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RENO— You've heard the cliché.
Defense wins championships.
For a change, though, that cliché held true Saturday afternoon as the Fallon Greenwave shut out McQueen, 6-0, in overtime to win the Sierra Youth Football League Renegade title.
“It feels great to have the kids know what SYFL is doing so once they get into high school, they won't get intimated by the McQueens and the Reeds,”Fallon coach Tom McCormick said.
Fallon's goal-line stand in overtime prevented McQueen from scoring 1 yard from the end zone, and the Greenwave crossed the barrier on a third and 1.
Quarterback Hayden Strasdin's 6-yard and 3-yard runs helped give Fallon two opportunities to punch in the ball, but Strasdin snuck his way behind Nathan Hutchings for the game's only touchdown.
“Getting the ball back, I knew we had the momentum,” McCormick said of the defensive stop. “That team, right there, rolled over them (opposition).”
Both defenses were electric during regulation. Neither Fallon or McQueen could get close to the end zone, but Fallon's best chance to score came when Strasdin's punt pushed McQueen deep in its own territory.
Fallon forced a three-and-out to get the ball on its on 42-yard line but couldn't capitalize. Fallon had one more chance to try driving down the field, but McCormick opted to send the game into overtime.
“I didn't want us to do anything stupid. I didn't want to try any trick plays,”he said.
Instead, he let his defense continue to dominate the Lancers. Fallon, which finished the season with an 8-2 record, allowed only one touchdown during the three playoff games.
McCormick said Trent Thorn, Sean McCormick, Hunter Parsons, Logan Smith and Strasdin helped power the defense.
“They all did great,”McCormick said.
Defense wins championships.
For a change, though, that cliché held true Saturday afternoon as the Fallon Greenwave shut out McQueen, 6-0, in overtime to win the Sierra Youth Football League Renegade title.
“It feels great to have the kids know what SYFL is doing so once they get into high school, they won't get intimated by the McQueens and the Reeds,”Fallon coach Tom McCormick said.
Fallon's goal-line stand in overtime prevented McQueen from scoring 1 yard from the end zone, and the Greenwave crossed the barrier on a third and 1.
Quarterback Hayden Strasdin's 6-yard and 3-yard runs helped give Fallon two opportunities to punch in the ball, but Strasdin snuck his way behind Nathan Hutchings for the game's only touchdown.
“Getting the ball back, I knew we had the momentum,” McCormick said of the defensive stop. “That team, right there, rolled over them (opposition).”
Both defenses were electric during regulation. Neither Fallon or McQueen could get close to the end zone, but Fallon's best chance to score came when Strasdin's punt pushed McQueen deep in its own territory.
Fallon forced a three-and-out to get the ball on its on 42-yard line but couldn't capitalize. Fallon had one more chance to try driving down the field, but McCormick opted to send the game into overtime.
“I didn't want us to do anything stupid. I didn't want to try any trick plays,”he said.
Instead, he let his defense continue to dominate the Lancers. Fallon, which finished the season with an 8-2 record, allowed only one touchdown during the three playoff games.
McCormick said Trent Thorn, Sean McCormick, Hunter Parsons, Logan Smith and Strasdin helped power the defense.
“They all did great,”McCormick said.
