Fr e e Pr e ss Page 12 Colby Free Press Friday, September 18, 2009 SSpp o o r r t t ss Brewster dominates Cheylin 32-6; coach pleased with team’s defense By Bonnie Holm the kickoff, but was forced to . Gfeller little over 8 minutes remaining in the game, Colby Free Press blocked the punt, and the Titans recovered the the Titans held the lead, 26-6. [email protected] ball on the Cougar 2. Hurdling over the Cou- An by Cheylin was recovered gar defenders, Gfeller crossed the goal line for by freshman Daymond Hanley, giving the Ti- Dominating on both offense and defense, a , giving the Titans the lead 12-0. tans the ball on their own 37 yard line. A pass the Triplains-Brewster Titans rolled past the Sheets connected on a pass to Holm on the ex- by Gfeller was intercepted by Cheylin. They Cheylin Cougars in Western Kansas Liberty tra points, and the score was 14-0 in favor of were unable to move the ball and the Titans League action last Friday night, posting a the Titans. took over on downs with 3:01 left. score of 32-6. Great pressure by Clay Rogge Gfeller broke loose from the backfield Cheylin received the kick-off to start the and Ethan Plummer forced the Cougars to punt around the left side for a 60-yard run, giving game, and completed a pass for a first down. on their next possession. The Titans took over the Titans their final touchdown and increasing The Titan defense held strong after that, tak- deep in their own territory, on the 15. Gfeller the lead to 32-6. After the Titans took over on ing over on fourth down on their own 31 yard ran nine yards on the first play from scrim- an intercepted pass by Plummer, they ran out line. mage, but the Titans were unable to convert on the clock to end the game. Triplains-Brewster was unable to get any- fourth down. A fumble by the Cougars was re- Coach Dennis Gfeller, uncle of Brett Gfell- thing going on offense, and Tad Sheets punt- covered by Rogge, and Triplains-Brewster had er, said he was especially happy with the of- ed to the Cougars. After a Cheylin penalty the ball on their own 37 yard line. Gfeller’s fensive execution of the plays and the lack of and outstanding defensive pass coverage by short pass over the middle to Holm was com- penalties. He said he was also pleased with the Sheets and Spencer Holm, the Cougars’ short plete, and Holm ran in for a touchdown, pad- defensive effort, especially the pass coverage punt gave the Titans great field advantage on ding the Titans the lead. They were unable to and the improvement from the younger play- the 35. convert the extra points, and the score at half ers. However, a penalty by the Titans, and tough time was 20-0. Stat leaders for the game were Gfeller with defense by the Cougars again forced the Titans The Titans’ running game dominated the 91 yards passing, 170 yards rushing, 17 tack- to punt. The Cougars were held for no gain, second half, with Gfeller breaking loose for a les and three ; Sheets with three and it was the Titans’ turn on offense. A 12- 35-yard run, and scoring a touchdown on the yards rushing and 13 tackles; Holm with 84 yard pass from quarterback Brett Gfeller to next play from the 4. The extra point attempt yards receiving, 6 tackles, and 2 touchdowns; Holm gave the Titans a first down. On the next was denied by the Cougars, and the score was Rogge with 14 tackles and a fumble recovery; DEBBIE LUCKER/Triplains High School play, Gfeller again connected with Holm on Titans, 26-0. Plummer with 9 tackles and a fumble recov- Clay Rogee carried an American flag on Sept. 11 before the kick- a short pass over the middle that he took 40 In the fourth quarter, the Cougars finally ery; Hanley with 18 yards rushing and 7 yards off of a football game between Brewster-Triplains and Cheylin yards for a Titan’s touchdown. At the end of were able to score some points of their own receiving; and Lane Ochs with 9 tackles. last Friday to remind people to never forget the victims of the the first quarter, the Titans led 6-0. on a quarterback keeper. The two-point con- Triplains-Brewster’s next challenge will be terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In the second quarter, Cheylin received version was broken up by Sheets and with a at 3:30 p.m. on Friday at Weskan.

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