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09-20-2014, 10:30 AM
By ANTHONY MAENZA sports@thefacts.com | 0 comments
WEST COLUMBIA — A stingy second-half defense and a kicker’s leg were strong enough to lift the Columbia Roughnecks to a 16-6 victory over the Sweeny Bulldogs in their annual rivalry game Friday night.
The Roughneck defense held the Bulldog offense to just 51 yards in the second half and shut them out after giving up their only touchdown early in the first quarter.
“Our defense played extremely well,” Columbia coach Randy Lynch said. “Our kids played to the bitter end. It was a typical Columbia vs. Sweeny football game.”
Opportunities were there for the Sweeny offense throughout the game. The biggest one came in the fourth quarter, after Columbia took a 13-6 lead.
The Bulldogs got the ball at their own 46 with 9:48 left in the game. They drove inside Columbia territory when Columbia’s Zedrik White intercepted a Sweeny pass at the Roughneck 35 with 8:19 left in the game to stop the threat.
“Their defense played well,” Sweeny coach Joey Olguin said. “You have to give them credit. We didn’t take advantage of the opportunities given to us when we had the chance. They are a good team. They played hard.”
Sweeny’s defense had its share of stops as well. When the Columbia offense stalled, Jacob Comer was able to kick field goals from 31, 31 and 39 yards out. The 39-yarder came with 1:53 left in the fourth quarter to put the game on ice.
“Jacob is just a great kid,” Lynch said. “On that last one, he was able to come through for us. He can hit those. He’s done it in practice. He did an exceptional job.”
It was Sweeny (3-1) that jumped out on top with 11:14 left in the first quarter. Derek Davis grabbed a screen pass from quarterback Cody Erickson and ran 85 yards for a touchdown. The play came on a third-and-15 play. The extra-point kick failed, leaving the Bulldogs with a 6-0 lead.
Columbia (4-0) took the lead with 11:54 left in the second quarter when quarterback Jarius Kesee plunged into the end zone from a yard out to cap an 80-yard drive. Comer kicked the extra point to put Columbia up 7-6.
Sweeny’s Nick Logan recovered a Columbia fumble at the Roughneck 49 with 6:10 left in the second quarter to put the Bulldogs’ offense in good field position.
Just over a minute later, Columbia’s Dennis Moody recovered a Sweeny fumble at the Columbia 43 to stop the threat.
The Roughnecks went into Sweeny territory, where Comer kicked his first field goal with 45 seconds left in the first half to put Columbia up 10-6 at that half.
After a scoreless third quarter, Columbia drove as far as the Sweeny 14 early in the fourth quarter before Comer hit his second field goal with 9:56 left in the game to put the Roughnecks up 13-6.
After White picked up his interception, the Roughnecks drove into Sweeny territory where Comer kicked his final field goal of the game.
Columbia’s defense collected three turnovers in the game while Sweeny’s D picked up two turnovers.
The Roughnecks finished with 274 yards of offense. Columbia’s Dakarius Bell had 147 yards rushing on 40 carries. Sweeny had 230 yards of total offense.
WEST COLUMBIA — A stingy second-half defense and a kicker’s leg were strong enough to lift the Columbia Roughnecks to a 16-6 victory over the Sweeny Bulldogs in their annual rivalry game Friday night.
The Roughneck defense held the Bulldog offense to just 51 yards in the second half and shut them out after giving up their only touchdown early in the first quarter.
“Our defense played extremely well,” Columbia coach Randy Lynch said. “Our kids played to the bitter end. It was a typical Columbia vs. Sweeny football game.”
Opportunities were there for the Sweeny offense throughout the game. The biggest one came in the fourth quarter, after Columbia took a 13-6 lead.
The Bulldogs got the ball at their own 46 with 9:48 left in the game. They drove inside Columbia territory when Columbia’s Zedrik White intercepted a Sweeny pass at the Roughneck 35 with 8:19 left in the game to stop the threat.
“Their defense played well,” Sweeny coach Joey Olguin said. “You have to give them credit. We didn’t take advantage of the opportunities given to us when we had the chance. They are a good team. They played hard.”
Sweeny’s defense had its share of stops as well. When the Columbia offense stalled, Jacob Comer was able to kick field goals from 31, 31 and 39 yards out. The 39-yarder came with 1:53 left in the fourth quarter to put the game on ice.
“Jacob is just a great kid,” Lynch said. “On that last one, he was able to come through for us. He can hit those. He’s done it in practice. He did an exceptional job.”
It was Sweeny (3-1) that jumped out on top with 11:14 left in the first quarter. Derek Davis grabbed a screen pass from quarterback Cody Erickson and ran 85 yards for a touchdown. The play came on a third-and-15 play. The extra-point kick failed, leaving the Bulldogs with a 6-0 lead.
Columbia (4-0) took the lead with 11:54 left in the second quarter when quarterback Jarius Kesee plunged into the end zone from a yard out to cap an 80-yard drive. Comer kicked the extra point to put Columbia up 7-6.
Sweeny’s Nick Logan recovered a Columbia fumble at the Roughneck 49 with 6:10 left in the second quarter to put the Bulldogs’ offense in good field position.
Just over a minute later, Columbia’s Dennis Moody recovered a Sweeny fumble at the Columbia 43 to stop the threat.
The Roughnecks went into Sweeny territory, where Comer kicked his first field goal with 45 seconds left in the first half to put Columbia up 10-6 at that half.
After a scoreless third quarter, Columbia drove as far as the Sweeny 14 early in the fourth quarter before Comer hit his second field goal with 9:56 left in the game to put the Roughnecks up 13-6.
After White picked up his interception, the Roughnecks drove into Sweeny territory where Comer kicked his final field goal of the game.
Columbia’s defense collected three turnovers in the game while Sweeny’s D picked up two turnovers.
The Roughnecks finished with 274 yards of offense. Columbia’s Dakarius Bell had 147 yards rushing on 40 carries. Sweeny had 230 yards of total offense.