Posted 10:33 am Saturday, October 24, 2009
Wills Point Wins 14-3A Showdown; Athens Prevails
By JIMMY HICKS
Staff Writer
WILLS POINT -- The Van Vandals held Wills Point to half its district scoring average.
Staff Writer
WILLS POINT -- The Van Vandals held Wills Point to half its district scoring average.
However, the Vandals were unable to score a touchdown.
In a battle of unbeaten district foes, Wills Point defeated Van, 15-2, in a District 14-3A contest at a soggy Ken Autry Davis Stadium.
The Tigers (7-1, 3-0) took the opening kickoff and promptly marched 71 yards for a score when quarterback Trent Jurica found Brett Bradshaw in the end zone for a 5-yard toss to put the Tigers ahead 6-0 with 6:47 gone in the first quarter.
The Vandal defense burst through to block the extra point and Cody Daniels raced to the Tiger end zone to cut the deficit to 6-2.
After Wills Point forced a three-and-out, The Tigers went back to work and drove into the Van red zone before the Vandals stepped up again and blocked a field goal attempt.
The two teams traded possessions and Van took over at its own 36-yard line and J.K. Wilson, who had nine tackles on the evening, recovered a Vandal fumble to set the Tigers up with good field position.
Wills Point ran two plays that netted four yards and then Jurica found Steven Cunigan opened down the left side for a touchdown to put the Tigers up 12-2 with 5:18 left before halftime. The two point conversion failed.
The Vandal defense, which allowed 152 yards in the first half, shut down the potent Tiger offense, which came into the game averaging 31 points a game in district, to just 47 yards in the second half and one 30-yard field goal by Evann Padilla.
Wills Point's defense forced six Vandal turnovers.
The Vandals moved the ball in the second half, but was unable to score. The Vandals went to a power set and Michael Terry finished with 62 yards rushing.
Clay Deen intercepted two passes and Padilla and linebacker Will Girdley had one apiece for the Tigers.
The Van (5-3, 2-1) defense was swarming to the ball in the second half and was led by Jacoby Alexander with seven tackles and a sack. Corey Fuller and Dalton Santos each registered 5 1/2 tackles on the evening.
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Wills Point 15, Van 2
At Ken Autry Davis Stadium, Wills Point
Wills Point 15, Van 2
At Ken Autry Davis Stadium, Wills Point
Van 2 0 0 0 -- 2
Wills Point 6 6 0 3 -- 15
Wills Point 6 6 0 3 -- 15
First Quarter
WP -- Brett Bradshaw 5 pass from Trent Jurica (kick failed), 6:47.
WP -- Brett Bradshaw 5 pass from Trent Jurica (kick failed), 6:47.
VAN -- Cody Daniels returned blocked extra point for two points, 6:47.
Second Quarter
WP -- Steven Cunigan 25 pass from Jurica (pass failed), 5:18.
WP -- Steven Cunigan 25 pass from Jurica (pass failed), 5:18.
Fourth Quarter
WP -- FG�Evann Padilla 30
EST. ATT. --
WP -- FG�Evann Padilla 30
EST. ATT. --
3,500.
VAN WP
First Downs 8 13
VAN WP
First Downs 8 13
Rushes-Yards 31-98 34-59
Passing Yards 45 140
Passing Yards 45 140
Comp.-Att.-Int. 5-17-4 13-27-0
Punts-Avg. 2-24 6-20
Punts-Avg. 2-24 6-20
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-35 2-25
Penalties-Yards 4-35 2-25
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- Van, Michael Terry 13-62, Tanis Cotton 5-26,Chase Rabe 1-2, Cody Daniels 1-1, Tye Hughes 1-0, Tori Parsons 10-7.
RUSHING -- Van, Michael Terry 13-62, Tanis Cotton 5-26,Chase Rabe 1-2, Cody Daniels 1-1, Tye Hughes 1-0, Tori Parsons 10-7.
Wills Point,
Brandon Morris 18-31, Brett Bradshaw 1-(-1), Trent Jurica 15-29.
Brandon Morris 18-31, Brett Bradshaw 1-(-1), Trent Jurica 15-29.
PASSING -- Van,
Parsons 5-17-4 -- 45.
Wills Point,
Parsons 5-17-4 -- 45.
Wills Point,
Jurica 13-27-0 -- 140.
RECEIVING -- Van,
Ryan Parham 1-12, Daniels 3-26, Hughes 1-7.
RECEIVING -- Van,
Ryan Parham 1-12, Daniels 3-26, Hughes 1-7.
Wills Point,
Steven Cunigan 4-62, Marquis Burch 1-11, Morris 4-48, Bradshaw 3-9, Evann Padilla 1-10.
Steven Cunigan 4-62, Marquis Burch 1-11, Morris 4-48, Bradshaw 3-9, Evann Padilla 1-10.
Athens 22, Fairfield 13
ATHENS -- Justin Hofstetter returned a fourth-quarter interception 21 yards for a touchdown to lead the Athens Hornets over the Fairfield Eagles.
The Hornets (3-5, 2-1 in District 20-3A) were holding a two-point lead when Hofstetter scored with 2:06 remaining.
Fairfield (0-8, 0-3) took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter on a 1-yard run by Justin Terry.
The Hornets tied the game minutes later on a Randall Gamble 3-yard scoring run.
The Eagles moved ahead 12-6 early in the third on another 1-yard TD by Terry.
Athens narrowed the gap to 12-8 on a safety and then went ahead with 2:04 left in the third on a 30-yard pass from Jack Barkley to Matt Jordan.
Harmony 17,
Union Grove 13
HARMONY -- The Harmony Eagles kept their District 18-2A playoff hopes alive with a come-from-behind win over the Union Grove Lions on Friday.
Union Grove 13
HARMONY -- The Harmony Eagles kept their District 18-2A playoff hopes alive with a come-from-behind win over the Union Grove Lions on Friday.
Trailing 13-3 going into the fourth quarter, Harmony scored twice on TD passes of 48 and 41 yards from Erik Hebert to Colton Bunn to pull out the win.
The Eagles (6-2, 4-1) took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a 29-yard field goal by Wesley Schoon.
Union Grove (5-3, 2-3) took its first lead in the quarter on a 22-yard pass from Dalton Melton to Tanner Chambliss.
The Lions improved their lead to 13-3 late in the second quarter on a 1-yard run by Caylor Haggard.
