Beverly Prevails

On Sunday, October 8, 2000 the Beverly Panther "C" team came to West Lynn and was ready to play some football. Beverly started off the game with a nice job fielding the ball by Ben Lawler. There were some terrific carries by Jeff Jones and Andrew Richardson to drive the ball nicely but they couldn’t quite reach the end zone. However, the Panther defense came out and played one of their best games. Tackles by Nathan Verry, Dylan Kline, J. Michael Nardella, and Jared Kusiak helped the Beverly team stop the Rams and forced them to a turnover. The white offense came out and once again drove the ball well but still couldn’t reach the end zone. The defense worked hard making the rams unable to move the yard markers. After the nice defensive job, out came the orange offense making the yard markers move downfield. Carries by Jared Kusiak and J. Michael Nardella moved the ball wonderfully and the line blocked out of their minds. The great blocking of Dylan Kline, Matt Provencher, Jake McNeil and Ben Lawler on the right side worked nicely together to open holes. After nice sweeps by Nardella and Kusiak, Beverly called for the 3-5 cross buck pass, and what a play. Jason Fullerton rolled out of the pocket and threw a bullet to the outstretched Nardella for a big 1^st and goal opportunity. After this pass another strike was thrown to Ben Lawler for 6. Jeff Jones made the extra point with a great run on a nice carry. And once again the strong panther defense showed why they were known throughout the North Shore. Dylan Kline really clocked a kid for a loss of 2 yards and the defensive line played well. A nice hit by Rob McGinity set the ball in a third and long situation. The rams showed pass but Nathan Verry came up big with a nice sack forcing them to fourth down. After the fake punt was shut down, the panther offense came out with just under 30 seconds but the seconds were precious. The first play was a nice run by Kusiak and then came the blazing speed of J.P. Kehoe. The 4-9 reverse was outstanding leading J.P. completing the forty-yard touchdown run to end the half.
Beverly once again controlled the second half and after 3 first downs by the rams they once again had another turnover. Jared Kusiak took the ball to the 1-yard line but fumbled at the one trying to reach the end zone. The rams took control of the ball but still to no avail. The team was again shut down by the speed and quickness of the panther "d". Beverly then put the final nail in the coffin with a nice run by Pat (Champ) Bailey for another touchdown. Jared Kusiak attempted the field goal and what a kick it was. With the wind blowing against him Kusiak put it though the up rights for two points. The panther team closed out the game with the final score 21-0, Beverly!!!!!!!!

J Michael Nardella