There may
have been nothing at stake in this matchup but it was far from end of season
fare as the Pyros and the Knights served up a real rip snorter of a contest
that hung in the balance until the final play.
The opening
kickoff went for a huge 95yard return by Dominik Wiest but the Pyro’s
player-coach Bud McFerrin ripped his own long run with a 65 yard score on the
subsequent possession.
The Knights
took the ball and put together a solid drive which was punched in by the fine
running of GB hopeful Jamie Welsh, but in what was to become a game of
‘anything you can do’ the Pyros also pieced together a scoring drive finished
by Strachan.
The 2nd
quarter was to see 4 Touchdown scores, as the Knights rose to the challenge
with a 35yard run from Welsh which he hurdled into the end zone. The ensuing
kickoff was returned by McFerrin as the
Pyros refused to let the Knights pull clear. The half finished with one more
score from Welsh this time from 40 yards as he dove to the endzone pylon
putting Napier ahead 30-20.
The fireworks
of the 1st half weren’t quite replicated in the 2nd and
it was the Pyros who pulled within two and then took the go ahead score both
from McFerrin who finished on 211 yards rushing on the day.
With the game
on the line the Knights drove to the Pyros 10 but 2 incompletions saw an end to
their day and an end to a disappointing season. Napier now go into their
off-season recruitment mode and bid farewell
to their outgoing senior class and exchange students and await the new season
in September 2013.
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