2008 Woodie Awards
Bulldogs Bite Monarchs at Homecoming
Valley never gained the lead in the final home game of the season.
Sam Hahn
Issue date: 11/3/04 Section: Sports
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Controversial calls, primarily in the second quarter, zapped Valley's momentum and prevented the Monarchs from getting back into the game.
"I don't think that we executed plays during the game," said offense tackle Tommy Burns. "[We] came out without any fire or desire to win today. You could obviously see that we just didn't have it tonight."
Struggling to get any offense going in the first quarter, both Hancock and Valley were forced to play in a defense mindset as both teams shut down each other's offenses in the first quarter.
The only score came as Bulldog kicker Victor Velasco converted a 30-yard field goal attempt to give Allan Hancock the 3-0 lead with 9:59 left in the first quarter.
The Bulldogs struck again early in the second quarter as freshman running back Drew Williams scored a 9-yard rushing touchdown to push the lead 10-0.
After gaining only 7 yards on their next possession, the Monarch defense could not hold the Bulldogs from driving down the field as Velasco successfully connected on a 34-yard field goal that gave Hancock an early and comfortable 13-0 lead.
The Monarchs answered back as sophomore running back Edric Prim scored a 9-yard touchdown pass that cut the Bulldog lead 13-7 with 2:59 left in the first half and giving Prim 1010 yards for the season.
Controversy erupted after the score as a fumble recovery by Valley was called as the line judge stated that he had blown the play dead.
Hancock was forced to punt with 41 seconds left in the half as the Bulldog offense failed to convert on a third-and-16 after quarterback Blake Sartini was sacked for an 11-yard loss by defensive back Jerome Buchanan.
Valley was once again in the middle of controversy as the referees on the field refused to measure what was thought by many to be an obvious 10-yard run by running back Alain Sinclair.
