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McKenzie over Camden 28-17 in Region Opener

The Camden Lions traveled to the McKenzie Stadium for their first regional battle of the 2002 season and fought the Rebs to a tough loss, 28-17. McKenzie won the toss and deferred, so our game captains, Shaun Borchert, Jason Coleman, and Brock Martin took the ball. The kick was to Ryne Haynie at the 10, and he ran hard to the 30 where the Lions offense would start with a first down. Senior Quarterback Ben Tinkle came out throwing, and Haynie had two steps on his coverage while running a deep route…but the pass fell incomplete. Josh Boyd took the handoff from Tinkle and slants right for a pickup of 6. Heath Yoder tries the right side and is stopped just short of the first, 4th & 1. The coaches decide to punt, and Tinkle hits it good to the 22. The runner moves thru heavy traffic & is finally hauled down ‘way up at our 47.

The McKenzie Rebels come out running, and the quick hitter over the middle goes for 3 where Shaun French leads the stop. The Rebel tailback slants off left tackle, and Daniel Woodall is able to stop him two feet short of the first down. The striped ones confirm with the chains, and McK busts the right side and scores from the 36. McK lines up for the old “trick play”, you know, with the center way over here & everybody else…well, you had to be there, but it was ugly & Daniel Woodall put the quarterback to the turf. It was 6-0 Rebs with 8:41 left in the first.

Josh Boyd took the kick at the 18, made the left sideline and made it all the way to the 48, great run! Josh Guajardo starts in motion, left to right, and the Rebel tackler used Josh’s facemask for the stop, so the Zebra’s say “First down Camden at our 48”. Heath Yoder busts the middle for a tough pickup of one. Boyd takes the inside handoff, breaks out of traffic, grabs one more gear and makes the 18 before he is stopped! Great 28 yard run! Haynie tries the end around for a pickup of 1. After an incomplete pass, the quarterback keeper gets Tinkle around right end and downfield to the 11. 6:25 left, Josh Guajardo is in motion and only gets a fake handoff so that Josh Boyd can get an “original Ben Tinkle” handoff and slant behind Josh Beasley’s block all the way to the 5! Great play, Lions! The Rebels are rattled, and take a timeout to talk with 2nd down and one at the two-yard line. McKenzie comes back with the right defense called, and Tinkle is hit in the backfield for a loss. Ben lines it up, looks it over, and shows a “T” to the ref, Black & Gold timeout. 5:32 on the clock, the double handoff results in a loss, so sophomore kicker Clay Carruth in on the field for his first field goal attempt of the season. Brian Markham has the hold, Clay has it up and it is good! The ball is over the fence and on someone’s patio, and the score is McK 6, Camden 3.

Carruth is pumped, and his kick is fielded inside the 20. The returner finds a seam, but Ryne Haynie is able to run him down at the 41. Run over right tackle is finally stopped a foot short of the first…no wait, they measure it as a first down McK. The next play is a pass that had Josh Guajardo in the QB’s face as he threw, and Brian Markham almost intercepting, good job defense! The Rebel runner ran a delay-kind-of-draw over the right side of the line, and Kyle Moore lead the stop after a pickup of 4. Right side again for four, and it is 4th & 1. Rebs going for it, bust the middle, have it…no wait, yellow hankie says five yard penalty all over it, and it is 4th & 5 at the 43 with 2:20 in the first. They are still going for it, and it is that delay again, and it’s a first down at the 35. Justin Smith and Maurice Gastelum get together for a little Rebel dropping party, and it is 2nd & 9-1/2 yards, great stop! Smitty stops the run over right tackle after a gain of a half. 30 seconds left, and the Rebel runner slants over the middle, gets lost in traffic, and busts out of the pack for a TD. The pitch right makes the end zone and it is 14-3 Rebels.

Daniel Woodall fields the short kick, and pushes it up the left sideline to the 31. Boyd gets stopped, and the first quarter runs out. Josh has no where to go again, Tinkle’s rollout turns into a sack, and he is punting. Heath Yoder just missed the returner, and he’s finally stopped at our 41. The Rebs start a nine play drive mixing runs and two passes to score with 6:03 showing. The kick is good, and it is 21-3 their way.

