Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Week 2 Recap

MUS 42 Fayetteville, AR 20

MUS traveled over to Fayetteville to play the defending 7A state champions at Razorback Stadium and left the home team with a bad taste in their mouth. The Owls were dominant in the trenches holding Fayetteville to only 11 yds rushing for the game. QB Jordan Rodgers continued his excellent play as he went 19-27 for 215 yds and 3 TD's. Rodgers had a rushing TD as well. RB Shane Tucker had 2 TD's as well including a back-breaking 95 yd KO return after Fayetteville had closed it to 28-20. MUS is now 2-1 overall and will take on Central next.



St. George's 43 Jackson Christian 16

The Gryphons struck early and often to stay unbeaten on the season and pick up their first district win. They led 20-0 after 1 and 37-0 at the half behind a very balanced attack. The Gryphons had 225 yds on the ground and 227 through the air. QB Dean Brown was 16-27 for 207 yds and a TD and added a rushing TD as well. Matt Thomson caught 8 passes for 138 yds and a 62 yd TD. Henry Cowan had 4 XP and 3 FG's in the game. St. George's is now 3-0 overall and 1-0 in district play and will take on FACS next.



Westwood 32 BTW 0

The Longhorns broke open a close game at the half with 18 points in the third quarter to get the win. Mother Nature came in and put a stop to this one with lightning at around the eleven minute mark of the fourth quarter. RB Zephaniah Young had 111 yds and 2 TD's while Nikia Cathey had 2 TD's. One came via the air and one on the ground and Cathey intercepted a pass as well. Westwood improves to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in district play. BTW is now 1-2 overall and 0-1 in district play. Westwood will play Douglass next while BTW will play Hillcrest.



West Memphis 41 Ashdown 17

The Blue Devils broke open a tight game at the half with a 20 point third quarter to get the win in the season opener. West Memphis had a 43 yd TD pass from Kody Frasure to Calvin Goshien, a 15 yd blocked punt return by Stanley Gaines and a 51 yd TD run by Kendall Allen to put the game away in the third. West Memphis is 1-0 and will play Blytheville next.



FACS 25 Bishop Byrne 6

The Crusaders got contributions from both sides of the ball en route to the victory. QB Bobby Downing was 11-17 for 115 yds and 3 TD's while the defense held the Red Knights to just 27 yds of total offense. FACS is now 2-1 overall and 1-0 in district play. Bishop Byrne is 0-2 overall and 0-1 in district play. FACS will play St. George's next while Bishop Byrne will play Tipton Rosemark.



East 36 Central 6

The Mustangs got their first win of the year by getting 16 points from their defense and holding Central to 131 yds of total offense. East opened the scoring up with a safety and Tyler Stepney returned a fumble 15 yds for a score in a 16 point first quarter. Cedric Jones picked off a pass and returned 20 yds for the TD in the second and the Mustangs never looked back. East is now 1-2 overall and 1-0 in district play while Central falls to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in district play. East will play Wooddale next while Central takes on MUS.

Trezevant 34 Raleigh Egypt 0

It was the Jordan Spencer show as he led the Bears to the shutout win. Spencer accounted for all of the points in the game. He threw 4 TD passes, ran for a score and threw 2-2 pt conversions as well. Spencer was 10-15 for 153 yds on the night and the Bears "D" was up to the task as well holding the Pharoahs to 101 yds of total offense. Trezevant is now 2-1 overall and 1-0 in district play while Raleigh Egypt falls to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in district play. Trezevant will play Southwind next while Raleigh Egypt will Ensworth.



Arlington 42 Cordova 7

Drew Reed showed no effects from an injury that forced him to leave the game the week before. Reed accounted for 5 TD's in the game, three through the air and two on the ground and that was all in the first half. Reed was a perfect 7-7 passing for 188 yds with 2 of the 3 TD passes going to Justin Boring, who finished with 3 catches for 94 yds. Arlington improves to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in district play while Cordova falls to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in district play. The Tigers will play Overton next while Cordova plays Collierville.



Craigmont 20 Bolton 0

The Craigmont "D" was the difference in this game as the Chiefs got their first win of the year. Craigmont had 3 INT in the game including a game changing 94 yd return for a TD by Avery Carmichael as the Wildcats were trying to even things up. RB Walter Crutchfield finished with 22 carries for 151 yds and a TD. Craigmont is 1-1 overall and 1-0 in district play while Bolton is 1-2 overall and 0-1 in district play. Craigmont will take on Kingsbury next while Bolton will play St. Benedict.



Briarcrest 49 Melrose 13

The Saints improved to 3-0 on the year with a 28 point first quarter that put the game away. Court Satterfield and Jay Moore each had 2 TD's rushing. Satterfield finished with 101 yds rushing on the night while Gus Gran had a 65 yd INT return for a TD as well. Briarcrest is now 3-0 and will play Center Hill next. Melrose is 0-3 and will play Mitchell.



Fayette Academy 42 Tipton Rosemark 14

The trend of the night was scoring early and often and the Vikings followed that trend en route to the win. Fayette Academy scored 21 pts in the opening quarter and never looked back. Marcus Miller had 8 carries for 128 yds and 2 TD's while Blake Douglas had 2 TD's as well including a 33 yd INT return for a score. The Vikings are now 3-0 overall and 1-0 in district play while Tipton Rosemark drops to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in district play. Fayette Academy will play SBEC next while Tipton Rosemark will play Bishop Byrne.



