Blue Devils fly past Bald Eagles

In the first round of the playoffs, Bellwood-Antis football has shown that they are ready for whatever team is put on their schedule.

On Friday night, the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils hosted Bald Eagle Area in the first round of the playoffs, where they dominated all game. On the offensive end of the field, the Blue Devils racked up 359 yards from scrimmage and managed to put 34 points on the board. Defensively, the Blue Devils held the Bald Eagles to 280 yards and only 10 points.

Bellwood’s run-first offense played into effect once again, as the Blue Devils rushed for 250 yards total and 3 touchdowns. Key performers in the run-game included Brady Crist, Alex McCartney, and Chase Plummer. Crist rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown, McCartney rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and Plummer this time lead the Blue Devils ground game with 135 yards and a touchdown on only 10 attempts. This time, the Blue Devils pass game had a big impact in their 34-10 victory over the Bald Eagles. Bradyn Partner completed 7 of 8 passes for 85 yards, and backup quarterback Bryson Guyer even managed to throw for 24 yards and a touchdown. Performers on the receiving end were Curtis Shedlock, Chase Plummer, Jackson Dorminy, and Jeffrey Waite. Shedlock caught one pass for 4 yards, Plummer caught 2 passes for 23 yards, Dorminy caught 3 passes for 41 yards, and Waite caught 2 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown.

Defensively, Bellwood had the Bald Eagles in check all night, holding them to only 10 points, allowing a touchdown with only a couple minutes left once they started to ease off on the intensity. The Blue Devils defense had 67 total tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and a forced fumble. Key performers on defense were Curtis Shedlock, Brady Crist, Chase Gallagher, Landon Sneath, Alex McCartney, and Chase Plummer. Curtis Shedlock had 4 tackles and an interception, Crist finished with and interception, Gallagher had one tackle that resulted in a fumble, Sneath finished with 9 total tackles and 2 tackles for loss, Alex McCartney finished with 11 total tackles and 1 tackle for loss, and Plummer finished with a ridiculous 12 total tackles and 1 tackle for loss.

Scoring Recap:

With just over 3 minutes left in the first quarter, Bellwood-Antis put the first points on the board with a 29-yard field goal to put the Blue Devils up 3-0. With 8 minutes left in the second quarter, Alex McCartney was able to punch the ball into the endzone on an easy 4-yard touchdown run to put Bellwood up 10-0. Bald Eagle was able to respond with a field goal to make the score 10-3. With a little over 1 minute left in the half, Chase Plummer Broke away for a 21-yard touchdown run to make the score 17-3. Then, Bellwood’s defense was able to get the ball back, setting up a 33-yard field goal from Miles Smearman with no time left in the half, making the score 20-3. Early in the fourth quarter, Brady Crist got an easy 3-yard touchdown run to make the score 27-3. Bellwood would get their last score of the game with 6 minutes left in the game when Bryson Guyer threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jeffrey Waite to make the score 34-3. Bald Eagle would get one more score on a 54-yard touchdown pass, but by then it was way too late, as the Blue Devils won 34-10.

The Blue Devils will look to continue their playoff run tonight against the Richland Rams.

Blue Devils fly past Bald Eagles

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