#43 Seth Moore lets loose after an emotional win over the Argos (Click Picture to view more pictures)
Wow, What a game! The Forces were back in Scottsdale this week to battle one of their toughest opponents of the season, the Argos. Coaches were putting in the overtime working the kids this week in preparation for this game. Their changes in the defensive set really paid dividends by keeping the Argo’s powerful running game from establishing any kind of explosive momentum.
With that said, it was one heck of a back and forth battle and a real nail-biter to watch with some really great plays executed by both teams. In the end, it came down to the Special Forces goal line defense stopping a conversion attempt 1 foot short of the goal line to give them their 1 point victory over the Argos.
This was quite an emotional game as well (A majority of the gallery pics focus on this rather than game play this week) It was great to see the young men (from both teams) keep that emotion positive with excellent sportsmanship and zero taunting – a testament to the coaches and parents! Excellent work! And I’ll close this post with the after game words of Coach Marc of the forces… (excuse the audio quality and shaky cam – it was shot on my cell phone)
I also met the Argo’s team photographer, Robert Farthing, who took some really great shots of the game. Check them out on his website, www.teamspiritgallery.com / Argos Fall 2010 gallery.
The Forces hit the road this week to face off against NW Christian. While the Crusaders put up a fight, the Forces came home victorious and extended their record to 6 – 1.
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The Chandler Titans met up with Glendale Griffins at Gilbert Christian’s football field for some action packed JHS Football. Although CPA had a lopsided win having several high caliber players who scored almost at will, GPA kept the game exciting by never letting up and playing with big heart throughout the game.
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This week the Vipers came out from Maricopa to try and put a sting on the Queen Creek Special Forces. And boy, was this a battle, both teams were very physical I’m sure you could hear the clashing of shoulder pads up in the stands. But a very risky play call right before halftime by the Vipers to go for it on 4th and 5 on their own 15 yard line didn’t pay off and gave the Special Forces excellent field position which they capitalized on. While the Vipers continued to score they couldn’t over come the deficit caused by this crucial play and so the Special Forces continue their winning streak and extend their record to 3-0.
For their second game of the season, Anthem Prep travels across town to meet up with a tough running team from Chandler Prep Academy. Hard fought plays from both teams throughout the game but in the end, Chandlers running game proved too hard to stop.
After dominating the season last year, the Gilbert Christian Knights come into the 2010 Fall season with only one returning player. Their season opener was against a relatively new school, Anthem Prep, who made the trek out to the East Valley to put their skills to the test. Physically, the boys looked equally matched and played through their first game jitters to put on one great game of football. In the end, Gilbert Christian’s sidelines would be the ones cheering in victory.
