2005 Collierville Dragons

2005 7th Grade Game Summaries
SPECIAL THANKS TO GARY HALL FOR WRITING ALL GAME SUMMARIES

7TH GRADE HOLDS ON FOR SEASON OPENING VICTORY

DRAGONS 20
BRIARCREST 14

RB #32 TRENT JOHNSON MAKES IT TO THE ENDZONE

The Collierville 7th grade football team opened their season Tuesday, August 23 against Briarcrest. Offense was clicking as the dragons scored 12 points in the 1st half.

Touchdowns by Tucker Tubbs and Trent Johnson put the visiting Saints on their heels.Line blocking by Bradley Riales, Ryan Davis, Marcus Johnson, Ben Parrish, and Mitchel Bledsoe gave the running backs room to run.

Interceptions by Kevin Hall and Wes Evers provided the stops needed to keep the Saints frustrated. Big hits by Nick Sammons and Sean Garner on the coverage teams kept the Saints bottled up most of the game. A third quarter touchdown by Caleb Delee capped the scoring for the Dragons.

Next game is on the road at Cordova August 30th.

THE SAINT QB FELT PRESSURE ALL NIGHT

QB TUCKER TUBBS LOOKS FOR THE OPEN RECEIVER

GANG TACKLING IS THE WAY TO GO!

7TH GR. SCORE LATE IN VICTORY OVER EAGLES (9/6/05)
DRAGONS 6 ECS 0
#31 NICHOLAS SAMMONS & #10 KEVIN HALL BREAK UP THE EAGLE PASS	>
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RB TRENT JOHNSON CARRIES THE ECS DEFENDER

A touchdown pass from Tucker Tubbs to Kohl Wulff with 2:34 to play in the game broke a scoreless tie and sent the Dragons home a winner. The game had been a defensive battle from the beginning. Each team threatened to score, but the defense came up with big plays. Key pass receptions by Skyler Milner, Trent Johnson, and the touchdown reception by Kohl Wulff kept the Eagles from keying on the running game.

Cornerbacks Tyler Dixon, Chris Cotton, and safety Kevin Hall kept the Eagles passing game in check. Julius Elo and Wally Burke plugged the middle of the defensive line for the Dragons. Next 7th grade game will be at home Tuesday September 13th at 6:00 P.M against Bolton..


ECS WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE BALL ALL NIGHT DUE TO THE DRAGON'S AGGRESIVE "D"	#72 JULIUS ELO GETS THE SOLO TACKLE	#30 TAYLOR MATHEWS DRAGS DOWN THE QB. ASSISTING IS #83 WES EVERS

7TH GR. CONTROL BOLTON (9/13/05)
DRAGONS 44 WILDCATS 6
A GREAT BLOCK BY #30 TAYLOR MATHEWS HELPED #24 TYLER DIXON GET UP FIELD	>
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OL #75 MARCUS JOHNSON CLEARS THE PATH FOR RB #32 TRENT JOHNSON

The Dragons offense clicked Tuesday night as four different players scored touchdowns in a 44-6 win.Trent Johnson was unstoppable as he led the charge with three touchdowns.Taylor Mathews and Grant Smith also scored on running plays. Maybe the best offensive play of the game came on the last play of the first half. Tucker Tubbs dropped back and heaved a 50 yard pass down the field to Sean Garner, who went up high and made the catch.He raced into the endzone for the score. The defense played tough and aggressive. Kevin Hall had one interception and several key tackles. Chris Cotton made a big play to break up a long pass in front of the Dragon bench. Bolton's lone touchdown came on a fumble return early in the ballgame. The Dragons hit the road to play Germantown Tuesday night September 20.


CHRIS COTTON GETS THE SOLO TACKLE IN THE BACKFIELD	SEAN GARNER LOOKS TO CUT BACK AFTER HAULING IN THE PASS		#10 KEVIN HALL GRABS THE PASS. ASSISTING IS #30 TAYLOR MATHEWS

