#RockReport - JV and Freshmen

JV

The JV Football Team suffered a heart-breaking loss again this week. After leading or being tied for most of the game, midway through the fourth, the Rocks gave up the lead for the first and last time.

Offensively, the Rocks moved the ball effectively into the red zone on most every drive. On the first possession of the game, Jordan Grimes ran for 80 yards with the assistance of blocks down field by Will McCool and Nick Henderson. Jordan scored again later in the half on another long run giving the Rocks the lead for the second time. The Rocks were able to drive the ball down the field on the last possession of the third quarter and Brandon Karsnick was able to pound the ball into the end zone on a tone setting play for the Rocks. Will McCool and Bryce Sears added important third down converting catches in the second half, but mistakes kept the offense out of the end zone.

Defensively, the Rocks played a great game for the majority of the day. Chris Davis and the rest of the D-Line were in the backfield the majority of the night. The Tigers first score came with less than a minute left in the first half with a long reception putting them into scoring position. The Rocks secondary was in position the majority of the night thanks to great plays by Luke Lammers and Jacob Eccles. The Tigers were only able to move the ball late in the game thanks to scrambling throws by the quarterback. The downfall for the Rocks on this night were mistakes in coverage but not a lack of effort.

In the special teams phase, Will Harrison came up from the freshman team to kick for JV team. Will converted every extra-point which was a huge boost to the Rocks. His kick-offs were also very helpful in pinning the Tigers in their own territory. Gavin Cross and Wes Gagnon had big tackles to keep the Tigers on their heels on the kickoff team as well.

Next week, the JV Rocks will be at home vs. Brownsburg High School on Saturday, 9/14 at 10:00 am.

Freshmen

The freshmen football team lost a hard one on Monday to Fishers. The only 2 scores for the Rocks were a 1 yard QB sneak by Andy Sweet and a 12 yard run by Caleb Sanburn. The defense started to get into the game halfway through the second quarter. At halftime the score was 23-13 with Fishers winning. The offense marched down but stalled due to a holding penalty. The defense did not give up much in the second half and were playing very physical. The only other fishers scores came on long runs late in the game. The team struggled at times but came together in the end and showed that they still have heart. The freshmen team next plays at Brownsburg on Monday the 16th at 6pm.