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08-28-2004, 08:30 PM
Palestine tops Whitehouse 27-6
8-28-04
By Scott Tyler
H-P Sports Editor
WHITEHOUSE - Palestine's Glen Tunstall won his first game as the Wildcats' head coach as Palestine topped Whitehouse 27-6 Friday night in the opening game of the 2004 season.
"I feel good about this win," Tunstall said. "The kids played hard and even though it was hot, they stuck it out."
Showcasing its new passing attack on offense, Palestine quarterback Fred Williams threw for a touchdown, and scored on two more quarterback keepers.
"I thought Fred did a great job throwing the football," Palestine offensive coordinator Tommy Allison said. "He had great presence in the pocket and made good reads."
Williams was 12-for-21 passing for 194 yards and one touchdown.
Palestine came out throwing from the start as Williams completed his first three passes, putting Palestine into Whitehouse territory.
Later in the drive Williams converted on a fourth down when he found Lee Stubblefield for a 7-yard completion.
Three plays later, Palestine was in another fourth-down situation when Williams took the shotgun snap, had enough time to go through his progression of receivers and then stepped up in the pocket and threaded a pass over the middle of the field to Stubblefield, who caught it over the helmet of a Whitehouse defender for a 33-yard touchdown.
"Our offensive line did a great job, especially on that touchdown play," Allison said. "When the quarterback has that kind of time to stay in the pocket, you know your offensive line is doing their job."
Two possessions later, Williams connected again with Stubblefield, this time for 32 yards to give Palestine a first-and-goal at the 7-yard line.
After a 6-yard run by Cameron Jones, Williams scored on a 1-yard quarterback keeper giving Palestine a 14-0 lead in the closing seconds of the first quarter.
With his feet, Williams helped put Palestine ahead 21-0 late in the second quarter. Off the option, Williams kept the ball and scampered for 37 yards, giving the Wildcats a first-and-goal from the three. Two plays later, Williams again kept it on a quarterback sneak for the 1-yard touchdown.
Williams had 70 rushing yards in the first half.
"One improvement we have seen from Fred is his ability to run the ball," Allison said. "When he can do that, he makes our offense a whole lot better."
While the Wildcat offense scored three touchdowns in the first half, the Palestine defense held Whitehouse to only one first down and 66 total yards in the first half.
"Our defense did a great job," Tunstall said. "We are a very aggressive defense and we were able to come after them with a lot of players."
The Palestine defense held Whitehouse to negative yardage for most of the second half and had a shutout going into the final four minutes of the game when Whitehouse quarterback Spencer Smith found Mark Pendergraf down the sideline for an 86-yard score but by that time Palestine had already put the game away.
After putting the ball in the air 19 times in the first half, the Wildcats only attempted three passes in the second half as Palestine went to the running game to use some of the clock.
In the third quarter, Nigel Cooper, who took a majority of the snaps in the second half, completed a third-and-11 play to Eric Turner for 16 yards. Trevlyn Reed followed with a 14-yard run setting up Palestine inside Whitehouse's 10-yard line. Cooper finished the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run but the extra point attempt was blocked, giving the Wildcats a 27-0 lead.
Throughout the game, it was evident that it was the first game for both teams. Palestine and Whitehouse combined for 126 penalty yards and four turnovers. Three of those turnovers and 90 of those yards were against Palestine.
"We made some mistakes but they are correctable," Tunstall said. "We are going to enjoy this win for a little while and then prepare for Carthage."
Notes: Palestine threw for 210 yards. The Wildcats did not have a 200-yard passing game at all last year. ...Palestine had four different receivers catch at least two passes with Stubblefield leading the way with four catches for 76 yards. ... Gerald Singleton, who transferred to Palestine from Jacksonville, had a pair of sacks. ...Palestine will host Carthage next Friday.
8-28-04
By Scott Tyler
H-P Sports Editor
WHITEHOUSE - Palestine's Glen Tunstall won his first game as the Wildcats' head coach as Palestine topped Whitehouse 27-6 Friday night in the opening game of the 2004 season.
"I feel good about this win," Tunstall said. "The kids played hard and even though it was hot, they stuck it out."
Showcasing its new passing attack on offense, Palestine quarterback Fred Williams threw for a touchdown, and scored on two more quarterback keepers.
"I thought Fred did a great job throwing the football," Palestine offensive coordinator Tommy Allison said. "He had great presence in the pocket and made good reads."
Williams was 12-for-21 passing for 194 yards and one touchdown.
Palestine came out throwing from the start as Williams completed his first three passes, putting Palestine into Whitehouse territory.
Later in the drive Williams converted on a fourth down when he found Lee Stubblefield for a 7-yard completion.
Three plays later, Palestine was in another fourth-down situation when Williams took the shotgun snap, had enough time to go through his progression of receivers and then stepped up in the pocket and threaded a pass over the middle of the field to Stubblefield, who caught it over the helmet of a Whitehouse defender for a 33-yard touchdown.
"Our offensive line did a great job, especially on that touchdown play," Allison said. "When the quarterback has that kind of time to stay in the pocket, you know your offensive line is doing their job."
Two possessions later, Williams connected again with Stubblefield, this time for 32 yards to give Palestine a first-and-goal at the 7-yard line.
After a 6-yard run by Cameron Jones, Williams scored on a 1-yard quarterback keeper giving Palestine a 14-0 lead in the closing seconds of the first quarter.
With his feet, Williams helped put Palestine ahead 21-0 late in the second quarter. Off the option, Williams kept the ball and scampered for 37 yards, giving the Wildcats a first-and-goal from the three. Two plays later, Williams again kept it on a quarterback sneak for the 1-yard touchdown.
Williams had 70 rushing yards in the first half.
"One improvement we have seen from Fred is his ability to run the ball," Allison said. "When he can do that, he makes our offense a whole lot better."
While the Wildcat offense scored three touchdowns in the first half, the Palestine defense held Whitehouse to only one first down and 66 total yards in the first half.
"Our defense did a great job," Tunstall said. "We are a very aggressive defense and we were able to come after them with a lot of players."
The Palestine defense held Whitehouse to negative yardage for most of the second half and had a shutout going into the final four minutes of the game when Whitehouse quarterback Spencer Smith found Mark Pendergraf down the sideline for an 86-yard score but by that time Palestine had already put the game away.
After putting the ball in the air 19 times in the first half, the Wildcats only attempted three passes in the second half as Palestine went to the running game to use some of the clock.
In the third quarter, Nigel Cooper, who took a majority of the snaps in the second half, completed a third-and-11 play to Eric Turner for 16 yards. Trevlyn Reed followed with a 14-yard run setting up Palestine inside Whitehouse's 10-yard line. Cooper finished the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run but the extra point attempt was blocked, giving the Wildcats a 27-0 lead.
Throughout the game, it was evident that it was the first game for both teams. Palestine and Whitehouse combined for 126 penalty yards and four turnovers. Three of those turnovers and 90 of those yards were against Palestine.
"We made some mistakes but they are correctable," Tunstall said. "We are going to enjoy this win for a little while and then prepare for Carthage."
Notes: Palestine threw for 210 yards. The Wildcats did not have a 200-yard passing game at all last year. ...Palestine had four different receivers catch at least two passes with Stubblefield leading the way with four catches for 76 yards. ... Gerald Singleton, who transferred to Palestine from Jacksonville, had a pair of sacks. ...Palestine will host Carthage next Friday.