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Andover Golden Warriors Football '13

Fri, Oct 18, 2013 07:00 PM @ Andover
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Lasalle 0 18 6 8 32
Andover 14 21 7 7 49

Eikenberry, Sylvester lead Andover to big win

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Friday, October, 18 By David Willis
Staff writer

ANDOVER — Just weeks ago, Andover suffered through a drought that saw the Golden Warriors score just one offensive touchdown over a nine-quarter stretch.

After last night, it’s safe to say that streak is long in the past.

Led by huge games for stars Jack Sylvester and Will Eikenberry, Andover exploded for five first half touchdowns and rolled to a 49-32 victory over Lasalle (R.I.) last night.

“We put some points on the board early and it was a great night,” said Eikenberry. “We score quick, got some big momentum and we kept the confidence going from the Billerica win. We are really hitting out stride.”

Lasalle was likely suffering from nightmares of Eikenberry during their two-plus hour drive back to the Providence area.

The senior linebacker/fullback/receiver score three touchdowns in three different ways — returning an interception 47 yards for a touchdown, rushing for a 2-yard score and catching a 15-yard touchdown pass from Oliver Eberth.

When it wasn’t Eikenberry doing the damage, it was dynamic back Sylvester making life miserable for Lasalle.

He finished his night with 206 yards on just 14 carries — his second straight 200-plus yard performance — and two rushing touchdowns and caught a third score on a 15-yard catch from Eberth.

“Having Jack going really makes a huge difference,” said Eikenberry. “It is just clicking. We are feeling good.”

Sylvester set the tone right away, breaking his first carry of the night for a 70-yard touchdown, and one possession later Eberth took a fake punt 58 yards to the house for a touchdown.

Eikenberry was also a force on the defensive end, making 14 tackles. Defensive tackle Ben Hartford added 12 stops, linemate Ommel Bonilla added 10 tackles and Sylvester picked off a pass.

“We came out slow but we are focused and playing out game now,” said Bonilla.

The Golden Warriors now face a must-win game on Friday, when they travel to face Lowell with a playoff berth on the line.

“The Lowell game is do-or-die,” said lineman Matt Sutliff. “We have to win. It’s going to be a battle.

Game Statistics:

First Quarter

A — Jack Sylvester 70 run (John Oteri pass from E.J. Perry IV), 7:45

A — Oliver Eberth 58 run (kick failed), 2:48

Second Quarter

L — Don'Trae Odufunade 8 run (run failed), 8:14

A — Sylvester 15 pass from Eberth (Ryan Payne kick), 5:35

L — C.J. Waite 20 pass from Jace Pena (pass failed), 2:28

A — Sylvester 69 run (Payne kick), 2:14

A — Will Eikenberry 47 interception return (Payne kick), 1:05

L — Pena 1 run (pass failed), 0:00

Third Quarter

L — Dimitri Ashby 1 run (pass failed), 3:35

A — Eikenberry 15 pass from Eberth (Payne kick), 0:00 

Fourth Quarter

A — Eikenberry 2 run (Payne kick), 9:19

L — Lawrence Sabir 2 run (Keon Wilson pass from Pena), 7:20

 

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: A (26-267) — Jack Sylvester 14-206, Oliver Eberth 3-58, Will Eikenberry 3-15, Brandon Marti 1-8Connor McCullough 1-0, E.J. Perry 2-(-10), Kevin Chen 2-(-10); L (43-148) — Don'Trae Odufunade 19-41, Jace Pena 12-49, Dimitri Ashby 12-58 

PASSING: A — Eberth 13-20-0, 114, Perry 2-4-0, 16; L — Pena 12-29-1, 252

RECEIVING: A — Alex Marshall 4-27, Eikenberry 5-33, Christopher Nicholas 3-31, Marti 2-24, Sylvester 1-15; L — Avien Peah 2-73

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