THE GOLDEN LIONS HOSTED THE GRADY GREY KNIGHTS FOR PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS NIGHT AT GEORGE B. MALOOF STADIUM. THE GOLDEN LIONS CAME AWAY WITH A 28-7 VICTORY WHICH CLINCED THE REGION 5-AAA SUB REAGION B CHAMPIONSHIP AND PUT THE GOLDEN LIONS IN THE STATE PLAYOFFS FOR THE 3 RD STRAIGHT YEAR (6 OUT OF THE LAST 8) AND ALSO GIVES THE GOLDEN LIONS A HOME PLAYOFF GAME-THE FIRST IN OVER 40 YEARS! THE GOLDEN LIONS PLAYED OUTSTANDING DEFENSE ALL NIGHT HOLDING A VERY GOOD GREY KNIGHT RUSHING ATTACK TO 103 YARDS AND CAUSED THREE TURNOVERS (2 INTERCEPTIONS AND 1 FUMBLE RECOVERY). THE GOLDEN LIONS HELD GRADY ON TWO BIG 4 TH DOWN ATTEMPTS AND IN THE SECOND HALF KEPT THE GREY KNIGHTS FROM GETTING BACK INTO THE GAME AFTER THE GOLDEN LIONS TURNED THE BALL OVER TWICE. THE DEFENSE WAS LED BY….. THE SPECIAL TEAMS LED BY KICKER JOEY GARGIULO WHO WAS 4 FOR 4 ON PAT ATTEMPTS (34 FOR 34 FOR THE SEASON) AND A 33.5 YARD PUNTING AVERAGE. HE ALSO DID A GREAT JOB ON HIS KICK-OFFS WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE GREY KNIGHTS ANY BIG PLAYS FOR THE NIGHT. THE GOLDEN LIONS HURT THEMSELVES WITH THREE TURNOVERS-BUT WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME THOSE MISTAKES TO RUSH FOR 314 YARDS. THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK WAS LED BY JUNIOR WORKHORSE FB COLE MOON WHO RUSHED 22 TIMES FOR 180 YARDS (3 TD’S). COLE ALSO WENT OVER THE 1000 YARD MARK FOR THE SECOND YEAR! THE OFFENSIVE LINE OPENED UP HOLES IN THE GREY KNIGHT DEFENSIVE FRONT SEVERAL TIME DURING THE NIGHT. SR. TB BRENDONN JONES ADDED 10 CARRIES FOR 53 YARDS AND 1 TD, SR WB CHRISTIAN WASHINGTON ADDED 4 CARRIES FOR 26 YARDS, AND QB P.G. STANDARD ADDED 7 CARRIES FOR 33 YARDS. BOTH JONES AND WASHINGTON BLOCKED WELL IN THE BACKFIELD. SR QB P.G. STANDARD COMPLETED 1 OF 2 PASSES FOR 17 YARDS (TO SR. SE ZACH RETHERFORD FOR 17 YARDS). THIS WAS THE FIRST GAME THAT THE GOLDEN LIONS DID NOT SCORE IN THE FIRST QUARTER. THE GOLDEN LIONS DID SCORE THREE TIMES IN THE SECOND QUARTER. THE GOLDEN LIONS SCORED ON 4 PLAY 30 YARD DRIVE (JONES 15 YARD RUN), A 5 PLAY 18 YARD DRIVE (MOON 2 YARD RUN), AND A 5 PLAY 21 YARD DRIVE (MOON 1 YARD RUN). THE GOLDEN LIONS FINISHED THEIR SCORING-ANSWERING THE GREY KNIGHTS ONLY SCORE-WITH A 3 PLAY 70 YARD DRIVE (MOON 43 YARD RUN). THE GOLDEN LIONS WILL HOST THE RIVERWOOD RAIDERS FOR SENIOR NIGHT ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 31 AT 7:30 PM AT GEORGE B. MALOOF STADIUM. IF THE GOLDEN LIONS WIN THEY WILL BE THE HOST TEAM FOR THE GAME #10 PLAY-IN GAME VS. DUNWOODY.

