Buffaloes Stampede Over Hawley
Buffaloes Stampede Over Hawley
By Robert Adkins
The Forsan Buffaloes matched up against the Hawley Bearcats in the Sammy Baugh Classic at the Mustang Bowl in Sweetwater, Texas Saturday night.
After winning the coin toss and electing to receive the opening kickoff the Buffaloes began their assault. The Buffaloes were successful at both their running and passing game, keying on former Bearcat Wes Newcomb. They scored on a 15-yard end around run to the right side and added a 2-point conversion with 7:25 left in the 1st quarter. Hawley’s Dustin Polk received their 1st kickoff on their own 20-yard line and returned it back to their own 37-yard line to start the Bearcat drive. Josh Stevens fumbled the handoff from Kody Sims but the Bearcats recovered. Josh Stevens made up for the fumble with a series of good runs up the middle. Dustin Polk and Seth Lockwood also had good runs on the drive to put the Bearcats deep in Buffalo territory. On the next play Polk fumbles the handoff from Sims and the Buffaloes recover on their own 21-yard line to end the Bearcat drive. Forsan stuck to their running game and managed to open a hole in the Hawley defense allowing Wes Newcomb a 42 yard run down to the Bearcat 25 yard line. With 2nd down and 6 yards to go the Buffaloes completed a 21-yard touchdown pass. The Buffaloes again with the direct snap to the kicker ran a bootleg around the right end for the 2-point conversion. With 3:29 left in the 1st quarter the score was Forsan – 16, Hawley – 0. The Bearcats began their drive on their own 38-yard line. Sims completed an 18-yard pass to Wes Lambert. After advancing the ball to the Buffalo 42 yard line Kody Sims and Nathan Sharp fumble the exchange and the Buffaloes recover to kill the Bearcat drive once again. After a solid drive deep into Bearcat territory, it was Forsans turn to give up the ball with a fumble on the 18-yard line of Hawley. Kyle Sloan made a 28-yard run to give Hawley some momentum for the drive. A few plays later Stetson Gartman makes a 13-yard run to put the Bearcats on the Buffalo 1 yard line with 1st and goal. Seth Lockwood runs it in for a Hawley touchdown. The PAT was no good after hitting the upright, but a flag on the play against Forsan gave Hawley another attempt. This time the Bearcats line up for the 2-point conversion and drive it up the middle. Making the score Forsan – 16, Hawley – 8 with 7:37 left to go in the half.
The Buffaloes start their attack on their own 32-yard line. On their 1st play, Stetson Gartman and Austin Adkins stopped them for a 3-yard loss. The Bearcat defense stopped the drive forcing the Buffaloes to punt. The punt rolled into the end zone for a touchback placing the ball on the 20-yard line to start the Bearcat drive. With the Bearcat’s offense gaining momentum Coach Hardin decides to go for it on 4th down and 2. On a handoff to Sloan up the middle Hawley makes the first down to keep the drive alive. On a completed passes from Kody Sims to Dustin Polk and Steven Houck and a couple of good runs by Kyle Sloan and Stetson Gartman, the Bearcats set up a field goal from Sloan making the score Forsan – 16, Hawley – 11 with the 1st half ending.
With Hawley receiving the kickoff to start the 2nd half, the kick goes out of bounds and the Bearcats start their drive on their own 30-yard line. With very little progress, the Bearcat offense is forced to punt giving the Buffaloes possession on their own 26-yard line. The Buffaloes completed a 50-yard pass to put them deep in Bearcat territory. With steady advances the Buffaloes move the ball to the Bearcat 10 yard line. Forsan throws an interception in the end zone for a touchback and Hawley gets the ball on their 20. Seth Keith makes a 62-yard run down to the 18 yard line of the Buffaloes, then he finishes the drive on the next play with an 18 yard run for a Bearcat touchdown. The 2-point conversion was no good. The score was Forsan – 16, Hawley – 17. The Buffaloes start the drive on their 26-yard line. The Buffaloes had moved the ball into Bearcat territory when a handoff to Wes Newcomb was fumbled after a hard hit from Chad Taillon and Austin Adkins, but the Buffaloes managed to retain possession. The Hawley defense kept up the pressure forcing the Buffaloes to punt. Hawley took possession on their own 1-foot line. The Bearcats moved the ball out to their own 13-yard line. Then Sims hit Sloan for a long pass resulting in a 35-yard gain. Josh Stevens makes an 8-yard run to put the Bearcats in Buffalo territory. The Bearcats took it down to the Forsan 2 yard line on carries by Sloan, Stevens, and Keith before Keith ran it in for a touchdown. The PAT was good making the score Forsan – 16, Hawley – 24 with 9:09 left in the game.
