East Brunswick football team played with a lot of heart despite having to play against a much stronger team. The Bears moved the ball strongly in their first drive and had a couple of tries inside the ‘Red Zone’ to score against South Brunswick but came up short. South Brunswick then took over on the 20 and on the second offensive play of the game for the Vikings, Amir Johnson threw a pass to Wendell Allen who romped 79 yards to jump out to a 7-0 lead. On the next drive East Brunswick was not able to move the ball and the Vikings Dontae Strickland was completely unstoppable – racking up 178 yards on just 7 carries. The Vikings were up 32-0 at the half. In the second half, South Brunswick mercifully rested many of their starters and East Brunswick faired much better. South Brunswick still scored first padding the lead to 39-0. The Bears then mounted a nice drive capped off by a long run by Kevin Hemmings for a touchdown. The defense then caused a turnover getting East Brunswick the ball back deep in Viking territory. East Brunswick quickly drove down to the 1 yard line, but from there it took 3 plays to finally punch it in. After the kick by Alex Boyko the score was 39-14 which turned out to be the final score.

East Brunswick Football

Kyle Wiggins struggles for yardage

East Brunswick Football

Kevin Hemmings breaks open a run

East Brunswick Football

Sean O’sullivan makes a nice catch in the first half

East Brunswick Football

Brandon Tomori adds yardage after the catch

East Brunswick Football

Bears converge to make the tackle

East Brunswick Football

Brandon Tomori looking for running room

East Brunswick Football

Bears played tough in the second half.

East Brunswick Football

Aaron Mcsweeeney on the stop

East Brunswick Football

Cheerleaders kept smiling despite the cold.

East Brunswick Football

Kevin Hemmings back to pass.

East Brunswick Football

Aidan Werder for a big gain

East Brunswick Football

Kevin Hemmings runs through a crowd before busting out for a touchdown.

East Brunswick Football

Pushups help keep you warm

East Brunswick Football

Fumble about to happen!

East Brunswick Football

Kevin Hemmings helped set up the second score

East Brunswick Football

Zahir Jackson scores on third and inches

East Brunswick Football

Zahir Jackson powers forward late in the game

East Brunswick Football

It takes a crowd to bring down Zahir Jackson