Chiefs power past Browning
The Chief defense goes to work in their Friday night win over Browning. (Susan Lake photo)
Ronan’s Kolby Finley threw three touchdowns, ran for one more, and returned an interception for a score as the Chiefs defeated Browning 39-8 in Western A football action on Friday, Sept. 29. Ronan’s defense also collected three interceptions in the victory while holding Browning to 221 yards of total offense.
Ronan posted a 14-0 lead in the first quarter after Finley ripped off a 53-yard touchdown run and threw a 15-yard pass to Nate Young. In the second quarter, Finley threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Young and then returned an interception for the 27-0 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, Laurance Lozeau picked up a fumble and ran it in for a score for the 33-0 lead. Browning scored their first points of the game on a safety, but Ronan answered back in the fourth quarter on a three-yard touchdown pass from Finley to Cash Atkinson. Browning capped off all scoring with a 61-yard touchdown run, but it was too little, too late.
Finley finished the game with 85 yards on 10 rushes and 108 yards on 12-for-19 passing.
Nate Young hauled in three catches for 48 yards, and Laurance Lozeau pulled in two balls for 27 yards.
Ronan improved to 3-3 on the season with the victory.
At Browning
RONAN 39, BROWNING 8
Browning - 0 - 0 - 2 - 6 - 8
Ronan - 14 - 13 - 6 - 6 - 39
SCORING SUMMARY
R – Kolby Finley 53-yard run (Jason Teague II kick)
R – Nate Young 15-yard pass from Finley (Teague kick)
R – Young 34-yard pass from Finley (kick missed)
R – Finley interception return (Teague kick)
R – Laurance Lozeau fumble recovery (conv fail)
B – Safety
R – Cash Atkinson 3-yard pass from Finley (kick missed)
B – 61-yard run (conv fail)
GAME STATS
Rushing – Browning 31-174, Ronan 24-110 (Finley 10-85, Michael Ramirez 8-20, WilJames Courville 2-14, Gabe Gagnon-Rusnac 1-1)
Passing – Browning (7-19-47-3), Ronan (Finley 12-19-108-1)