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Greenwood Bulldog Football TV Show
Greenwood vs Huntsville 10-7-11
Hosted By: Darin Drennan
With Head Coach Rick Jones
Produced By: Troy Jarrell
Copyright: BFI. Inc 2011
Used With Permission
Bulldogs Cruise Over Huntsville
Greenwood 42, Huntsville 7
10-7-11
Photos By: Brian Vaughn, & Charlie Caster
Game Recap By: Richard White
Click Scoreboard For Official Greenwood Game Stats
Photos Below By: Charlie Caster
Bulldog Radio & TV
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Wyatt Bedell
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Bulldogs clip Eagles wings at Huntsville, 42-7
By Richard White
In their continuing quest to win back-to-back state titles, the Greenwood Bulldogs took yet another step forward last Friday night with an easy blowout win over the Huntsville Eagles, 42-7. The victory moved the Bulldogs to 6-0 on the season and 3-0 in 5A West Conference play, with four games left in the regular season - the next two at home and the last two on the road.
The game was essentially decided in the first half of the first quarter, with the visiting Bulldogs scoring four times for a 28-0 lead with little more than six minutes gone in the contest. Head coach Rick Jones then went conservative, not wanting to run up the score unnecessarily and also desiring to play some of his reserves in more meaningful situations. Jones and his staff pulled most of Greenwood's starters in a scoreless second quarter, but they returned for the first two offensive series in the second half to invoke the mercy rule and get the clock moving almost continuously. Trailing 42-0, Huntsville scored a late touchdown against Greenwood's defensive reserves, and the game was over in less than two hours.
Greenwood received the opening kickoff and returned the ball to the 41-yard-line. After a 7-yard gain on first down, senior quarterback Hayden Smith found junior receiver Drew Morgan for a 52-yard touchdown pass. Senior kicker Adam McFain then ran on to the field and booted the extra point for a 7-0 Bulldogs' lead less than a minute into the game.
Following a Huntsville punt on the Eagles' first offensive possession, Greenwood started its next scoring drive from its own 48 after suffering a penalty on the punt return. A first down pass by Smith netted big yardage to the Huntsville 36, and an 11-yard romp by senior running back Justin Sunde moved the ball to the 25-yard-line. On the next snap, Smith found Drew Morgan once again for a touchdown. McFain's PAT made the score 14-0 at the 8:43 mark.
After the GHS defense held the Eagles to less than 10 yards, Huntsville's punt attempt was blocked by Greenwood junior Matt Sisco, who scooped the ball up near the goal line and scored his team's third touchdown. The kick was good by McFain, making the score 21-0, though the Greenwood offense had taken only five snaps in the game.
But the 'Dogs weren't done. After the defense forced the Eagles into another three-and-out situation, Greenwood's offense returned with possession of the ball at midfield. Hayden Smith completed a first down pass to senior receiver Zack Thornton for 17 yards to the Eagles' 32-yard-line. On the next snap - only the second of the possession - Smith found Jansen Stein open, and the junior receiver made a nice fingertip grab for the touchdown. Adam McFain's kick was good for the 28-0 lead, barely halfway through the opening quarter.
Huntsville finally made a first down on its next possession, but could do no more. Greenwood's second team offense entered the game under the leadership of junior quarterback Houston Kennedy, who came out throwing, completing three consecutive passes, the last one for more than 20 yards to junior receiver Wyatt Bedell, reaching the Eagles' 21-yard-line. Kennedy then kept the football for a 15-yard gain to the six, and the Bulldogs appeared to be on the verge of yet another touchdown. But three penalties and a quarterback sack stalled the drive and McFain entered the game to attempt a 45-yard field goal, but missed it wide to the right. Neither team did much offensively for the remainder of the first half, though the Bulldogs did use sophomore quarterback Jabe Burgess on a couple of series.
When the teams returned after halftime, the GHS offensive starters were back on the field, needing seven more points to invoke the mercy rule and shorten the game. Huntsville's first possession ended with another punt, and the Bulldogs' offense took over at their own 40-yard-line following a fair catch. After completing a pair of short passes to juniors Chris Davis and Drew Morgan, QB Hayden Smith connected again with Justin Sunde out of the backfield for a 44-yard reception and run for the touchdown. McFain's kick was good for the 35-0 lead with 9:02 left in the third quarter.
Matt Sisco blocked his second punt of the game on Huntsville's next possession, though the Eagles recovered the ball and tried to advance it, reaching their own 40-yard-line, where the Bulldogs' offense took over. On first down, Smith completed a long pass to Drew Morgan inside the 20, setting up a 7-yard TD run by Justin Sunde a couple of plays later. McFain's kick ended Greenwood's scoring for the game, making the score 42-0.
