A week after losing an opportunity to claim a Region 3-AAAAA title, Richmond Hill rebounded to defeat Bradwell Institute, 28-14, and ruin the Tigers senior football players’ last home game.“We just made some mistakes tonight against a really good football team, and you can’t do that and expect to win,” Tigers head coach Adam Carter said.Richmond Hill took the opening kickoff and Mississippi State signee Nick Fitzgerald guided the methodical Wildcat offense down the field to go up 7-0. Fitzgerald broke away on a 59-yard run of his own, putting the Wildcats up, 14-0, in the second quarter.Bradwell knew the type of offense and athleticism they would face in Fitzgerald’s quarterback play and the speed and size of the Wildcats’ backfield. The Tigers also knew that in order to stop the Richmond Hill option game, they had to play assignment football.“The best way to prepare for the option is to not even use a football during the week of practice, which forces defensive players to concentrate on every back and not only just look for the football,” Carter said.Down 14-0, Bradwell put together a drive in the final five minutes of the second quarter that resulted in a two-yard surge across the goal line from Hubert Anderson.
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