Despite Seaholm’s best efforts, Rochester Adams lived up to their hype, defeating the Maples 42-7 Friday on homecoming.
Adams started off with a bang with two quick scores leading 14-0 early. Junior Matt Roden’s interception led to a 25 yard pass from senior Jack Quigley to senior Keith Otterbein cutting the Adams lead to 14-7 in the second quarter.
However, Adams was able to overpower Seaholm near the end of half and get two quick scores through the air to end the first half at 28-7.
The second half was all Adams. Adams came out with a quick touchdown, which caused the 35 point running clock rule to go into effect. Seaholm’s defense did a better job stopping their high powered attack in the second half, but still allowed two touchdowns to make the final score 42-7.
The clear turning point in the game was when Adams scored a touchdown right after Seaholm did to make it 21-7. This is when Adams started to pull away and took the momentum right away from Seaholm.
Seaholm head football coach Chris Fahr thought the consistent mistakes the Maples squad made was what led to the tough loss.
“We made too many mistakes and they didn’t make any,” said Fahr. “That equals a butt whipping.”
The size and depth also played a large role in Seaholm’s loss to Rochester Adams. Rochester Adams has more people on their varsity football team than Seaholm has in their entire program.
Senior defensive end Hunter Bartosik believes the lack of depth was crucial down the stretch on Friday night.
“We just ran out of gas,” said Bartosik. “The amount of kids they had on their team was ridiculous.”
Adams truly showed that they were as good as their 4-1 record. Adams was the more talented team. Seaholm needed to play the absolute perfect game to win on Friday night. With a big offensive line and multi-faceted quarterback, Adams was able to exploit Seaholm’s weaknesses.
Senior wide receiver Jim Feiten expects big things from Rochester Adams as the season goes on.
“I’m sure we will hear of them making news in the state playoffs,” said Feiten.
Fahr believes that plenty of progression has been made even with a 0-6 record. The players and coaches know that the team is improving, which Fahr believes is a sign of things to come.
“I’m very proud of our team,” said Fahr. “If you see [us] on film, we are getting better each week.”
Senior quarterback Jack Quigley is getting a better feel for the offense as the season goes on. He knows the offense will only get better.
“We have gotten more consistent week by week,” said Quigley. “We are starting to play four quarters of football.”
The Seaholm football team has faced plenty of adversity since the very beginning of the season. The team looks forward to playing the final three games of the season, which they feel they have a legitimate chance at winning all of them.
“I believe that these final three games are winnable with this team,” said Feiten.
