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McQueen's
Multiple Weapons Bring Victory Over Panthers |
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There was no doubt in the minds of Lancer athletes Friday evening that each man suited-up to his left and right was going to bare all their intensity upon the North Valley Panthers in McQueen's first league game for the 2010 season. Standing before them were Nevada Hall of Fame coach Ken Dalton who led the Lancers for 27 years and commanded some of Nevada's greatest high school football teams ... a large contingency of McQueen football alumni greats ... and their own determined coaching staff representing 61 years of football leadership. In a year when pundits dismissed the Lancers somewhere near the lower levels of a pre-season rankings garage, the young men standing in blue uniforms this night were intent on making their own statement. An announcement they're here to leave their own mark in Nevada football and McQueen's winning tradition. From opening kickoff, McQueen sent a defensive fusillade at the Panthers, thwarting their forward progress and relegating the North Valleys offense to just a pair of lengthy field goals in the first half. Meanwhile Head Coach Jim Snelling unleashed McQueen's full arsenal of offensive weapons, allowing Quarterback Stollo to flex his throwing arm as an effective alternative to the Lancers powerful ground attack - something that had been underused in their first outing against Nevada Union last week. Completing 8 of his 13 pass attempts for nearly 100 yards and three aerial touchdowns, Stollo spread his attack among 5 different receivers and 9 rushers as McQueen rumbled to a half time lead 41 - 6 when the Lancers then turned to their secondary squad for the remainder of the game. |
The Lancers 6'4" Rollins Stallworth proved himself effective at both offense and defense as, early in the first quarter, he intercepted a pass deep in Panther territory to hand ball possession over to his quarterback. Two plays later Stollo returned the favor by sending the ball in a low, tight arc firmly back into the possession of Stallworth's outstretched hands for the Lancers first score. And for the second week in a row, Nick Shephard made his presence felt by exploding for a bruising 206 yards in just 11 carries and two touchdowns before half time. Overall, McQueen split their offense between air, ground, and special teams to acquire 467 offensive yards and eight touchdowns, using six different scorers on an evening when their home turf was rededicated as "Ken Dalton Field" in honor of McQueen's former head coach. Under Coach Snelling's watchful game eye - the boys in blue placed their exclamation point on the night with a dismantling of the Panthers, proving that a change in leadership doesn't have to negatively impact a team's performance once the right man is chosen to take the helm. |
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