Big Plays On Both Sides Of Ball Spice Second Bulldog Scrimmage
Sophomore halfback Jerious Norwood set the tone for the day when he galloped 62 yards for a score on the first offensive possession of the day. The slippery running back rushed four times for 79 yards before retiring midway through the practice with a bruised lower leg which the medical staff did not believe to be serious.
But there were plenty of offensive heroics to go around. Senior flanker Justin Jenkins hauled in a pair of long-distance touchdown receptions (72 and 53 yards), sophomore split end Tee Milons scored twice among his team-high five catches, one from 65 yards out, and junior flanker Ty Freeman added a 43-yard touchdown reception. Quarterback Kyle York was responsible for four of those TD aerials and threw for 374 yards on the day.
The defense, however, was certainly not left out of the big play category. Senior defensive end Curtis Stowers was credited with a 63-yard fumble return for a touchdown, and the unit was responsible for six quarterback sacks, four fumble recoveries and an interception.
"I thought we were competitive and made some awfully big plays," head football coach Jackie Sherrill said. "It's very evident that there is talent at the running back position. I thought the wide receivers caught the ball well and made some things happen."
The Bulldogs scrimmaged without FL Antonio Hargro (shoulder bruise), SE Ken Topps (hamstring pull), OTs Richard Burch (ankle rehab), David Stewart (thigh bruise) and James Redmond (knee sprain), and QB Kevin Fant (abdominal strain). In addition to Norwood?s in-scrimmage injury, FB Darnell Jones (knee bruise) was also forced to sidelines. Safety Bernard Vinson (groin pull) and LB T.J. Mawhinney (family illness) also did not scrimmage.
SCORING
Norwood 62 run (Marlin kick)
Jenkins 72 pass from York (Marlin kick)
Andrews 37 FG
Andrews 42 FG
Marlin 42 FG
Andrews 52 FG
Stowers 63 fumble return (no PAT attempt)
Jenkins 53 pass from York (Andrews kick)
Freeman 43 pass from Nelson (no PAT attempt)
Reid 1 run (no PAT attempt)
Milons 65 pass from York (no PAT attempt)
Milons 12 pass from York (no PAT attempt)
Turner 4 run (no PAT attempt)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Reid 14-82 TD, Norwood 4-79 TD, Turner 23-61 TD, D.Jones 3-14, Tyler 2-9, York 5-(-5), Nelson 6-(-37), Team 1-(-6).
PASSING-York 18-27-1-374 4TD, Nelson 9-14-0-131 TD, Tyler 2-5-0-19.
RECEIVING-Milons 5-93 2TD, Lumpkin 5-89, Jenkins 3-138 2TD, B. Wright 3-46, D.Jones 3-20, Bivines 2-34, Freeman 1-43 TD, Norwood 1-22, Randle 1-11, L.Smith 1-10, Scott 1-9, Ferrill 1-4, Davis 1-3, Reid 1-2.
PUNTING- J.Cook 4-46-3, Wallis 2-33.0.
TACKLES-Wallace 10, Upton 9, B.Morgan 7, Griffith 5, D.Wright 5, Bradley 4, Stowers 4, Swain 4, Clark 3, Dockery 3, Downing 3, Kelly 3, Spivey 3, Bennett 2, Byrdsong 2, Williams 2, Evans 1, Kern 1, Marlin 1, McKinley 1, T.Morgan 1, Tate 1.
INTERCEPTIONS-Downing 1-12.
PASS BREAKUPS-Clark 1, McDougal 1, Swain 1, Wallace 1.
SACKS-Kelly 1-9, Spivey 1-8, Stowers 1-8, Bennett 1-6, Clark 1-6, McDougal 0.5-4, Swain 0.5-4.
TACKLES FOR LOSS- Stowers 2-7, Upton 2-5, Wallace 2-3, Clark 1-7, Byrdsong 1-5, McKinley 1-3, Tate 1-3, D.Wright 1-3, Downing 1-1.
CAUSED FUMBLES- Clark 1, McKinley 1.
FUMBLE RECOVERIES-Bradley 1, T.Morgan 1, Stowers 1, Swain 1.
BLOCKED KICKS- D.Wright 1.