THE GOLDEN LIONS HOSTED THE NORHT ATLANTAT WARRIORS FOR THE 51 ST HOMECOMING GAME AT GEORGE B. MALOOF STADIUM. THE GOLDEN LIONS DID NOT DISAPPOINT THE ALUMNI AS THE GOLDEN LIONS DEFEATED A VERY ATHLETIC WARRIOR TEAM 38-8. IT WAS A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT IN ALL PHASES-THE SPECIAL TEAMS LED BY KICKER JOEY GARGIULO WHO HAD TREMENDOUS POOCH KICKS THAT LED TO TWO ST. PIUS RECOVERIES, THE DEFENSE CONTAINED A VERY EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE AND THE OFFENSE CONTROLLED THE BALL ALL NIGHT. THE DEFENSE WAS LED BY JR. LB ROBERT LUCISANO WITH 12 TOTAL TACKLES (PLAYING AFTER AN INJURY IN LAST WEEK’S GAME), JR. DE MICHAEL WESS (9 TOTAL TACKLES), SR. LB DAVID HAMBRICK (8 TACKLES), JR. LB ADAM HALL WITH 7 TACKLES (1 PASS BREAK UP), SOPH SS SELWYN MALLAH WITH 7 TACKLES (RECOVERD POOCH KICK), SR. DT ELI NASSER WITH 5 TACKLES (RECOVERED POOCH KICK), SOPH LB JACK MARSAU WITH 5 TACKLES, JR SAFETY BRIAN GEE 3 SOLO TACKLES AND 1 BIG HIT!, SR DB ZACH RETHERFORD HAD 4 TACKLES (2 PASS BREAK UPS, 1 RECOVERD FUMBLE, AND 1 INTERCEPTION). THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK WAS LED BY JUNIOR WORKHORSE FB COLE MOON WHO RUSHED 34 TIMES FOR 195 YARDS (4 TD’S). THE OFFENSIVE LINE CONTROLLED THE WARRIOR DEFENSIVE FRONT ALL NIGHT. SR. TB BRENDONN JONES ADDED 3 CARRIES FOR 12 YARDS AND 1 TD, SR WB CHRISTIAN WASHINGTON ADDED 4 CARRIES FOR 27 YARDS. BOTH JONES AND WASHINGTON BLOCKED WELL IN THE BACKFIELD. SR QB P.G. STANDARD COMPLETED 2 OF 6 PASSES FOR 24 YARDS (ONE TO SR. TE JORDAN LONGORIA FOR 13 YARDS AND ONE TO SR SE ZACH RETHERFORD FOR 11 YARDS). THE GOLDEN LIONS STRUCK EARLY TO OPEN UP A 17-0 LEAD AS THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A WARRIOR FUMBLE AND DROVE 34 YARDS IN 7 PLAYS FOR A MOON TD. ON THE ENSUING KICK-OFF THAT WAS RECOVERED BY SELWYN MALLAH, THE GOLDEN LIONS WENT 49 YARDS IN 9 PLAYS FOR A MOON 1 YARD RUN FOR THE SCORE, ON THE NEXT KICK-OFF THAT WAS RECOVERD BY ELI NASSER THE GOLDEN LIONS WENT 5 YARDS AND STALLED. JR. KICKER JOEY GARGIULO KICKED A 29 YARD FG. GARGIULO COVERTED 5 OF 5 PAT ATTEMPTS AND PUNTED FOR A 38.5 YARD AVERAGE TO HELP ST. PIUS WIN THE FIELD POSITION GAME. IN THE SECOND HALF THE GOLDEN LION DEFENSE CONTAINED THE WARRIOR OFFENSE BY PRESSURING THE QB AND MAKING SOME GREAT OPEN FIELD TACKLES! THE OFFENSE SCORED TWICE ON DRIVES OF 55 YARDS (4 PLAYS-MOON 11 YARD RUN), AND 57 YARDS (JONES 1 YARD RUN). THE GOLDEN LIONS ARE OFF THIS WEEK AS THEY PREPARE FOR A HUGE MATCH UP WITH THE BOOKER T. WASHINGTON BULLDOGS ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 AT 4:00 PM AT GRADY STADIUM. THIS GAME WILL BE FOR 1 ST PLACE IN REGION 5-AAA B.