The Bulldogs' defense had one shining moment in the second half when junior defensive back Avery Sinkuler intercepted an Eagles' pass and was tackled at the Huntsville 40. Jabe Burgess then led the GHS offense on a short drive that reached the 14-yard-line. But on fourth-and-three, Burgess was sacked in the backfield, giving Huntsville the football. The Eagles then marched down the field for their only score with 3:30 remaining in the game.
"We didn't execute very well in the second quarter," said GHS head coach Rick Jones during a brief halftime radio interview. "It's so frustrating. We're up by 28 and we really need to have 35 right now. We put some guys in and we didn't execute. It doesn't matter who we have in there, we need to execute. We jumped offsides and had penalties. It's not very good football."
After the game, Coach Jones was more complimentary of his first team offense and defense. "They came out and got after it and I was proud of that," he said. "But I was a little bit disappointed, because it got a little sloppy in the second quarter. It's frustrating because [we] want to be clean in execution in everything [we're] doing. It doesn't matter who's in and who's out. We need to take care of the football, don't jump offsides, and do the right things. But overall I was very pleased with the intensity [we] came out with, because it's hard to do sometimes. We tried to play it a little differently tonight, to get the guys in sooner so we could play some of our guys, especially our backup quarterbacks, in some more important situations on Friday night. We got some linemen in that hadn't played a lot in certain positions as well. I was disappointed in the second quarter, but our kids came out in the third quarter and played well. It was a good road win," said Jones. The Bulldogs return home this Friday to host the Harrison Goblins.
Opposing Coach Jones last Friday was Huntsville's Tommy Tice, in his first year with the Eagles after many successful seasons at Harrison. He briefly retired last summer, but quickly changed his mind when the Huntsville position came open. Tice is a native of Huntsville and a graduate of Huntsville High School. Altogether, he has been a head coach for 38 years and is the winningest active coach in Arkansas with a record of 276-128-6. Remarkably, Tice has endured only three losing seasons in his career as a head coach, although Huntsville's 1-5 record this season doesn't look promising. But he took the job knowing that he had a lot of work to do building a program in the tough 5A West.
When asked about his career and its longevity in a recent interview with the Southwest Times Record newspaper, Coach Tice was appropriately modest. "That makes me real old," he said. "As I look back on it, the coaches I've met, the players, the fans, the sportswriters, I'm very humbled by it and thrilled that I was able to do that." In that same article, Coach Jones added some kind and humorous remarks of his own before the two coaches met last Friday night. "Coaches live in dog years, so Coach Tice has coached something like 210 years," said Jones. "Tommy's a great coach, and they'll play hard."
By Richard White
In their continuing quest to win back-to-back state titles, the Greenwood Bulldogs took yet another step forward last Friday night with an easy blowout win over the Huntsville Eagles, 42-7. The victory moved the Bulldogs to 6-0 on the season and 3-0 in 5A West Conference play, with four games left in the regular season - the next two at home and the last two on the road.
The game was essentially decided in the first half of the first quarter, with the visiting Bulldogs scoring four times for a 28-0 lead with little more than six minutes gone in the contest. Head coach Rick Jones then went conservative, not wanting to run up the score unnecessarily and also desiring to play some of his reserves in more meaningful situations. Jones and his staff pulled most of Greenwood's starters in a scoreless second quarter, but they returned for the first two offensive series in the second half to invoke the mercy rule and get the clock moving almost continuously. Trailing 42-0, Huntsville scored a late touchdown against Greenwood's defensive reserves, and the game was over in less than two hours.
Greenwood received the opening kickoff and returned the ball to the 41-yard-line. After a 7-yard gain on first down, senior quarterback Hayden Smith found junior receiver Drew Morgan for a 52-yard touchdown pass. Senior kicker Adam McFain then ran on to the field and booted the extra point for a 7-0 Bulldogs' lead less than a minute into the game.
Following a Huntsville punt on the Eagles' first offensive possession, Greenwood started its next scoring drive from its own 48 after suffering a penalty on the punt return. A first down pass by Smith netted big yardage to the Huntsville 36, and an 11-yard romp by senior running back Justin Sunde moved the ball to the 25-yard-line. On the next snap, Smith found Drew Morgan once again for a touchdown. McFain's PAT made the score 14-0 at the 8:43 mark.
After the GHS defense held the Eagles to less than 10 yards, Huntsville's punt attempt was blocked by Greenwood junior Matt Sisco, who scooped the ball up near the goal line and scored his team's third touchdown. The kick was good by McFain, making the score 21-0, though the Greenwood offense had taken only five snaps in the game.
