Kent Island routes Bennett following weather delay

After a 2-plus hour delay because of lightning and passing storms in the area, the Kent Island Buccaneers brought the thunder, shutting out James M. Bennett 44-0 at Andy Schipul Stadium in Stevensville.

After being delayed for an hour and 45 minutes already, the teams took the field and were only able to kickoff and run one play, before lightning was spotted again, prompting another delay. When the teams kicked off around 9:25, the Bucs would jump on the Clippers early and often.

Just two minutes into the game, Joe Sweet took handoff and went 36-yards to the endzone. On Bennett’s next possesion, reciever Matt Chrysostome was stripped by Kent Island safety Mike Quinn, Quinn would take the fumble recovery back 47 yards for another score. The fireworks continued for KI in the first, with minutes remaining quarterback Luke Fromert found a streaking Sean Mooney down the sideline for a 71-yard touchdown, putting the home team ahead 21-0 before the first quarter was over. A couple more rushing scores by Fromert and Quinn would boulster the Bucs halftime lead to 37-0. With the running clock set up in the second half, the Bucs would get one more score before the final whistle.

Next week, Kent Island goes on to take on Cambridge, while Bennett faces city rival Parkside.