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Week 8 Takeaways: The Plymouth Wildcats Stay on Top of the Park as they beat Rival Salem Rocks

The Plymouth Wildcats didn’t have to travel far to face off with rivals the Salem Rocks. Set on a campus of three schools and 6,000 students, the “Park Championship” was decided when the Plymouth Wildcats beat the Salem Rocks by a final of 16-14 for their third straight “Park Championship.” 

Salem Rocks 

Giving Points Away

The Salem Rocks gave away two free points that proved to be very costly in this one. With under thirty seconds to play in the first half of this rivalry game, the Plymouth Wildcats had the Rocks backed up on a fourth down in their endzone, and that is when trouble ensued. On the snap to the end zone, it was a little low, which forced the punter to go low to save the snap, but he went just a little bit too low, and when he got the ball in his hands, his knee touched the end zone turf, and it ended up being a safety that gave the Wildcats a 9-0 lead going into the half. 

Hook n Ladder 

Late in the game, it looked like the game was over, as the Plymouth Wildcats had a 16-7 lead, and the Salem Rocks backed up on a 4th and 32. It would be their final play with 2:14 left in the game, but the Rocks weren’t ready to crumble under the pressure of the Wildcats. Standing 32 yards away from the first down and 75 yards away from the endzone, the Rocks went for it. Junior Quarterback Luke Creighton found Nye Turner for half of the distance, but Turner had the smart idea to pitch it back to Aidan Moore, who took it the rest of the way for the score. While they still came up short in this one, the Hook n Ladder play worked phenomenally for the Rocks. 

Plymouth Wildcats 

Short n Sober 

The Running Back duo of Camden Short and Ethan Sober played a big part in the Plymouth Wildcats three peating as “Park Champions.” Short is all but that, standing at 6’1, is the powerful and bruising back for the Wildcats. He rushed for 53 yards on nine carries and caught two passes for 50 yards. For Sober, he showed off his speed as he ran for 118 yards on 15 carries. What made Sober so impressive in this one was his ability to break the tackle and keep running. He showed that ability off early in this one as he did it on both a 19 and a 36-yard run on the opening drive for the Wildcats. 

What Goes Up Must Come Down 

Quarterback Logan Pheiffer said that same line after the game tonight. He threw it up 11 times, and he completed five of them for 122 yards and a touchdown, including a 45-yarder that put them up 16-7 late in the fourth quarter. Not only was Pheiffer able to put up passes, but he was also able to put up numbers with his legs. The Senior Quarterback ran the ball 14 times for 70 yards, including a touchdown, in the “Park Championship” game. 

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