{"id":8876,"date":"2010-09-05T09:04:50","date_gmt":"2010-09-05T16:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=8876"},"modified":"2010-09-05T17:56:36","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T00:56:36","slug":"big-bear-27-maranatha-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=8876","title":{"rendered":"Maranatha Falls at Big Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maranatha's Jeremy Major trying to turn the corner against Big Bear<\/p><\/div>\n

(Big Bear)- Big mistakes, poor play, and an exhausted Maranatha team fell to Big Bear Saturday afternoon 27-17.<\/p>\n

The first 7:24 of the game was perfect for the Minutemen. Sophomore quarterback Andrew Ellfers engineered a 13-play 72-yard drive that shredded the first quarter clock and ended with Jeremy Major\u2019s 2-yard run.<\/p>\n

Ellfers was 4 for 4 on the march for 32-yards and he ran for 15 more as Maranatha took firm control…for about a minute.<\/p>\n

All week long Minuteman DC Henry Rodriguez preached one thing after breaking down game film on Huddle.Com. One thing: Stop the quarterback.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust one thing guys,\u201d he said. \u201cStop the quarterback, just stop the quarterback!\u201d<\/p>\n

On the Bears third offensive play quarterback Zakk Planz ran his team\u2019s triple option and went 62-yards through the heart of the defense for the game tying touchdown.<\/p>\n

After Maranatha took another five minutes off the clock before its drive stalled at the Big Bear 21 and they missed a field goal the Bears took over again.<\/p>\n

Planz, and his offense, was quickly shutdown and forced to punt. On the kick the ball touched a Minutemen player and the home team recovered.<\/p>\n

With new life at its own 43, Big Bear pushed to the Maranatha 42. From there Planz turned the corner and went the distance to paydirt.<\/p>\n

Before the half ended the Minutemen would rally on a field goal by Matt Marbach from 26-yards out and 37-yard strike from Elffers to wide receiver Josh Jones.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter that I thought; okay, we\u2019re gonna get it together and be okay,\u201d said Maranatha HC Joel Murphy.<\/p>\n

The Minutemen didn\u2019t score again as the Bears offense led by Planz and key runs by Paul Topoleski and Haley Chlebik wore down the Minutemen.<\/p>\n

In the fourth Planz (18-149-yards rushing) scored his third touchdown on a 2-yard run that finished a 78-yard drive.<\/p>\n

On Maranatha\u2019s next series Ellfers was intercepted by Topoleski. From the Minuteman 23, with everyone in the box, Big Bear\u2019s Tyler Westplat ran a quick slant over the top and was hit by Planz for the game\u2019s final score.<\/p>\n

Elffers finished 16 of 26 for 221-yards a touchdown and two picks.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnacceptable gentlemen,\u201d Murphy told his team after the game. \u201cUnacceptable across the board!\u201d<\/p>\n

Next week Maranatha plays La Salle in what the athletic directors at both schools have dubbed \u201cThe Crown City Showdown\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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