But the 'Dogs weren't done. After the defense forced the Eagles into another three-and-out situation, Greenwood's offense returned with possession of the ball at midfield. Hayden Smith completed a first down pass to senior receiver Zack Thornton for 17 yards to the Eagles' 32-yard-line. On the next snap - only the second of the possession - Smith found Jansen Stein open, and the junior receiver made a nice fingertip grab for the touchdown. Adam McFain's kick was good for the 28-0 lead, barely halfway through the opening quarter.
Huntsville finally made a first down on its next possession, but could do no more. Greenwood's second team offense entered the game under the leadership of junior quarterback Houston Kennedy, who came out throwing, completing three consecutive passes, the last one for more than 20 yards to junior receiver Wyatt Bedell, reaching the Eagles' 21-yard-line. Kennedy then kept the football for a 15-yard gain to the six, and the Bulldogs appeared to be on the verge of yet another touchdown. But three penalties and a quarterback sack stalled the drive and McFain entered the game to attempt a 45-yard field goal, but missed it wide to the right. Neither team did much offensively for the remainder of the first half, though the Bulldogs did use sophomore quarterback Jabe Burgess on a couple of series.
When the teams returned after halftime, the GHS offensive starters were back on the field, needing seven more points to invoke the mercy rule and shorten the game. Huntsville's first possession ended with another punt, and the Bulldogs' offense took over at their own 40-yard-line following a fair catch. After completing a pair of short passes to juniors Chris Davis and Drew Morgan, QB Hayden Smith connected again with Justin Sunde out of the backfield for a 44-yard reception and run for the touchdown. McFain's kick was good for the 35-0 lead with 9:02 left in the third quarter.
Matt Sisco blocked his second punt of the game on Huntsville's next possession, though the Eagles recovered the ball and tried to advance it, reaching their own 40-yard-line, where the Bulldogs' offense took over. On first down, Smith completed a long pass to Drew Morgan inside the 20, setting up a 7-yard TD run by Justin Sunde a couple of plays later. McFain's kick ended Greenwood's scoring for the game, making the score 42-0.
The Bulldogs' defense had one shining moment in the second half when junior defensive back Avery Sinkuler intercepted an Eagles' pass and was tackled at the Huntsville 40. Jabe Burgess then led the GHS offense on a short drive that reached the 14-yard-line. But on fourth-and-three, Burgess was sacked in the backfield, giving Huntsville the football. The Eagles then marched down the field for their only score with 3:30 remaining in the game.
"We didn't execute very well in the second quarter," said GHS head coach Rick Jones during a brief halftime radio interview. "It's so frustrating. We're up by 28 and we really need to have 35 right now. We put some guys in and we didn't execute. It doesn't matter who we have in there, we need to execute. We jumped offsides and had penalties. It's not very good football."
After the game, Coach Jones was more complimentary of his first team offense and defense. "They came out and got after it and I was proud of that," he said. "But I was a little bit disappointed, because it got a little sloppy in the second quarter. It's frustrating because [we] want to be clean in execution in everything [we're] doing. It doesn't matter who's in and who's out. We need to take care of the football, don't jump offsides, and do the right things. But overall I was very pleased with the intensity [we] came out with, because it's hard to do sometimes. We tried to play it a little differently tonight, to get the guys in sooner so we could play some of our guys, especially our backup quarterbacks, in some more important situations on Friday night. We got some linemen in that hadn't played a lot in certain positions as well. I was disappointed in the second quarter, but our kids came out in the third quarter and played well. It was a good road win," said Jones. The Bulldogs return home this Friday to host the Harrison Goblins.
Opposing Coach Jones last Friday was Huntsville's Tommy Tice, in his first year with the Eagles after many successful seasons at Harrison. He briefly retired last summer, but quickly changed his mind when the Huntsville position came open. Tice is a native of Huntsville and a graduate of Huntsville High School. Altogether, he has been a head coach for 38 years and is the winningest active coach in Arkansas with a record of 276-128-6. Remarkably, Tice has endured only three losing seasons in his career as a head coach, although Huntsville's 1-5 record this season doesn't look promising. But he took the job knowing that he had a lot of work to do building a program in the tough 5A West.
When asked about his career and its longevity in a recent interview with the Southwest Times Record newspaper, Coach Tice was appropriately modest. "That makes me real old," he said. "As I look back on it, the coaches I've met, the players, the fans, the sportswriters, I'm very humbled by it and thrilled that I was able to do that." In that same article, Coach Jones added some kind and humorous remarks of his own before the two coaches met last Friday night. "Coaches live in dog years, so Coach Tice has coached something like 210 years," said Jones. "Tommy's a great coach, and they'll play hard."