Eisenhower Football Clicks at Season Opener

Snap!

You couldn't ask for a more perfect start to the football season.  

A beautiful summer evening, stands packed with a loud and boisterous crowd and the Eagles handily defeat the Ford Falcons 38-15.

The Falcons jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, then led 9-0 and kept the Eagles scoreless until 7:48 in the second. 

Ike then began to put numbers on the scoreboard, 38 to be exact, and finished the game with a resounding victory over Ford.

The scoring summary is as follows:

First quarter

• Ford 3, Ike 0 on a 37-yard field goal by senior Mackenzie Forsyth.

2nd quarter

• Ford 9, Ike 0 as senior Michael Saba scored a touchdown on a five-yard run. The Falcons failed on their 2-point conversion attempt.
• Ford 9, Ike 3 on a 42-yard field goal by senior Daniel Gojcaj.
• Ike 10, Ford 9 on a 25-yard pass from junior Joe Zerafa to senior Daniel Venditti. Extra point converted by Gojcaj.
• Ike 17, Ford 9 from another touchdown pass by Zerafa, this time for 31-yards to senior Alfonso Vultaggio. Gojcaj kicks the extra point.

Third Quarter

• Ike 24, Ford 9 from a 37-yard touchdown run by Vendetti. Extra point from Gojcaj.
• Ike 31, Ford 9 on a seven-yard run from junior Shane King and extra point by Gojcaj.

Fourth Quarter

• Ike 31, Ford 15 with a three-yard pass from Saba to senior Anthony Saurine. Ford failed to convert the two-point attempt.
• Ike 38, Ford 15 from a 23-yard run by senior Orlando Meeks and extra point by Gojcaj.