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Grattan Swamp Loggers @ Norhtome Bears
Week 5
‘A Speedy Comeback’

After dropping two straight games the Bears from Northome came into week five needing a big game to keep pace in the Western Division. After a very good pre-game practice (tweak session) the Bears pushed the scout team all over the practice field and looked to be playing with amazing speed. All indications were that the Western Division cellar dwellers, the Grattan Swamp Loggers, would have a long afternoon when they visited Northome.

Grattan took the opening kick-off and after a couple of penalties were exchanged they surprised the Bears’ front four, pushing them back at will. A four play drive, highlighted by a forty yard pass from QB William Powers to TE Alfred Pierson that pushed the Swamp Loggers deep into Bear territory, was suddenly halted when the Bears’ speed showed up. # 28, J.D.Beach, intercepted a Power’s pass and returned it thirty-eight yards to set the Bears up nicely.


Grattan had other ideas though. The Swamp Logger defensive line pushed the Bears into their own backfield on three consecutive snaps. The Bears were forced to punt. The 46 yard punt settled into the arms of return man Joseph Eckinrode and would not settle again for a full 100 yards when Eckinrode crossed to goal line; untouched! The extra point was missed: 6-0 Swamp Loggers.


The Bears came back with a five play, fifty-nine yard drive that stalled when the dominate Swamp Logger defensive lineman Olaf Holm nailed running back Alfred Slocum in the backfield on a third down and one. The Bears converted a field goal: 6 – 3.


Before the half ended the Swamp Loggers would respond with a nice drive of their own. Six plays and 76 yards got them to the end zone. The drive was powered on the legs of Powers and fullback Charles Schroeder who had gains of 31 and 26 yards on the ground. The TD came on a Powers’ 28 yard pass to SE, # 18, Anton Sterle. This time Powers’ PAT kick was good and the Swamp Loggers took a 13-3 lead into the half.


The Bears didn’t exactly control the second half, but they got a pair of touchdown passes from QB M. Bergstrom. In the third quarter he found TE, C.S. Chapman for a 25 yard score, and in the final quarter, the Bears took the lead for the first time in the game when Bergstrom hit Beach out of the backfield for an eleven yard score.


The Swamp Loggers’ one third quarter possession was an uneventful, five play affair that ended in a punt. After the Bears’ go ahead score the Grattan boys did not give up though. They mounted a five play 62 yard drive that ended as time expired. With the ball first and ten on the Bear forty-six yard line and time for just one more snap the Swamp Loggers elected to go for the win. A game tying field goal attempt would have been a near impossible sixty-three yarder. On the final snap Powers found TE Charles Cross over the middle for 25 yards to the Bear 21. Cross had just one man to beat but the player of the game, Alfred Slocum, made an amazing open field tackle, his sixth of the game, and stripped the ball. Game over!


Final score: Northome 16 Grattan 13. In the end it was The Bears’ speed that made the difference but the Swamp Loggers, now 1-4 proved they are not to be taken lightly down the stretch. The Bears now 3-2, trail the Shays by one game in the West. Next week the Bears travel to Wildwood and the Swamp Loggers host the Eastern Division leading Plum Creek Pioneers.

Score by quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Grattan Swamp Loggers	6	7	0	0	13
Northome Bears	0	3	7	6	16

Scoring summary	Qtr	Time	Scoring play	GSL	NHB
Grattan	1	1:00	#42 Eckinrode, Joseph 100 yd punt return	6	0
Northome	2	5:30	#2 Bergstrom, M. 38 yd FG	6	3
Grattan	2	1:00	#10 Powers, William 23 yd pass to #18 Sterle, Anton (#10 Powers, William kick)	13	3
Northome	3	4:00	#2 Bergstrom, M. 25 yd pass to #89 Chapman, C.S. (#2 Bergstrom, M. kick)	13	10
Northome	4	3:00	#2 Bergstrom, M. 11 yd pass to #28 Beach, L.D.	13	16

Team stats	Grattan	Northome
First downs	8	5
Rushing yardage	99	82
Pass completions - attempts	3-4	5-5
Passing yardage	88	89
Pass touchdowns - interceptions	1-1	2-0
Total plays	21	17
Total offense	187	171
Fumbles - lost	1-0	2-1
Penalties - yards	1-10	2-15
Defensive sacks - yards lost	0-0	1-7
Time of possession	16:50	15:10
3rd down efficiency	1 for 3	2 for 4
4th down efficiency	0 for 0	0 for 0
Punts - average	1-44.0	1-46.0

