BRYANT FOOTBALL SPRING GAME
Gold 13, Black 10
SMITHFIELD, RI - Kevin Anderson
(Plainville, Conn.) scored on a one-yard run over
the left guard as time expired to lead the Gold team to an exciting
come-from-behind win over the Black in Bryant's annual spring
football scrimmage Saturday afternoon.
The gold scored 13 unanswered points to earn the win over the Black which led 7-0 at the half and took a 10-0 lead into the fourth quarter.
Irvin Williams got things going in the second as the sophomore scored from six yards out to put the Black up 7-0. Vincent Norris (Washington, DC) helped set up the score by hauling in a 45-yard pass from quarterback Charles Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ) on a second and five play, giving the Black a first down at the Gold 30 yard line.
A Brian Donnelly (East Dennis, MA) 33-yard field goal capped a 15-play drive by the Black midway through the third quarter, making the score 10-0, but the Gold team refused to go away.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Ross Giffune (Foxboro, MA) put the Gold on the board five plays later as he found transfer Hezekiah Ross (Decatur, GA) down the middle for a 61-yard touchdown pass to bring the Gold to within 10-7.
After a defensive stop by the Gold with just over two minutes left,
Giffune drove the ball down to the Black one yard line. A
pass interference call helped keep the drive alive for the Gold as
Anderson found an opening through the left side to waltz into the
end zone for the game-winner.
Granatell, Bryant's starting quarterback for the past two years, completed 15 passes for 171 yards while Giffune was an effecient 7 for 11 for 115 yards and a touchdown. Lorenzo Perry (Providence, RI) rushed for 67 yards on 17 carries while Norris finished with 63 yards receiving (3 catches).
Bryant, 7-3 last season under the direction of head coach Marty Fine who begins his third season this fall, will host the Owls of Southern Connecticut State visit Bulldog Stadium for the 2006 opener on September 2.
Prior to the game, coach Fine introduced the 2006 co-captains: junior Charlie Granatell, senior Lorenzo Perry, senior Chris Peaks (Silver Spring, Md.), junior Marcus Lindsey (Bridgeport, Conn.), senior Andrew McLarty (College Park, Md.), senior Justin Benevides (Portsmouth, RI) and junior Chris Wohlheter (Newark, Ohio).
Scoring Summary
Black
0
7
3
0
-
10
Gold
0
0
0
13
-
13
Scoring
2nd -Black - Irvin Williams 6 run (Brian Donnelly
kick)
3rd - Black - Donnelly 33 yard FG
4th - Gold - Hezekiah Ross 61 yard TD from Ross Giffune
(Donnelly kick)
4th - Gold - Kevin Anderson 1 run
RUSHING
Lorenzo Perry 17-67 yards; Irvin Williams 6 -24 yards, 1
TD; Kevin Anderson 6-21 yards, 1 TD; Justin Williams
6-17 yards; Tim McManus 5-12 yards.
PASSING
Charles Granatell - 15-22, 171 yards; Ross
Giffune 7-11, 115 yards, 1 TD; Trey Little 1-2, 27
yards; Kevin Testa 1-3, 5 yards.
RECEIVING
Hezekiah Ross 1-61 1 TD; Chris Arnold 3-32
yards; Vincent Norris 3-63 yards; Ryan Buckley 2-32
yards; Sean Bergin 2 -18 yards, Drew Shaw 1 -7 yards, Lorenzo
Perry 1-15 yards; Andrew Salinger 2-9 yards; Jon Zenquis 1-10
yards; Casey Factor 1-4 yards; Gary Mallozi 1-5 yards; Jarrett
Solimando 1-8 yards, Kevin Anderson 1-5 yards; Joey Brito 1-27
yards
DEFENSIVE LEADERS:
Damion Kindle 6 tackles; Marcus Lindsey 2 tackles, 3 pass
breakups; Michael Morgan 5 tackles, 1 pass breakup;
Chris Reels 4 tackles, 1 sack, Damian Gonsalves 5
tackles; Andrew McLarty 5 tackles
