BRIDGEPORT – Bridgeport captains
Tristin Noble,
Gabe Martin,
Graham Vincent and
Gavin Williams and the referees had to work their way through the band formation to get to midfield for the opening coin toss.
Maybe the saxophonist should put on pads, because that was about the toughest obstacle the Tribe faced in a 68-0 win over the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers in their season opener on Friday night at Wayne Jamison Field.
"I was happy with the kids, happy with their effort," Bridgeport coach Tyler Phares said. "We've got a lot to improve on. We were a little sloppy at times, but it's first-game jitters."
The Tribe's starting backfield only played one half, but did plenty of damage, led by 10 carries, 199 yards and two touchdowns from
Gabe Martin and eight totes for 142 yards and three scores by
Gavin Williams, who also intercepted a pass.
Hindered by a 16-yard loss on a bad snap, B-U went three-and-out on its first possession.
Starting from the Bucs 27, Bridgeport snapped to
Gabe Martin for 15 yards,
Gavin Williams for seven yards,
Eli Knight for a stripe and Williams for the final five.
Bridgeport led, 7-0, with 9:18 left in the first quarter after
Jaylen Brown's PAT.
Buckhannon-Upshur again did not move the chains, but a 67-yard punt by Brody McDaniels backed the Tribe's starting field position back to their own 9.
No problem:
Aiden Gorby ran for 14, Willams for 15, Martin for 11 and 13, then
Graham Vincent connected with a wide-open
Brody Jeran for a 38-yard TD with 5:30 left in the first quarter: Bridgeport 14, Buckhannon-Upshur 0.
B-U again failed to move the chains and again got a long roll on a McDaniels punt to pin Bridgeport at their own 1.
Take the pin out: Martin for 13, Knight for 21, Williams for the final 65.
With 2:20 left in the first quarter, it was 21-0.
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