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Avon's Terence Olsen would grab the short opening kickoff at the Avon 46-yard line, to give the Falcons great position to start the game. The Patriots were keying off the Avon running game, but David Wyrick would connect with Andy Roell on a 37-yard play to give Avon a 1st down on the Coventry 20. Avon then ran for another 1st down on the Coventry 10-yard line, but on 4th down and 10, the Wyrick to Roell combo would put Avon on the board with 7:20 left in the quarter. The extra point kick failed when the snap sailed over everyone including kicker Danny Heelan, to make the score Avon 6 - Coventry 0. The Patriots mounted a drive late in the 1st quarter after a 54-yard punt by Jarod Marshall put Coventry on their own 16-yard line. They would finally hit pay dirt when Travis Pascarelli would bull in from 5 yards out with 7:20 remaining in the half. The extra point pass came up short, to make the score Avon 6 - Coventry 6, which carried into the half.
In the 2nd half, the Patriots started on their own 20-yard line, and marched down the field like the Falcons did to open the game. Tomlinson scored on an 8-yard scamper with 5:32 left in the quarter. The extra-point pass was incomplete, to make the score Coventry 12 - Avon 6. Avon would start on their own 35-yard line and would march to the Coventry 1-yard line, but the Patriots would hold, and start their drive on the 6-inch line. With a 4th down and 4 at their 7, the Patriots elected to take a safety, which made the score Coventry 12 - Avon 8, with 6:13 remaining. Matt Gouveia took the ensuing kickoff at the Coventry 49-yard line, and a 4-yard return gave Avon the ball on the 45, with their own destiny in their hands. A 10-yard reverse by Terence Olsen gave the Falcons a 1st down on the 34-yard line, but Avon would lose the ball on downs at the Coventry 33. A few Patriot runs would move the ball to the 49, where Tomlinson would break through the defense and run 51 yards for the touchdown with 1:17 remaining. Erik Larsen would add the extra point kick to make the final score Coventry/Windham Tech 19 - Avon 8.
Avon faced a tough opponent that was able to control the Falcon ground game for the first time this season, and Avon had no answers, as they drop to 0-3 on the year.
Next weekend is sports weekend and also homecoming for the Falcons. The boy's soccer team plays at the high school under the lights at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3. On Thursday night, Oct. 5, the girls field hockey team plays at 6:30, which will be followed by the girls soccer team, which plays on Friday, Oct. 6, at the high school at 7 p.m.. The football team will face Housatonic/Wamogo at 7 p.m. on Saturday night, Oct. 7 for their homecoming game. Come out and support the Falcons all week long in this exciting event.
