JV Bearcats Fall to Stanton

Well, better late than never. I was just testing to see if anybody was reading my articles and several true Bearcats fans missed it. The Hawley JV Bearcats made the long trek to Stanton on November 3rd to take on the unbeaten Buffaloes. They played well but came up on the short end 27-12.

It started really well when Josh Harris took the opening kick off back 85 yards for a touchdown. The PAT failed and the Cats lead 6-0. The Buffaloes answered and that is how the first quarter ended. Stanton 7 Hawley 6. However the Buffaloes scored on the first play of the second quarter with a short touchdown pass and padded their lead. The PAT kick failed and left it 13-6. Both defenses stepped up and allowed no scoring for the rest of the half.

The second half kickoff saw LJ Greenway forcing a fumble from the return and falling on it. This set the Cats up in business at the Stanton 30-yard line. The Cat couldn’t make a first and gave the ball back to Stanton who drove the length of the field for their third score. And at the end of the third period the score was 20-7.

Late in the fourth the Cats running game got on track and put together a long drive of their own. Highlighted by a 31-yard run by Kyle Sellers and capped off by a 10-yard run up the middle by Zane Masavage. The PAT failed and with 49 seconds left in the game it was Stanton 27 Hawley 12. Stanton ran out the clock on the game and the season.

The JV Bearcats ended the year 6-4 and always put up a good fight. Our thanks go out to these brave men, their dedicated coaching staff, the cheerleaders, and of course the Bearcat fans. If we keep working hard together there will be more football success in out future.

STATS:

Rushing: Sellers 7/50, Manly 10/39, Penny 10/30, Masavage 4/23, Greenway ¾ and Harris 4/-17(3sacks)

Passing: Harris 2 of 3 for 26 yards. No INT’s

Rec: Greenway 1/13, Roper Morrow1/13

Return Yards: Harris 4/132, Manly 1/7

Tackles: Seth Manly 6, Cade Manuel 5.5, Cory Baldock 4.5, Matt Penny, Josh Harris and LJ Greenway 4, Sellers and Rodney Rudd 1, Jeron Easley and Merle Burleson .5, Team Tackles 6.

BRENDON BOUNDS EIGHTH AT STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Brendon Bounds, a Hawley High School junior, placed 8th in the 2A division of the UIL Cross Country State meet on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at Round Rock, Texas. His time was 16:55:50.

Hawley Claws Past Coahoma

Hawley Claws Past Coahoma

The Hawley Bearcats traveled to Coahoma Friday night to claw their way past the Bulldogs 13 – 6 to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The Bulldogs received the opening kickoff and returned it all the way down to the Bearcat 5 yard line and scored on their first drive. The Bearcats took their opening drive all the way down to the Bulldog 4-yard line before turning the ball over on downs. The Bearcat defense held the Bulldogs and forced them to punt. Hawley scored on this drive with a 4 yard run up the middle by Billy Malone. The PAT was good, making the score Hawley – 7, Coahoma – 6. The Bearcat defense did an excellent job of stopping the Bulldog drive and forcing the turnover on downs.

The Bearcat offense could not get their plan of attack executed and was forced to punt the ball away. The Bearcat defense held the Bulldogs once again giving Hawley the ball back and this time the Bearcat offense was able to capitalize on the drive and scored on a 17 yard run by Seth Keith. The PAT was no good due to a bad snap, making the score Hawley – 13, Coahoma – 6. The remainder of the game was mainly defense, keeping the Bulldogs from scoring for the rest of the game. The Hawley offense put together some good drives but was unable to get one in the endzone for the remainder of the game. The final score was Hawley – 13, Coahoma – 6.
Hawley will host the Stanton Buffaloes this Friday night at Forrest Field to try and clench a post-season playoff spot. So make plans to attend and support these young men as they make history for Hawley. Go Bearcats!

JV BEARCATS COLLAR BULLDOGS

The defenses came to play here in Hawley Thursday night and it was reflected in the 14 to 6 score. The Hawley JV offense swung the scales their way with a good performance against a blitzing Coahoma defense to come out on top. It was a close game but Hawley seemed to be in control all night

It all started good with the Cats taking their first possession right down the field and into the end zone with a 1-yard TD run by LJ Greenway with 4:49 left in the first quarter. The extra points run failed. The defense forced a three and out and the Cats went to work again. LJ Greenway got loose again with a 37-yard romp before Josh Harris hit Kyle Sellers with a 23-yard pass. But then the Cats bogged down and gave up the ball on downs on the last play of the first quarter.

The defense got their only blemish of the evening on the next drive as Coahoma scored but then also failed on their PAT. Both defenses then took turns sacking the other’s quarterback and put the Bulldogs back on offense but not for long. Coahoma ran the option to the right but the pitch got to the pitch man about the same time Josh Harris did and he somehow talked him into pitching it again, right to Seth Manly and the Cats were back in business. The Bearcats then did a three and out of their own but when the Bulldogs got the ball back Nathan Sharp and Cade Manuel sandwiched the QB and forced a fumble that Sellers scooped up. The Cats had the ball at the Bulldogs 14-yard line but couldn’t make it to pay dirt with the second half ending on the unsuccessful fourth down play.

Manly picked off a Bulldog pass on the first possession of the second half. But then after nice 15-yard run by Sharp we fumbled it right back. It only seemed fair. The charity continued with Coahoma fumbling it back to Dusty Twombly several plays later. Next thing you know it’s fourth and four and we began to wonder if anybody was ever going to score. Manly picked up twenty yards and several plays later Matt Penny went up the middle for the game winner and LJ Greenway tacked on the extra points with a 3-yard run. Sharp then fell on the succeeding kick off and the Cats were back on offense. But neither team could get very offensive in the fourth quarter with neither team chalking up a first down until Hawley got the last one with Greenway icing the game on a 15-yard run allowing the Cats to run out the clock.

The Cats will take the long road trip to Stanton next Thursday to take on the Buffaloes. Get your car pools together now and come support the IRONMEN.

STATS:
Rushing: Greenway 7/78, Manly 10/69, Penny 6/41, Sharp 5/28, Masavage 5/13, Sellers 5/0, Manuel 2/-1, Harris 11/-50.
Passing: Harris 3 out of 7 for 51 yards
Receiving: Greenway 2/28, Sellers 1/23
Tackles: Team 6, Cody Burleson 5.5, Manly and Harris 3.5, Twombly 3, Sharp 2, Manuel and Greenway 1, Sellers .5.