7TH GRADE SMOKES GERMANTOWN (9/20/05)
DRAGONS 26 RED DEVILS 0
A GROWLING JULIUS ELO IS DETERMINED TO GET THE DEVIL	>

NICHOLAS SAMMONS BURIES THE OPPONENT

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The Collierville Dragons continued their dominance over opponents Tuesday night with a big win over the Germantown Red Devils at Red Devil Field. The offensive line opened large holes for running backs Trent Johnson, Taylor Mathews, Tyler Dixon, Caleb Delee, and Blake Holmes. Trent Johnson scored 3 touchdowns and Tyler Dixon added 1 to round out the scoring. Pass protection was also good as quarterback Tucker Tubbs had plenty of time to complete passes to Skyler Milner. Lineman Ryan Davis, Marcus Johnson, Mitchell Bledsoe, Nick Garces, Brad Riales, and Ben Parrish blocked the Germantown defense to keep the offense on the move. The defense was led by Julius Elo at nose guard. Elo spent the night disrupting the Red Devil offense and making plays in the backfield. Austin Merryman made a big time interception and return to stop a last minute drive by the Devils. Wesley Evers also had an interception from his linebacking position. John Bland, Kohl Wulff, and Patrick Lannan had key stops on defense to keep Germantown in check. Kickoff coverage was led by Camden Baker, John Bland, and Alex Stehle. Kevin Hall and Grant Smith saw action at quarterback and played well. The Dragons travel to Millington Tuesday, September 27th for the next game before returning home Oct 4th to play Houston.


TRENT JOHNSON BREAKS AWAY FROM THE PACK	TUCKER TUBBS OUTRUNS THE DEFENSE		THE DRAGON DEFENSIVE LINE. SHOWN ARE #80 SKYLER MILNER, #64 WALLY BURKE, #72 JULIUS ELO, #75 MARCUS JOHNSON, #82 KOHL WUFF

7th GRADE DRAGONS SHUT OUT TROJANS

COLLIERVILLE 18
MILLINGTON 0

9/27/05

(NO PICTURES AVAILABLE) @ MILLINGTON H.S.

The Dragons traveled to Millington Tuesday night and kept the Trojans from crossing the 50 yard line and won the game 18-0. John Bland led the charge on defense with an interception and fumble recovery. Austin Merryman broke up two passes to stop the Trojans air attack. Trent Johnson and Nicholas Sammons scored touchdowns from their running back positions. Tucker Tubbs had a good night throwing the football, with one 20 yard touchdown to Kohl Wulff. Special teams coverage was led by Camden Baker, Alex Strehle, and Austin Merryman. The Dragons defend their 5-0 mark Tuesday night Oct 4 against the Houston Mustangs at Dragon field.

HOUSTON CAN'T STAY WITH UNDEFEATED 7TH GRADE DRAGONS (10/4/05)
DRAGONS 16 MUSTANGS 6
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TAYLOR MATHEWS LOOKS FOR THE GOAL LINE. HE ALSO CAUGHT A TD PASS	>

#51 BRADLEY RIALES, # 44 CALEB DELEE, #65 JOHN BLAND, & #64 WALLY BURKE GET READY TO CONTROL THE MUSTANGS

RB TRENT JOHNSON CONTINUES TO RUN OVER THE OPPOSITION.

Houston started strong with a first half touchdown to take the lead 6-0. The game became a defensive battle for most of the first half. The Dragons began a drive at midfield with 4:50 left in the first half. Punishing running by Trent Johnson and Taylor Matthews put the Mustangs on their heels. A key pass completion to Skylar Milner kept the Dragons moving with time running out in the first half.With 45 seconds left in the half Tucker Tubbs found Taylor Matthews open for a 25 yard touchdown.Trent Johnson added the 2 point conversion to take an 8-6 lead into the halftime break. The second half was more of the same with hard hits and big plays. Julius Elo and Nate Rupiper came up with big hits in the backfield. Kevin Hall and Tyler Dixon had key pass deflections.The Dragons executed a drive late in the third quarter to score on a run by Trent Johnson. Johnson also scored the 2 point conversion to extend the lead to 16-6.Houston came charging back with a nice drive of their own. Tucker Tubbs stepped in front of the intended receiver and intercepted the Houston pass to stop their threat at the one yard line.The Dragons ran the clock out from that point to win their 6th straight game and remain undefeated.The Dragons travel to MUS Tuesday Oct. 11th to play the Owls in a key game. Game time is 6:00P.M.


