Word: downfield
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...kickoffs, Lehigh's Abdul Byron managed to slip away from the Crimson's downfield attack. He returned two kickoffs for 72 yards, including a 48-yard return to start the second half...
Westfall added an insurance goal with just under three minutes to play. Co-captain Brooke McCarthy sent a long serve downfield within 10 feet of three Cornell defenders. Surprisingly, none of them claimed it. Westfall, however, never gave up on the play, and swooped in on the ball 20 yards from the goal. She drove the ball forward and found the inside of the left post to extend Harvard's lead...
Rose dropped back and found Stakich for what appeared to be a short completion on the next play, but Stakich ran through the first would be Leopard tackler and, with help from some downfield blocking by the wide receivers, turned the short pass into a 38-yard touchdown catch...
With 4:15 to go in the half, Harvard took a 21-7 lead. After another three-and-out by Lafayette, highlighted by tough Crimson coverage downfield that forced three consecutive incomplete passes, Harvard took over at its 19-yard line...
...season, look for Harvard to spread the field with lots of multiple-receiver and one-back sets. The Crimson will try to find match-ups downfield with its wideouts matched up against safeties or linebackers. Additionally, a spread defense will make it easier for Harvard to gain yards on the ground...