The Buffaloes started their drive with excellent field position on the Bearcat 45. After an unsuccessful attempt by the Bearcat defense to stop the drive the Buffaloes scored and capitalized on the 2-point conversion to tie the score at 24 with 5:04 left in the ball game. Hawley starts their drive on their own 8-yard line hoping to use the clock and score. After carries by Keith, Stevens, Lockwood, and Sloan and a pass reception by Polk, the Bearcats turn the ball over on downs at their own 46-yard line. The Buffaloes just stampeded over the Bearcat defense and scored a touchdown and a 2-point conversion with just 0:37 left on the clock. The final score was Forsan – 32, Hawley – 24. The stats for the Bearcats are as follows:
Rushing
Player/Carries/Yards/TD
S. Keith
9/155/2/155/2
K. Sloan
12/98
J. Stevens
11/54
S. Lockwood
7/321
K. Sims
5/-1
N. Sharp
1/-2
Receiving
Player/Rec/Yards/TD
K. Sloan
2/50
D. Polk
2/17
S. Houck
1/10
W. Lambert
1/9
The Bearcats will travel to Winters on Friday the 16th to take on the Blizzards at 7:30 pm. Make your travel plans and lets have a good turnout to support the Bearcats. Go Bearcats!
By Robert Adkins
The Forsan Buffaloes matched up against the Hawley Bearcats in the Sammy Baugh Classic at the Mustang Bowl in Sweetwater, Texas Saturday night.
After winning the coin toss and electing to receive the opening kickoff the Buffaloes began their assault. The Buffaloes were successful at both their running and passing game, keying on former Bearcat Wes Newcomb. They scored on a 15-yard end around run to the right side and added a 2-point conversion with 7:25 left in the 1st quarter. Hawley’s Dustin Polk received their 1st kickoff on their own 20-yard line and returned it back to their own 37-yard line to start the Bearcat drive. Josh Stevens fumbled the handoff from Kody Sims but the Bearcats recovered. Josh Stevens made up for the fumble with a series of good runs up the middle. Dustin Polk and Seth Lockwood also had good runs on the drive to put the Bearcats deep in Buffalo territory. On the next play Polk fumbles the handoff from Sims and the Buffaloes recover on their own 21-yard line to end the Bearcat drive. Forsan stuck to their running game and managed to open a hole in the Hawley defense allowing Wes Newcomb a 42 yard run down to the Bearcat 25 yard line. With 2nd down and 6 yards to go the Buffaloes completed a 21-yard touchdown pass. The Buffaloes again with the direct snap to the kicker ran a bootleg around the right end for the 2-point conversion. With 3:29 left in the 1st quarter the score was Forsan – 16, Hawley – 0. The Bearcats began their drive on their own 38-yard line. Sims completed an 18-yard pass to Wes Lambert. After advancing the ball to the Buffalo 42 yard line Kody Sims and Nathan Sharp fumble the exchange and the Buffaloes recover to kill the Bearcat drive once again. After a solid drive deep into Bearcat territory, it was Forsans turn to give up the ball with a fumble on the 18-yard line of Hawley. Kyle Sloan made a 28-yard run to give Hawley some momentum for the drive. A few plays later Stetson Gartman makes a 13-yard run to put the Bearcats on the Buffalo 1 yard line with 1st and goal. Seth Lockwood runs it in for a Hawley touchdown. The PAT was no good after hitting the upright, but a flag on the play against Forsan gave Hawley another attempt. This time the Bearcats line up for the 2-point conversion and drive it up the middle. Making the score Forsan – 16, Hawley – 8 with 7:37 left to go in the half.
