vs San Jose State
Saturday, March 1st marked the last home game of the year for the SCUTS
for the regular 2007-2008 season against the San Jose State Spartans. In front of the large home crowd, the SCUTS were able to put away the Spartans 51-3, adding another win to their currently undefeated season. Freshman wing Mike Dessel was able to break free in the first few minutes of the game, scoring back-to-back trys with Senior fullback Mitch Ryan making the conversion. Minutes later, Ryan made a penalty kick to put the SCUTS up 15-0 in the first 10 minutes of the game. Seniors Scott Peterson, Scott Naylor, Greg Ginotti, and Ryan each added their own individual trys to the scoreboard, while Dessel added one more to make a total of three trys for the game. Sophomore flanker Matt Saydah was also able to score his first try of the season.
Referee’s Recap
Referee - Larry Freitas
Played at Santa Clara University’s Bellomy Field, the Broncos defeated the Spartans. Santa Clara has a mobile pack and excellent ball-handling backline. A try in the first half resulted from a backline move to the left hand corner of the pitch, where several behind-the-back and blind passes led to Mike Dessel touching down, similar to the Campese to Horan try by Australia vs. New Zealand in 1991. Santa Clara had a 27-0 halftime lead, and evenly split their try scoring with four in each half. San Jose scored from a penalty goal early in the second half. Greg Ginotti, Scott Peterson, Mitch Ryan and Scott Naylor were other try scorers for the SCUTS. They are 6-0 and on the way to the Division 2 Playoffs.
Trys Scored:
Mike Dessel
Mike Dessel
Scott Peterson
Mike Dessel
Scott Naylor
Mitch Ryan
Matt Saydah
Greg Ginotti
Kicks Scored:
Mitch Ryan
Mitch Ryan
Mitch Ryan
Mitch Ryan
Penalties Scored:
Mitch Ryan