Barnstable Picks Up Big Win Versus Eagles

All it took to get things rolling at a blustery W. Leo Shields Memorial Field Friday night was a perfect, 23-yard strike from Junior Quarterback Kevin Riley to tight end Mike Noonan.

     Engaged in a first quarter, defense-oriented see-saw with the visiting Plymouth North Eagles of the Atlantic Coast League, the Barnstable Red Raiders went finally went to the air in the second quarter and hit paydirt when Riley found his tight end wide open at the goal line and hit him square in the numbers. Riley would end the game 6-6 for 74 yards passing.

    The PAT kick failed, but Barnstable had the early lead, 6-0. From that point, things steamrolled for the Red Raiders, offensively.

    Following its kick off, Barnstable took over at midfield when a Plymouth North drive went for naught and was forced to punt. The Eagles' punter shanked the ball to the right side of the field and out of bounds, leaving Barnstable in prime position at its own 49-yard line.

     Five plays into its second possession of the second quarter, tailback Bobby Nunes broke found a seam and bolted into the end zone 29 yards. Nunes rang up 80 yards rushing in the first half and finished the evening with 99 total.

    The ensuing Red Raider kickoff was fumbled and Barnstable recovered deep in Eagles' territory. Riley went to work quickly, finding Nunes for a gain of 19, but the lanky speedster could not get into the end zone and was forced out of bounds at the one-yard-line. Riley picked up his first-ever career touchdown when he went up he gut to make it 12-0. He followed suit with the two-point PAT and the Red Raiders were up, 20-0.

    Plymouth North staged a short-lived comeback in the second half, notching nine points on a touchdown, extra-point kick and safety when Riley was forced out of the end zone.

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