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THE SOUTHERN TORCH
FRIDAY — OCTOBER 11, 2019
SOUTHERN TORCH
SCOREBOARD • WEEK six •
Fort Payne 42, Lee 0 Collinsville 41, Section 7 Ider 49, Asbury 6
Geraldine 56, Pisgah 20 Conecuh Springs 33, CCA 31 Valley Head 29, Woodville 7
Fyffe 55, Sand Rock 0 Boaz 46, Crossville 15 Sylvania 51, Brindlee Mtn. 0
Geraldine Clips the Eagles' Wings PHOTO BY MARLA JONES
By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com
GERALDINE, Ala. — In Class 3A, Region 7 play the Geraldine Bulldogs defeated the Pisgah Eagles, 56-20 on Friday night. With 9:57 remaining in the first, the Pisgah Eagles fumbled the ball on first and 10. The Bulldogs took advantage of the error. The Bulldogs scored first on a 25-yard pass completion from D.J. Graham to Jackson Bearden with 8:48 remaining in the
first. The extra point attempt by Jose Garcia was good, giving the Bulldogs the early 7-0 lead. Seconds later, the Pisgah Eagles scored when Parker Law connected with Nate Cornelison on a 81-yard touchdown pass. The Eagles went for two but were shut down by the Bulldogs, making the score 7-6. D.J. Graham returned the kickoff to the Pisgah 4-yard line. With 6:14 remaining in the opening quarter, Anthony Baldwin scampered into the endzone for the
Bulldogs. The extra point attempt by Garcia gave the Bulldogs the 14-6 lead. Geraldine’s defense stopped Pisgah for negative yardage and forced a punt. Graham went around the right end, scoring on an 15-yard quarterbackkeeper. The PAT was good, giving the Bulldogs the 21-6 lead with :17 remaining in the first. The Pisgah Eagles scored on a 81-yard run by Nate Cornelison to start the second quarter. The Eagles successfully went for two to narrow the Bulldog lead to 21-14
with 10:38 remaining in the first half. The Bulldogs scored on a 71-yard pass connection from Graham to Bearden to make the score 28-14. The Bulldogs added more points to the board before the half with a 6-yard run by Caleb Hall. The PAT was good giving the Bulldogs the 35-14 advantage with 6:40 remaining in the second quarter. Chase Kermandy recovered a Pisgah fumble to set up a six-play, 13 yard touchdown run, with 2:22 remaining in the half.
Kyle Thackerson took the second-half kickoff down to the Pisgah 4-yard line. Baldwin scampered in with 11:42 remaining in the third, giving the Bulldogs the 49-14 lead. After a series of fumbles between both teams, D.J. Graham intercepted the Pisgah ball. The Bulldogs worked their way down the field for the score when Jose Garcia proved that is not just a great kicker and scored from 2-yards out. He then kicked his own field goal,
to make the score 56-14 with 9:23 left in the game. After a long drive, Pisgah scored the final touchdown of the night, on a 12-yard run into the endzone with 4:04 remaining in the game, making the final 56-20. The Bulldogs finished the night with 369 total yards Pisgah finished with 374 yards. The Geraldine Bulldogs were awarded the Southern Torch Team of the Week. They have an open week on their schedule for this week.
PANTHERS MAUL THE TIGERS By Marla Jones Sports Editor marla@southerntorch.com
PHOTO BY MARLA JONES
COLLINSVILLE, Ala. — The Collinsville Panthers celebrated their 100th Homecoming with a 41-7, Class 2A, Region 8 victory over the Section Lions. The Panthers took no time to put points on the board, scoring on a 8-yard run by Malachai Orr. The kick by Jason Perez was good, giving the Panthers the 7-0 advantage with 8:56 remaining in the first. Kaleb Jones connected with Jacob Jones on a 11-yard touchdown pass. The kick by Perez made the score 14-0. Collinsville attacked early and often in the second quarter. Orr scored his second touchdown of the night with a 3-yard stampede into the endzone. Perez
scored the extra point attempt, bringing the score to 21-0 with 11:53 remaining before the half. Kaleb Jones brought it from 17-yards out on a quarterback keeper with 5:40 remaining in the opening half. The kick by Perez, gave the Panthers the 28-0 lead. Michael Tucker scored the final touchdown of the first half on 43-pass connection from Jones. The kick by Perez gave the Panthers the 35-0 advantage going into intermission. Jason Perez brought one in from 10 yards out to score the final touchdown of the night for Collinsville, with 9:17 remaining in the third quarter. With 1:49 remaining in the fourth quarter, Section avoided the shutout by scampering in from 5-yards out. The point after attempt was
good, making the final score, 41-7. “We gotta have a good week coming up” said Collinsville Head Football Coach, Ernie WIllingham. “ We gotta get better Monday, and then better than that Tuesday...And Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.” Collinsville had 373 yards compared to 161 for Section. Kaleb Jones went 7/9/151 on passing and touchdowns. He had an interception and returned a kickoff for 37 yards to set up a touchdown. Malachi Orr rushed 6 times for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Tucker had one rush for 26 yards and 2 receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown. Collinsville will travel to take on the Asbury Rams on Friday.