From the moment the game began it was all Bulldogs.  Romeo kicked off to the Sterling Heights Stallions to start the game and the first play from the line of scrimmage resulted in a turnover after a fumble was recovered by senior Jake Mulrenin.  Four plays later Zack Williams found the end zone on a one yard slant play.  The Stallions fumbled a second time on the kickoff and Romeo Senior Ellis Weeks recovered the ball on the Stallions 36 yard line. 
After a Romeo holding call on first down put the Bulldogs back to the Sterling Heights 49 yard line Romeo senior Brian Roth had a 34 yard run around end for a Romeo first down.  Three plays later junior Evan Richardson threw a perfect screen pass to Brian Roth at the 15 yard line and Brian fought his way to the end zone for another Romeo touchdown with 8:22 left in the first quarter. 
The fans finally got their chance to see the Romeo defense and were not disappointed.  When the Stallions ran the ball seniors Jake Mulrenin, Joe Bacci, Dalton Binkowski, and Brad Reckling along with juniors Joe Gardner and Austin Bernard held them at the line.  When the Stallions went to the air Romeo had great coverage by Troy Zibkowski, Austin Bernard and Ellis Weeks.  Romeo got the ball back after a Sterling Heights punt and scored another 3 point with a 25 yard field goal by Junior Rasmus Skovborg.  Skovborg is really starting to get a rhythm on the field goals and the game of football.  The next possession for the Stallions was once again an opportunity for the defense to show their stuff; senior Ellis Weeks intercepted the ball at the Stallions 35 yard line and ran it back for the third Romeo touchdown of the first quarter. 

Photo's taken by: Amiee Distelrath

This brought the score to Romeo 45-Stallions 8 and that is where the third quarter ended.  With a greater than 35 point differential, the referee’s started a running clock for the entire 4th quarter.  Romeo had a few more notable runs by senior Ryan Nicely and Dwight Towne. 

As expected, the Stallions went to the air when they got the ball and senior Thomas Strandquist along with Alex Sharp, Zack Beach and Denzel Jones did a great job of rushing to cause some quick passes and also got a sack along the way.  Dwight Towne, Austin Keller, Denzel Jones and Austin Wagner did a nice job on coverage as well.  Romeo got the ball back on downs with 2:00 left on the clock and took a knee for three downs to end the game.  After the game, at the 4 corners, I asked Dwight Towne how he felt about the game and his performance.  Towne said he was “a little surprised and very pleased” about his performance.  The fans and coaches on the Romeo side line were very pleased with his performance as well.