"We have some skilled receivers, our quarterback is good. "We became a little more aggressive in the passing game, which set up the run," Lyons coach Jon Beutjer said. Jackson was 15-for-22 passing for 169 yards, 120 of them coming in the second half. York took advantage of a short field to go back ahead 19-7 on Melion's 23-yard TD run in the final seconds of the third quarter, but Jackson's 5-yard TD pass to Travis Stamm completed a 10-play, 80-yard drive to make it 19-14 with 7:41 left. His 10-yard TD run capped off a 15-play, 80-yard drive on the Lions' first series out of halftime to cut the deficit to 12-7. Jackson completed passes to seven different receivers in the second half. Lyons (4-1, 2-1), limited to 53 total yards at halftime, came alive in the second half behind junior QB Ryan Jackson. We were patient until we wanted to take a shot." "We knew our defense would take care of them. "We were just trying to be patient with it, not force anything," said Vezza, who also ran for 43 yards. Then, in the final minute of the half, Vezza connected with Specht on a perfectly thrown deep ball down the right sideline for a 43-yard TD and a 12-0 halftime lead. Vezza was 13-for-20 passing for 209 yards and a touchdown, and set up two Melion scores with two long throws.Īfter dinking and dunking his way to his first five completions, Vezza went up top to Charlie Specht for a 53-yard throw that led to Melion's 2-yard TD and a 6-0 lead with 7:02 left in the second quarter. They can both go the distance and get the tough yards. "The great thing about this team, we have some really good depth," Fitzgerald said. The Dukes also won Saturday without injured all-conference linebacker David Loch. York coach Mike Fitzgerald wasn't surprised to see Melion answer the bell when his number was called. "I knew when they made that play I had to keep holding onto the ball and keep pounding the rock." "They made a hell of a play without them we don't score on that drive," Melion said.
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