THE GOLDEN LIONS TRAVELED TO LAKEWOOD STADIUM TO PLAY THE THERELL PANTHERS. THE GOLDEN LIONS CAME AWAY WITH A 35-7 VICTORY WHERE MANY OF THE SUBSTITUTES GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY. THE DEFENSE WAS LED BY JR. DE MICHAEL WESS (9 TACKLES), JR. DT ANDREW BUTLER (8 TACKLES), JR. F/S BRIAN GEE (6 TACKLES), SOPH SS SELWYN MALLAH-IN HIS FIRST START (7 TACKLES), SOPH LB JACK MARSAU (5 TACKLES), JR. LB ADAM HALL (5 TACKLES), JR. LB ROBERT LUCISANO (5 TACKLES), AND SR. DB MATT PIERCE (2 TACKLES AND ONE INTERCEPTION FOR A 42 YARD TD RETURN). THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK WAS ONCE AGAIN LED BY THE OFFENSIVE LINE (TE JORDAN LONGORIA, ST SCOTT KRAMER, SG WILL SHATLOCK, C PAX VESTAL, QG’S DAVID HAMBRICK AND WILL O’CONNOR, QT’S RYAN NORTHCUTT AND JOEL STARKEY) AND SR. TB BRENDONN JONES (4 RUSHES FOR 65 YARDS AND 2 TD’S) AND JR FB COLE MOON (10 RUSHES 92 YARDS AND 1 TD). SR WING BACK CHRISTIAN WASHINGTON RUSHED 4 TIMES FOR 57 YARDS AND 1 TD. RECEPTIONS WERE MADE BY SR. SE ALEX KRAMER (1 FOR 10 YARDS AND JR. SE ALDEN HOMRICH (1 RECPTION FOR 17 YARDS). THE GOLDEN LIONS OFFENSE RACKED UP 16 FIRST DOWNS AND 291 YARDS RUSHING (336 TOTAL YARDS). NEXT WEEK THE GOLDEN LIONS WILL HOST THE NORTH ATLANTA WARRIORS FOR HOMECOMING 2008 AT GEORGE B. MALOOF STADIUM FRIDAY OCTOBER 3.

THE GOLDEN LIONS TRAVELED TO LAKEWOOD STADIUM TO PLAY THE CARVER ATLANTA PANTHERS IN THE FIRST REGION 5B-AAA MEETING FOR BOTH SCHOOLS. WHAT TRANSPIRED OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS WAS NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING! THE GOLDEN LIONS DROVE 66 YARDS IN 1:46 TO SCORE WITH 8 SECONDS REMAINING ON A GREAT VEER OPTION PLAY AS SR QB PG STANDARD PICTHED TO SR. TAILBACK JONATHAN CARTER WHO DOVE OVER FOR THE WINNING SCORE! IN THE FINAL DRIVE THE GOLDEN LIONS COMPLETED 5 PASSES TO SET UP THE FINAL SCORING PLAY. THIS GAME HAD SEVERAL LEAD CHANGES AS WELL AS MANY CHANGES INMOMENTUM. THE CARVER PANTHERS WHO HAVE A VERY TALENTED TEAM TOOK THE LEAD WITH 1:46 REMAINING ON A 14 YARD RUN BY THEIR GREAT TAILBACK DEMOND DENNIS WHO HAD 219 YARDS RUSHING ON THE NIGHT. THE GOLDEN LION DEFENSE PLAYED EXTREMELY HARD AGAINST A VERY EXPLOSIVE CARVER OFFENSE. THE DEFENSE WAS LED BY JR. LB’ ROBERT LUCISANO (9 TACKLES AND 1 PASS BREAK UP) AND ADAM HALL (9 TACKLES), JR DE MICHAEL WESS (9 TACKLES, 1 HURRY), SR LB DAVID HAMBRICK (5 TACKLES, 1 PASS BREAK UP AND 1 HURRY), JR DT ADREW BUTLER (8 TACKLES, 1 FUMBLE RECOVERY), JR DE JUSTIN HARRIS (6 TACKLES, 1 SACK), SR SAFETY J.C. CARTER (5 TACKLES, 1 FOR LOSS), JR SAFETY BRIAN GEE (3 TACKLES), SR CORNER ZACH RETHERFORD (3 TACKLES, 1 PASS BREAK UPS), SR CORNER MATT PIERCE (4 TACKLES), SR DT ELI NASSER (6 TACKLES). THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK WAS ONCE AGAIN LED BY THE OFFENSIVE LINE (TE JORDAN LONGORIA, ST SCOTT KRAMER, SG WILL SHATLOCK, C PAX VESTAL, QG’S DAVID HAMBRICK AND WILL O’CONNOR, QT’S RYAN NORTHCUTT AND JOEL STARKEY) AND SR. TB J.C. CARTER (11 RUSHES FOR 57 YARDS AND 2 TD’S) AND JR FB COLE MOON (27 RUSHES 114 YARDS AND 2 TD’S). SR QB P.G. STANDARD ADDED TO THE ATTACK (9 RUSHES FOR 37 YARDS AND WAS 6 OF 9 PASSING FOR 97 YARDS). THE RECEIVING CORPS (SR. MATT PIERCE, SR. ZACH RETHERFORD, SR. RAUL ALFONSO, JR. ALDEN HOMRICH, AND SR. BRIAN OCHUKO) DID A GREAT JOB OF BLOCKING ON THE PERIMETER. RECEPTIONS WERE MADE BY SR. SE ZACK RETHERFORD (2 FOR 23 YARDS), SR. J.C. CARTER (2 FOR 44 YARDS), SR. MATT PIERCE (1 FOR 14 YARDS), AND THE CATCH OF THE NIGHT WENT TO SR. SE RAUL ALFONSO (1 FOR 16 YARDS). THE GOLDEN LIONS OFFENSE RACKED UP 19 FIRST DOWNS AND HAD A 27:39 OF POSSESSION TIME. NEXT WEEK THE GOLDEN LIONS WILL CONTINUE REGION PLAY AS THEY TRAVEL TO LAKEWOOD STADIUM TO TAKE ON THERELL AT 5:00 PM. ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27.