Grattan Rushing Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #10 Powers, William 10 51 5.1 31 0 #26 Schroeder, Charles 3 30 10.0 26 0 #18 Sterle, Anton 2 21 10.5 29 0 #42 Eckinrode, Joseph 2 -3 -1.5 2 0 Total: 17 99 5.8 31 0		Northome Rushing Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #20 Slocum, Alfred 6 79 13.2 54 0 #2 Bergstrom, M. 2 20 10.0 17 0 #28 Beach, L.D. 4 -17 -4.3 2 0 Total: 12 82 6.8 54 0

Passing Name Cmp Att Yds TD Int #10 Powers, William 3 4 88 1 1		Passing Name Cmp Att Yds TD Int #2 Bergstrom, M. 5 5 89 2 0

Receiving Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TD #82 Pierson, Alfred 1 40 40.0 40 0 #89 Cross, Charles 1 25 25.0 25 0 #18 Sterle, Anton 1 23 23.0 23 1 Total: 3 88 29.3 40 1		Receiving Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TD #89 Chapman, C.S. 2 49 24.5 25 1 #28 Beach, L.D. 2 33 16.5 22 1 #47 Grindall, S.E. 1 7 7.0 7 0 Total: 5 89 17.8 25 2

Fumbles Name Fum FL FR Yds #89 Cross, Charles 1 0 1 0 #10 Powers, William 0 0 1 5 Total: 1 0 2 5		Fumbles Name Fum FL FR Yds #2 Bergstrom, M. 1 0 0 0 #20 Slocum, Alfred 1 1 0 0 #62 Sheire, George 0 0 1 0 Total: 2 1 1 0

Kicking Name FG FGA Lng XP Pts #10 Powers, William 0 0 0 1 1		Kicking Name FG FGA Lng XP Pts #2 Bergstrom, M. 1 1 38 1 4

Punting Name Num Yds Avg Lng I20 #10 Powers, William 1 44 44.0 44 1		Punting Name Num Yds Avg Lng I20 #2 Bergstrom, M. 1 46 46.0 46 0

Kickoffs Name Num Yds Avg Lng #10 Powers, William 3 133 44.3 60		Kickoffs Name Num Yds Avg Lng #2 Bergstrom, M. 4 231 57.8 60

Kickoff returns Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #42 Eckinrode, Joseph 3 64 21.3 28 0 #10 Powers, William 1 25 25.0 25 0 Total: 4 89 22.3 28 0		Kickoff returns Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #20 Slocum, Alfred 1 49 49.0 49 0 #47 Grindall, S.E. 1 13 13.0 13 0 Total: 2 62 31.0 49 0

Punt returns Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #42 Eckinrode, Joseph 1 100 100.0 100 1		Punt returns Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #28 Beach, L.D. 1 26 26.0 26 0

Defense Name Tkl Ast Sac TFL Int #42 Eckinrode, Joseph 3.5 3 0.0 1.5 0 #10 Powers, William 2.5 1 0.0 1.0 0 #82 Pierson, Alfred 2.5 3 0.0 1.0 0 #50 Plemel, Joseph 2.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 #66 Holm, Olof 2.0 2 0.0 1.5 0 #18 Sterle, Anton 2.0 2 0.0 0.5 0 #58 Pendergast, T.M. 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 #89 Cross, Charles 0.5 1 0.0 0.5 0 Total: 20.0 12 0.0 6.0 0		Defense Name Tkl Ast Sac TFL Int #20 Slocum, Alfred 6.0 2 0.0 1.5 0 #47 Grindall, S.E. 3.0 2 0.0 1.5 0 #62 Sheire, George 2.5 1 1.0 2.0 0 #59 Aaberg, A.K. 2.5 3 0.0 1.0 0 #88 Bredfeld, William 2.5 3 0.0 0.0 0 #89 Chapman, C.S. 2.0 2 0.0 0.0 0 #28 Beach, L.D. 0.5 1 0.0 0.0 1 Total: 25.0 14 1.0 6.0 1

Northome Bears Drive Charts

Start qtr.	Time of poss.	Drive began	Plays	Yards	Result
Q1 4:30	3:30	+45	3	-1	Punt
Q1 0:30	3:30	-20	5	59	Field goal
Q3 7:00	3:00	-49	4	51	Passing touchdown
Q4 6:30	3:30	-38	5	62	Passing touchdown

Grattan Swamp Loggers Drive Charts

Start qtr.	Time of poss.	Drive began	Plays	Yards	Result
Q1 7:00	2:30	-32	4	37	Interception
Q2 4:30	3:30	-24	6	76	Passing touchdown
Q2 0:30	1:30	+50	1	-7	End of half
Q3 3:30	5:00	-25	5	19	Punt
Q4 2:50	2:50	-17	5	62	End of half