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Cowboys pop Shelby, control own destiny |
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Wednesday, 10 October 2007 |
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Page 1 of 2  FIND A HOLE – Cowboy running back Colter Knox, number 36, looks for a hole behind the blocking of Cowboy linemen during the scrimmage game with Shelby on Saturday. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
The win moved them into second place in conference play with a 2-1 record, right behind Cut Bank who leads the conference with a 2-0 record.
On the opening kickoff, the Coyotes tried a bit of trickery with a reverse, but the ball was fumbled and while they recovered, Shelby was starting at the 14-yard line. They couldn’t move the ball and punted.
Conrad got good field position at the 49-yard line but couldn’t move the ball either and Shelby took over at mid-field off a bad snap on a punting play.
Later in the first period, Lane Judisch picked up 40 yards on a swing pass in the flat from Josiah Moerkerke but the team couldn’t move the ball after that and the Coyotes again took possession on downs.
Eric Norby picked off a pass in the first period but the quarter ended in a 0-0 tie.
In the second quarter, after a big sack by Andy Springer, Norby picked off his second pass of the contest. Once more, the Cowboys went three and out, turning the ball back to Shelby, which up to now had a game being played between the 30-yard lines.
Midway through the period, Logan Erickson picked off a Shelby pass and raced 30 yards to the homeland for six points. Norby spun his way into the end zone on a two-point PAT play for an 8-0 Cowboy lead. That score would stand up to the intermission.
Shelby recovered a fumble early in the third period and punched in a score on a fourth down play from the one-yard line. Their two-point PAT try was good and the contest was tied at 8-8. However, the Cowboys came right back and were working an eight-play drive when Judisch took a handoff from Moerkerke, picked up a couple of key blocks and raced up the middle of the field for a 45-yard TD with just over four minutes to play.
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