BRIAN MUELLER AT GRANITE BAY THURSDAY NIGHT FOR A ROCK SOLID GAME BETWEEN THE GRIZZLIES AND EAGLES.
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1ST QUARTER...GRANTIE BAY UP 7-0 WHEN VISTA DEL LAGO RETURNS FIRE...JOHNNY KOETT FINDS MATT LONG IN THE BACK OF THE ENDZONE FOR AN 8 YARD SCORE...2-POINT CONVERSION IS GOOD AND IT'S 8-7 EAGLES.
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EARLY 2ND NOW AND THE KOETT-LONG CONNECTION CONTINUES...LONG WINS THE TO SPRINT THE ENDZONE FOR HIS 2ND TD OF THE GAME...IT'S 15-7.
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GRIZZLIES COME BACK WITH A SHORT TD RUN FROM CARTER JACKSON...GRANITE BAY DOWN 15-13.
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UNDER 2 MINUTES TO GO IN THE HALF...THIS TIME JACKSON GETS TO SHOW OFF THE SPEED...HE'S ONLY A SOPHOMORE BUT LOOKING RIGHT AT HOME ON VARSITY...DOWN THE SIDELINE AND GONE...68 YARDS AND THE GRIZZ BACK ON TOP 22-15.
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BUT VISTA RESPONDS BEFORE THE HALF...KOETT HITS ANOTHER ONE OF HIS WEAPONS...THIS TIME IT'S CREW SANTERO...AND HE HAS JUST ENOUGH JUICE TO MAKE IT...A 78 YARD STRIKE...VISTA UP 23-22.
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3RD QUARTER NOW...A GRANITE BAY FIELD GOAL WOULD MAKE IT 25-23...BUT THE EAGLES FITTINGLY GO TO THE AIR AGAIN...AND IT'S ANOTHER LONGBALL...MATT LONG IS GONE DOWN THE SIDELINE...A HAT TRICK OF TD'S FOR THE JUNIOR...HE WOULD FINISH WITH 4 OF THEM AND 213 YARDS...EAGLES AHEAD 29-25.
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LATER 3RD QUARTER...THE GRIZZ JUST KEEP GRINDING...JACKSON GETS THE SCREEN PASS AND HE IS DANGEROUS IN SPACE...THE FORMER FOLSOM BULLDOG LOOKING GOOD IN GREEN...HE GOES 63 YARDS FOR ANOTHER SCORE...GRANITE BAY WITH A 32-29 LEAD.
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THE TEAMS WOULD EXCHANGE TOUCHDOWNS...IT'S 39-36 GB WITH 5 MINUTES LEFT WHEN MR. JACKSON PUTS THIS GAME TO BED WITH HIS BEST RUN OF THE NIGHT...A 43 YARD TD.
A MONSTER GAME FOR THE SOPHOMORE...308 YARDS ON 39 RUSHES AND 5 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS.
GRANITE BAY WINS A THRILLER 45-36.
