Week Nine Recap
Southern Sports & Travel
The Central Hinds Cougars picked up their third straight win on Friday night with a 20-0 shutout of Tallulah. More importantly the Cougars have positioned themselves to qualify as a wildcard team from the south AA region with two games remaining.
In Raymond on Friday night the Cougars posted two first quarter scores behind quarterback Jordan Currie’s 2 yard run and a 1 yard plunge from junior tailback Hunter Farrior. Pate Demuth added both PAT’s as the Cougars took the 14-0 lead into halftime.
The lone second half score came in the third quarter when senior tailback Jordan Townsend went in from 3 yards out to put Central Hinds up 20-0. The PAT failed.
The Central Hinds rushing attack has been in full mode the past few weeks. In last week’s win over Columbia the Cougars posted three 100 yard rushers and against Tallulah two went over the 100 yard mark on the ground.
Tailback Jordan Townsend topped all rushers with 105 yards and a touchdown, tailback Hunter Farrior added 102 yards and a score, sophomore quarterback Jordan Currie had 58 yards and a touchdown and junior fullback Lee Douglas picked up 59 yards.
Central Hinds as a team eclipsed the 300 yard rushing mark for the second consecutive week.
Next up for head coach Bobby Allen’s Central Hinds squad is a road trip to face Porter’s Chapel before ending the regular season at ASC.
Central Hinds improved to 5-4 with the win.
In Raymond on Friday night the Cougars posted two first quarter scores behind quarterback Jordan Currie’s 2 yard run and a 1 yard plunge from junior tailback Hunter Farrior. Pate Demuth added both PAT’s as the Cougars took the 14-0 lead into halftime.
The lone second half score came in the third quarter when senior tailback Jordan Townsend went in from 3 yards out to put Central Hinds up 20-0. The PAT failed.
The Central Hinds rushing attack has been in full mode the past few weeks. In last week’s win over Columbia the Cougars posted three 100 yard rushers and against Tallulah two went over the 100 yard mark on the ground.
Tailback Jordan Townsend topped all rushers with 105 yards and a touchdown, tailback Hunter Farrior added 102 yards and a score, sophomore quarterback Jordan Currie had 58 yards and a touchdown and junior fullback Lee Douglas picked up 59 yards.
Central Hinds as a team eclipsed the 300 yard rushing mark for the second consecutive week.
Next up for head coach Bobby Allen’s Central Hinds squad is a road trip to face Porter’s Chapel before ending the regular season at ASC.
Central Hinds improved to 5-4 with the win.
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The Columbia Cougars won their fourth game of the season at home on Friday night over the Ben’s Ford Eagles 54-24. Since a 0-11 season in 2007 the Columbia football program continues to improve as they have eclipsed last season’s win total with two games remaining.
On Friday night before a homecoming crowd the Cougars found themselves surprisingly down 6-0 after Ben’s Ford struck early in the opening quarter. Columbia answered with two scores of their own in the quarter behind the running of sophomore tailback Josh Broom and would take a 35-24 lead into the half.
The Cougars pitched a shutout in the second half en-route to the 54-24 win. Broom led Columbia with 274 yards on 15 carries and 6 touchdowns as the Cougars racked up 441 yards of offense on the night.
The Columbia defense was led by senior linebacker Josh Price with 7 tackles, sophomore defensive back Robert Whitehead had 6 tackles and junior cornerback Tanner Pace had 4 tackles and two interceptions.
Columbia improved to 4-5 overall and will host #2 ranked Brookhaven on Friday night in a district 4AA contest.
Ben’s Ford (1-6 & 0-3) will be at Wayne.
On Friday night before a homecoming crowd the Cougars found themselves surprisingly down 6-0 after Ben’s Ford struck early in the opening quarter. Columbia answered with two scores of their own in the quarter behind the running of sophomore tailback Josh Broom and would take a 35-24 lead into the half.
The Cougars pitched a shutout in the second half en-route to the 54-24 win. Broom led Columbia with 274 yards on 15 carries and 6 touchdowns as the Cougars racked up 441 yards of offense on the night.
