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Lions defeat Deer Park 61-14 in season opener

Andrew Nealan scored touchdowns on runs of 64, 14 and 24 yards and gained 149 yards in 10 carries to lead the Lions to a 61-14 win over Deer Park in the 2009 season opener.

Nealan also scored on an 18-yard pass from quarterback Garrett Myers.

You can view a video of Nealan's 74-yard run by clicking on the play button on the video window.

Myers gained 121 yards in 8 carries for two touchdowns in addition to the touchdown pass for the Lions, who outgained Deer Park 475 to 210.

Other Lions scores came on a 25-yard pass from Austin Warden to Joey McCabe and TD runs of 18 yards by Nick Williams and 55 yards by Nick Hill.

Kevin Hamilton and Andy Case led the Lions on defense with 5 tackles each. Nealan, McCabe, Tre Jetter, and Alex Chesney were credited for 4.5 tackes while Austin Warden and Dany Scholz recorded 3.5 tackles. Hamilton also recorded an interception on the play before Nealan's 64-yard run. Danny Scholz and Robbie Lemar recovered fumbles for the Lions.

You can listen to a podcast of the game at www.newrichmond.localsportsradio.com, along with postgame comments by head coach Dan Scholz and Garrett Myers.

Score by Quarters
                                 1    2   3   4    Total
Deer Park                  7    7   0   0     14
New Richmond         14  20  27  0     61


1st Quarter

08:04   NR - Myers 3 yd run (Ritter kick), 6-53 3:03                               0 - 7
06:23   NR - McCabe 25 yd pass from Warden (Ritter kick), 1-25 0:07    0 - 14
02:45   DP - Reeves 24 yd run (Engeseth kick), 8-78 3:35                      7 - 14

2nd Quarter

09:43  NR - Nealan 64 yd run (Ritter kick), 1-64 0:10                              7 - 21
08:19  DP - Flamm 16 yd pass from Sporing (Kettler kick), 3-36 1:07     14 - 21
04:30  NR - Nealan 18 yd pass from Myers (Ritter kick), 8-66 3:42         14 - 28
03:50  NR - Nealan 14 yd run (Ritter rush fumbld), 3-24 0:40                  14 - 34

3rd Quarter

11:04  NR - Nealan 24 yd run (Ritter kick), 2-25 0:43                              14 - 41
07:59  NR - Myers 15 yd run (Ritter kick failed), 3-67 0:54                       14 - 47
05:31  NR - Williams 18 yd run (Ritter kick), 4-65 1:45                            14 - 54
00:45  NR - Hill 55 yd run (Ritter kick), 3-77 1:40                                    14 - 61

Kickoff time: 7:30 pm • End of Game: 10:24 • Total elapsed time: 2:54

Officials: Referee: Bill Hall; Umpire: Brad Snyder; Linesman: Jerry Fick;
Line judge: Chris Earls; Back judge: Tom Angst; Scorer: T.Dean;
Temperature: 75 • Wind: 0 • Weather: clear
Attendance: 2000 (Est)

Click here to view complete game stats compiled by Tom Dean.