BELMONT – Excellence in all phases of the sport was key for Buckingham Browne & Nichols because it cruised to a 30-7 soccer victory over rival Belmont Hill Saturday afternoon.
The Knights (3-1) didn’t punt as soon as and produced 370 whole yards of offense. Head coach Mike Willey credited the environment friendly play to the staff’s regular enchancment all year long.
“We took a step ahead in the present day,” Willey stated. “Our guys performed exhausting, effectively and executed after we wanted to.”
Belmont Hill (0-4) began with possession however had its opening drive stall out at midfield. The Knights moved downfield however a powerful defensive stand by Belmont Hill pressured BB&N to accept a 17-yard discipline aim from Vince Snoonian.
Belmont Hill’s subsequent offensive drive was promising after a number of profitable runs and passes from quarterback Reis Little. Nonetheless, sacks from Leo Albee and Andrew Knapp derailed the drive and compelled a punt. From there, Taylor related with Snoonian on a 37-yard go earlier than he related with Ethan Ortega on a 12-yard landing go.
“Damon is an impressive participant and quarterback for us,” Willey stated. “He managed the sport rather well. He made some massive throws for us in the present day. What an environment friendly day by him.”
The following drive was a three-and-out for Belmont Hill, after which BB&N acquired proper again to work. Taylor and Ortega had a 21-yard passing connection to place the Knights within the crimson zone earlier than Sam Kelley completed the drive with an 8-yard landing run.
“That was the primary time I ran counter on the day,” Kelley stated. “The offensive line was blocking nice all day, and it was huge open.”
Belmont Hill responded with a 50-yard kick return from Hank Greene, after which Little fired a deep ball to Dylan Casillo for a 47-yard landing go. This lower the deficit to 17-7, however a 25-yard discipline aim from Snoonian on the following drive gave BB&N a 20-7 halftime lead.
Snoonian hit his third discipline aim of the sport on the primary drive of the second half to make it 23-7. From there, the Knights’ protection took over and continued to penetrate the pocket. The unit mixed for six whole sacks on the day, 4 within the second half.
“We challenged them just a little bit as a defensive position,” Willey stated. “I believed we performed OK as a defensive position final week, however we had been wonderful this week. It was a problem for them this week and so they executed as wanted.”
Snoonian had three of the sacks. The Cornell commit completed the day with 12 tackles, three sacks, three discipline objectives, one catch for 35 yards and three additional factors.
“On protection, we had been locked in each play,” Snoonian stated. “I used to be spying the QB, noticed him roll out, and simply ran him down. Kicking-wise, I’ve been doing this a very long time and felt assured in the present day.”
Kelley would add one other landing late within the sport to complete with 11 carries for 99 yards and two touchdowns. He credited his offensive line as the important thing to his success.
“We simply pounded the rock in the present day,” Kelley stated. “The o-line performed an ideal sport, we had been up and saved our heads up all day. On that run, I didn’t get touched.”
Taylor completed 11-of-17 for 163 yards and a landing whereas Christian Flores had 18 carries for 101 yards. Little went 5-of-13 for 99 yards and a landing for Belmont Hill.
Snoonian stated the Knights will benefit from the consequence briefly and shortly shift focus to a significant matchup towards Milton Academy subsequent week.
“We are going to speak about what labored and what we have to enhance on,” Snoonian stated. “After in the present day, this one doesn’t matter, and we’re centered on the following one.”
