Game 9
East Central vs. West Jones
10/24/08
East Central hosted non-Division foe West Jones Mustangs at H.D. Shirley field Friday night. E.C took the opening kickoff and put together it’s best drive of the night. The drive stalled at the W.J. 27 yard line and Matt Greenough’s 42 Yard field goal attempt was no good. The Mustangs’ reputation for wide-open Offense lived up to it’s billing. W.J. took the punt and with a 3rd and long connected on a middle screen pass for a long touchdown. The extra point was good and the Mustangs took an early lead 7-0. E.C. was unable to move the ball and punted to the Mustangs. W.J. again used the passing game beautifully setting up a short 15 yard touchdown pass. The point after was true for a 14-0 lead. E.C. picked up a first down before punting the ball back to the Mustangs. W.J. moved deep into Hornet territory before Chad Belcher made a hard tackle on the ball carrier causing a fumble. The fumble was recovered by Stephen Heil at the E.C. 27 yard line. E.C. was 3 and out and punted back to W.J. The Mustangs moved the ball, but the Hornet Defense forced a field goal attempt. The kick was no good and the score stood at 14-0. Starting at their own 20 yard E.C. went to the pass. QB Houston Hopkins hit an open Jamaal Johnson for a first down. Later in the drive the Hornets used a little trickery. Hopkins passed to Shane Pearson who pitched the ball to a trailing Jarrod Howell (the old hook & ladder). The play picked up good yardage, but time ran out before the Hornets moved into scoring position. West Jones went into halftime leading 14-0.
W.J. received the 2nd half kickoff and after a QB sack by Ron Walker, continued to mix the run and the pass. The Mustangs again connected on a TD pass to extend their lead. The extra point was good and pushed the margin to 21-0. A tough W.J. Defense again forced E.C. to 3 and out. The Mustangs decided to try and pass to the other side of the E.C. Defense. Senior cornerback Jarrod Howell made them pay with his 2nd interception of the year. E.C. took over and unfortunately fumbled the ball back to the visitors from Soso, MS. With good field position the Mustangs looked like they would score, but on 4th and 1 the Hornets held. E.C. pressured the QB and Beau Freeman made the saving tackle. The two Defenses would dominate the majority of the 2nd half holding the Offenses to less production. Another highlight for E.C. was a 4th down interception by Heil, his second turnover in the game. With less than a minute left and a lot of new faces in the game, W.J. scored on a 60 yard run. The extra point was good for the final score of 28-0.
The Hornets produced a game low in total Offense, and was shutout for the first time this year. The Games standout players for the Hornets were; Houston Hopkins, Antonio Polk, Beau Freeman, Ian Hammond, Ron Walker and Stephen Heil. East Central closes out their 2008 campaign next week at home against the Vancleave Bulldogs.
East Central hosted non-Division foe West Jones Mustangs at H.D. Shirley field Friday night. E.C took the opening kickoff and put together it’s best drive of the night. The drive stalled at the W.J. 27 yard line and Matt Greenough’s 42 Yard field goal attempt was no good. The Mustangs’ reputation for wide-open Offense lived up to it’s billing. W.J. took the punt and with a 3rd and long connected on a middle screen pass for a long touchdown. The extra point was good and the Mustangs took an early lead 7-0. E.C. was unable to move the ball and punted to the Mustangs. W.J. again used the passing game beautifully setting up a short 15 yard touchdown pass. The point after was true for a 14-0 lead. E.C. picked up a first down before punting the ball back to the Mustangs. W.J. moved deep into Hornet territory before Chad Belcher made a hard tackle on the ball carrier causing a fumble. The fumble was recovered by Stephen Heil at the E.C. 27 yard line. E.C. was 3 and out and punted back to W.J. The Mustangs moved the ball, but the Hornet Defense forced a field goal attempt. The kick was no good and the score stood at 14-0. Starting at their own 20 yard E.C. went to the pass. QB Houston Hopkins hit an open Jamaal Johnson for a first down. Later in the drive the Hornets used a little trickery. Hopkins passed to Shane Pearson who pitched the ball to a trailing Jarrod Howell (the old hook & ladder). The play picked up good yardage, but time ran out before the Hornets moved into scoring position. West Jones went into halftime leading 14-0.
W.J. received the 2nd half kickoff and after a QB sack by Ron Walker, continued to mix the run and the pass. The Mustangs again connected on a TD pass to extend their lead. The extra point was good and pushed the margin to 21-0. A tough W.J. Defense again forced E.C. to 3 and out. The Mustangs decided to try and pass to the other side of the E.C. Defense. Senior cornerback Jarrod Howell made them pay with his 2nd interception of the year. E.C. took over and unfortunately fumbled the ball back to the visitors from Soso, MS. With good field position the Mustangs looked like they would score, but on 4th and 1 the Hornets held. E.C. pressured the QB and Beau Freeman made the saving tackle. The two Defenses would dominate the majority of the 2nd half holding the Offenses to less production. Another highlight for E.C. was a 4th down interception by Heil, his second turnover in the game. With less than a minute left and a lot of new faces in the game, W.J. scored on a 60 yard run. The extra point was good for the final score of 28-0.
The Hornets produced a game low in total Offense, and was shutout for the first time this year. The Games standout players for the Hornets were; Houston Hopkins, Antonio Polk, Beau Freeman, Ian Hammond, Ron Walker and Stephen Heil. East Central closes out their 2008 campaign next week at home against the Vancleave Bulldogs.
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