GOTW: Sharks kick themselves over loss

sanandreas_miners_helmet_2016   SAN ANDREAS MINERS  29

 stgeorge_sharks_helmet_20162  ST. GEORGE SHARKS 28

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

ET

FT

Saint George

7

14

7

0

28

San Andreas

0

10

6

13

29

Trailing 23-28 with just 11 seconds remaining, Miners QB Brandon Mullen found Anchor Avery Lewis wide-open following the ‘greatest play-fake, ever!’ according to their coach .Jake McDonald. It was a heartbreaking defeat for the Sharks, and one that leaves them vulnerable for the play-offs now. Sharks QB Trent Harris had dissected the Miners defence in the first half, torching them for 163 yards and  three touchdowns. The Sharks’ kicker, Bruce McGwire missed two second-half field goal attempts that would likely have been enough to put the game out of the Miners’ reach in the fourth quarter.

Miners QB Brandon Mullen threw for 333 yards and three scores. He had two interceptions in the first half, including one from a last second Hail-Mary attempt. On the ground Chauncey Smith gained 66 yards from 13 attempts. Wideout Don Simms had 8 catches for 99 yards and two scores.

Defensively, the Miners standouts were: Charles Bentley (11 tackles), Matt Walker (8 tackles and 1 mark). For the Sharks: Darren Warner had five tackles and an INT, Alvin Freeborg had nine tackles.

The loss leaves the Sharks trailing in the play-off race, with the Caligara Bulldogs leapfrogging them.

 Game Stats Sharks Miners
First Downs 17 20
Third Down Converts 9/18 5/15
Third Down % 50% 33%
Fourth Down Converts 0/0 2/2
Fourth Down % 0 % 100%
Double Pointers 0/0 0/1
Double Point % 0%
Run Yards 90 97
Net Pass Yards 223 314
TOTAL YARDS 313 411
Defensive Marks 4 2
Defensive INTs 2 0
Field Goals 0/0 0/0
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
Pens/Yrds 2/ 17 3/ 20
Turnovers 1 3
Possession (Time) 33:59 26:01

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