Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 134 No. 1 Fall 2012 | Page 14
Firebird Sports
By: Brian Lievens
High School Football 3-5
WSD vs. Abundant Life Christian School 0-40
WSD opened the 2012 season with a loss to Abundant Life Christian School, ALCS. Before halftime, ALCS
scored 28 points. After halftime, WSD was able to prevent ALCS from scoring more than 12 points. Freshman
Zachary Henry played the quarterback position for the first time and was able to complete 4 passes in 8
attempts. Zachary connected with senior, Markiese Mims with 2 passes for 34 yards. Sophomore, Zominique
Walker, led all rushers with 67 yards. Zominique also led the Firebirds with 6 solo tackles and assisted with 2
tackles while Daniel Romero had 3 solo tackles and assisted with 1 tackle as well as 1 quarterback sack.
WSD vs. Minnesota Deaf 8-30
WSD traveled to Minnesota State Academy for the
Deaf for their annual faceoff for determining the rights
to hold the axe for a year. Unfortunately, Minnesota
Deaf was able to snatch the axe from the Firebirds
this year. WSD drew the first blood with Jose ZepedaAmador rushing 50 yards for the touchdown. The rest
of the game was all Minnesota Deaf. The statistics
actually show that both teams were pretty even but
WSD got the bad luck of the draw. Jose ZepedaAmador led the Firebirds with 103 yards rushing on 8
carries. Senior, Dakota Steinmetz, tackled the Trojans
with 4 solo and 6 assists while Lennon Morrissey
forced Minnesota to fumble twice while recovering
one. As a team, WSD forced Minnesota Deaf to turn
the ball over 5 times.
WSD vs. Stockbridge 0-44
WSD vs. Iowa Deaf 48-20
Stockbridge defeated the Firebirds on our home
turf. Stockbridge ran all over the Firebirds with 277
rushing yards while the Firebirds offense was not
able to overcome Stockbridge’s stout defense. The
Firebirds’ rushing leaders were sophomores Daniel
Romero and Jose Zepeda-Amador with 61 yards
each. Freshman quarterback Zachary Henry threw 3
completions for 17 yards. Seniors Dakota Steinmetz
and Lennon Morrissey led the Firebird defense with
11 and 7 tackles, respectively.
The Firebirds won their first game of the 2012 season at Iowa Deaf when WSD blitzed the Bobcats with 24
points in each half while Iowa was only able to put up 20 points altogether. The Firebirds rushed for 372 yards
with Lennon Morrissey’s 173 yards in 27 carries. Jose Zepeda-Amador carried the ball 22 times for 96 yards.
Freshman quarterback, Zachary Henry threw 5 completions, 4 of them to Damon Hopp for 55 yards. The
Firebirds defense was led by Daniel Romero’s 6 solo tackles, 2 assist tackles, and 1.5 QB sacks while Zachary
Henry intercepted a pass.
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