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Aug 27th, 2011 - 00:20:39 |
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| Several groups took advantage of Friday's crowd to fundraise before kickoff. |
A banged up group of Royals took the field for their season opener at home versus Lamar County. Ken Hughes was out with a pulled calf muscle. Defensive back Rydealous "Spud" Taylor was involved in an auto accident Sunday.
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| L-R: Cody Pearce, Savon Walters, and Jamante Clark were amongst the injured. |
Others injured included Savon Walters and Cody Pearce. Despite what was a peacemeal lineup with players doing double duty and starting at different positions, Bleckley almost overcame a poor first half to win.
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| The team is welcomed onto the field by the BCHS Cheerleaders. |
An opening run by Tavon Ross was nulified with a holding call. On the next play, Lamar recovered a fumble on the BC 23. Though able to keep the Trojans from the end zone, a 32-yard field goal put LC ahead with 6:47 left. Aided by a personal foul, BCHS was able to take their next drive to the Lamar 25.
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| Derrick Farrow wore #8 Friday night in honor of teammate Rydealous "Spud" Taylor who was injured in an auto accident Sunday night. |
It would stall and a tying field goal was no good. Starting on their own 29, LC used a 41-yard run to get into Royal territory. With less than a second left, a five-yard touchdown run made it 10-0. In the second, Bleckley would appear to be stopped on a drive at the Lamar 25.
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| Antonio Girtman makes a tackle. |
An offsides penalty gave the Royals new life and they converted a 4th and short. Facing 3rd and 16 after a holding call, Tavon Ross hit Jaquante Burns to give BC a first and goal. He scored from five yards out with 8:59 left to make it 10-7. Lamar would be aided by a personal foul on their ensuing drive allowing them to get to their own 45.
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| Jeremy Marshall looks for room to run. |
LC would eventally get to the BC 7. A 10-yard touchdown run with 5:31 left made it 17-7. The Trojans used a 29-yard completion on their next possession to get to BC's 26. With 1:36 left in the hahlf, Trojan running back Tevn Childs had his second rushing td of the game. This one came from a yard out and it made the score 24-7.
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| Music from this year's Royal Kingsman halftime show comes from "The Jersey Boys. |
In the third, Bleckley appeared to have Lamar stopped near midfield. But a 50-yard run on 4th and 2 moved the ball insisde the Royal 10. A sack and penalty kept LC out of the end zone but a 28-yard field goal made it 27-7. Bleckley got a big play on defense during the Trojans next possession when Zack Moe picked off a pass and returned it to their 41.
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| Zack Moe returns an intereception. |
Pass completions to Burns and Frankie Mullis made it first and goal. Ross scored again, this time from four yards out to make it 27-14 with 4:35 left. The Bleckley defense got a stop on fourth down in the fourth quarter, holding the Trojans on 4th and 3 from the Royal 16. Bleckley would be aided by a pair of pass interference calls on their next drive.
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| Gracie, a black lab owned by Jack Walker, retrived tees used in kickoffs by both teams Friday. |
The second wiped out an interception giving the ball back to BC around the 40-yard line. Tavon Ross would stay upright on a near-sack and fling the ball to Dytrez Nelson. He ran 38-yards and drew the Royals within 27-21 with 5:14 left. Despite a five-yard face mask, Bleckley's defense forced a punt from Lamar with 1:27 remaining in the game.
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| Jaquante Burns fights for extra yards. |
BCHS drove from their 29 to the Lamar 44. A sack moved the offense back and a last-ditch pass on 4th and 21 was intercepted as the Royals lost 27-21. Ross had 95 yards on 20 carries with two scores. Burns caught two balls for 65 yards. Defensively, BC surrendered 329 yards on the ground.
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| Dytrez Nelson scores in the fourth for Bleckley. |
They also had nine penalties for 75 yards. Bleckley plays at Wilcox County Friday at 7:30 pm.
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