THE GOLDEN LIONS TRAVELED TO WATKINSVILLE, GA TO PLAY THE OCONEE COUNTY WARRIORS IN THEIR FIRST EVER MEETING. THE LIONS HELD ON AND FOUND A WAY TO WIN IN DRAMATIC FASHION WITH A GREAT DEFENSIVE STAND AT THE END OF THE GAME. THE GOLDEN LIONS FACED THE #1 QUARTERBACK IN THE STATE-ZACH METTENBERGER-A GEORGIA COMMIT WHO PASSED FOR 255 YARDS. KEY POINTS OF THE GAME WERE THE DEFENSE MAKING AN IMPRESSIVE GOAL LINE STAND LATE IN THE 3 RD QUARTER, THE OFFENSE LED BY THE “HAWGS” WHO PAVED THE WAY FOR 401 RUSHING YARDS AND 25 FIRST DOWNS AND SOME OUTSTANDING PLAYS BY SEVERAL GOLDEN LION PLAYERS. THE DEFENSE WAS LED BY JR. LB ROBERT LUCISANO (12 TACKLES), SOPH LB JACK MARSAU (10 TACKLES, 2 SACKS), SR LB DAVID HAMBRICK (10 TACKLES, 1 SACK), JR LB ADAM HALL (5 TACKLES, 1 SACK, 1 CAUSED FUMBLE), JR DT ADREW BUTLER (10 TACKLES, 1 PASS BREAK UP), JR DE MICHAEL WESS (8 TACKLES 1 FUMBLE RECOVERY), JR DE JUSTIN HARRIS (9 TACKLES), SR SAFETY J.C. CARTER (7 TACKLES, 1 PASS BREAK UP), JR SAFETY BRIAN GEE (6 TACKLES, 2 PASS BREAK UPS), SR CORNER ZACH RETHERFORD (4 TACKLES, 3 PASS BREAK UPS), SR CORNER MATT PIERCE (4 TACKLES AND 2 PASS BREAK UPS). THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK WAS LED BY THE OFFENSIVE LINE (TE JORDAN LONGORIA, ST SCOTT KRAMER, SG WILL SHATLOCK, C PAX VESTAL, QG’S DAVID HAMBRICK AND WILL O’CONNOR, QT’S RYAN NORTHCUTT AND JOEL STARKEY) AND SR. TB J.C. CARTER (14 RUSHES FOR 157 YARDS AND 2 TD’S) AND JR FB COLE MOON (19 RUSHES 152 YARDS AND 1 TD). SR QB P.G. STANDARD ADDED TO THE ATTACK (10 RUSHES FOR 43 YARDS AND 2 TD’S AND 3 OF 4 PASSING FOR 34 YARDS) AS DID SR TB BRENDONN JONES (8 RUSHES FOR 51 YARDS). THE RECEIVING CORPS (SR. MATT PIERCE, SR. ZACH RETHERFORD, SR. RAUL ALFONSO, JR. ALDEN HOMRICH, AND SR. BRIAN OCHUKO) DID A GREAT JOB OF BLOCKING ON THE PERIMETER. THE GOLDEN LIONS OFFENSE RACKED UP 25 FIRST DOWNS AND HAD A 25:11 OF POSSESSION TIME. NEXT WEEK THE GOLDEN LIONS WILL OPEN REGION PLAY AS THEY TRAVEL TO LAKEWOOD STADIUM TO TAKE ON THE CARVER ATLANTA PANTHERS AT 5:30 PM.

