After a devastating 42-7 Monday night loss to Central, the Golden Eagles traveled to unbeaten Bald Eagle on only four days rest, knowing that it would be a tough game to win.
This proved to be the case, with the Golden Eagles dropping a 41-22 loss to BEA, but Tyrone proved to itself that they are starting to come together as a team.
“I think the game showed us that we can compete with anyone, if we can connect all of the pieces,” senior running back Brady Ronan said.
Ashton Walk let it fly last Friday, throwing for 300 yards, hooking up mainly with Ronan and wide receiver Andrew Weaver. Ronan netted 101 yards on 5 receptions, while Weaver accumulated 70 yards on 4 receptions.
Running back Seth Hoover led the rushing attack with 28 yards on 9 carries.
After going down 21-0 in the 1st quarter, the game seemed like it was already over, but a 69-yard touchdown catch from Brady Ronan built some confidence for the Golden Eagles.
A huge blocked punt from Andrew Weaver put Tyrone in a great scoring position, but the offense failed to convert on third down.
Luke Walk would strip the ball from Bald Eagle’s running back Cameron Dubbs and took it 63 yards for a touchdown to make the score 21-12.
Once again the Golden Eagle defense came up big and forced a punt. Giving the ball to the explosive Tyrone offense with a couple of minutes to go in the 2nd quarter.
After a couple of first downs, the Golden Eagles were on the Bald Eagle 22-yard line. Leaving the ball in the hands of Ashton Walk who converted to AJ Coleman over multiple defenders for the touchdown to make the score 19-21 going into the half.
Going into the second half with a lot of energy the Golden Eagles threw an interception on the first drive. Which would result in a touchdown to Bald Eagles Cameron Dubbs to extend their lead.
After this play Tyrone’s momentum started to shift in the wrong direction, giving up 13 more points to the Bald Eagle offense.
“After the third quarter, we definitely slowed down on defense when we should’ve been making plays”. Said Richard Rawlings.
Ultimately, The Golden Eagles lost 41-22 and their record fell to 1-3.
This week they hope to improve to 2-3 as they take on the 0-4 Bellwood Blue Devils at Grey Memorial Field.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Tyrone 0 19 3 0 — 22
Bald Eagle Area 14 7 7 13 — 41
First Quarter
BEA–Dubbs 8 run (Kad. Burns kick), 8:32.
BEA–Watkins 17 pass from Nagle (Kad. Burns kick), :01.
Second Quarter
BEA–Dubbs 1 run (Burns kick), 7:29.
T–Ronan 61 pass from A. Walk (kick failed), 6:09.
T–L. Walk 63 fumble return (Romani kick), 5:34.
T–Coleman 22 pass from A. Walk (2-point try failed), :48
Third Quarter
BEA–Dubbs 6 run (Burns kick), 4:19.
T–Romani 29 field goal, 2:49.
Fourth Quarter
BEA–Dubbs 12 run (2-point try failed), 11:00.
BEA–Watkins 10 pass from Nagle (Kad. Burns kick), 2:55.
TEAM STATISTICS
First downs
T: 10
BEA: 20
Total yards
T 325
B 488
Rushes-yards
T 16-26 \
B 41-179
Yards passing
T 299
B 309
Passing (comp.-att.-int.)
T 18-36-2
B 20-26-0
Punts-avg.
T 2-36.5
B 1-24
Fumbles-lost
1-1 4-2
Penalties-yards 5-68 5-50
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING–Tyrone, Hoover 9-28, Ronan 2-(-5), A. Walk 4-6, L. Walk 1-(-3). Bald Eagle Area, Dubbs 35-194, Nagle 5-(-14), Watkins 1(-1).
PASSING–Tyrone, A. Walk 18-36-2-299. Bald Eagle Area, Nagle 20-26-0-309.
RECEIVING–Tyrone, Andrew Weaver 4-70, Coleman 4-50, Ronan 5-101, Hoover 2-14, Woomer 1-50, Crowell 2-24. Bald Eagle Area, Kah. Burns 2-23, Dubbs 2-37, Watkins 8-125, Spackman 2-18, G. Burns 7-106.
