Big play sparks EF to win over Scotties
By JEREMY SELLEW
jsellew@yourmvi.com
When Southmoreland scored a touchdown with 10 seconds remaining in the first half to pull within one point of conference champion Elizabeth Forward, there may have been thoughts that the Warriors were going to be content to take the small lead to the locker room.
“That’s not my style,” head coach Mike Collodi said with a big smile.
Warriors quarterback Zion White took the following snap, pump faked to his left where three receivers were on routes, then uncorked a deep pass across the middle to Zach Boyd, who did the rest, racing 80 yards for a touchdown as the clock hit all zeros.
As high as the Scotties were before the play, they came crashing down after that on the way to a 35-19 loss.
“Looking back, maybe I should have called a time out when I saw the empty set,” Southmoreland coach Dave Keefer said. “That’s on me a little bit there. We had cover-4 there and they made a play.”
The story for the Warriors, though, was White. A sophomore who’s listed as the third quarterback on the EF depth chart, he made quite an impression in his first varsity start, finishing 7 of 13 for 242 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Boyd caught two of those passes for 123 yards.
“You know Vern (Settles) was a little banged up and he didn’t practice Wednesday,” Collodi said. “So just like when Evan (Lewis) went down, it’s next man up.”
Even Keefer didn’t see it coming.
“That was a great calculated move by Mike,” Keefer said. “I’ve never seen that kid before and obviously he can sling it. He’s a good young quarterback.”
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