Week 9

Friday October 28, 2005

Versus

Big Spring High School

For the Mid-Penn Colonial Championship

What a difference two years make!

In late fall 2003, the Polar Bears squared off against the Big Spring Bull Dogs at Bostic field for the Mid-Penn Colonial Championship. In a shootout, Big spring won the game 37-34 and celebrated their championship on Northern's home field as the Polar Bears looked on heart broken. Tonight, with fortunes reversed, Northern slammed their way to the Championship taking no prisoners en-route to a 61-7 victory. They established themselves as the very elite in the League and made a statement to all those who calculate playoff points. Northern is not a team that "anyone" wants to meet in Districts.

Northern started off the evening with a systematic drive culminating in a 21 yard touchdown pass from Colby Betz to Digger Morrett. On the night, Colby was a perfect 7-7 for 155 yards and three TD's. Four of those passes went 96 yards to Chad Halterman who also scored. All in all, nine different Polar Bears scored touchdowns.

Steve Morrett 21 yard pass from Colby Betz
Dane Eichelberger 3 yard run
Chad Halterman 48 yard pass from Colby Betz
Corey Betz 33 yard pass from Colby Betz
Gerald Anderson 28 yard interception return
Josh Kefauver 24 yard interception return
Mike Romagnoli 7 yard run
Jimmy Miller 1 yard run
Eddie Stephenson 16 yard run

On the ground, Mike Romagnoli carried the ball 10 times for 90 yards and a score. The Polar bears played as perfect a game as they ever had holding the Bull Dogs to -7 yards of total offense in a first half in which they outscored Big Spring 48-0. Northern picked off Bull Dog QB, JC Miller, 4 times and Garret Shumaker twice. Craig Moose, Brandon Adams, and Jimmy Miller, along with the rest of Northern's defensive wall were amazing sacking, tackling, and hammering every Bull Dog ball carrier. The hit of the night came when Josh Kefauver slammed Big Spring receiver, Ty Cyr, across the middle dislodging the ball that was eventually recovered by Big Spring 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage.

Senior Night, Championship Night, and Friday Night Football all rolled into one.

What a night!

Next Week Vs. West Perry in Perry County.

Kickoff is at 7:30 P.M.

Pregame

The Bears Gather at the Posts

And take the field

The Hammer behind Will Hopkins

Right Side

Halterman in the open and no-one in front

BS Back to pass

Sacked

Sacked Again

A Big Spring pass on it's way to Gerald Anderson who will return it for a score

Interception and Touch Down! Josh Kefauver

Down in the backfield

Kefauver hit dislodges the ball

Moose, Adams, and the usual suspects

Goal Line Offense

Head Coach Rick Mauck discusses the situation with Assistants Marty Green and Tom Wise

Craig Moose coming off the home field for what could be the last time.

The game in hand, the younger Bears mop it up.

Champions dancing in the huddle

Says it all……………..

Class of 2006, The Seniors

Seniors walk the field

And run off…………………Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

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