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Rebels take down Bolts

By RYAN D. MURRAY
Posted 9/27/22

By RYAN D. MURRAY

The Thunderbolts were defeated by the South Kingstown Rebels 35-14 on Friday night at Cranston Stadium during a Division II-B football showdown.

East struck first when senior …

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The Thunderbolts were defeated by the South Kingstown Rebels 35-14 on Friday night at Cranston Stadium during a Division II-B football showdown.

East struck first when senior Antonello Lucchetti returned the game’s opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and put the Bolts on top 6-0.

“Antonello runs hard,” East head coach Isaiah McDaniel said. “That’s his second kickoff return of the season.”

Next, Bolts junior A’driahn Foreman rushed in a successful two-point conversion and extended the East edge to 8-0.

A’driahn runs very hard,” McDaniel said. “He’s a junior. He’s been playing varsity since he was a freshman. I have to do a better job with blocking schemes, getting him into some open space and letting him get free.”

South Kingstown started its first possession from its own 47, and on first down, running back Phoenix Sward ran for a 16-yard gain.

Then, with 8:20 remaining in the first frame, running back Isiah Carter rushed in a touchdown from three yards out and pulled the Rebels within 8-6. Then, Amani Boamah ran in a successful two-point conversion and evened the game at 8 all.

“We started off strong,” McDaniel said. “And then they came out and had a great drive and kind of punched us right in the mouth, running the ball right down our throat, and we really didn’t have an answer for that tonight.”

South Kingstown took a 14-8 advantage, a minute and a half into the second quarter, when Sward rushed two yards into pay dirt. Next, kicker Kai Sorlien added the extra point and upped the Rebels advantage to 15-8.

Four minutes later, Sward raced for a 46-yard gain to the East 14. Then, Carter rushed 13 yards to the 1 before quarterback Rian O’Rourke ran a keeper into the end zone and extended the Rebels lead to 22-8.

Then, just before halftime, O’Rourke passed to Carter for a 16-yard gain to the Bolts 3. Next, Boamah rushed three yards into pay dirt and ballooned the Rebels buffer to 29-8.

South Kingstown received the ball first to start the second half and started from its own 45.

The Rebels used all but one running play while killing some time off the clock, and then Boamah rushed into the end zone for his second score of the day, this time from 18 yards away, and increased the South Kingstown lead to 35-8.

The Bolts got their second score with 5:55 remaining in the game and inched within 35-14 when East quarterback Da’Qwon Foster rushed eight yards for a touchdown.

“Any score is a good score, I guess, but I would have liked to have more of those throughout the game, earlier on,” McDaniel said. “But they didn’t quit and they finished the game, but we’ve got a lot of work to do.”

East falls to 0-1 in the league with the loss while South Kingstown improves to 1-1. The Bolts play next on Friday at Barrington (1-1) at 6 p.m. in a league contest.

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