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Frost snaps 22-game losing streak, 22-8 over Santo
The difference: Frost’s Wing-t rushing attack scored on its second and third possessions while it chewed up 197 first-half yards. It added 129 rushing yards and a touchdown in the second-half. On defense, the Frost linemen held their gaps limiting Santo to 31 first-half yards. Matt Hannah’s fumble recovery with 1:21 left in the game allowed the Polar Bears to run out the clock.
Game notes: Christian De Jean scored a 1-yard touchdown run with 11:15 left to go in the fourth quarter to seal it; the touchdown run capped a 13-play scoring drive that covered 82 yards, and took 6:51 off the clock … after the ensuing Sam Melendez extra-point kick, Frost extended its lead to 22-0 … the Polar Bears broke a 22-game losing streak by pounding Santo with a three-prong rushing attack; Jonathan Hopkins had 13 carries for 124 yards and two first-half touchdowns … with blocking from the left side of Frost offensive line featuring David Rios, Matt Hannah and TE Travis Cassady, Hopkins scored on 11 and 40-yard sweeps … freshman Daniel Steels and De Jean added 124 and 91 yards, respectively … the Polar Bears also featured a new passing target for QB Ty Ritterbach; Philip Page, last year’s starting center, played tight end and had two receptions for 48 yards.
Records: Santo 0-1. Frost is 1-0.
They said it: I am proud of all our players. I’m proud of how they have worked, and we hope to keep improving,” Frost coach Clark Moore
Frost 22, Santo 8
Santo 0 0 0 8 – 8
Frost 8 7 0 7 – 22
First Quarter
F -- Hopkins 11 run (Hopkins pass from Ty Ritterbach), 1:53
Second Quarter:
F -- Hopkins 40 run (Sam Melendez kick), 6:59
Fourth Quarter
F -- De Jean 1 run (Melendez kick), 11:15
S -- Scott Bellard 6 run (Marcus Masters run), 6:38
S F
First Downs 8 15
Rush-yards 35-154 48-326
Passing yards 6 48
C-A-I 1-2-0 2-3-0
Fumbles-lost 3-2 3-1
Punts-avg. 2-31 0-0
Penalties-yards 6-50 4-45
Individual Rushing
S -- Dustin Hunter 11-43, Scott Belland 7-38, Roland Pope 10-34, Marcus Masters 3-14, Zach Savage 2-9. F -- Jonathan Hopkins 13-124, Daniel Steels 18-114, Christian De Jean 15- 91, Ty Ritterbach 2-(-3).
Passing
S -- Pope 1-3-0-6. F -- Ritterbach 2-3-0-48.
Receiving
S -- Belland 1-6. F -- Philip Page 2-48.
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