GVHS Football (and band of course) traveled to Ridley for a Central League away game last night to face the 5-0 Green Raiders. I've disliked Ridley since they used to beat up on Springfield back in the day. This game appeared to be the toughest game left on the schedule, with both teams at 5-0, albeit with Ridley having had a much easier schedule so far. We were strongly favored.
They gave us a scare for a while. We were incapable of defending the pass in the first half, and they have a good quarterback and some fast wide receivers. I can't remember the last time we gave up so many big plays, especially on desperation 4th downs.
After going up 21-7, we were down 34-28 at the half. Other than shooting ourselves in the foot with a few bad penalties and a turnover or two, we were moving the ball pretty much at will. Discussion among the band parents was that if we could just play a little defense, we'd be OK.
Fortunately, we made defensive adjustments at the half and ran away with it in the second. After allowing a short field goal on the first possession of the second half, we scored 37 unanswered points turning a close game into a rout, with a final score of 65-37. According to the Delco Times, we ran the ball for 412 yards at an average of 8 yards per carry.
Ridley has a rowdy and rude crowd who were feeling pretty good about the prospect of pulling off an upset, so it felt very satisfying to crush them in the end. Of all the places we have traveled to over the years, I don't think I've been to another place where the student section boos the opponents when introduced at the start of the game, boos them again when coming out after half time, and have students consistently saying rude things to you as you walk around the place as an opponent. Not a pleasant place to go. I won't miss it.
Oh well. We are 6-0 and they aren't.
We have now scored 306 total points to our opponents' 84, or an average score of 51-14. Go Jags!
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