September 24, 1988 | By Joe Williams of The Sentinel Staff
INVERNESS — Quarterback Monty Grow hit tight end Glenn Ryan on an 8-yard slant pattern over the middle with 28 seconds remaining to spoil a great defensive effort by Leesburg and give Citrus a 7-0 victory in a non-district high school game Friday night at Hurricane Field.
Ryan's touchdown capped a 90-yard, fourth-quarter drive, as the Hurricanes (2-1) seemed to take advantage of a tiring Leesburg (1-1) defense and capture the victory before about 2,500 fans.
Citrus, which failed to score on two other opportunities deep in Leesburg territory, went almost exclusively with tailback Todd Williams in the second half. Williams had 24 carries for 107 yards. Eighteen of those carries, including eight on the final drive, came in the second half.
Williams' biggest run of the drive was a 12-yarder that came on a third- and-two from the Hurricanes' 36. Grow also helped keep the drive alive a little earlier with an 11-yard bootleg on third down from Citrus' 17.
Leesburg's breakdowns on Citrus' final drive were the only ones for the Yellow Jacket defense, which spent almost twice as much time on the field as Citrus' did. Citrus ran 57 offensive plays, Leesburg only ran 37.
The Yellow Jackets tried two desperation pass plays in the final 26 seconds but Tommy Willis, who replaced starting quarterback Greg Engle on the final series because he has a stronger arm, had a pass intercepted by Grow with 2 seconds remaining.
Leesburg's offense was handicapped throughout the game by poor field position. Leesburg had drives that started twice on the 15, on the 13, one the 20 and on the 1.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Leesburg squeezes Citrus
published: Friday, September 25, 2009
ED RIZZO
Staff Writer
INVERNESS -- Quarterback Efrain Negron scored three touchdowns Friday to lead a resurgent offense as visiting Leesburg outscored Inverness-Citrus, 34-7, to improve to 2-1 on the new season.
The Yellow Jackets offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage to enable running back Luther McDowell and the rest of the backfield to compile 265 rushing yards on the night.
Negron scored twice in the first half, on runs of 27 and 65 yards and had a 42-yard touchdown reception from McDowell called back on an illegal motion penalty.
Leesburg held the Hurricanes to just 12 rushing yards in the first half and limited Citrus to just two big plays for the evening. On one, a 42-yard pass from quarterback J.J. White to wideout Hayden Kelly, the Canes advanced to midfield. But two plays later, they fumbled and Ryan Rivera recovered to end the drive.
As the first half came to an end, Leesburg's Ben Rizzo attempted a 37-yard field goal which hit the crossbar and bounced back onto the field and the Yellow Jackets went into the locker room with a 14-0 advantage.
On the opening kickoff of the second half, Citrus attempted an onside kick, but the Leesburg front five pounced and recovered on their own 48-yard-line. Eight plays later, Negron ran in from the 1 to open a 21-point lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Jackets again recovered a fumble. Five plays later, Jalen Dozier ran it in from the eight to put the game away.
Citrus managed its only score of the night with a march down the length of the field. With 15 seconds remaining, they fumbled. But the Jackets fumbled right back, giving White the opportunity for find A.J. Woythaler in the back of the end zone from four yards out.
Leesburg (3-1) hosts Brooksville Central at 7:30 p.m. Friday night.
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INVERNESS -- Quarterback Efrain Negron scored three touchdowns Friday to lead a resurgent offense as visiting Leesburg outscored Inverness-Citrus, 34-7, to improve to 2-1 on the new season.
The Yellow Jackets offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage to enable running back Luther McDowell and the rest of the backfield to compile 265 rushing yards on the night.
Negron scored twice in the first half, on runs of 27 and 65 yards and had a 42-yard touchdown reception from McDowell called back on an illegal motion penalty.
Leesburg held the Hurricanes to just 12 rushing yards in the first half and limited Citrus to just two big plays for the evening. On one, a 42-yard pass from quarterback J.J. White to wideout Hayden Kelly, the Canes advanced to midfield. But two plays later, they fumbled and Ryan Rivera recovered to end the drive.
As the first half came to an end, Leesburg's Ben Rizzo attempted a 37-yard field goal which hit the crossbar and bounced back onto the field and the Yellow Jackets went into the locker room with a 14-0 advantage.
On the opening kickoff of the second half, Citrus attempted an onside kick, but the Leesburg front five pounced and recovered on their own 48-yard-line. Eight plays later, Negron ran in from the 1 to open a 21-point lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Jackets again recovered a fumble. Five plays later, Jalen Dozier ran it in from the eight to put the game away.
Citrus managed its only score of the night with a march down the length of the field. With 15 seconds remaining, they fumbled. But the Jackets fumbled right back, giving White the opportunity for find A.J. Woythaler in the back of the end zone from four yards out.
Leesburg (3-1) hosts Brooksville Central at 7:30 p.m. Friday night.
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ED RIZZO
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