Maurice Gastelum runs the short kick up to the 31. Haynie takes the 2nd handoff and pushes for two. Tinkle throws the left screen to Ryne, he makes two miss, and makes a first down at the 42! Great pass, catch, and run! Boyd inside makes ‘em miss and gets seven yards. Yoder’s turn, and it is a Lions first down at the 29! With 4:07 showing, the Lions front line is fired up, and Boyd cuts up the right side for 4. Yoder busts the middle for 3. An incomplete pass slows the Lions, and the Rebels contribute with an offsides call to make it a Lions first down on the 17. Tinkle starts right, hands it to Boyd headed d’uther way, and Josh makes it 2nd & 6. Less than 90 seconds left in the half, and Yoder slides around right end to the 10. Yoder again, Josh Beasley holds his block, and it’s a first down inside the 5. Boyd gets two around left end before he is hit hard. With 45 seconds before the break, Ben Tinkle takes the snap & beats them all to the right pylon, touchdown Lions! Brian Markham has the hold, Clay Carruth has the leg, and its 21-10. The Lions kick coverage breaks down & the Rebs run it in for six. Tough break for the Black & Gold! Kick is good, and the Lions go into the half with the score 28-10.

Both bands perform at half, and we kick it away. The Lions kick coverage stops him at the 38. Big blitz on, and the runner slides by for 7 yards before Yoder and Gastelum make the stop. The Black & Gold defense plans a meeting in the McKenzie backfield and it is attended by Daniel Woodall, Shane Corbitt, and Heath Yoder for a loss of 4. Great play, Lions! A rare McK pass is good for a first down at our 49. Justin Smith leads a stop with help from Kyle Moore and Shane to make it 2nd & 6 on our 47. A big Rebel back makes it to the right sideline and is able to make it 1st down on the 15, McK threatening…

As the handoff goes to the left, Josh Guajardo is there to snare the back, and Kyle Moore assists in dropping him for a loss. The Rebels have passing in mind, and Brian Markham is able to break it up, 3rd &11. Try again, and this time Brian is able to intercept in the end zone, Lions ball on the 20! The Lions start a nine play scoring drive that includes first down runs by Ryne Haynie, Josh Boyd, and Ben Tinkle. With 4:37 showing, Josh takes the inside handoff from Tinkle, is hit in traffic, makes a huge second effort, breaks free and burns the McKenzie field for a 46 yard touchdown! Clay Carruth had his toe in the warmer, and boots it thru the gap to make it 28-17.

The kick return is stopped on the 18, and the Lions defense goes to work. The Lions are up to the task and grind the Rebs to a halt after nine plays. Ten seconds left in the third, and Shawn French flushes the QB so that Justin Smith can lead a pack of Lions in for a sack! With 4th & 20 on the 39, it’s the end of the third. The Rebel punter had to be wheeled into the game for their first punt of the night, and it rolled out at the 11. Camden’s five-play drive grinds down, and Tinkle punts it to midfield. The Lions defense is able to stop ‘em with tough play. With 4th & 7, they throw an incomplete pass covered by Keith Leslie, and it is our ball on the 19. An interception gives them the ball on our 45, but five plays later, they punt it away…twice. First one gets the Canary Cloth treatment for a five-yard offside penalty. Back it up, the second punt rolls into the end zone, and the Black & Gold team starts on the 20 with only three minutes left.

The Lions offense is ready, they aren’t and they burn a time out. Ben Tinkle throws a long pass to Brock Martin and he catches it just as he is hit, and he drops it, no wait…he has it, then it drops for an incomplete. Too close…. Screen pass right for no gain. Brock Martin sprints down the right sideline & Ben Tinkle hits him at our 40 for a huge gain! Great connection! Brock makes the 34 before he is stopped, and it is first down Lions with only 2:39 left. The drive stops at the 34 and after an incomplete pass it is McK’s ball. The defense forces another punt, but a personal foul on the punter gives them the ball to run out the clock and Camden takes a hard fought and tough loss back home.

The Lions home opener will be next Friday, 13 September at Wright Field. There will be a special ceremony to remember all of the 11 September 2001 events. The Quarterback Club will also be starting the pre-game tailgate behind the Stadium at 5:30 PM. Please come and join us and be ready for the pregame ceremony at 7 PM & then help support the Lions in a win over Montgomery Central. Click HERE to see the Photo Gallery of this Game.

GO LIONS!