Brown’s fumble returns highlight Golden Eagles rout of Round Mountain

George Brown returned two fumbles for touchdowns, and eight Spring Mountain players scored as the Golden Eagles routed visiting Round Mountain, 62-0 on Thursday.

Brown’s 36-yard fumble return with 12 seconds to go in the first half highlighted a flurry of scoring to close the second quarter. Spring Mountain led 22-0 at the end of the first quarter but was held scoreless for the first 11:31 of the second. But Joshua Banasiak hit Isaiah Saromines with an 11-yard TD pass with 29 seconds to go in the half, and Brown’s fumble return put the Golden Eagles up 34-0 at the break.

Banasiak tossed an 11-yard TD pass to Valmir Bojku, and the quarterback added a 1-yard TD run for Spring Mountain (4-2, 3-2 Division IV Southern).

Round Mountain fell to 1-7, 0-4.