IYAA Gladiators play hard at Blooming Grove

Image: Snapping into action — Italy “C” team playing Blooming Grove Lions last Saturday.

Snapping into action — Italy “C” team playing Blooming Grove Lions last Saturday. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Running around the left

Running around the left (Christina Esselman)

Image: Eying the distance between — Going for the touchdown.

Eying the distance between — Going for the touchdown. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Chased by a Lion — Italy won 27 to Blooming Grove 6.

Chased by a Lion — Italy won 27 to Blooming Grove 6. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Touchdown!

Touchdown! (Christina Esselman)

Image: Gladiators swarm the ball — The defense brought ’em down!

Gladiators swarm the ball — The defense brought ’em down! (Christina Esselman)

Image: One on one tackle — Italy defense prevented the Lions from scoring more than once.

One on one tackle — Italy defense prevented the Lions from scoring more than once. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Lion tamer — Italy “B” team won 14 to Blooming Grove 0 on Saturday.

Lion tamer — Italy “B” team won 14 to Blooming Grove 0 on Saturday. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Slipping through the defense — The Italy “B” offense was unstoppable on Saturday against the Lions.

Slipping through the defense — The Italy “B” offense was unstoppable on Saturday against the Lions. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Fending off the tackle — The offense kept running for the score on Saturday.

Fending off the tackle — The offense kept running for the score on Saturday. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Breaking free — The Italy Gladiators won 14 to Blooming Grove 0.

Breaking free — The Italy Gladiators won 14 to Blooming Grove 0. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Heading for the gap — The Italy Gladiators “A” team fought hard against the Blooming Grove Lions.

Heading for the gap — The Italy Gladiators “A” team fought hard against the Blooming Grove Lions. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Catch that Lion — Blooming Grove offense proved to be unstoppable.

Catch that Lion — Blooming Grove offense proved to be unstoppable. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Just out of reach — Italy Gladiators “A” team fought hard against Blooming Grove.

Just out of reach — Italy Gladiators “A” team fought hard against Blooming Grove. (Christina Esselman)

Image: Bringing down the runner — Blooming Grove defense stopped Italy at every turn.

Bringing down the runner — Blooming Grove defense stopped Italy at every turn. (Christina Esselman)

Image: The ball is loose — Italy Gladiators worked hard on Saturday against the Lions.

The ball is loose — Italy Gladiators worked hard on Saturday against the Lions. (Christina Esselman)

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