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Livingston - Buhach's Varsity Thunder opened its 2009 campaign with a 36-0 win over the Merced Bears. Facing a relentless heatwave didn't seem to slow the Thunder as Buhach thundered for over 300 yards on the ground en route to the win. Kevin Kelleher opened up the scoring with a 1-yard TD plunge. The PAT failed as Buhach held a 6-0 lead. Buhach's defense forced the Bears to punt late in the 1st quarter and were back in business as Quintin Levesque scampered into the endzone from 15 yards out. Gabe Barreto added the PAT kick and the Thunder held a 14-0 lead. The Bears were unable to get anything going offensively as an aggressive Thunder defense thwarted any Bear drives. Levesque hit paydirt again late in the 2nd quarter as he sprinted in from 8 yards out for the TD. Barreto's kick gave Buhach a 22-0 lead. Just before halftime, The Thunder defense came through again as Anthony DeLaHoya forced a fumble thatAn Ronald Evans scopped up and tossed to Rafael Sosa, who then rumbled 29-yards for a score. Barreto's PAT kick gave Buhach a 30-0 halftime lead. Levesque closed out the scoring for Buhach in the 3rd quarter on a 11-yard TD jaunt. The PAT attempt failed. The Thunder defense finished strong, as Kevin Kelleher intercepted a pass and sprinted 65 yards for an apparent TD, however the TD was negated by penalty. A last second goal line stand at the Thunder 2-yard line as time expired sealed the deal. Kelleher finished with over 100 yard rushing while Levesque finished with 80 yards on the ground. "Overall, I enjoyed their performance," said Coach Keith Ducey. "We had some silly penalties and saw some other things we need to work on. We have to play solid mistake free football in order to compete against the Turlock 49ers next week."
The Thunder JV scored early and often against a talent Bears JV squad on its way to a 42-0 win. Kamare Bailey, Ryan Garrett, Aundre Sherman & Roy Gutierrez all scored for the Thunder. The Thunder defense was impressive allow very little to the Bears while providing some crushing hits throughout the day.
The Thunder Peewees fell short in their season opener in a 20-6 loss to the Bears. The Offense seemed to move the ball well at times, but the drives stalled and Buhach couldn't find the endzone.
The Thunder Rookies opened up in impressive fashion, scoring 4 TD's while allowing only one to the Bears.
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