Wint, Woods look pretty good for Sewanhaka
North Massapequa, NY - October 2, 2010: Sewanhaka High School running back #1 Keenan Woods, left, rushes for a yardage gain in the third quarter. He rushed for two touchdowns in Sewanhaka's 21-7 win. (Oct. 2, 2010) Credit: James Escher
Brian Wint finished off his 13-yard touchdown with his best Reggie Bush impression. At the end of the run, the Sewanhaka tailback stuck the ball out over his head and dived Superman-style into the end zone - a move the Saints running back has perfected.
The comparisons between the flashy pro and the gritty high schooler end right there.
Wint, a 5-6, 175-pound tailback, and Keenan Woods, a 5-11, 195-pound fullback, pounded their way to a combined 190 yards and three touchdowns in Sewanhaka's self-described "ugly" 21-7 win over host Plainedge in a Conference III match Saturday afternoon.
They even accumulated their points in "ugly" fashion.
Twenty-one points generally equals three touchdowns and three extra points, right? Try three touchdowns, a safety and one extra point. The Indians do things their own style.
"Look at the head coach, they gotta win ugly," Sewanhaka coach George Kasimatis said in self-deprecating fashion. "We love grinding it out. The messier, the better for us."
And the defense loves suffocating opposing offenses.
Messiah Morrison was an unlikely candidate to open the scoring, but the linebacker did just that when he tackled Ralph Caccavale in the end zone for a safety 5:59 into the game.
David Ford and Wint also had interceptions, as Sewanhaka (3-1) held its third opponent to seven points or fewer. Plainedge's only TD came in the second quarter on a 26-yard reception by Andrew Jones from Nick Frenger on third-and-21.
That was after Wint (70 yards) took a sweep right 13 yards, flying the last three, to make it 9-0 with 3:27 left in the first quarter. "I never had a diving touchdown in all my years of football," Wint said. "This just happened to be the one."
Don't expect his buddy Woods to leave his feet anytime soon. The bruiser finished with 120 yards and two TDs on 16 carries. His only two runs more than 8 yards were big ones - a 54-yarder up the gut on third-and-inches and a 35-yarder off left tackle.
Kasimatis gave credit for those long runs to the fellas up front. "Everyone watches the kid with the ball," he said, "but it's the grunts up front, and we all respect that."
The grunts on the defensive front seemed to pick up the defensive intensity when Plainedge (2-2) entered the red zone. Three Red Devils' drives ended inside the 15, and another two stalled inside the 30.
"We shot ourselves in the foot quite a bit down there," Plainedge coach Rob Shaver said.
Wint said about the red-zone D: "We've got the killer instinct."
And the Indians have the mind-set every game that they'll be getting a little bit dirty. Said Woods: "Unless you're like Reggie Bush, and you don't ever touch the ground."
