PANTHERS DEFENSE BEAT THE CHAMPS
- Updated: July 29, 2013
Pictured Left: David Reese (42) and the Panthers pressured the Warriors offense all night in their dominate win
Pictured Right, Top: Jamie &ldquot;Rocket&rdquot; Bryant's 68 yard punt return in the 2nd quarter changed the momentum of the game for the Panthers
Pictured Right, Bottom: Defensive ends David Reese (42) and Dustin Linden (55) will be a tough combination for any offense in the NEFL
MERIDEN, CT- The Western Mass Warriors amazing 20 game win streak ended last night in the hands of the Connecticut Panthers relentless defense. The 25-0 dominate performance by the Panthers was spearheaded by six turnovers and special teams excellence.
A defensive struggle most of the first quarter, Panthers Richie Snowden connected with Naciki Reid for a 30 yard touchdown catch for the opening score of the game. An exciting 68 yard punt return for a score in the second quarter by Jamie &ldquot;Rocket&rdquot; Bryant gave the Panthers a 14-0 lead heading into halftime.
&ldquot;With the speed and experience we have on defense we feel if we get a few score up on a team it will be hard for a team to rebound&rdquot; said safety Court Sutherland, &ldquot;that showed tonight.&rdquot; The second half saw the defending champion Warriors commit four turnovers including a fumble recovered by linebacker Gerald Patrick in the end zone for a touchdown.
A 33 yard field goal in the fourth quarter concluded the scoring for the night and gave the Panthers a huge divisional win. &ldquot;They beat us in all three games last season and kept us out of the championship game&rdquot; said Bryant, &ldquot;we needed this win.&rdquot; The win gives the Panthers a 2-0 record heading into another divisional game against the Connecticut Gamblers (0-2) while the Warriors will look to get back on track against the Hartford Whalers (1-1).
BOXSCORE
|
TEAMS |
1Q |
2Q |
3Q |
4Q |
FINAL |
|
Panthers |
6 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
25 |
|
Warriors |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CONNECTICUT PANTHERS
| PASSING | Completions | Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Rich Snowden | 4 | 11 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | Catch | Yards | TD's | Catch | Yards | TD's | |
| Naciki Reid | 1 | 30 | 1 | Jamie Bryant | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Akwan Shabazz | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| RUSHING | Rush | Yards | TD's | Rush | Yards | TD's | |
| Rich Snowden | 5 | 19 | 0 | Shonte Wynn | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Taurean Gaston | 5 | 20 | 0 | Tyrone Kelly | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| DEFENSE STAND OUTS | Tackles | Sacks | INT | Misc. |
| Gerald Patrick | 2 | Fumble Recovery- TD | ||
| David Reese | 3 | 1 | Fumble Recovery | |
| Court Sutherland | 4 | |||
| Jamar Rawles | 1 | 1 | 2 pass deflections | |
| Tylee Flowers | 4 | |||
| Sir Snowden | 2 | |||
| Dan Belli | 1 | 1 | ||
| Antwon Carr | 1 | 1 | ||
| Dustin Linden | 4 | 1 | Fumble Recovery | |
| Sam Saylor | 2 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | |
| David Szymanski- 33 yard FG | Jamie Bryant – 68 yard punt return-TD |
| CT Panthers-Blocked FG attempt | |
| 2 PT CONVERSIONS | |
| Richie Snowden | Taurean Gaston |
Western Mass Warriors
| PASSING | Completions | Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Chris Boarders | 7 | 19 | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Guerreo | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| RECEIVING | Catch | Yards | TD's | Catch | Yards | TD's | |
| Chris Makarie | 3 | 23 | 0 | Eddie Guerreo | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Lemont Newsome | 1 | 5 | 0 | Darius Rannie | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Pollard | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | Rush | Yards | TD's | Rush | Yards | TD's | |
| Bobby Grimes | 7 | 10 | 0 | Eddie Guerreo | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Casey | 1 | 1 | 0 | Chris Boarders | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| DEFENSE STAND OUTS | Tackles | Sacks | INT | Misc. |
| Derrick Hatwood | 7 | 1 | ||
| Jack Casey | 2 | 1 | ||
| Ulysses Wannamaker | 3 | 1 | ||
| Edward Eberhart | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pat Casey | 2 |
TOTAL OFFENSE
| OFFENSE | Rush Plays | Rush Yards | Passing Plays | Passing Yards | TOTAL OFFENSE |
| Panthers | 17 | 67 | 11 | 61 | 28 plays/128 yards |
| Warriors | 13 | 51 | 27 | 54 | 40 plays/ 105 yards |
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