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Junior Varsity Indians Fall at Bloomingdale in Close 29-22 Tilt

By WEB STAFF
August 26, 2010

Hartford	8	8	6	0	22
Bloomingdale	7	14	8	0	29

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   It all came down to a few big plays by the Cardinals. And a couple of unfortunate call against the Indians. It was ballgame.
   The Junior Varsity Indians kicked off the season Friday night, but lost a heartbreaking 29-22 decision to the host Bloomingdale Cardinals.
   The first quarter saw Hartford pull an 8-7 advantage on the board. Bloomingdale, however, kicked off the scoring with a one yard goal line dash, which the Indians could not stop. The defense had their chance, however, to stop the drive with third and 15 and fourth and 5 situations, but could not stop the rush attack. After the extra point kick was good, it was 7-0 Bloomingdale.
   Just one minute later, the Indians struck right back. David Mireles took the ball up the visiting sideline 41 yards for the first Indian score of the season. The two-point run by Mireles ended the scoring for the quarter, as the Indians led 8-7.
   The quarter was full of problems, as the teams split personal fouls. And Bloomingdale also had a scoring chance, driving to the Hartford 44 before fumbling the ball.
   Bloomingdale won the second quarter with a 14-8 victory on the scoreboard. The scoring was started by the home team, scoring on a 16 yard run, in which the running back broke two Indian tackles. The extra point kick was good and Bloomingdale led 14-8.
   After the teams shared big drives gone bad, Bloomingdale scored in the final minute of the half with another 11 yard run by the Cardinals. The extra point kick was good, making the kicker three-for-three and the score was 21-8.
   But just seconds later, it was the Indian passing attack that hit Bloomingdale for a surprise. Quarterback Luke Traver hit Roy Brown-Diaz on a streak, a 56 yard strike, for the touchdown. The two point conversion pass was good, as Traver hit Alex Kimp, to make it a 21-16 halftime score.
   The final two quarters in the game, outside of two touchdowns in the third quarter. Bloomingdale won the half 8-6 to clinch the win.
   Hartford struck first in the third, at the 10:04 mark to go, as David Mireles scored his second touchdown of the night, a 42 yard run. The two-point conversion was no good and the Indians took a slim 22-21 lead.
   But, with just three minutes to go in the third, Bloomingdale struck for the final touchdown of the game, as they scored for the fourth time on the night via the run. They went for two and converted it, on the run, to make it 29-22 Bloomingdale.
   The remainder of the game saw the teams traded fumble follies. The Cardinals twice fumbled the ball while driving, once inside the Indian 15. The Indians had their chances, turning it over on downs in Cardinal territory in the games final minutes. Also, a controversial call on a punt by the officials turned the tide as well.
   Your Indian Junior Varsity, now 0-1, plays Berrien Springs this Wednesday at 6:30 PM in Berrien Springs.