Post by bbolin4 on Sept 10, 2007 9:42:18 GMT -6
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Game-saving 'pick'
With 30.7 seconds remaining and the game on the line, the kid from Arkansas came up huge.
Fans were on their feet. Newport Central Catholic was 7 yards shy of a game-winning touchdown.
And when Thoroughbreds quarterback Rob Kues finally released the ball, Ryle defensive back Dylan Campbell seized the moment.
He intercepted a pass intended for Brian Wrobleski in the end zone to preserve Ryle's 23-18 victory in Raiders' territory.
"I had a feeling they were going to try to put it in the corner so I played it right. I got lucky, I guess," Campbell said. "Biggest play I've ever made."
Teammates flooded the field in celebration as Ryle, ranked fourth in the Enquirer Northern Kentucky coaches' poll, handed No. 5 NewCath its first defeat this season.
The 'Breds had been giant-slayers in their first two games, beating 6A Simon Kenton and 5A Covington Catholic by a combined 52-6. The buck stopped with 6A Ryle, which nipped a NewCath squad ranked first in the Associated Press state 2A poll.
Campbell, who came to Ryle from Arkansas two years ago, was modest about his pivotal play. That's the kind of guy he is, said junior Gus Murray: Quiet. Strong. Solid.
No play was bigger than Campbell's, even if coach Bryson Warner and his staff couldn't actually see it. It was so far back in the end zone that Warner and company had to base the outcome on the crowd's reaction.
"It was a good reaction," Warner said with a grin.
Ryle mounted a drive at the start of the fourth quarter that culminated in its final lead, courtesy of an Adam Schmitz 1-yard score. Schmitz played sparingly and finished with 61 yards on 11 carries - one week after he had 110 yards and two TDs on 14 carries against Newport.
The culprit? Food poisoning.
Afterward Warner invoked the "No eating out Thursday night" rule. Family meals only, said Warner, who has had multiple players in two seasons sidelined with the illness.
But food was the last thing on anyone's mind with 5:05 left in the game when NewCath launched its final drive.
The 'Breds started at their own 15-yard line but found new life in two Ryle penalties. Kues proved his versatility with productive scrambles and effective passes, like a 14-yard dart Wrobleski reeled in at the 17-yard line.
'Breds running back Mark Kelly carried the ball to the 7 for a fresh set of downs. With only 48 seconds on the clock, NewCath had a problem.
"We were out of timeouts and we couldn't use all four downs. That was a bad thing," coach Bob Schneider said.
On fourth-and-goal, Campbell made the pick.
The Raiders rolled up 322 offensive yards to NewCath's 229, including 312 yards on the ground.
Game-saving 'pick'
With 30.7 seconds remaining and the game on the line, the kid from Arkansas came up huge.
Fans were on their feet. Newport Central Catholic was 7 yards shy of a game-winning touchdown.
And when Thoroughbreds quarterback Rob Kues finally released the ball, Ryle defensive back Dylan Campbell seized the moment.
He intercepted a pass intended for Brian Wrobleski in the end zone to preserve Ryle's 23-18 victory in Raiders' territory.
"I had a feeling they were going to try to put it in the corner so I played it right. I got lucky, I guess," Campbell said. "Biggest play I've ever made."
Teammates flooded the field in celebration as Ryle, ranked fourth in the Enquirer Northern Kentucky coaches' poll, handed No. 5 NewCath its first defeat this season.
The 'Breds had been giant-slayers in their first two games, beating 6A Simon Kenton and 5A Covington Catholic by a combined 52-6. The buck stopped with 6A Ryle, which nipped a NewCath squad ranked first in the Associated Press state 2A poll.
Campbell, who came to Ryle from Arkansas two years ago, was modest about his pivotal play. That's the kind of guy he is, said junior Gus Murray: Quiet. Strong. Solid.
No play was bigger than Campbell's, even if coach Bryson Warner and his staff couldn't actually see it. It was so far back in the end zone that Warner and company had to base the outcome on the crowd's reaction.
"It was a good reaction," Warner said with a grin.
Ryle mounted a drive at the start of the fourth quarter that culminated in its final lead, courtesy of an Adam Schmitz 1-yard score. Schmitz played sparingly and finished with 61 yards on 11 carries - one week after he had 110 yards and two TDs on 14 carries against Newport.
The culprit? Food poisoning.
Afterward Warner invoked the "No eating out Thursday night" rule. Family meals only, said Warner, who has had multiple players in two seasons sidelined with the illness.
But food was the last thing on anyone's mind with 5:05 left in the game when NewCath launched its final drive.
The 'Breds started at their own 15-yard line but found new life in two Ryle penalties. Kues proved his versatility with productive scrambles and effective passes, like a 14-yard dart Wrobleski reeled in at the 17-yard line.
'Breds running back Mark Kelly carried the ball to the 7 for a fresh set of downs. With only 48 seconds on the clock, NewCath had a problem.
"We were out of timeouts and we couldn't use all four downs. That was a bad thing," coach Bob Schneider said.
On fourth-and-goal, Campbell made the pick.
The Raiders rolled up 322 offensive yards to NewCath's 229, including 312 yards on the ground.