The Columbia defense was led by senior linebacker Josh Price with 7 tackles, sophomore defensive back Robert Whitehead had 6 tackles and junior cornerback Tanner Pace had 4 tackles and two interceptions.
Columbia improved to 4-5 overall and will host #2 ranked Brookhaven on Friday night in a district 4AA contest.
Ben’s Ford (1-6 & 0-3) will be at Wayne.
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The Leake Rebels rebounded after two straight losses with a 42-0 thumping of Newton. The Rebels jumped out to an early 21-0 lead and by halftime led 42-0. Quarterback Grant Wilson was 10/13 for 190 yards and two touchdowns on the night. Both of those went to tailback Caleb Burns who also added two rushing touchdowns. Sophomore tailback Brad Hunter led the Rebel ground game with 85 yards on 8 carries and two touchdowns as Leake piled up 478 yards of total offense to just 71 for Newton.
Cannon King led on the defensive side of the ball with 7 tackles.
Leake improved to 6-2 and will host Kirk Friday night before finishing the regular at district 3AA foe Lamar.
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Bowling Green halted a two game losing skid with a 62-0 win over ASC in Franklinton. The Buccaneers (6-3 & 3-0) put out 321 yards of total offense and held ASC to -24 on senior night. Senior tailback David Fulks rushed for 132 yards on 6 carries, senior quarterback Cash Cooley added 71 yards on 6 carries and sophomore tailback Keith Paul Dufrene ran for 85 yards on 3 carries and added 4 touchdowns. Bowling Green will be idle next week and will travel to Brookhaven in week eleven for a huge game that will determine the district 4AA title.
ASC (1-8 & 0-3) will host Silliman Friday night before finishing the season at home against Central Hinds.
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The River Oaks Mustangs nailed down the district 6AA title at home on Friday night with a convincing 54-12 win over Cenla Christian. The game was practically over by the half as the Mustangs ran out to a 47-6 lead at the midway point. The win was their seventh straight since a week two loss at AAA Washington. River Oaks upped their record to 8-1 & 3-0 and will enjoy an idle week before finishing the regular season at Claiborne in two weeks. Cenla dropped to 1-8 & 0-2. The Lions will close out the 2009 season with two home games, Riverdale and Prairie View.
River Oaks running back Henry Biedenharn led the Mustang’s ground attack. The sophomore rushed for 105 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Ryan MacGregor added three touchdowns. MacGregor ran for 52 yards on 3 carries and two scores and was 3/7 passing for 111 yards with a 42 yard touchdown strike to Vincent Moore.
Cenla’s two scores came on a Chance Terrell 13 yard hookup with Dar’Tavies Green and a 75 yard kickoff return from junior wide-out Reagan Lane.
Cannon King led on the defensive side of the ball with 7 tackles.
Leake improved to 6-2 and will host Kirk Friday night before finishing the regular at district 3AA foe Lamar.
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Bowling Green halted a two game losing skid with a 62-0 win over ASC in Franklinton. The Buccaneers (6-3 & 3-0) put out 321 yards of total offense and held ASC to -24 on senior night. Senior tailback David Fulks rushed for 132 yards on 6 carries, senior quarterback Cash Cooley added 71 yards on 6 carries and sophomore tailback Keith Paul Dufrene ran for 85 yards on 3 carries and added 4 touchdowns. Bowling Green will be idle next week and will travel to Brookhaven in week eleven for a huge game that will determine the district 4AA title.
ASC (1-8 & 0-3) will host Silliman Friday night before finishing the season at home against Central Hinds.
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The River Oaks Mustangs nailed down the district 6AA title at home on Friday night with a convincing 54-12 win over Cenla Christian. The game was practically over by the half as the Mustangs ran out to a 47-6 lead at the midway point. The win was their seventh straight since a week two loss at AAA Washington. River Oaks upped their record to 8-1 & 3-0 and will enjoy an idle week before finishing the regular season at Claiborne in two weeks. Cenla dropped to 1-8 & 0-2. The Lions will close out the 2009 season with two home games, Riverdale and Prairie View.
River Oaks running back Henry Biedenharn led the Mustang’s ground attack. The sophomore rushed for 105 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Ryan MacGregor added three touchdowns. MacGregor ran for 52 yards on 3 carries and two scores and was 3/7 passing for 111 yards with a 42 yard touchdown strike to Vincent Moore.
