Much like Week 1, the Devils offense started hot with TDs scored by RB Nick Roberts and WR Anthony Bova via pass from QB Dan Yohman. K Thomas Kuczma added the extra points for both TDs and added a 38-yard field goal. However, the Panthers were up to the challenge, tying the score late in the first half at 17. Yohman found WR/S Scott Suren as time expired in the first half to give the Devils a 23-17 lead.
The Panthers took a 31-23 lead in the third quarter behind a balanced attack. Roberts countered with his second TD of the night to bring it to 31-29 after a missed two-point conversion. The turning point was an interception by Suren that lead to a scintillating 59-yard TD run by Roberts which saw him break and elude tackles before speeding past the defense giving Brunswick a 36-31 lead. Euclid countered with a TD at the 5 minute mark of the fourth quarter. Roberts once again found paydirt with a 14-yard TD run to give Brunswick a 42-37 lead with 2 minutes left. Euclid knocked on the door only to be denied by LB DJ Osters, DL Tyler Hughes and Suren.
Roberts rushed for 216 yards on just 16 carries and scored 4 touchdowns. This was similar to his opening night performance last season against Findlay where he had 235 yards and three TDs. Opposing offenses by now know not to throw the ball in the same zip code as Scott Suren. The lone time Euclid tried it resulted in an interception. The Panthers were also afraid of the Blue Devils kickoff return team that shredded Padua, giving the offense prime field position all night. Brunswick's defense struggled to get off of the field on third-down but got the last and most important stop.
The Blue Devils didn't play their best game, yet they stand 2-0 in this young 2011 season. Parma rolls into town Friday night, and if the first two games are an indication of how the season will be, you won't want to miss it.
