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Boys fight hard in a close game
The first game of the season didn't start the way we would like. The boys struggled with some nerves it seemed on the first offensive possession putting the ball on the ground twice in the face of a fired up TF South defense. A fine punt by Atticus gave us some breathing room and our defense came out and matched South's intensity. Pedro Colon stood out on the defensive line but really all of the line players rotating through provided a solid push. This freed up safeties and linebackers to really put some big hits. Carmello and Fernando pushed up making some great tackles and Fernando got an interception. Our outside line backers also had a tremendous day. before a knee injury ended his day Xavian had TFL on a blitz from the week side to set up a punt. Thomas stepped up when both outside linebackers were injured on the same play and had numerous standout plays that kept the game 0-0 at half.