Eagles beat Mustangs 41-20 in Riner in a battle of neighboring schools
“I thought we played solid defense and special teams, our offense continued to have explosive plays. Our speed at the skill positions is our greatest strength.” –Auburn head Coach Scott Mikowicz
Henry Sink Memorial Field, Riner, VA -Auburn scored on the first play of the game against visiting Eastern Montgomery and really never looked back. Sophomore RB/DB 4 Isayah Hamann ran over and past Mustang defenders for the score. Hamann rushed for 232 yards on 16 carries with 4 TDs on the night.
For the season he has 835 yards and 10 TDs. The Eagle offense was operating on all cylinders, but Auburn Coach Scott Mikowicz was quick to credit the other two phases as well. “I thought we played solid defense and special teams, our offense continued to have explosive plays. Our speed at the skill positions is our greatest strength.”
Hamann was the big difference adding a second TD on Auburn’s second drive. “Hamann has been a dominant player for us on offense and defense,” remarked Mikowicz. The Sophomore also added two sacks on defense to go with his offense output.
Another Eagle Sophomore showing up was RB/DB 2 Ethan Brunk who picked up 41 yards on only 4 carries. Brunk was a force on defense as well with 7 tackles and 3 pass breakups to lead the defense.
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Other noteworthy Eagles contributing were WR 12 Caiden Clark who scored on a 28-yard run, and Sophomore DB 10 James King also came up big with tough coverage in the secondary and an interception that eventually led to a score. RB/LB 24 Marshall Tate ran well for the Mustangs, and QB 4 Chase Bierman got East Mont on the board to get it to 19-6 early, but that’s as close as it would get.
East Mont head coach Jordan Stewart was proud of his kids efforts, “we saw a lot of fight in our guys in the second half… thought we adjusted well after halftime and left everything out on the field.” – Crunch Staff
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