Football: Broad Run 49, Dominion 35 - Spartans Start New Streak After Wild First Quarter

(Oct. 9, 2010) - It was first quarter unlike any seen in recent memory in the Dulles District as Dominion and Broad Run traded blows and put up an amazing 42 combined points on the scoreboard.

The 21-21 tie translated into a 28-28 halftime deadlock and it was 35-35 after three quarters before the Spartans ball control put up two scores to win the game, 49-35.

Titan senior running back Deandre Reaves had 223 yards rushing and three scores on just 13 carries when he went out with an injury with the score 35-35 and the Titans with the ball with just under five minutes to play in the third quarter. When he finally returned with 1:41 to play, Dominion was down by 14.

Broad Run had its own injury concerns as Derril Thomas had rushed for 124 yards and two scores on 14 carries but he didn't return after his 7-yard score with 6:51 left in the third quarter.

Broad Run junior quarterback Michael Stratton, making his first varsity start, showed his comfort in the single wing offense, which he learned as a freshman at Stone Bridge -- where first year Broad Run coach Matt Griffis was the offensive coordinator -- and threw for 172 yards on 10 of 14 passing including a 24-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Taggart on Broad Run's first offensive snap of the game and a 14-yard touchdown pass to Mike Price on the Spartans last true offensive snap of the game.

Stratton also rushed for 49 yards on nine carries. Taggart scored three first-half touchdowns, three ways, as he caught the TD pass, ran a kickoff back 70 yards for a score and took a reverse 10 yards for six.

Dominion had two costly miscues in the game, a botched punt attempt on their first drive of the night which set up Broad Run's first quick score and then when the Titans were driving in the fourth quarter, down 42-35, they fumbled the ball at the Spartan 7 with 8:06. Broad Run, recovering at the 10, then drove 90 yards, draining more than six minutes off the clock to put the game away.

Broad Run 49, Dominion 35
Dominion   21  7  7    0 - 35
Broad Run 21  7  7  14 - 49

Scoring
1 BR: Taggart 24 pass from Stratton (Donnelly kick) 10:24 (1 play, 24 yds, 0:06)
1 D: Reaves 12 run (Jimenez kick) 9:29 (3 plays, 53 yds, 0:55)
1 BR: Taggart 70 kickoff return (Donnelly kick) 9:18
1 D: Baxter 8 run (Jimenez kick) 6:27 (5 plays, 58 yds, 2:51)
1 BR: Thomas 1 run (Donnelly kick) 3:38 (7 plays, 63 yds, 2:49)
1 D: Coleman 24 pass from Baxter (Jimenez kick) 0:47 (6 plays, 53 yds, 2:51)
2 BR: Taggart 10 run (Donnelly kick) 9:24 (8 plays, 42 yds, 3:23)
2 D: Reaves 25 run (Jimenez kick) 0:40 (6 plays, 83 yds, 3:31)
3 BR: Thomas 7 run (Donnelly kick) 6:51 (9 plays, 74 yds, 5:09)
3 D: Reaves 75 run (Jimenez kick) 6:34 (1 play, 75 yds, 0:17)
4 BR: Earl 1 run (Donnelly kick) 11:57 (6 plays, 49 yds, 2:57)
4 BR: Price 14 pass from Stratton (Donnelly kick) 1:41 (11 plays, 90 yds, 6:25)

Rushing
Dominion: Reaves 15-216, Baxter 10-40, Wesley 5-35, Coleman 2-13, team 1-(-13). Total 33-291.
Broad Run: Thomas 14-124, Stratton 9-49, Earl 11-32, Taggart 5-30, Preiziotti 2-11. Total 42-243.

Passing
Dominion: Baxter 3-5-0 33, Reaves 2-4-0 33. Total 5-9-0 66.
Broad Run: Stratton 10-14-0 172.

Reciving
Dominion: Baxter 2-33, Coleman 2-30, Wesley 1-3.
Broad Run: Price 3-96, Taggart 1-24, Thomas 2-14, Preziotti 2-12, Barnes 1-12, Anderson 1-7.

Time of Possession:
First Half: Dominion 13:38, Broad Run 10:22
Second Half: Broad Run 16:52, Dominion 7:08

Penalties
Dominion 11-58, Broad Run 8-40

Turnovers
Dominion 1, Broad Run 0