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There is not too much to write about here. Xavier was just bigger, faster and had triple the roster size.

The Falcons won the toss and deferred their choice to the second half. The Hornets received the opening kick, but had to punt it right back. On their first offensive play, Xavier's #21 took the handoff and sprinted through the line and was gone for a 60+ yard touchdown. The PAT kick was blocked, so the Falcons had a 6-0 lead. Xavier scored a touchdown on the first play of the second quarter to open a 12-0 lead and went on to tack on another 15 before the end of the first half.

Branford kicked off to open the second half, and the Falcons went right down and scored and added the PAT for a 34-0 lead.

Andy Klarman had a good workout punting the ball in this game as Hornet first downs were hard to come bye. But, in the fourth quarter, Branford finally put together a drive after receiving the ball near midfield following a Xavier punt. The Hornets moved the ball down the field behind some nice runs by Curtis Sutherland up the middle and direct snaps to Justin Blood. They scored on the game's last play on a pass from DJ Ryan to Chris Rice in the right corner.  The officials would not allow the PAT to even be attempted, so the final score was 34-6.