THE GOLDEN LIONS TRAVELED TO LILBURN TO PLAY THE GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SPARTANS IN THEIR FIRST EVER MEETING. IF THERE WAS ANY QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE GOLDEN LIONS WERE STILL CELEBRATING THEIR VICTORY OVER MARIST WERE DISPELLED BY THE END OF THE EVENING. THE GOLDEN LIONS TURNED A 10-10 HALF TIME SCORE INTO A 31-10 VICTORY. THIS WAS A TOTAL TEAM VICTORY WITH BIG PLAYS MADE BY THE DEFENSE, SPECIAL TEAMS, AND THE OFFENSE. KEY PLAYS IN THE GAME FOR SPECIAL TEAMS WERE JR. KICKER JOEY GARGIULO WHO HAD A GREAT NIGHT KICKING (1 KICK-OFF INTO THE END ZONE AND 5 OTHERS INSIDE THE 5 YARD LINE. HE ALSO PUNTED ONE TIME FOR 46 YARDS AND KICKED A 40 YARD FIELD GOAL.) THE SPECIAL TEAMS ALSO CAME UP BIG WITH TWO BLOCKED PUNTS BY JR. FREE SAFETY BRIAN GEE THAT HELPED THE GOLDEN LIONS TO THEIR FIRST TWO TD’S IN THE SECOND HALF. ALSON IN THE SPECIAL TEAMS AREA WAS THE KICK-OFF RETURN TEAM THAT HAD 3 RETURNS FOR 77 YARDS. THE DEFNESE HELD THE SPARTAN OFFENSE TO 211 TOTAL YARDS (105 RUSING AND 106 PASSING). THE DEFENSE WAS LED BY JR LB ROBERT LUCISANO (12 TACKLES AND 1 CAUSED FUMBLE), SR. SAFETY J.C. CARTER (10 TACKLES AND 1 PASS BREAK UP), SR. LB DAVID HAMBRICK (7 TACKLES AND 1 PASS BREAK UP), SR CORNERBACK MATT PIERCE (7 TACKLES AND ONE PASS BREAK UP), JR. LB ADAM HALL (6 TACKLES AND 1 PASS BREAK UP). BUT THE BIGGEST STORY DEFENSIVELY WAS JR. FREE SAFETY BRIAN GEE’S TWO BLOCKED PUNTS THAT SET UP THE GOLDEN LIONS’ 2 ND AND 3 RD TOUCHDOWNS! THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK WAS LED BY SR. QB P.G. STANDARD WHO HAD 11 CARRIES FOR 100 YARDS AND CONNECTED ON A 59 YARD TOUCHDOWN STRIKE TO SR. REC/DB MATT PIERCE IN THE FIRST HALF. JUNIOR FB COLE MOON WHO RUSHED 20 TIMES FOR 70 TOUGH YARDS, SR. TB J.C. CARTER ADDED 7 CARRIES FOR 42 YARDS AND SR. RB BRENDONN JONES ADDED 4 CARRIES FOR 19 YARDS. THE “NEW” OFFENSIVE LINE (NOT ONE IS A RETURNING STARTER) TOOK THE GAME OVER IN THE SECOND HALF 200 RUSHING YARDS AND 15 MINUTES OF POSSESSION. THE “NEW HAWGS” ARE SR. TE JORDAN LONGORIA, JR. TE JUSTIN HARRIS, SR. STRONG TACKLE SCOTT KRAMER, JR. STRONG GUARD WILL SHATLOCK, SR. CENTER PAX VESTAL, SR. QUICK GUARD WILL O’CONNOR AND SR. DAVID HAMBRICK, AND JR. QUICK TACKLE RYAN NORTHCUTT. IN THE FOURTH QUARTER THE GOLDEN LIONS WENT ON A 16 PLAY 8 MINUTE DRIVE THAT PUT THE GAME AWAY. IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE GOLDEN LIONS WERE IN SUPERIOR CONDITION DURING THE SECOND HALF. THE GOLDEN LIONS WILL CONTINUE THEIR NON-REGION SCHEDULE AS THEY TRAVEL TO WATKINSVILLE, GA TO TAKE ON THE OCONEE COUNTY WARRIORS (REGION 8-AAA) AT 7:30 PM.

