Photos: Eagles Kept In Check By Flying Horses
On Friday, May 2, the Bethlehem flag football team took on Troy at Bethlehem Central High School. The Eagles took a lead in the first half but Troy came back and didn’t allow Bethlehem much after that in the Eagles’ 19-to-7 loss.
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Ball security: Eagles’ Tess Bartholomew catches the ball after the Troy punt as she starts to look up the field for open grass to run.
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I don’t think so: Eagles’ Kinley Longson tries to elude the Troy defenders’ attempt to pull her flag as she gets to the outside. Longson scored the lone touchdown as she had five catches for 84 yards.
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Change of direction: Eagles’ Katie Huang keeps her eyes up the field as she looks to shake off the incoming defender as she looks to run. Huang had 11 carries for 36 yards.
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Big swat: Eagles’ Ellie Danz leaps up alongside the Troy receiver as she gets her hands onto the ball to knock it to the ground and not along the Troy player to catch it.
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Getting her mitts on it: Eagles’ Kinley Longson reaches up with both of her hands as the sun hits her face to catch the ball before turning up the field.
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Looking deep: Eagles’ Katie Huang stares down the field as she looks to make a big pass towards a teammate before the Troy defender pulls her flag. Huang had 11 completions on 30 attempts for 131 yards with one touchdowns and two interceptions.
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Painful stop: Eagles’ Olivia Rother gets nailed by Troy players’ shoulder as she grabs onto the flag.
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Quick stop: Eagles’ Morgan Cassanova moves in close as she falls to her knees in an attempt to grab the Troy runner’s flag.
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Fighting hard: Eagles’ Jayden Matula turns up the field after making the catch as she tries to split to Troy defenders to get a first down.
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Securing it: Eagles’ Riley Scheid starts to turn up the field as she gets both of her hands onto the pass to secure it.
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Hand fight: Eagles’ Olivia Rother looks to make the catch as she battles with a Troy player for it.
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Determined look: Eagles’ Tess Bartholomew sprints up the field with determination as she looks to get into the end zone.
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Floater: Eagles’ Maddie Lee looks to snatch the ball out of the air as it comes to her in the second half.