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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And the first quarter was up and down the field.
Eagles got it first. They had a third and fourth
down conversion to open the game. On the first drive.
One of the third down conversions was a pass play
sixteen yards from Grayson James, who got the start today
in place of the regular starter Dylan Lnergan. He hits
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Dawson Pugh for sixteen yards to keep the drive alive.
But the drive would stall and the Eagles dependable kicker,
the young man from Westport, Luca Lombardo, would open the
day's scoring.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Here's the stat that's good.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Kicks on the way and nova en kick and it
is all right down the pipe and the Eagles take
a three nothing lead. But you khn the benefit of
a defensive pass interference penalty on Carter Davis would keep
a drive alive. On the huskies first possession, Joe Finnano
hit Skyler Bell for nineteen yards, but an unsportsman leg
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penalty brought the ball back to midfield. It didn't matter though,
for the Huskies. On the very next play, Joe Finnano
and Juice Foren combined for the game's first score for
yukon the given on a play action to Finano stepping
up throws down the field.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
He's got a man open and.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
It's Foren twenty ten five touchdown, touchdown Connecticut, Juice Foren.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Caps a six play, seventy five yard drive in three
to Ozho seven that made it seven to three in
favor of the Huskies. The Eagles ground game, ground and
pound thanks to running back Jordan McDonald, who came in
for the injured Turbo Richard who out with a shoulder injury,
had back to back runs of thirteen. Then an offensive
pass interference penalty gave the Eagles first and goal at
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the two, but they couldn't cash in. The first run
play was a two yard loss and the Huskies buckled
down and the Eagles once again.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Were forced to settle for three.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
He's perfect down the season, snap spot kick and the
kick is good, and we have a seven to six
ball game with just under a minute to go in
quarter number one, second five plus minute drive for the Eagles,
which was the norm today and their scoring drives. It
was seven to six Huskies after one early second quarter.
Victor rose in on this drive and he was effective.
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He had twelve yards on three carries, two with nice plays.
Two also pass plays for the Huskies twenty five yards
of John Nider fifteen to Alex Honig that gave Yukon
first in goal at the BC seven. Two plays later,
the Yukon quarterback from Pennsylvania called the zone number second
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and goal from the BC two. Balt the right, hashbark
Rosa behind the Yukon quarterback.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
It's a play action. Finana rolls, Finnano keeps.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Dives for the pylon and gets in touchdown. Connecticut Reid
option for Joe Finnano. He rolled to his right, saw
a seam, took it himself and cashed it in for.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
Six nine plays eighty yards. Huskies led fourteen to six point.
The Eagles again ran the ball well McDonald for seventeen.
Grayson James with a twenty yard run to the Yukon
nineteen and the Eagles faced third and goal for the nine.
Grayson James at this point was four of seven, but
then he found his freshman tight end for the eagles
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first touchdown of the day. Here's McDonald trips to the left.
It's bunch set one of the right. Franklin the tight end.
James looks to throw. Here comes the pressure. He's got
time over the middle, caught touchdown. Chad Zinski with the
catch at front of Devin Pringle and the Eagles get
on the board. The NITA mass nat him with the touchdown,
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his second of the season, and the Eagles are a
point away from cutting this to a one point lead.
Having a ten play seventy five yard drive in four
to ten and made it fourteen thirteen in favor of
the Huskies after a personal file on BC. On the kickoff,
Joe Finnano with a pitching catch of forty yards to
his tight end Alex Honig gave the Huskies some great
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field position. That forty yard pass play the longest of
the newlywed's career, but the drive stalled, so it was
mean bring on Chris Freeman from forty yards attack on
trying to put the Huskies up by four. Stap is good,
kick on the way and nover en they slap five.
The kick is good in the Huskies take US seventeen
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to thirteen lead. As were late second quarter, so five plays,
thirty eight yards and one thirty nine the Eagles had
won thirty four left on the clock. Grayson James started
throwing the ball sixteen to Franklin fourth and five the
Lewis bahond, but two penalties set the Eagles back to
the Yukon thirty nine, James and the Eagles decided to
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challenge the Huskies by throwing a deep ball. So first
and twenty five, twenty nine seconds to go, Huskies on
the blitz, James is gonna throw it deep.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
He's got a Man Harris touchdown. BC got past Devin Pringle, got.
Speaker 1 (04:59):
Position, made the catch and the Eagles take the league
second touchdown pass of the half for James as BC
took a twenty to seventeen lead in the halftime. BC
ran nineteen more plays than the Huskies did, and the
total yardage at the half was two seventy two to
two ZHO five in favor of BC one p fifty
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The hard argur postgame show continues here on the YUKA
and Sports Network. So you can got the ball first
to start the third quarter, two short passes the Skylar
bell of two in six yards Jamar Porter with a
ten yard pass completion. Then Cam Edwards had a couple
of runs of six and eight yards to the BC
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forty three. That's before Joe Fernano goes deep on first
down double tight end set on the left for the Huskies.
They send Bell in motion as the slot back on
the right. Now he moves in motion back to the sidelines,
play action past Finnano.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Look at the chuck at deep. He's going deep.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
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Sean Knighter was wide open. Fernando hit him.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
In stride on the Husky strike on their first drive
of quarter three to regain the league. Six plays seventy
five yards in three ten and this set the tone
for quarter number or half number two for the football Huskies.
They would get it back after Connor Stutz Penny BC
deep in their own end and after a forty yard punt,
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Yukon had the ball at the forty five yard line
of Boston College and the Huskies got themselves going once
again in quottera number three, and once again the Huskies
matriculated the ball down the field, and it was that
combo that scored the game's first touchdown to increase the lead.
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Joe Fignano and Juice foraren here. Now they send Veren
in motion left. Finano looks left, a little hitch throws
turt the end zone. Man open touchdown juice Foraren Off,
the little hesitation by Fignano, the secondary bit, and the
Husky score to up the lead to thirty to twenty
touchdown Connecticut.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Husky's had three big plays in that drive. Twelve yard
run by Cam Edwards, a twenty three yard pass play
to Skylar Bell, and then the touchdown passed to Veren,
and the Huskies would up the lead to thirty one
to twenty eight, lead that they would take into quarter
number four. The Eagles would get three back as they
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would drive down to the Yukon fifteen, but the defense
held and Luca Lombardo would kick a twenty five yard
field goal that would make it a one score game.
At fourteen plays seventy eight yards and five oh three
that would make it thirty one to twenty three, but
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the Huskies got themselves going once again on a fourth
and well. First, Huskies had to punt, then BC had
to punt, and Yukon started from their own forty five
with seven oh nine to go. Edwards a four yard run,
Joe Finnano a keeper for seven yards, and then it
was Edwards again for six before the Huskies went deep
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a deep ball the Skylar belt. The Huskies faced a
third down and four at the BC thirty eight, and
little did we oft the time, This little breaking up
of a tackle by Skyler Bell went in into something
big for the Huskies.
Speaker 2 (11:06):
Bought the right ash.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
They're gonna throw it wide receiver screen slant, the Bell bubbles.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
Catches it, stays on his feet, He's up the left sideline.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
Twenty ten. He's going in touchdown. Tight etiquts.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Skylar Bell yards after catch, kept this balance, bounced down
at the left sideline and all but puts this away
with five minutes to go.
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Yukon was able to put the game away their last possession.
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They were forced to punt, but but BC was off
sides and the final score thirty eight to twenty three.
Hies hear their first ever win at Boston College. We
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