THE GOLDEN LIONS HOSTED THE MARIST WAR EAGLES FRIDAY NIGHT AT GEORGE B. MALOOF STADIUM TO RENEW THE “FISH BOWL” RIVALRY. THE AJC CALLED THE FINAL “AN UPSET”, BUT IT WAS NOTHING OF THE SORT. THE GOLDEN LIONS DEFEATED THE WAR EAGLES 21-10, IN A GAME THAT THE GOLDEN LIONS WON EVERY FACET OF THE GAME. DEFENSIVELY THE GOLDEN LIONS HELD THE VAUNTED MARIST OPTION ATTACK TO 184 TOTAL YARDS (143 RUSHING/41 PASSING AND ONLY 9 FIRST DOWNS). THE GOLDEN LIONS PLAYED PHYSICAL, SWARMING DEFENSE AND KEPT MARIST IN CHECK ALL NIGHT. IN THE SECOND HALF THE DEFENSE WHICH WAS LED BY JR. LB ROBERT LUCISANO WITH 13 TOTAL TACKLES (1 FOR LOSS), SR. LB DAVID HAMBRICK (8 TACKLES), JR. DE MICHAEL WESS-A TRANSFER PLAYER FROM MARIST-WITH 10 TACKLES (2 FOR LOSS) JR. LB ADAM HALL WITH 7 TACKLES, JR SAFETY BRIAN GEE 5 SOLO TACKLES AND 1 CAUSED FUMBLE AND 1 PASS BREAK UP, AND 1 TACKLE FOR LOSS. WAS CALLED ON TO STOP THE WAR EAGLES ON CONSECUTIVE POSSESIONS AND FORCED MARIST TO PUNT EACH TIME. THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK WAS LED BY JUNIOR FB COLE MOON WHO RUSHED 25 TIMES FOR 120 YARDS AND THE “NEW” OFFENSIVE LINE (NOT ONE IS A RETURNING STARTER) WHO CONTROLLED THE MARIST DEFENSIVE FRONT ALL NIGHT. SR. QUARTERBACK P.G. STANDARD DIRECTED TWO FIRST QUARTER SCORING DRIVES. THE FIRST DRIVE STARTED WITH A 58 YARD RUN ON THE FIRST PLAY BY SR. TB J.C. CARTER. THE SCORE CAME ON A 28 YARD PASS FROM STANDARD TO SR. SE MATT PIERCE. THE SECOND SCORE WAS SET UP BY A VICIOUS HIT BY JR. FREE SAFETYBRIAN GEE AND RECOVERED BY SR. LB DAVID HAMBRICK. THE GOLDEN LIONS PUNCHED IT IN ON A COLE MOON 1 YARD RUN. IN THE SECOND QUARTER THE GOLDEN LIONS WENT 80 YARDS IN 10 PLAYS ANSWERING THE CALL AFTER MARIST HAD CLOSED TO 14-7 (THE MARIST TD WAS SET UP BY A GOLDEN LION FUMBLE AT THEIR OWN 20 YARD LINE). THE BIG PLAYS IN THE DRIVE WERE A 17 YARD RUN BY SR. TB BRENDONN JONES, A 15 YARD PASS COMPLETION FROM STANDARD TO MOON AND A SPECTACULAR 22 YARD RECEPTION BY JONES FROM STANDARD. AGAIN MOON PUNCHED IT IN FROM THE 1 YARD LINE BEHIND THE “NEW HAWGS”! ANOTHER NEW FACE TO THE GOLDEN LIONS IS JR. KICKER JOEY GARGIULO WHO WAS 3/3 ON PAT ATTEMPTS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY KEPT THE MARIST KICK-OFF RETURN IN CHECK WITH THREE TREMNDOUS “POOCH” KICKS THAT NEARLY RESULTED IN A TURNOVER AND ONE KICK-OFF INTO THE ENDZONE. GARGIULO ALSO PUNTED FOR A 40.3 YARD AVERAGE TO HELP ST. PIUS WIN THE FIELD POSITION GAME. WITH THE “FISH BOWL” VICTORY UNDER THEIR BELTS THE GOLDEN LIONS WILL CONTINUE THEIR NON-REGION SCHEDULE AS THEY TRAVEL TO LILBURN TO TAKE ON THE #10 RANKED (IN AA) GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SPARTANS AT 7:30 PMF 2008!