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COLLIERVILLE 13 BOLTON 6

ARTICLE BY JAMES HINTE	9/7/06 @ BOLTON H.S.

The Freshman Dragons gained redemption after a Jamboree loss to the Bolton Wildcats. It was a Collierville offensive effort that started strong and finished strong with a whole lot of defense in between as the Freshman Dragons recorded their second win of the season.

The Bolton Wildcats started the game with a short kickoff to Chase Mann who was tackled at the Dragons 37 yard line.  Grayson Hinte took the first hand off for an 11yard gain.  Lane Farrell went off tackle for five yards to midfield.  On second down Hinte went through a huge hole created by Austin Hiatt and Cody Jackson for 15 more yards quickly putting the Dragons on the Wildcats 35 yard line.  Dennis McNeil carried on the next three plays for 12 yards producing another Dragon first down.  After two short gains by Grayson Hinte,  Dennis McNeil powered through the middle for a 12 yard gain down to the Bolton 11 yard line.  Hinte took the following handoff to the right and scored untouched for the Dragons first score.  The extra point was good and the Dragons led 7-0. 

Bolton took the kickoff and after a ten yard gain Chase Mann made the tackle at the Wildcats 45 yard line.  An off sides call on the Dragons put the ball on the 50 yard line.  After a 11 play drive down to the Dragons 4 Taylor Harris made a solo tackle creating fourth and goal and with ball on the two yard line the Wildcats decided to go for it  Their run over the left side was stopped as Dennis McNeil shot into the backfield for a two yard loss.  Jacob Ford and Houston Kowing all had strong tackles to slow the Wildcats.  Cim Ford and Clayton France disrupted long pass plays by Bolton. The Dragons took over on downs on their own four yard line.

Deep in their own territory the Dragons played it safe and after two short gains followed by a third down no gain, Collierville was forced to punt.  The punt from the end zone was downed on the Dragons 34 yard line. 

The Dragons defense showed some life on their next series with Dennis McNeil getting a solo stop and Blain Whitehead knocking down a pass in the end zone.  After a Bolton first down Dennis McNeil produced one of the defensive highlights of the night tipping the Wildcats pass twice and finished the play with an acrobatic interception as he fell to his back on the nine yard line.

Grayson Hinte took the hand off from Taylor Rowland and cut the ball up field for seven yards, however the Dragons could not convert on third down and punted the ball out to the 43 yard line.

Bolton ran two plays for a quick first down and with only seconds left in the first half looked like they were going to score.  The Bolton running back took the pitch and broke a run to the outside and was stopped at the two yard line by safety Cim Ford.  The Dragons led at half time 7-0.

The Dragons kicked off to start the second half.  The kick was taken at the 24 and Jonathon West made the stop at the 33 yard line.  Chad Brown had three tackles in the series with Houston Kowing, Nate Reese and Chris Suzore making stops as Bolton mounted a drive.  On third down and 10 Clayton France made a tackle in the backfield for a 5 yard loss.  Once again Bolton made the decision to go for a first on fourth down and Cim Ford made them pay for it.  The defensive line rushed the quarterback and under pressure he made an errant pass that was intercepted at the 20.  Cim Ford returned the interception 38 yards to the Bolton 42 giving the Dragons their best field position of the night. 

After a hard fought two yard gain the dragons fumbled and were unable to capitalize on the turnover.

Jacob Ford had two tackles on the next series and the Wildcats punted the ball to the Dragons 35.

Hinte took the first down handoff and went off the right side behind Lane Farrell for a 40 yard gain and the Dragons were on the Bolton 25 as the third quarter ended.  After the teams changed sides Lane Farrell bulled his way for four yards and Grayson Hinte picked up six more spinning out of two Wildcat tackles.  The drive stalled at the 12 yard line and the field goal attempt was just wide left as the Collierville fans all thought the attempt was good.

The Dragons defense stepped up with Houston Kowing stopping the Wildcats for a five yard loss back to the 15.  Two false start penalties on Bolton put them on the five and after a nine yard gain Collierville declined a block in the back call to set up third down and 16.  The third down pass was incomplete and the Wildcats punted.  The ball was kicked to the Dragons 44 yard line and appeared to be rolling to a stop when Grayson Hinte picked up the ball for a return.  Chris Porcaro and Chris Suzore laid out two wildcats allowing Grayson Hinte to break to the left sideline for a 21 yard return to the Bolton 35.

