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Posted on Fri, Sep. 25, 2009 11:23 PM
Ornduff leads BV Northwest in comeback win over Bishop Miege
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Blue Valley Northwest was not going to go quietly.
Matt Ornduff made sure of that.
The Huskies were 3-0, and this was an opportunity to take down Bishop Miege on its home field.
So just because the Huskies fell behind 20-0 in the first quarter — and just because their first 12 minutes were filled with a season’s worth of bobbles — there was no reason to think they’d quit.
They didn’t
Ornduff, a senior wide receiver, caught four touchdown passes, including one in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, and Blue Valley North turned a 20-0 deficit into a 35-27 victory on Friday night at Bishop Miege.
“We’ve been through a lot,” Ornduff said. “We pretty much knew we had to come together.”
Of course, this matchup of two of the top teams in the Eastern Kansas League wasn’t exactly pretty.
But when it was over, Blue Valley Northwest’s defense had held tough, shutting out Miege in the second half, and the Huskies had taken a season-defining victory.
“I think the fans got their money’s worth,” Huskies coach Mike Zegunis said.
It started in the first quarter, when Miege struck early with three big plays.
The first came in the middle of the first quarter with the Huskies backed up near their own end zone. Huskies quarterback Koby Chadick dropped back to pass, but Miege defensive end Neil Shortell stepped into Chadick’s passing lane and tipped the ball into the arms of Justin McCay for an interception.
The Stags capitalized on the turnover with a 1-yard touchdown run from Bobby Germinder.
Minutes later, Miege made it 13-0 when quarterback Max Shortell found Trevor Releford streaking down the sideline for a 58-yard touchdown pass.
And the Stags weren’t done.
McCay, who usually lines up at wide receiver, motioned into the backfield and broke free on a 58-yard sweep, giving the Stags a 20-0 lead.
But if the first quarter was about Miege taking advantage of the Huskies’ miscues, the second quarter was about Chadick finding a rhythm.
Despite gusty winds and falling temperatures, Zegunis opened the offense up in the second quarter, and Ornduff was the main beneficiary.
Posted on Fri, Sep. 25, 2009 11:23 PM
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