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Coach Don Edmonston said: “We had a terrible start. That’s possibly the worst
first half I’ve ever seen this team play. We didn’t take them seriously. But we
made some mental adjustments at half time and had a good second half
performance.”
The Wolves got off to a rocky start, conceding a 70 yard kickoff return for a
touchdown seconds after the opening whistle. But the Capital side answered with
six points of their own, a scoring drive capped off by Elder’s two-yard rushing
touchdown. The defenses of both teams continued to yield yardage easily
throughout the half, with Hull and Edinburgh trading touchdowns. After Hull put
points on the board with a 15 yard touchdown pass, Wolves quarterback Allan
Price connected with Campbell Lewis early in the second quarter to even the
score at 14 apiece. Minutes later kick return specialist Stu Galloway put the Wolves
ahead for good with a 62 yard punt return for a touchdown. With minutes left in
the half, Hull pulled to within two points after scoring on a 35 yard touchdown
pass. But when Wolves’ wide receiver Neil Warren caught a 30 yard pass in the
end zone just before the break, giving his side a 30-20 lead, Hull was broken.
Edinburgh’s defense, which had little answer to the Hornets’ passing game in
the first 30 minutes, contrived to shut down Hull after half-time with help
from an unexpected source. After Elder ran the ball in from a few yards out
early in the third quarter to put the Wolves ahead by two touchdowns, defensive
tackle Paul Jeffrey’s picked off a pass from the under-pressure Hull
quarterback and walked unopposed into the endzone.
Edinburgh finished off the Hornets with touchdowns from Ryan Venters, Bejan Farazi,
and a return to the endzone for Jeffreys, who capped off a historic win for the
Wolves when he picked up a loose ball and rumbled 50 yards into the endzone.
The Wolves, in the midst of three game home stand, will look to add to their
record-breaking win streak when they face Glasgow Tigers at 2:30pm on Sunday.