Eagles post a 34-16 impressive win at Bloomfield
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Allen vs. Bloomfield Game Night Pictures
It is never easy to beat a team at home, with a tradition of 30+ consecutive years in the state playoffs, but that is what the Allen Eagle squad did on Thursday night. Again, most coaches say, greater improvements come after the first game going into the second game. That seemed to be apparent in Bloomfield Thursday night as the Eagles silenced the Bees 34-16.
The Eagles showed some physicality and grit, playing toe to toe, with the bigger Bloomfield squad.
The Eagles struck first blood on their second possession of the first period, as Kobe Kumm hit Reed Hingst on 14 yard pass. The PAT failed, leaving the Eagles ahead 6-0.
Moments later, Bloomfield hit their only play of the night over 20 yards, when a 53 yard run popped free along the Eagle sideline. The Bees re-established themselves, leading 8-6 at the end of the first period.
Allen then regained traction, by putting together a scoring drive early in the second period, culminating on a Kobe Kumm to Reed Hingst touchdown pass of 30 yards. The PAT was stopped, but the Eagles now led 12-8. The defense of Allen then established dominance that lasted the balance of the game.
The Eagles forced a three and out series against the Bees. A low punt was caught at the line of scrimmage by Ty Krommenhoek and returned to the 20. On the next play the Eagles scored on a 21 yard run by Kobe Kumm to go up 20-8 with half the period to go.
The Eagles had one last first half possession deep in the Bees territory, but an interception in the end zone stopped the lead from stretching farther.
In the third period, Allen and Bloomfield exchanged first possessions, but then a long drive, running into the teeth of a very large defensive line allowed the Eagles to stretch the lead to 28-8, when Ryan Anderson ran in from 8 yards. Kumm carried in the PAT.
In the fourth period the relentlessness of the Eagles paid off again, as a drive with mainly running plays ended when Anthony Isom scored from 1 yard out leaving the Eagles up 34-8.
Bloomfield did tack on one more score with just under three minutes remaining, to leave the score at the final, 34-16.
The Eagles only outgained the Bees 295-210, but the Eagles were persistent, gain the minimums most drives to gain first downs and chew clock. The Eagles out first downed the Bees, 20-10.
Offensively, Kobe Kumm led the ball carries, toting the ball 21 times for 103 yards and a score. Isom and Anderson gained 48 and 42 respectively, with each adding touchdown on the ground.
Reed Hingst hauled in two touchdown passes of 14 and 30 yards, while Ty Krommenhoek nabbed a 38 yard pass. Kumm was four of ten passing for 64 yards. Isom threw the other lone completion for 38 yards.
Isom was a beast defensively, earning 23 stops, Steven Sullivan and Reed Hingst had 14 and 13.
The win moves the Eagles to 2-0 on the season. Next action is scheduled for Friday, September 18th at Allen, when the host the Homer Knights for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff.
COACHES COMMENTS:
“This was a very good team effort. The team had to raise our intensity to a higher level than theirs’ to do what they did here tonight. The physical play of our kids got to them early in the second half. It seemed they got better as the game progressed and that was a breath of fresh air compared the first week when we started to wear down. There are still many things for this group to work on and clean up. Homer will give them the opportunity to see where they are after two games, and not a lot of team preparation. Good win team!”