Powered by the energy of a passionate home crowd on Senior Night, the Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets looked to end the season with a win last Friday night. The visiting Unity Reed Lions had other plans and won, 52-7.
Unity Reed junior running back Mekhi Blakeney kicked off the scoring with a one yard run only a minute and a half into the game. A few minutes later, junior receiver Amare Campbell would haul in a 27 yard pass to put UR up 14-0 with 7:33 left in the first quarter.
OP would not be able to get any traction in the opening quarter, turning the ball over via interception at the 1:45 mark. The Lions would capitalize on it by way of Blakeney's second rushing touchdown- this time from eight yards out- to put the visitors up 21-0.
Even when OP’s defense kept UR out of the endzone, the Lions found other ways to score. Junior kicker Hamza Ougnou converted a 31 yard field goal attempt with 10:28 left in the first half to put his team up 24. Osbourn Park would turn the ball over again- this time on downs- and UR made them pay with a 12 yard rushing touchdown by junior back Shane Eller with 7:23 to go in the half.
Lions’ junior quarterback Blake Moore found success again through the air when he connected for the second time with Amare Campbell for a nine yard score. Shane Eller would follow that with a 54 yard punt return as UR went up 45-0 with just over a minute left in the first half.
Determined to get on the board, junior Yellow Jackets quarterback Ryan Westhoff marched his team down the field and threw an 18 yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Wyatt Hurley with three seconds left in the second quarter. Hurley would be a bright spot for the home team, bringing in 4 catches for 103 yards and the team’s only touchdown.
Unity Reed would cap off the scoring for the night in the third quarter with a nine yard touchdown rush by junior running back Jaivon Haney.
Osbourn Park would threaten to score with 6:25 to go in the game when Westhoff seemingly found Hurley for a score on fourth down- but despite the fantastic catch, the junior wide receiver was unable to get both feet in and it was ruled a turnover on downs. Westhoff would finish 8-23 for 126 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Osbourn Park’s seniors included manager Jack Parkerson and players Will Potts, Nehemiah Rhodes, Jakob Hancock, Uriel Chavez, Bryce Thompson, Andrew Arthur Humphrey and Musa Kader.
Head coach Reggie Scott spoke on his senior class of players.
"I appreciate everything they have done this year to help set the foundation of a rebuild. Their efforts were outstanding. I commend them for their leadership and setting a good example for our younger players. They will be missed."
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News and Notes:
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Max Pokoo
had a stellar defensive game, accounting for 5 tackles and four pass breakups.
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Kavon Moxley
returned and kicked six punts for an average of 31.5 yards and a long of 36
yards.
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Wyatt Hurley
added 4 kick returns for 44 yards on special teams.
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Junior
tight end Tashawn Gresham had an electric 23 yard kick return late in the game off
of a short kick.
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Other defensive standouts included senior Andrew Arthur Humphrey (6 tackles), Jakob Hancock (5
tackles), and Uriel Chavez (4 tackles).
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OP didn’t
cost themselves much via penalties (3 flags, 35 yards) as opposed to Unity Reed’s
9 for 85 yards.
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UR used 20
first downs to OP’s 6 to control the pace of the game.
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OP was 2-11
on third down to UR’s 4-7.
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The Yellow
Jackets 1-3 on fourth down made them 6-13 on fourth down over the last two
games.
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