Quincy defeats Brewster 34-6 for second win
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years AGO
Jackson Yeats (4), Quincy, runs through the Brewster defense on his way to the end zone in Quincy’s 34-6 win Friday.
Cheryl Schweizer
David Gudino (3), Quincy, celebrates a touchdown with his teammates during Quincy’s 34-6 win.
Quincy running back Jayden Richards (22) takes the ball upfield during Quincy’s 34-6 win over Brewster Friday.
The Quincy defense wraps up a Brewster runner during the Jacks-Bears game.
Quincy’s Jackson Yeates (4) heads around end on a touchdown run in the Jacks’ 34-6 win over Brewster Friday.
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | September 25, 2022 2:21 PM
QUINCY — The Quincy Jacks football team evened its record at 2-2 with a convincing 34-6 win over the Brewster Bears Friday at the Quincy High School field. It was the first home win for Quincy in two years.
“I thought it was a great group effort,” said Quincy head coach Russ Elliott. “The defense played really well, the offense got going - we had some great runs, and we threw the ball better tonight.”
“They played sound fundamental football. And we did not,” said Brewster head coach Travis Todd.
Quincy never trailed in the game, scoring first on a 35-yard touchdown run by Jackson Yeates with 11:21 left in the second quarter. The Jacks recovered a Brewster fumble and capitalized on it with a pass from quarterback Ethan Gregg to David Gudino that put the ball on the 2-yard line. Gregg scored from two yards out to put Quincy up 14-0 at the half.
“I thought the kids came out and played hard from the start,” Elliot said. “We’d had an issue with that.”
Brewster pushed the ball deep into Quincy territory about halfway through the third quarter, and the Bears were on the 4-yard line when a shotgun formation snap went awry and the ball got past the Brewster quarterback. The ball was scooped up by Quincy’s Noel Ruiz, who returned it 96 yards for the touchdown to put Quincy up 21-0.
The Jacks scored again on their next drive, when Yeates got around the end, cut back about halfway to the goal line and scored on a 45-yard run. Quincy missed the extra point but the touchdown gave them a 27-0 lead going into the fourth quarter.
With the Jacks sideline chanting “defense,” Quincy held Brewster on fourth down at Quincy’s 12-yard line early in the fourth quarter. After Quincy took the ball back Yeates went around the end again, was nearly caught at the sideline, evaded the tackle with a 360-degree spin, and got to Brewster’s 11-yard line. David Gudino caught an 11-yard pass from Gregg to push Quincy’s lead to 34-0 with 10:34 left in the game
Brewster scored on a 34-yard pass with 6 minutes left, but the try for two points was no good.
Quincy had not scored in its first two games, and had not won a game for two years before beating Tonasket on Sept. 16. In the last two games, the Jacks scored 68 points and pushed their record to 2-2.
“It feels great,” Gudino said of Quincy’s resurgence.
“We could get used to it, right?” Elliot said.
The hard work the team has put in has helped lay the groundwork for the current, and maybe future, success, Elliot said.
“We just keep grinding, and working through the process, and see what happens. The kids are responding, the kids are working hard, and they’re starting to overachieve,” Elliott said.
Quincy opens Caribou Trail League play Friday against Cascade (Leavenworth) in Leavenworth. Elliot said he thinks the Jacks can keep improving if they keep doing what they’re doing.
“We just have to play hard,” he said. “The kids are believing, they’re working really, really hard in practices, and practices have been great. And it’s paying off, just like it always does.”
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Box score
Quincy 0-14-13-7 34
Brewster 0-0-0-6 6
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