Beverly football shows there is room for improvement in loss to Oak Park
August 28, 2015
Guy Ginsberg co-editor-in-chief
The Normans looked outclassed straight off the bat, allowing two touchdowns in the first quarter, falling to an early deficit of 14-0.
“We need to work on not getting avoidable penalties and having more guys prepared to go in [the game] if someone goes down [with an injury],” linebacker Dylan Rutigliano said.
Beverly’s first touchdown of the game came at the feet of running back Rashad Ysaguirre. However, Ysaguirre was overall unimpressed with his performance.
“I felt like I was holding back and waiting for my blocks too much. During that time I think I could have tried harder. I don’t think I was mentally prepared for the game,” Ysaguirre said.
Rutigliano was the main impact player on defense for Beverly, recovering two fumbles and intercepting a pass in the first quarter.
“The series before [the interception] I missed a tackle that led to a touchdown so I knew I owed it to my teammates to make a big play the next series,” Rutigliano said. “I wish I would have scored off of [the interception] but I ran out of gas. Thankfully, Rashad ran it in a couple plays later.”
Varsity football’s next game is an away matchup with Templeton on Saturday, September 5.