Back on September 13, the Alliance 7th grade football squad fell to Gering. The two teams met again on Tuesday in Alliance with the hosts getting some sweet revenge. AMS shut out the visiting Bulldogs 38 to 0 to improve to 3 and 2 for the year.
A 10 yard kick return to Alliance’s Jaden Estevance Acosta on the opening play gave Alliance good field position. Unfortunately, an Alliance fumble stopped the opener. Gering had no luck on their first try with Alliance getting nice tackles by AJ Garcia, Dreyton Perez, Karson Leisy. On the period’s final possession, Alliance got some positive gains by Leisy. The hosts then got into the scoring column when quarterback Bo McCune connected with Perez for a 47 yard TD pass. Perez added the extra point and the period came to an end with Alliance out in front 8 to 0.
Quarter 2 was a scoreless one until late. An interception by Perez ruined a Gering drive. On the A Dogs next drive, Alliance got nice gains by Garcia and Leisy but a costly penalty by Alliance resulted in a punt. A sack of the Gering quarterback in the final seconds of the half set up Alliance’s next score. The Gering turnover was recovered by Alliance’s Ryan Smith as AMS had the ball inside the 15. A QB sneak by McCune of 11 yards pushed the Gering deficit to 14. McCune tacked on the extra point and the teams went to half with Alliance ahead 16 to 0.
In period #3, Gering received the ball first and had no luck. A tackle by Alliance’s Tee Johnson on the kick return gave the visitors the ball at the 30. Good work by defensive players Hunter Jensen and McCune controlled the action. A hit by McCune caused a Gering fumble which was recovered by Liam Davis. Alliance turned the miscue into points with Perez scoring from the 36. Kendrick Escamilla Quick powered in for the extra point and with 5:26 showing on the clock, AMS led 24 to 0. On Alliance’s following possession, the A Dogs scored again on a 51 yard reverse play by Garcia. McCune added the PAT as the hosts increased their advantage to 32 to 0. The quarter came a finish with an interception by Alliance’s Declan Kirchner.
Up by 32, Alliance scored once in the final 8 minutes. A big run by Garcia got the ball deep into Gering territory. From the 22, a nice counter play to Perez found the end zone. The xtra point was no good and with under 7 minutes left, the hosts led 38 to 0. Gering had one more chance but tackles by Leisy and Vincent Burger preserved the shut out. Final Alliance 38 Gering 0
Ger 0 0 0 0 0
All 8 8 16 6 38
No scores were tallied in the B game. Alliance got plays by Johnson, Davis, and Easton Collins. On offense, AMS quarterback Brandon Bishop connected with Acosta for a good gain. Johnson would record an interception later in the contest. The battle concluded with the hosts getting a strong reverse run by Rhett Stabnow and another reception by Acosta .
AMS will end their year with a road game vs Mitchell on Saturday.