2008 Woodie Awards
Bobcats Suffer 32-7 Loss
Football Team Falls to 0-4
Ray Irvine
Issue date: 10/11/06 Section: Sports
The Frostburg State football team suffered yet another set back this past Saturday with a 32-7 loss at the hands of Wesley. Frostburg finally found the score board early in the first quarter after not having scored in their last 8 straight quarters, dating back to the 3rd quarter of the Randolph Macon game.
Frostburg was extremely overmatched by the 6th ranked team in division III football and it showed. Frostburg's powerful running game was held in check the entire game gaining only 57 yards 35 attempts. Freshman Matt Clark accounted for 52 yards on 17 carries but it was Junior Shanorm Young who found the end zone on a 2-yard run in the 4th quarter.
Junior quarterback Josh Hager played a much better game than his last but still only completed 10 of 30 passes for 120 yards and 1 interception. Junior wide receiver Damian Shorter led the team in receptions with 4 for 33 yards.
It was the defense that kept Frostburg within striking distance for most of the game. But it was late mistakes that overshadowed what the defense had done. For the second straight game a Bobcat opponent scored 15 points in the 4th quarter.
The Bobcats gave up an 89 yard kickoff return, got stopped in the end zone for a safety, and fumbled inside their own one yard line down the stretch. It was just another tough loss in what was a promising season just a month ago.
The defense held Wesley to only 255 yards of total offense after getting torched by Brockport 2 weeks ago. Junior defensive back Derek Schrader contributed to the great defensive performance intercepting a pass in the 2nd quarter.
Senior defensive back Vincent Thomas led the team with 8 tackles while junior linebacker Josh Keeney and sophomore linebacker Kevin Glascock led the team with 1.5 sacks each. But it was not enough as the offense was unable to put many points on the board or even protect the ball.
The losses are continuing to mount, but there is still small chance that Frostburg could right the ship and walk away with a winning record. Frostburg has 2 home games remaining and 2 away games remaining all leading up to the Regents Cup game against Salisbury in November.
Frostburg returns to action this Saturday against Thomas More at 1:00pm at Bobcat Stadium. It is an extremely big game for the team if they have any hope of turning this season around.
Frostburg was extremely overmatched by the 6th ranked team in division III football and it showed. Frostburg's powerful running game was held in check the entire game gaining only 57 yards 35 attempts. Freshman Matt Clark accounted for 52 yards on 17 carries but it was Junior Shanorm Young who found the end zone on a 2-yard run in the 4th quarter.
Junior quarterback Josh Hager played a much better game than his last but still only completed 10 of 30 passes for 120 yards and 1 interception. Junior wide receiver Damian Shorter led the team in receptions with 4 for 33 yards.
It was the defense that kept Frostburg within striking distance for most of the game. But it was late mistakes that overshadowed what the defense had done. For the second straight game a Bobcat opponent scored 15 points in the 4th quarter.
The Bobcats gave up an 89 yard kickoff return, got stopped in the end zone for a safety, and fumbled inside their own one yard line down the stretch. It was just another tough loss in what was a promising season just a month ago.
The defense held Wesley to only 255 yards of total offense after getting torched by Brockport 2 weeks ago. Junior defensive back Derek Schrader contributed to the great defensive performance intercepting a pass in the 2nd quarter.
Senior defensive back Vincent Thomas led the team with 8 tackles while junior linebacker Josh Keeney and sophomore linebacker Kevin Glascock led the team with 1.5 sacks each. But it was not enough as the offense was unable to put many points on the board or even protect the ball.
The losses are continuing to mount, but there is still small chance that Frostburg could right the ship and walk away with a winning record. Frostburg has 2 home games remaining and 2 away games remaining all leading up to the Regents Cup game against Salisbury in November.
Frostburg returns to action this Saturday against Thomas More at 1:00pm at Bobcat Stadium. It is an extremely big game for the team if they have any hope of turning this season around.
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