Mitchell 19 Fairley 14

Offense sells the tickets, defense wins the game. The Mitchell Tigers are most certainly believers in that. Antonio Gilliam's 62 yd INT return for a TD proved to be the difference in the game. It was the second straight week that Gilliam has picked off a pass and returned it for a TD and it's the fifth INT return for a TD on the season for the Tigers. Mitchell stays unbeaten at 3-0 overall and 1-0 in district play. Fairley is 1-2 overall and 0-1 in district play. Mitchell will play Melrose next while Fairley will play MAHS.



Germantown 45 Kirby 2

Damon Cox scored three TD's in the first quarter and the Red Devils got their first win of the year. Cox finished with 154 yds on 18 carries and Caleb Brown added 2 TD's as well as Germantown had 269 yds rushing in the game. The Red Devils are 1-1 overall and 1-0 in district play and will travel to Hendersonville next to take on the Commandos. Kirby is 0-2 overall and 0-1 in district play and will play Ripley next.



ECS 28 Harding Academy 13

The Eagles christened their brand new turf field with a victory. QB Brent Rooker continues to lead the way for ECS. The senior QB was responsible for all four TD's on the night with three through the air and another on the ground. Rooker finished 17-23 for 276 yds passing and added 55 yds rushing on 9 carries. Through 2 games Rooker is 41-52 for 499 yds passing. Trace Williams caught 6 passes for 101 yds on the night for the Eagles. ECS is now 1-1 overall and 1-0 in district play. Harding Academy is 2-1 overall and 0-1 in district play. ECS will play USJ next while Harding Academy will play JCS.



Sheffield 54 Carver 6

Special teams play and the defense were the highlight of the night for the Knights as they got their first victory. The Sheffield defense held the Cobras to 29 yds of total offense while Sheffield's special teams unit had 3 scores on the night. Kendrict Turned had a 40 yd return of a blocked punt for a TD while Trence Blevins returned a punt 56 yds for a TD and Larry Kimber returned a kickoff 88 yds for a score. QB Terrance Dixon was 7-11 for 89 yds and 2 TD's through the air and had 5 carries for 55 yds and 2 TD's on the ground as well. Sheffield is 1-2 overall and 1-0 in district play while Carver is 0-3 overall and 0-1 in district play. Sheffield will play Horn Lake next while Carver will play Hillcrest on Sept. 13.



Millington 35 Bartlett 6

JR QB Nick Hunt set a school record in only his second varsity start ever to lead the Trojans to the win. Hunt set 2 records-one for most TD passes in a game-4 and most TD passes in a single quarter-3 in the second quarter. Hunt finished 8-13 for 167 yds. One of those TD passes was to Antonio Webber for 71 yds. Webber had his second straight 100 yd game with 126 yds on just 13 carries and a 47 yd TD as well. Robert Wingo had 110 yds and a TD on just 11 carries in a losing effort for the Panthers. Millington improves to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in district play. Bartlett drops to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in district play. Millington will play Munford in the annual "M & M" Bowl next while Bartlett takes on Houston.



Houston 24 Collierville 10

Sam Jacobs had 2 TD runs in the game and Sam Kempka had a late interception to seal the win for the Mustangs. Houston is now 1-1 overall and 1-0 in district play. Collierville is 1-1 overall and 0-1 in district play. Houston will play Bartlett next while Collierville takes on Cordova.



DeSoto Central 20 Lake Cormorant 14 (OT)

Lake Cormorant tied the game with 8 seconds left in regulation and had their chance in OT but DeSoto Central came up with the big play to get the win. The Gators went 93 yds in 2:25 to tie the game and force overtime. DeSoto Central scored first in the extra period on QB Kyle Morgan's second TD of the game. It all came down to fourth down for Lake Cormorant and a chance to tie the game and DeSoto's Kevin Campbell recovered a fumble to give the Jaguars the win. DeSoto Central is now 3-0 on the year while Lake Cormorant is 2-1. The Jaguars will play North Panola next while the Gators will play Rosa Fort on Sept. 14.



Hernando 36 Rosa Fort 12

Leon Cunningham and Travis McMahon combined for 5 TD's in leading the Tigers to the Victory. McMahon had 2 TD's and Cunningham had 3 including one that was a 65 yd kickoff return. Hernando is 2-0 on the year and will play Cleveland next.



Manassas 42 Kingsbury 12

The Tigers rolled up over 300 yds rushing en route to the win. Rayford Albright accounted for 166 of those and Montrel Sims added 118 yds. Melvin Bond had 2 TD's including a 87 yd kickoff return while Randy Blackburn intercepted a pass and returned it 82 yds for a score. Manassas is 2-1 overall and 1-0 in district play while Kingsbury is 0-3 overall and 0-1 in district play. Manassas will play Northside on Thursday, Sept 6 while Kingsbury will play Craigmont that same day.



Ridgwway 42 Overton 0

Both sides of the ball played extremely well for the Roadrunners in the win. The Ridgeway "D" held the Wolverines to just 55 yds of total offense while the Ridgeway offense accounted for over 400 yds of total offense themselves. RB Orlando Johnson rushed for 201 yds and a TD on 26 carries while Earl Harrison added 133 yds and a TD on 15 carries. Ridgeway is 2-1 overall and 1-0 in district play. Overton is 1-2 overall and 0-1 in district play. Ridgeway will take on Whitehaven next while Overton will play Arlington.

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