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| Andrew
White bows his back and stop the RB in the backfield |
he Dragons
prevailed in a classic defensive battle at Herman Osteen
Field and remain undefeated at 4-0, 1-0 in Region 8-5A.
The Wolves from Cordova put a bridle on the high-powered
Dragon offense holding them to 229 yards of total offense
while amassing 347 yards of offense themselves. Key turnovers
and penalties, along with a spectacular goal line stand
would be the difference in this hard fought contest.
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| All
he can do is wave bye as Brian Hall clears his
grasp |
The Dragons
took the opening kick-off, but were unable to gain a first
down after starting the drive with an illegal substitution
penalty and were forced to punt. Cordova’s first
possession ended after the Wolves had driven to the Dragon
49 yd line where Sr. LB Dustin Brasher forced a fumble
that was recovered by Sr. Jon Scruggs. Sr. FB Taylor Brashear
made the Dragons initial first down on the night on a
nifty run off the left side. Jr. QB Brian Hall followed
with the first of 3 completions on the night with an 11
yard pass to Scruggs.
The highlight
of the drive came 2 plays later on another Hall pass.
The pass was tipped by the Cordova defender and Jr. Jonathan
Able made a one-handed acrobatic catch to keep the drive
alive. With 3:57 left in the 1st quarter, Sr. RB Brian
Nevill ran 3 yards for the touchdown. Brett Caldwell’s
extra point gave the Dragon’s a 7-0 lead.
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| Brett
Caldwell kicks the game winning field goal from
25 yds out |
The Wolves
went 3 and out on their next possession and were forced
to punt. The Dragons were driving for another score when
an errant pass from the scrambling Hall was intercepted.
Cordova began their possession on their own 44 yd line
and was driving deep into Dragon territory when a Wolves
pass was deflected by the intended receiver, tipped by
Jr. LB Andrew White and intercepted by Sr. J.R. Moorehead
who returned it 15 yards.
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| Ch.
Cox at the Victory Bell |
The Dragon’s
drove to the Wolves 18 yard line before a fumbled snap
force a 4th down incompletion to Scruggs in the end zone.
Cordova then mounted their best and longest drive of the
night. Starting from their own 18 yard line, the Wolves
drove inside the Dragon 5 yard line to set up 1st and
goal. The Dragon defense held Cordova on 4 straight plays
which ended with Brashear and Nevill popping, stopping
and dropping the Cordova QB at the 1 foot line. The Dragons
ran out the clock to take their 7-0 lead to the locker
room and the half.
The Wolves
and the Dragons were both forced to punt on their first
possessions in the second half. Cordova was able to score
on their next possession as they took the ball from their
own 32 to the Dragon end zone with the aid of a 50 yard
pass play. After the extra point it was Collierville 7,
Cordova 7.
The Dragon’s “bend, don’t break”
defense was led by Sr. LB Dustin Brasher and Jr. Brian
Hall with 11 tackles each. Jr. LB Andrew White added 9
tackles with Sr. Stanley Wilson adding 8. Hall also collected
a key fumble recovery in the second half with Cordova
driving. The Dragon offense was led by Brashear’s
16/70 yards, Hall’s 15/65 yards with Nevill adding
17 yards and Jr. Jordon Pedron adding 13 yards rushing.
After the fourth quarter fumble recovery by Hall, the
Dragons began their game winning drive. The highlight
of the drive came when a scrambling Hall found a wide
open Pedron, who had slipped behind the defense, for a
44 yard gain which set-up Brett Caldwell’s 21 game
winning field goal. The Wolves mounted one more impressive
drive, but ended with a failed 47 yard field goal attempt.
The Dragons were able to run out the game clock and escape
with a hard fought victory.
This is Homecoming week and the Dragons will host White
Station this Friday in another key region contest.