After gains of seven and one yard the third down pass was incomplete.  With the ball on the Bolton 28 the Dragons coaching staff decided to go for it but Lane Farrell was stopped a half yard short of the first down marker.

With just over two minutes left in the game and the Dragons clinging on to a 7-0 lead, the Wildcats took the first play from scrimmage and ran 72 yards for their first score.  Deciding to go for two and the possible win the Wildcats appeared to be successful however the play was negated by a false start penalty.  They decided to kick on their second attempt and missed the PAT giving the Dragons a breath of life.

The onside kick was snagged by Chase Mann and downed at the Dragons 49.  With the clock below two minutes the Dragons were content to run the ball.  Lane Farrell took the first hand off for two yards to the Bolton 49.  On the next play the Dragons had some of their own late game excitement as Grayson Hinte followed the block of the Center Austin Hiatt, cut to his left and out ran the Wildcats defenders for a 49 yard touchdown run.  The PAT was unsuccessful but the   Dragons were up 13-6.

Collierville decided to direct the kick off out of bounds to prevent a possible long return and it was placed on the Bolton 40 yard line.  On the next play Jonathon West and Nate Reese combined on the tackle for a three yard loss.  On second down, Cim Ford, and Chase Mann stopped the Wildcats receiver after a short gain.  The game ended on a sweep left as Chris Emeagwal, Jonathon West and Lane Farrell swarmed the Bolton running back for a loss.  For the second week in a row the Dragons fought to the end to preserve victory.

On the offense Grayson Hinte had 139 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns.  Dennis McNeil had an outstanding game on defense with 6 tackles and an interception.  Cim Ford had an interception for the second game in a row and a touchdown saving tackle to end the first half.  Other defensive standouts were Clayton France, Taylor Harris, Jacob Ford, Chad Brown and Houston Kowing.  Chase Mann showed good hands and tackling on special team

TIGERS SKUNKED BY FRESHMAN

COLLIERVILLE 21
ARLINGTON 0

After struggling to hold on to victory in their first two games the Dragons put together a strong performance in all aspects of the game with a 21 – 0 shutout win over the Arlington Tigers. 

The Tigers took the opening kick off to their own twenty nine yard line.  After two quick first downs on their first four plays that put the ball on the Dragons forty three, the Collierville defense came alive.  A first down pass was knocked down by Brady Ray and on second and ten Chad Brown and Dennis McNeil dropped the Tiger running back for a one yard loss setting up third and long.  On the following play Nate Reese came barreling through the middle and sacked the Tiger’s QB for a ten yard loss.  Houston Kowing made two stops during the series.  On fourth and twenty-one the Tigers punted to the Dragons ten yard line Grayson Hinte returned it to the twenty two.

After a short gain on first down Taylor Rowland connected with Dennis McNeil for a thirteen yard pass play.  Grayson Hinte took the next three plays around the right side for gains of nine, twelve and fourteen yards and the Dragons were on the Tiger’s twenty nine yard line.  After a short gain by Chad Brown off left tackle the Dragons went back to work on the right side with ten yard gains by Dennis McNeil and Grayson Hinte. This put the ball on the eight yard line and the first quarter came to a close.  On the first play of the second quarter Hinte followed the block of Nate Reese and went around the left side for a Dragons touchdown.  Joe Montgomery’s PAT was good and Collierville was up 7-0.

The Dragons kick off went out of bounds and the Tigers started their drive at the thirty five.  Taylor Harris and Ben Kuntzman provided the spark on this drive with Harris having three tackles and Kuntzman making two stops.  After a 27 yard gain and the Tigers threatening at the Dragons twenty two Ben Kuntzman dropped on a fumble giving the ball back to the Collierville offense.  Houston Kowing, Nate Reese and Jacob Ford also combined for a big stop on the drive.

