Clarence Fulton Maroons vs Shas Ti Kelly Road Grizzlies

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Sometimes, it's not how you start. It's how you finish. That saying was ever so true in the Clarence Fulton Maroon's 41 -6 victory against the Shas Ti Kelly Road Grizzlies.

The score may look one sided but that doesn't tell the full story. Maroon's head coach, Mike SCheller was not impressed with his offenses play early on.

"Our offense did not play well for most of the first half. We had some penalties, and some dropped passes that cost us. We lacked a killer instinct in the first half offensively when our defense put us in a great position."

Luckily for the Maroons, football is a team game. While their offense struggled, the team's defense was able to pick up the slack.

"I was super happy with the way our defense played. With the exception of the first drive, our defense was the difference in the game. WE put their offense under a lot of pressure with 3 sacks. WE created 6 turnovers, 3 picks and 3 fumbles which put our offense in great field position. I liked the way our defense hustled and gang tackled." Said SChellar.

Midway through the second quarter, The Maroons finally got it going. Sparked by running back Caden O'dwyer's tough running and the right arm of quarterback Gabe Adam. The team was able to rebound from that slow start and take a 21-0 lead into halftime. 

In the second half, the Maroon's killer instinct finally kicked in, as they put away the Grizzlies for good in a 41-6 victory. O'Dwyer finished the day with ten carries for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Adam completed 11-16 for 137 yards and two scores of his own as the dynamic duo was on full display.


"Coach SChellar was very impressed with his stars. I thought Gabe Adam at QB had a great game. He moved well in the pocket and read the defense well. He threw some nice shots. O'Dwyer ran hard and had a couple of great long runs."

Even better, there was a big man touchdown! With the ball inside the five-yard line, the Marrons handed the ball to left tackle Ammo Mann, who rumbled in for a three-yard score. 

When Mann wasn't living every offensive lineman dream, he was busy paving the way for O'Dwyer and keeping Adam upright in the pocket. 

Mann wasn't the only lineman that impressed. The Maroon's staff liked the play of both center Jacob Glover and guard Rylan Stadnyk.

SChellar spoke very highly of his defensive unit, which allowed their offense the time to figure things out. "The defense was great. Noah McINtyre was a force at the defensive tackle. CB Caleb Buffie had two nice picks and was solid all day in coverage. Logan Keetley and Max Hammell both had solid second halves for us defensively."



Fulton is now 2-0 on the season and begins preparations for a big game vs. Westsyde on September 20th at 7 pm.