-6; BG (35-232) — John Miller 1-2, Thomas Hurley 5-29, Blake Boudreau 4-45, Kevin Kiczuk 6-74, Nick Marino 11-42, Clyde Boykin 4-19, Mike Devereux 1-0, Anthony Reale 3-21

PASSING: Timberlane — Nelson 12-32-4, 174, Jason Hughes 0-1-0, 0; BG — Hurley 5-8-0, 67

RECEIVING: Timberlane — Ryan McCarthy 4-80, Downey 3-38, David 5-56; BG — Chris Bury 1-17, Aiden Loptos 3-27, Boudreau 1-23