With 5:38 seconds left in the half the Dragons mounted a 12 play drive with Lane Farrel carrying three times for gains of six, twelve and four yards.  Dennis McNeil picked up eight yards on two carries and Grayson Hinte had four runs for eighteen yards.  On the drive Taylor Rowland hit Cim Ford for a 16 yard pass play.  With less than a minute the Dragons had third down and one at the twelve however there was a fumble on the snap and it was fourth down and three at the fourteen.  Collierville called a time out and after a brief discussion decided to go for it on fourth down.  QB Rowland took the snap and rolled to his left looking for an open receiver.  Arlington had the play covered well and Rowland tucked the ball and went in for the score.  Joe Montgomery kicked the PAT through the up rights and the Dragons extended their lead to 14-0.

The Tigers nearly got on the scoreboard taking the first play from scrimmage thirty two yards to the Dragons thirty three yard line with Clayton France making the tackle.  Lane Farrel made a stop after an eight yard gain and on second down it looked like the Dragons were going to drop the Tigers for a loss but the quarterback eluded the Dragons pursuit and gained nine yards to the Dragons seventeen.  On the next play Arlington connected on a pass however the receiver fumbled the ball and Cim Ford gained possession at the eight  with the half ending and the Dragons on top 4-0.

Dennis McNeil took the second half kick off at the twenty and returned the ball to the thirty three yard line.  Lane Farrel pick up three yards and McNeil got the first down with a seven yard gain.  After a two yard gain Taylor Rowland passed to Clayton France for ten yards and another first down at the Arlington forty five.  Grayson Hinte took the next play for thirteen yards following the block of Cody Jackson.  On first down at the tiger thirty two, Hinte went up the middle behind the blocking of Austin Hiatt and Houston Kowing, made a move to his left burned the Arlington secondary for a touchdown.  Joe Montgomery was good on the PAT and the score was 21-0.

The Tigers appeared to be rattled on their next possession fumbling the first snap for a two yard loss, no gain on second with Chris Suzore and Dennis McNeil combining for the tackle and the ball was snapped over the quarterbacks head for a six yard loss on third down.  The Tigers punted and Hinte was hit immediately at the Dragons forty eight.

After a holding call on first down creating first and twenty two, Collierville ran a reverse to Brady Ray for a seven yard gain.  A short run by Lane Farrel followed by a six yard completion by Rowland was not enough for a first down and the quarter ended.  After switching sides the Dragons lined up for the punt and appeared to be set for a fake punt however the play clock expired and the Dragons were backed up five yards for delay of game.  The Tigers punt returner took the kick on the run and sprinted down the left side line for a big gain.  Grayson Hinte came from behind on the return and was poised to assist on the tackle when instead he stripped the ball from the Tigers and took off the other way and was finally tackled at the fifty yard line.

Hinte took the pitch from Rowland around the right end for twenty eight yards followed by a three yard run off tackle to the Tiger nineteen.  McNeil took the next three snaps for nine, five and two yards giving the Dragons third and goal at the three.  The third down pass play was intercepted and returned to the Collierville eighteen.

After a twelve yard gain for a first down, the tigers lost sixteen on the next two plays setting up third down and twenty six.  Chris Emeagwal and Clayton France made the stop on third down and with time running out the Tigers went for it on fourth and long and nearly made it however the Dragons took over on downs at the Arlington forty yard line.

Taylor Rowland took the snap and followed a big block by Grayson Hinte for a twelve yard gain.  The Dragons took three more snaps and time expired giving Collierville the shut out 21-0.

The win was the best all around effort of the year for the Dragons with the defense making big stops all night behind the contributions of Houston Kowing, Nate Reese, Taylor Harris, Dennis McNeil and Ben Kuntzman.  Cim Ford picked up his third turnover of the year after gaining possession of a Tiger fumble as did Ben Kuntzman stopping a Tiger drive.  Special teams came to life with Joe Montgomery going three for three on PAT’s  and the big turnover on the Grayson Hinte strip after the Dragons punted.  On offense Taylor Rowland had four completions in four attempts for forty six yards plus twenty nine yards rushing for one touchdown.  Dennis McNeil gained forty eight yards on eight rushes and a thirteen yard catch.  Lane Farrel picked up twenty nine yards on seven carries and Hinte had 154 yards on fifteen carries scoring two touchdowns.

ARTICLE BY JAMES HINTE	9/21/06 @ CORDOVA