Militia Run Pass the Bearcats
- Updated: July 18, 2016
Darius Rannie and the Militia down the Bearcats
DANBURY, CT- The Western Connecticut Militia open the 2016 season in style by disposing of the Connecticut Bearcats 30-12. The game was headlined by the Militia’s stout defense and physical running attack. “Our goal is to win a championship” said head coach Lonnie Young, “anywhere you look that’s how championships are won; tough defense and a running game”. Both were in full effect Saturday afternoon.
The Militia got on the board in the first quarter behind a 7 play-56 yard drive that was capped off with an 11 yard run in the end zone by quarterback Kevin Oberg. This was Oberg’s first NEFL action since going down with a knee injury in last year’s playoffs. “It felt great to be out here in front of our home crowd” said Oberg, “I felt good-more importantly we played well enough to win the game”.
The run game continued to click behind a 74 yard rush for a score by Lionel Assie and a short plunge by Aaron Taylor. The scores gave the Militia a 21-6 lead going into the half.
The Militia defense stymied the Bearcat, limiting them to just over 200 yards of offense in the game. Defensive linemen Jasper Ramsey, Charles Burney, and new arrival Dustin Linden harassed Bearcats passers all game while collecting 5 sacks. Linebacker Raq Taft intercepted Snowden in the fourth quarter to put the game on ice and giving the Militia a dominating victory.
“Our goal is to win every week including the post season” said Oberg, “it’s great to win week one but we have bigger plans”. One of the best regular season records over the past 4 seasons, the Militia was defeated in the NEFL AAA Championship last season by the Boston Bandits. The Militia will travel to Meriden next week to take on division rival the Connecticut Panthers at Falcon Field.
BOXSCORE
| TEAMS | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | FINAL |
| Bearcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Militia | 7 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
CONNECTICUT BEARCATS
| PASSING | Completions | Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Rich Snowden | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Falaguerra | 5 | 15 | 105 | 1 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | Catch | Yards | TD’s | Catch | Yards | TD’s | |
| Conner Falaguerra | 2 | 66 | 1 | Kevin Sylvester | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Montrell Dobbs | 2 | 3 | 0 | KJ Ellison | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| RUSHING | Rush | Yards | TD’s | Rush | Yards | TD’s | |
| Rich Snowden | 1 | -3 | 0 | Montrell Dobbs | 11 | 55 | 0 |
| Duce Elliott | 2 | 12 | 0 | Justin Wilson | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| DEFENSE STAND OUTS | Tackles | Sacks | INT | Misc. |
| Gerald Patrick | 4 | ½ | 0 | |
| David Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Martin | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Will Melvin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 yard TD |
| Lynwood Dorsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | Fumble Recovery |
| Frankie Gionfriddo | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | |
| Ryan Falaguerra | 0 for 1 PAT |
Western Connecticut Militia
| PASSING | Completions | Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Kevin Oberg | 11 | 22 | 155 | 1 | 2 |
| RECEIVING | Catch | Yards | TD’s | Catch | Yards | TD’s | |
| Darius Rannie | 4 | 51 | 0 | Anthony Jubles | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Lionel Assie | 2 | 10 | 0 | Ken Charter | 2 | 46 | 1 |
| Donte Clark | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| RUSHING | Rush | Yards | TD’s | Rush | Yards | TD’s | |
| Lionel Assie | 7 | 94 | 1 | Kevin Oberg | 7 | 50 | 1 |
| Aaron Taylor | 6 | 33 | 0 | Ken Charter | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin Wolfolk | 4 | 25 | 0 | Mike Forsett | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Lou Moore | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| DEFENSE STAND OUTS | Tackles | Sacks | INT | Misc. |
| Jasper Ramsey | 3 | 1 | 0 | Pass Deflection |
| Marc Lugo | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dustin Linden | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Raq Taft | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charles Burney | 1 | 0 | 0 | Blocked Punt |
| Hakeem Pierce | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | |
| Luigi Liovvi | 3 for 3 PAT |
| Andy Benzicewicz | 1 for 1 PAT |
TOTAL OFFENSE
| OFFENSE | Rush Plays | Rush Yards | Passing Plays | Passing Yards | TOTAL OFFENSE |
| Bearcats | 16 | 115 | 20 | 106 | 36 plays/ 221 yards |
| Militia | 30 | 212 | 22 | 155 | 52 plays/ 367 yards |
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