HERMON - Wednesday afternoon at the Hermon Rec athletic facility, the 7th/8th grade football team put 40 points on the board as the Hawks cruised past the Brewer Witches 40-12 in middle school action.
Hermon's Kobe Hills (18) gets up to catch a pass during the opening quarter of a middle school game in Hermon on Wednesday. Hermon defeated Brewer 40-12 in the game. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)
Hermon needed just 43 seconds to put the first score on the board in the opening quarter, as quarterback Ethan Curtis connected with Dylan Phair for a touchdown with 7:17 still left in the period. Kicker Gavin Applebee stuck the ball between the uprights putting the Hawks on top 8-0.
The Hawks found the end zone one more time in the first quarter. Curtis ran the ball in with 4:35 left to play, and Applebee once again split the uprights for the extra points as Hermon took a 16-0 lead into the second period.
Hermon's Ethan Curtis rolls out for a pass only to turn the play into a rushing touchdown in the first quarter. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)
Hermon took a little longer to score in the second quarter, but Sam Hopkins found the end zone with 2:51 remaining in the half. Applebee's kick was good, and the Hawks went up 24-0. Brewer was able to finally answer back, finding the end zone with 33.4 seconds left on the clock. The extra points attempt failed, and the Witches pulled to a 24-6 score.
Hermon's Jake Murzyn (42) breaks through the Brewer line for a behind the line of scrimmage tackle. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)
The Hawks wrapped up the first half scoring as the clock rolled down to 0:00 when Kobe Hills took a pass from Justin Largay for a touchdown. Applebee again connected for the extra points and the Hawks took a 32-6 lead into the halftime break.
Hermon's Ethan Pyle rolls out to the sideline for a positive yardage run. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)
Both teams added one more score each in the third quarter, and that would be all the scoring in the game. Brewer scored on a 25 yard run with 3:47 left to play in the quarter, but the extra point attempt failed once again. Hermon led the game 32-12. Hermon closed out the scoring for the game with a touchdown by Ethan Pyle, and the extra points kick by Applebee putting the eventual winning score at 40-12. Applebee had a great game, going 5-for-5 in extra point kicks good for 10 points in the game.
Hermon kicker Gavin Applebee (far left) puts up one of his five extra points kicks during the game. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)
BREWER 0 - 6 - 6 - 0 -- 12
HERMON 16 - 16 - 8 - 0 -- 40
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