The Marauders were shut out 29-0 by the Brawlers on Monday, as a relentless pass rush produced three safeties, a fumble-return touchdown and an interception in the Week 11 game.
The Brawlers took a 2-0 lead on a first-quarter safety when Kelley Velasquez sacked Norman Calhoun in the end zone. Edmund Fransen added a 1-yard touchdown run, followed by Jason Long’s extra point, to make it 9-0 with 2:37 remaining in the quarter.
Velasquez struck again in the second quarter. He sacked Calhoun near the Marauders’ goal line, forced a fumble and recovered it for a touchdown. Long’s extra point pushed the margin to 16-0. The Brawlers had another scoring chance later in the half, but Allen Calhoun recovered a Fransen fumble at the Marauders’ 10 to end the threat.
The Marauders remained scoreless after halftime. A third-quarter sack by Velasquez in the end zone made it 18-0. The Brawlers missed a 36-yard field goal later in the quarter, but Carlos Chaffin opened the fourth with a 12-yard touchdown run. Long missed the extra point, leaving the score 24-0.
Long connected from 50 yards to extend the lead to 27-0. Vernon Wallace intercepted Calhoun with 9:02 remaining, and a final Velasquez sack in the end zone produced the game’s third safety with 29 seconds left.
The Brawlers finished with 19 sacks as a team. Velasquez recorded nine sacks and forced a fumble; William Pulido had three sacks and Cory Ramsey four. Wallace added an interception. Fransen ran for 43 yards and a touchdown, while Chaffin led the Brawlers with 61 rushing yards and also scored.
The Marauders completed 11 of 29 passes for 141 yards and threw one interception. They rushed twice for 27 yards and converted one of 13 third downs. The Brawlers had 122 rushing yards on 44 carries, and completed 20 of 30 passes for 147 yards.
Allen Calhoun forced a fumble for the Marauders, who recovered one Brawlers fumble. The result leaves the Marauders at 3-8 and the Brawlers at 2-9, according to the supplied season records.
Marauders shut out 29-0 by Brawlers
Three safeties and a 19-sack defensive effort left Marauders without a scoring drive in Billings.
Gerald Herrera
· Billings Chronicle
· 11/14/2066