Plymouth Running Attack Breaks Down Tigers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
 | Warsaw Tigers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
 | Plymouth Rockies | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
Last Friday night, the Warsaw Tigers traveled to take on the undefeated Plymouth Rockies at "The Rockpile" in Plymouth, IN. The first quarter was scoreless but in the second, Plymouth struck first with a 17-yard touchdown run from Brock Smith. Smith is coincidentally the team's kicker as well.
With time winding down in the half, the Tigers put six points of their own on the board after a 4-yard dash by Jeremy Coppes. Scott Smyth would make the point after.
The teams would be tied at 7 going into the half.
The second half told the story for the game's outcome. Warsaw couldn't keep Plymouth's running game at bay as the Rockies scored on 2 rushing touchdowns by Smith and quarterback Houston Hodges. Hodges scored on a 69-yard run just 2 minutes later.
The Tigers fired back with the only passing/receiving touchdown of the game. Coppes hit Taylor Cone for a 21-yard touchdown pass. The Tigers looked like they were setting up for a late comeback until Plymouth's Smith would score twice more on a 2-yard and 27-yard touchdown runs. The runs were only 1 minute, 12 seconds apart. Smith tallied 27 of Plymouth's points and 228 yards by game's end.
The final score would be Plymouth over Warsaw, 34-14.
| QTR | Team | Description |
| 2 | Plymouth | Touchdown: Smith 17 yd run (Smith kick) |
| 2 | Warsaw | Touchdown: Coppes 4 yd run (Smyth kick) |
| 3 | Plymouth | Touchdown: Smith 2 yd run (Smith kick) |
| 3 | Plymouth | Touchdown: Houston 69 yd run (Smith kick) |
| 3 | Warsaw | Touchdown: Coppes 21 yd pass to Cone (Smyth kick) |
| 4 | Plymouth | Touchdown: Smith 2 yd run (Smith kick) |
| 4 | Plymouth | Touchdown: Smith 27 yd run (Smith kick failed) |
The Tigers gave up 365 yards on the ground and that would prove to be their downfall in this battle. The Tigers were 3 for 4 on fourth down and held the Rockies passing game to just 14 yards. There were not any turnovers or sacks in the game.
| Warsaw | Plymouth | |
| 17 | First Downs | 22 |
| 11-4-2 | First Downs: Rushing - Passing - Penalty | 21-1-0 |
| 162 | Rushing Yards | 365 |
| 6/14 | Passing: Completions / Attempts | 2/4 |
| 66 | Passing Yards | 14 |
| 1/0 | Passing: Touchdowns - Interceptions | 0/0 |
| 57 | Total Plays | 51 |
| 228 | Total Offense | 379 |
| 2/0 | Fumbles - Lost | 0/0 |
| 4/20 | Penalties - Yards | 4/60 |
| 0/0 | Defensive Sacks - Yards Lost | 0/0 |
| 26:40 | Time of Possession | 21:20 |
| 2 of 12 | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4 of 7 |
| 3 of 4 | 4th Down Efficiency | 0 of 1 |
| 6/27.2 | Punts - Average | 2/39.5 |
This Friday (09/10/2010), the Tigers (0-3 overall, 0-1 NLC) host the Elkhart Central Crimson Chargers (2-1 overall, 1-1 NLC). Kick-off is at 7:30pm.
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