The Buffaloes start their attack on their own 32-yard line. On their 1st play, Stetson Gartman and Austin Adkins stopped them for a 3-yard loss. The Bearcat defense stopped the drive forcing the Buffaloes to punt. The punt rolled into the end zone for a touchback placing the ball on the 20-yard line to start the Bearcat drive. With the Bearcat’s offense gaining momentum Coach Hardin decides to go for it on 4th down and 2. On a handoff to Sloan up the middle Hawley makes the first down to keep the drive alive. On a completed passes from Kody Sims to Dustin Polk and Steven Houck and a couple of good runs by Kyle Sloan and Stetson Gartman, the Bearcats set up a field goal from Sloan making the score Forsan – 16, Hawley – 11 with the 1st half ending.
With Hawley receiving the kickoff to start the 2nd half, the kick goes out of bounds and the Bearcats start their drive on their own 30-yard line. With very little progress, the Bearcat offense is forced to punt giving the Buffaloes possession on their own 26-yard line. The Buffaloes completed a 50-yard pass to put them deep in Bearcat territory. With steady advances the Buffaloes move the ball to the Bearcat 10 yard line. Forsan throws an interception in the end zone for a touchback and Hawley gets the ball on their 20. Seth Keith makes a 62-yard run down to the 18 yard line of the Buffaloes, then he finishes the drive on the next play with an 18 yard run for a Bearcat touchdown. The 2-point conversion was no good. The score was Forsan – 16, Hawley – 17. The Buffaloes start the drive on their 26-yard line. The Buffaloes had moved the ball into Bearcat territory when a handoff to Wes Newcomb was fumbled after a hard hit from Chad Taillon and Austin Adkins, but the Buffaloes managed to retain possession. The Hawley defense kept up the pressure forcing the Buffaloes to punt. Hawley took possession on their own 1-foot line. The Bearcats moved the ball out to their own 13-yard line. Then Sims hit Sloan for a long pass resulting in a 35-yard gain. Josh Stevens makes an 8-yard run to put the Bearcats in Buffalo territory. The Bearcats took it down to the Forsan 2 yard line on carries by Sloan, Stevens, and Keith before Keith ran it in for a touchdown. The PAT was good making the score Forsan – 16, Hawley – 24 with 9:09 left in the game.
The Buffaloes started their drive with excellent field position on the Bearcat 45. After an unsuccessful attempt by the Bearcat defense to stop the drive the Buffaloes scored and capitalized on the 2-point conversion to tie the score at 24 with 5:04 left in the ball game. Hawley starts their drive on their own 8-yard line hoping to use the clock and score. After carries by Keith, Stevens, Lockwood, and Sloan and a pass reception by Polk, the Bearcats turn the ball over on downs at their own 46-yard line. The Buffaloes just stampeded over the Bearcat defense and scored a touchdown and a 2-point conversion with just 0:37 left on the clock. The final score was Forsan – 32, Hawley – 24. The stats for the Bearcats are as follows:
Rushing
Player/Carries/Yards/TD
S. Keith
9/155/2/155/2
K. Sloan
12/98
J. Stevens
11/54
S. Lockwood
7/321
K. Sims
5/-1
N. Sharp
1/-2
Receiving
Player/Rec/Yards/TD
K. Sloan
2/50
D. Polk
2/17
S. Houck
1/10
W. Lambert
1/9
The Bearcats will travel to Winters on Friday the 16th to take on the Blizzards at 7:30 pm. Make your travel plans and lets have a good turnout to support the Bearcats. Go Bearcats!
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