JV BEARCATS BRING DOWN BUFFALOES
JV BEARCATS BRING DOWN BUFFALOES
In a recent movie a coach asked his team if they could be “perfect”. The Hawley JV Bearcats went to Forsan Thursday night and were, let’s say, near perfect. The offense ran at will and the defense only gave up 7 yards in the first quarter. Seth Manly and Robert Hall had great efforts on both sides of the ball with Manly running for 103 yards and making 8 tackles and Hall running for 80 yards and making 7 tackles in the 34 to 14 win.
In the first quarter the Bearcats had a workmanlike, time-consuming drive highlighted by Halls 24-yard dash to the 10 and his 10-yard scamper to pay dirt. Matt Penny completed a pass to Roper Morrow for the PAT. There was a little drama in the second quarter when the Cats were faced with a fourth and long. Josh Harris converted with a 20-yard pass to LJ Greenwood. On the very next play Harris bootlegged around left end and went 25 yards to the end zone. The PAT failed and the Cats led 14 – 0.
Forsan then drove to the Bearcat 15-yard line. On fourth down they threw a swing pass to the right and the Bearcats swarmed to the ball. The running back reversed his field and all the Hawley fans had a bad feeling in their guts. When you saw the wall of Buffaloes set up you envisioned the enemy running back waltzing in the end zone. Safety Manly slipped his block, ran the man down and launched himself at the last minute to bring him down short of the first down. The next Hawley drive stalled and the Buffaloes were right back at the Cats 2-yard line where Wes Campbell forced a fumble and Greenway fell on it to end that threat. Manly had a 41-yard run that got us out of the shadow of out own goal but the second quarter ended before the drive could bear fruit.
The Bearcats kicked off in the second half and then promptly took the ball back when Greenway got his second turnover falling on a muffed pitch by the Buffalo tailback at the Forsan 47-yard line. The offense then fed to Buffaloes a steady diet of Hall and Manly until they handed it to Greenway for 12 yards right up the middle for a TD. Next came the not so perfect part when the Cats gave up a 54-yard TD but then stopped the Buffaloes from converting their PAT. Hawley 20 Forsan 6. Manly added a 5-yard TD run at the end of the third quarter and Harris bootlegged again for the extra point.
The fourth quarter consisted of long drive by both teams each paying off in the end. Forsan scored and made their PAT. On Hawley’s drive they were confronted with a fourth and 20. No problem, they just gave the ball to Matt Penny who ran for 22 yards and a first down. Several plays later Penny went around the right end for an 8-yard touchdown and around the left end for the PAT. On the follow kickoff Wes Campbell forced another fumble and Kyle Sellers jumped on it. The Cats ran out the clock for the win.
The Bearcat’s will again put on their traveling shoes and head to Winters Thursday for a 5:00 kickoff. It’s starting to be fine football weather so come watch the Cats stop a Blizzard!!!!
In a recent movie a coach asked his team if they could be “perfect”. The Hawley JV Bearcats went to Forsan Thursday night and were, let’s say, near perfect. The offense ran at will and the defense only gave up 7 yards in the first quarter. Seth Manly and Robert Hall had great efforts on both sides of the ball with Manly running for 103 yards and making 8 tackles and Hall running for 80 yards and making 7 tackles in the 34 to 14 win.
In the first quarter the Bearcats had a workmanlike, time-consuming drive highlighted by Halls 24-yard dash to the 10 and his 10-yard scamper to pay dirt. Matt Penny completed a pass to Roper Morrow for the PAT. There was a little drama in the second quarter when the Cats were faced with a fourth and long. Josh Harris converted with a 20-yard pass to LJ Greenwood. On the very next play Harris bootlegged around left end and went 25 yards to the end zone. The PAT failed and the Cats led 14 – 0.
Forsan then drove to the Bearcat 15-yard line. On fourth down they threw a swing pass to the right and the Bearcats swarmed to the ball. The running back reversed his field and all the Hawley fans had a bad feeling in their guts. When you saw the wall of Buffaloes set up you envisioned the enemy running back waltzing in the end zone. Safety Manly slipped his block, ran the man down and launched himself at the last minute to bring him down short of the first down. The next Hawley drive stalled and the Buffaloes were right back at the Cats 2-yard line where Wes Campbell forced a fumble and Greenway fell on it to end that threat. Manly had a 41-yard run that got us out of the shadow of out own goal but the second quarter ended before the drive could bear fruit.
The Bearcats kicked off in the second half and then promptly took the ball back when Greenway got his second turnover falling on a muffed pitch by the Buffalo tailback at the Forsan 47-yard line. The offense then fed to Buffaloes a steady diet of Hall and Manly until they handed it to Greenway for 12 yards right up the middle for a TD. Next came the not so perfect part when the Cats gave up a 54-yard TD but then stopped the Buffaloes from converting their PAT. Hawley 20 Forsan 6. Manly added a 5-yard TD run at the end of the third quarter and Harris bootlegged again for the extra point.
The fourth quarter consisted of long drive by both teams each paying off in the end. Forsan scored and made their PAT. On Hawley’s drive they were confronted with a fourth and 20. No problem, they just gave the ball to Matt Penny who ran for 22 yards and a first down. Several plays later Penny went around the right end for an 8-yard touchdown and around the left end for the PAT. On the follow kickoff Wes Campbell forced another fumble and Kyle Sellers jumped on it. The Cats ran out the clock for the win.
The Bearcat’s will again put on their traveling shoes and head to Winters Thursday for a 5:00 kickoff. It’s starting to be fine football weather so come watch the Cats stop a Blizzard!!!!
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