Alexander continues to impress early in the 2009 football season. Today, the team pushed its record to 2-1 with a dominating 42-17 when over Oakfield-Alabama.
It didn't take long for Alexander to get on the board today. On the third play of the game, Jay Schafer swept left while the Oakfield defense rushed right, giving Schafer open space all the way to the end zone.
The Hornets never closed the deficit.
On its first series, Oakfield was forced to punt, but it was blocked by Alexander's Troy Shelunt.
A few plays later, Lucas Czechowski scored on a pass and Shelunt crossed the goal line on a two-point conversion.
On the first play from scrimage in the second quarter, Alexander pushed the score to 21-0 with a pass to Stephen George.
During the second quarter, Oakfield got on the board with a field goal.
After the score, Oakfield attempted an on-side kick, but Alexander recovered on its own 40-yard line. Schafer carried it into the end zone on the next play.
When Oakfield got the ball back, Matt Smith fumbled, allowing the Trojans to mount another scoring drive.
On the subsequent kickoff, Oakfield's Matt Smith returned the kick for a TD, making the score 36-10.
On the next series, Oakfield forced Alexander to punt, but Brandon Topocrczky stripped the ball from the Oakfield returner and Alexander recovered the ball.
In the fourth quarter, Oakfield managed another TD on a rush by Matt Osmancickli, putting the score at 36-17.
Oakfield started to move the ball on the next series, but a fumble gave Alexander the ball back on its own 2-yard line. Alexander drove back down the field until Schafer scored again, making the score 42-17.
After the game, Schafer said, "It felt good to win because we haven't beaten them in a long time. We'll be taking it to Holley next week because they run the same type offense."
Oakfield's coach, Brian Palone told his team after the game "Don't get down. Stay positive. We need to get better - and we will."
Alexander's coach said his team will work on "finishing the game." He said they played well in the first three quarters.
