"That was a phenomenal ball," Beachy - who caught eight passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns - said. Three plays later, McGowan found Beachy on a deep ball for their second scoring connection of the game, on what might have been the best ball the Tigers’ senior signal caller has ever thrown. The quick punt from quarterback Sam Miller caught Moon off guard, but only for a second, resulting in a good return and great field position once again. "I told them we'll see who was really scared. "They came out on the field on the 50 yard line before the game and were telling us that we were scared," Bladel said. Initially the decision was a head scratcher until multiple members of the Peters Township coaching staff confirmed to the Times after the game that Bladel was in fact the reason behind their rare strategy. Rather than risking another block in the end zone, the Indians elected to shock everyone both on the field and in attendance and punt on third down. Plack found his team in an all too familiar situation. on Saturday, but Bladel never cooled off.įaced with a third and long on its first possession of the resumed game, Peters Township head coach T.J. I don't know how I do it, honestly."Ī storm just two plays into the second half postponed the contest until 9:30 a.m. "I know I've done it before and I can just keep doing it. "It's just effort," Bladel said when asked how he's able to block so many kicks. What Peters Township didn’t know was that Bladel was just getting warmed up.Īs the Indians attempted a roll-out punt in their end zone, Bladel was there to not only block the kick, but also to scoop it up for a score, giving his team a 14-13 lead with just three seconds remaining in the second quarter. Bladel added one more to that total in the second quarter when he got his hands on a point after attempt on the Indians’ second score. Then again, most teams don’t have Bladel.Įntering Week 6, Bladel had 14 career blocked kicks – which includes punts, field goals and extra points. With nine seconds left on the clock and Peters Township with the ball on fourth down, deep in its own territory, Linn decided to call a timeout rather than let the clock run out and send the two teams into the locker room.įor most teams, a forced punt with just seconds remaining isn’t a moment of opportunity. After falling behind 13-7 in the second quarter, Bladel made a game-changing play to wrap up the first half.
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