Brooklyn Tech Football, Sports Information Director (SID)
This past Saturday, the Tech football team opened the 2009 campaign against Midwood High School. Tech received the ball to start the game. The first possession was quite successful with a few runs by Denzel McLarty, but Tech turned the ball over on downs after failing to convert a 4th and five from the Midwood 35.
The defense, led by a punishing defensive line, set the tone against the Midwood offense early. At the end of the first quarter there was no score. Midwood had possession of the ball at the start of the second quarter, but was forced again to punt. Tech received the ball on the 44 but was then charged with a false start and intentional grounding. Midwood took over on the 39, but two plays later were stunned by Mike Plonski and Delroy Nichols for a 12 yard sack. Midwood came back with a 10 yard pass, making it 3rd down and two yards. Tech called a timeout and made a tackle for a loss of ten. Midwood is forced to punt. James Brown calls for a fair catch on the 17 yard line. Tech is called on a false start, but two plays later Dola throws to Brown for a 32 yard pass. Tech is called for a false start which stalls the two minute offense. James Brown punts to Midwood with 33 seconds in the half, and Midwood takes a knee. At the half, the game is still tied at 0.
Tech stopped Midwood on their first possession of the half. However, on the ensuing punt, the kick is muffed, hits Tech and Midwood recovers. Midwood runs for 15 yards, but fumbles, and Tech recovers on the 36. The sudden change is followed by two runs by McLarty, of 12 and 20 yards bringing Tech to Midwood's 17 yard line. Midwood is then caught offsides and Tech is brought within the 10 yard line. On the next play, Dola hands off to Tarrance Taylor for the 7 yard touchdown and McLarty adds a two point conversion.
Tech kicks off to Midwood and is taken aback by a 50 yard pass on 3rd and long. The quarter ends and the Tech defense is backed against the wall.
Although Midwood was on Tech's 20 yard line, the defense responds with two tackles with total losses of 6. On 4th and 16, Midwood throws incomplete and Tech recovers on downs. Tech is forced to punt on the next possession. On the next defensive series, Tech starts with a stop for a yard gain and follows it with a sack. On 3rd down, Midwood throws incomplete and they punt to the 48 yard line. Dola throws a touchdown to James Brown, but it is called back 15 yards on offensive pass interference. Tech is forced to punt with 47 seconds left on the clock. Tech defense forces a final fourth down. Midwood throws long but Muhammed Tayeh intercepts. Tech takes a knee, and the first game of the season is over. Tech wins 8-0.
McLarty would finish the game with 17 carries for 125 yards which is more than 7 yards a carry. Tarrance Taylor had 39 yards.
Be sure to be at Tech's next game September 12th at 11 AM at Bayside HS.
All photos taken by Tech Football Alum An Rong Xu
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