DOUBLE TEAMING JULIUS ELO DOESN'T SLOW HIM DOWN	TUCKER TUBBS EYES THE RECEIVER. TUBBS THREW FOR 1 TD PASS AND HAD AN INTERCEPTION ON THE GOAL LATE THE GAME		DE SKYLER MILNER FIGHTS OFF THE BLOCK

MUS FALLS TO UNDEFEATED 7TH GRADE IN OT (10/11/05)
DRAGONS 14 MUS 8
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CALEB DELEE GETS THE SOLO TAKEDOWN	>
	SKYLER MILNER FIGHTS FOR EXTRA YARDS

This rivalry of close games held true once again as the Dragons had to go to overtime to put away the MUS Owls 14-8.Collierville had steady play from both sides of the ball but turnovers seem to stop the Dragons before they could reach pay dirt.Collierville did score once in the first half on a run by Trent Johnson. Johnson also added the 2 point conversion to take the lead 8-0.Hard running by Taylor Mathews kept the Owls from keying on Trent Johnson. MUS scored late in the 2nd Quarter on a 40 yard pass play and a 2 point conversion knotted the game at half time. Stingy defense kept the score tied at the end of regulation play. Collierville had the ball first in overtime from the 10 yard line and scored on a swept left from the 7 yard line by Trent Johnson. Johnson's run for the 2 point conversion failed and the stage was set for the defensive heroics.MUS banged the ball into the Dragons middle 3 times to get the ball to the 2 yard line.They were aided by a face mask penalty on first down which put the ball at the 3 yard line.A pass on 4th down was complete for an apparent touchdown but was thrown to an ineligble receiver and the game ended with a dragon victory. Collierville defends its perfect season at home Tuesday October 18 against Arlington.Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. They will end their season at Cordova Thursday OctobeRr 27.


#30 TAYLOR MATHEWS CONTINUES HIS AGGRESIVE PLAY	NICK BOULDIEN COMES IN FOR SUPPORT		EVEN A NECK HOLD CAN'T BRING DOWN LEAGUE PREMIERE RB TRENT JOHNSON

7TH GRADE CLINCH LEAGUE TITLE AS TIGERS BECOME ANOTHER VICTIM (10/181/05)

COLLIERVILLE 14
ARLINGTON 0

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KOHL WUFF RIPS INTO THE TIGER RB. HE ALSO HAD 3 PASS RECEPTIONS WITH 1 BEING A GREAT CATCH TO KEEP THE DRIVE ALIVE

AUSTIN MERRYMAN HANDLES THE THE BALL CARRIER BY HIMSELF. HE HAD SEVERAL BIG PLAYS ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE

The 7th grade Dragons football team took on a pesky Arlington team that gave them all they wanted Tuesday night. The Dragons offense sputtered at times but played well enough to win. Trent Johnson opened the scoring for the Dragons in the second quarter with a short run.The 2 point conversion was good to make the score 8-0 at halftime. Defense was the name of the game. Austin Merryman made several plays both defending the pass and the run. Patrick Lannan and Kohl Wuff anchored a solid defensive line that held Arlington to just one first down in the ballgame. On offense Tucker Tubbs completed 3 passes to TE Kohl Wuff. Wuff came up with several key passes, one a shoetop catch to keep a drive alive. Taylor Mathews added a touchdown on a 3 yard run to cap the scoring for the Dragons. The 2 point conversion failed.Kickoff coverage was excellent for the Dragons led by hard hitting Alex Strehle and Nate Rupiper. Kick off chores were handled by Skyler Milner and Grant Smith. The Dragons travel to Cordova for their final game of the season Thursday October 27th.


#11 GRANT SMITH HANDS OFF TO #31 NICHOLAS SAMMONS WHILE #6 BLAKE HOLMES LEADS. ALSO PICTURED IS #50 TREY BRUNSON AND #61 WESLEY JOHNSON	BRYANT CANNON LOOKS FOR ACTION		#83 WES EVERS TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS AS , #71 JOSEPH SIMPSON & #76 BRENNAN HARRIS LOOK ON

DRAGON 7TH GRADE SET FIRE TO WOLVES - COMPLETE SEASON UNDEFEATED

COLLIERVILLE 44
CORDOVA 0

CollivervilleFootball.com sends Congratulations on an undefeated season and the Shelby County championship

THANKS TO GARY HALL FOR WRITING THE GAME SUMMARIES

The 7th grade Dragons beat Cordova 44-0 to go undefeated for the season and win the Shelby County Championship at Cordova field. The game was never in doubt as the Dragons took their opening possession and scored. Touchdowns were scored by Taylor Mathews, Grant Smith, Nick Bouldien, and Nick Sammons.Tucker Tubbs threw for 2 touchdowns to Trent Johnson and Skyler Milner. Camden Baker had one interception for the Dragon defense. The Dragons kept 5 teams from scoring this year and only gave up 5 touchdowns the whole season.The team will attend the University of Memphis game on Nov 1 and have their awards banquet Thursday Nov 3rd.