Cenla’s two scores came on a Chance Terrell 13 yard hookup with Dar’Tavies Green and a 75 yard kickoff return from junior wide-out Reagan Lane.
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Central Private won their third straight game since losing to Trinity in week six. The Rebels thumped WCCA 33-6 to improve to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in district 5AA play.
Central Private raced out to a 33-0 lead through three quarters of play on a cool night in Central. Senior tailback Bobby Muse accounted for four touchdowns and 263 yards rushing on 23 carries as the senior continued his torrid pace. Muse now stands at 1,818 yards rushing on the season with 28 touchdowns for a 202 yard per game average. Another senior, fullback Travis Richard, also hit pay-dirt with a 5 yard touchdown run and senior defensive back Steven O’Bryant led the Rebel’s defense with three interceptions.
Sophomore tailback Tip McKenzie scored the Rams lone touchdown on a 5 yard burst in the final quarter.
Central Private will have an idle week to enjoy before hitting the road in week eleven for their biggest game of the season at Centreville. The game will determine the district 5AA champions.
WCCA (4-4 & 0-3) will regroup this week and hit the road to take on Huntington before closing out the regular season hosting Silliman in another playoff implication battle.
Central Private raced out to a 33-0 lead through three quarters of play on a cool night in Central. Senior tailback Bobby Muse accounted for four touchdowns and 263 yards rushing on 23 carries as the senior continued his torrid pace. Muse now stands at 1,818 yards rushing on the season with 28 touchdowns for a 202 yard per game average. Another senior, fullback Travis Richard, also hit pay-dirt with a 5 yard touchdown run and senior defensive back Steven O’Bryant led the Rebel’s defense with three interceptions.
Sophomore tailback Tip McKenzie scored the Rams lone touchdown on a 5 yard burst in the final quarter.
Central Private will have an idle week to enjoy before hitting the road in week eleven for their biggest game of the season at Centreville. The game will determine the district 5AA champions.
WCCA (4-4 & 0-3) will regroup this week and hit the road to take on Huntington before closing out the regular season hosting Silliman in another playoff implication battle.
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The Oak Forest Yellow Jackets recorded their second straight shutout win Friday night in Amite with a 16-0 victory over MRA. The Jackets have won 3 of their last 4 games to pull their season mark to 5-4 overall.
Against MRA junior Denton Hanson rushed for 111 yards on 18 carries and junior James Peterson scored the lone offensive points on the night on a 3 yard run just before halftime. The first points of the game came on a first quarter safety to put Oak Forest up 2-0 with just over one minute left.
The Jackets carried a 10-0 lead into the final quarter and the final points of the night came with 1:58 left in the game as senior linebacker Tyler Langlois returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown.
Oak Forest had 209 total yards in the defensive battle with MRA, all those were on the ground. MRA had 139 total yards, 84 yards rushing and 55 yards in the air.
Myers Verden led MRA with 70 yards on 13 carries and quarterback Houston Myhan was 11/20 for 55 yards and two interceptions.
Next up for Oak Forest (5-4 & 1-2) is a visit to district foe Jackson Prep while MRA (5-3 & 4-1) will host Lee in a district 1AAA matchup.
Against MRA junior Denton Hanson rushed for 111 yards on 18 carries and junior James Peterson scored the lone offensive points on the night on a 3 yard run just before halftime. The first points of the game came on a first quarter safety to put Oak Forest up 2-0 with just over one minute left.
The Jackets carried a 10-0 lead into the final quarter and the final points of the night came with 1:58 left in the game as senior linebacker Tyler Langlois returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown.
Oak Forest had 209 total yards in the defensive battle with MRA, all those were on the ground. MRA had 139 total yards, 84 yards rushing and 55 yards in the air.
Myers Verden led MRA with 70 yards on 13 carries and quarterback Houston Myhan was 11/20 for 55 yards and two interceptions.
Next up for Oak Forest (5-4 & 1-2) is a visit to district foe Jackson Prep while MRA (5-3 & 4-1) will host Lee in a district 1AAA matchup.
