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Dragons blank Panthers in Adrian

By John RittenhouseIn a ragged football game that included a combined 13 penalties and 11 turnovers, the Adrian Dragons made enough positive plays to earn a 14-0 home win over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Thursday in Adrian.The penalty flags and turnovers kept both teams from scoring additional points during the course of the game.Thanks to the play of Adrian’s defense, 14 points was more than enough to win the game."We played pretty well on defense," said Dragon coach Randy Strand."Other than that, it was a very poorly-played game. If we could have given our quarterback some time to pass the football, or if we could have caught the football, it could have been a 30-point game."Adrian, which sported a decisive advantage in total yardage (302-145) in the contest, didn’t take advantage of it.The Dragons were flagged for six penalties and turned the ball over four times in the game, and the mistakes kept AHS from icing the game early.Fortunately for AHS, T-M-B was plagued by miscues as well. The Panthers turned the ball over in seven times and were flagged seven times in the contest.With Adrian’s defensive giving the offense a short field to play on, the Dragons did record first- and third-quarter touchdowns.After the defense forced the Panthers to punt from deep inside their own territory late in the first quarter, a short kick allowed the AHS offense to set up shop on T-M-B’s 34-yard line. On the third play of the possession, Adrian quarterback Cody Reverts hooked up with Jory Haken for a 27-yard touchdown pass to give the Dragons a 6-0 lead with 26 seconds remaining in the first period.Adrian’s third-quarter touchdown was set up by a fumble recovery from Clint Metz on the T-M-B 11.Reverts, who ran for 115 yards and passed for 112 during the game, scored two plays later on a two-yard run. A Reverts-to-Billy Anderson conversion pass capped the scoring with 1:41 left in the third period.The victory upped Adrian’s season record to 4-3. The Dragons completed the regular season by hosting Dawson-Boyd Wednesday night.Team statisticsAdrian: 190 passing yards, 112 rushing yards, 302 total yards, nine first downs, six penalties for 55 yards, four turnovers.T-M-B: 78 rushing yards, 67 passing yards, 145 total yards, eight first downs, seven penalties for 45 yards, seven turnovers.Individual statisticsRushing: Anderson 12-36, Reverts 20-115, Haken 11-39.Passing: Reverts 7-16 for 112 yards.Receiving: Cody Kontz 3-42, Haken 1-27, Anderson 2-41, Brandon Diekmann 1-2.Defense: Will Lutmer seven tackles and one sack, Jordan Brake eight tackles and two sacks, Anderson two interceptions, Nate Engelkes one interception, Glen Kruger one interception, Kontz one interception, Metz one fumble recovery, Joel Hoffman one fumble recovery.

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