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11-27-2004, 08:26 AM
Tatum - 23, Wilmer-Hutchins - 19
TYLER – Wilmer-Hutchins gave a valiant effort, but fell to Tatum, 23-19, in a Class 3A Division II Region II semifinal Friday at Rose Stadium.
Tatum (12-1) will face the winner of today’s Madison-Gilmer game in the Region II final next week.
Wilmer-Hutchins (10-2) overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to take a brief lead late in the third quarter, but Wilmer-Hutchins’ offense couldn’t capitalize until it showed life on its final drive. Wilmer-Hutchins began at its own 10 with 1:36 remaining and quarterback Dustin Long completed four consecutive passes to take it to the Tatum 36. Wilmer-Hutchins, No. 2 in SportsDay’s Class 3A-and-others rankings and No. 10 in the Associated Press’ 3A state poll, advanced to the Tatum 27, but Long’s fourth-down desperation heave with no time remaining fell incomplete.
Neither team was able to score in the fourth quarter as both defenses stiffened. Wilmer-Hutchins and Tatum twice penetrated each other’ 35-yard line in the fourth quarter, but came away empty.
The winning touchdown came on an eight-play, 56-yard drive culminated by Lennon Creer’s 3-yard touchdown run with 2:52 remaining in the third quarter.
Creer’s score thwarted Wilmer-Hutchins, which seemed poised to take over the game after it scored two touchdowns in a span of 1:04 to take the lead. After running back Vern Cannon trimmed the lead to 16-13 on a 17-yard touchdown run later in the quarter, Wilmer-Hutchins cornerback Anthony Webb returned an interception 55 yards to the Tatum 9. Bell found Brandon Rhodes with a 5-yard touchdown pass for a 19-16 lead.
Four first-half turnovers, nine penalties and Tatum quarterback Stephen Hodge hampered Wilmer-Hutchins. Hodge’s play-making ability led to Tatum’s first two touchdowns. Tatum took its first lead when Hodge eluded numerous defenders and found Daylon McCoy for a 42-yard touchdown pass for a 9-6 lead with 2:08 remaining in the first half. He extended the lead to 16-6 thanks to a 50-yard run on the second play of the third quarter that set up his 17-yard touchdown run.
The turnovers gave Tatum excellent field position. Tatum started at its own 41 and 47 after Wilmer-Hutchins interceptions, but Wilmer-Hutchins’ defense was able to keep Tatum from scoring on those drives.
Wilmer-Hutchins 6 0 13 0 -- 19
Tatum 0 9 14 0 -- 23
WH - Dustin Bell 1 run (kick blocked)
Tatum - Martine Vasquez 38 FG
Tatum - Daylon McCoy 42 pass from Stephen Hodge (kick failed)
Tatum - Hodge 17 run (Vasquez kick)
WH - Vern Cannon 17 run (Oscar Rodriguez kick)
WH - Brandon Rhodes 5 pass from Bell (kick failed)
Tatum - Lennon Creer 3 run (Vasquez kick)
Statistic WH Tatum
First downs 24 11
Rushing yards 39-236 39-167
Passing yards 177 56
Comp-att-int 13-32-2 5-11-1
Punts-avg 3-27.3 6-38.7
Penalties-yards 9-75 7-30
Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing – WH: Bryant McKinney 14-116, Dustin Bell 12-60, Vern Cannon 11-52, Joryan Culberson 1-9, Brandon Rhodes 1-(-1). Tatum: Stephen Hodge 25-90, Lennon Creer 12-70, Daylon McCoy 2-0.
Passing – WH: Dustin Bell 13-31-2-177. Tatum: Stephen Hodge 5-11-1-56.
Receiving – WH: Brandon Rhodes 4-87, Jefferson Brundidge 3-35, Isaiah Oputa 2-22, Xavier Rambo 2-16, Joryan Culberson 2-7. Tatum: Daylon McCoy 1-42, Matt Hale 1-11, Steldon Stoker 1-5, Lennon Creer 1-1, Taurrean Stoker 1-(-3).
TYLER – Wilmer-Hutchins gave a valiant effort, but fell to Tatum, 23-19, in a Class 3A Division II Region II semifinal Friday at Rose Stadium.
Tatum (12-1) will face the winner of today’s Madison-Gilmer game in the Region II final next week.
Wilmer-Hutchins (10-2) overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to take a brief lead late in the third quarter, but Wilmer-Hutchins’ offense couldn’t capitalize until it showed life on its final drive. Wilmer-Hutchins began at its own 10 with 1:36 remaining and quarterback Dustin Long completed four consecutive passes to take it to the Tatum 36. Wilmer-Hutchins, No. 2 in SportsDay’s Class 3A-and-others rankings and No. 10 in the Associated Press’ 3A state poll, advanced to the Tatum 27, but Long’s fourth-down desperation heave with no time remaining fell incomplete.
Neither team was able to score in the fourth quarter as both defenses stiffened. Wilmer-Hutchins and Tatum twice penetrated each other’ 35-yard line in the fourth quarter, but came away empty.
The winning touchdown came on an eight-play, 56-yard drive culminated by Lennon Creer’s 3-yard touchdown run with 2:52 remaining in the third quarter.
Creer’s score thwarted Wilmer-Hutchins, which seemed poised to take over the game after it scored two touchdowns in a span of 1:04 to take the lead. After running back Vern Cannon trimmed the lead to 16-13 on a 17-yard touchdown run later in the quarter, Wilmer-Hutchins cornerback Anthony Webb returned an interception 55 yards to the Tatum 9. Bell found Brandon Rhodes with a 5-yard touchdown pass for a 19-16 lead.
Four first-half turnovers, nine penalties and Tatum quarterback Stephen Hodge hampered Wilmer-Hutchins. Hodge’s play-making ability led to Tatum’s first two touchdowns. Tatum took its first lead when Hodge eluded numerous defenders and found Daylon McCoy for a 42-yard touchdown pass for a 9-6 lead with 2:08 remaining in the first half. He extended the lead to 16-6 thanks to a 50-yard run on the second play of the third quarter that set up his 17-yard touchdown run.
The turnovers gave Tatum excellent field position. Tatum started at its own 41 and 47 after Wilmer-Hutchins interceptions, but Wilmer-Hutchins’ defense was able to keep Tatum from scoring on those drives.
Wilmer-Hutchins 6 0 13 0 -- 19
Tatum 0 9 14 0 -- 23
WH - Dustin Bell 1 run (kick blocked)
Tatum - Martine Vasquez 38 FG
Tatum - Daylon McCoy 42 pass from Stephen Hodge (kick failed)
Tatum - Hodge 17 run (Vasquez kick)
WH - Vern Cannon 17 run (Oscar Rodriguez kick)
WH - Brandon Rhodes 5 pass from Bell (kick failed)
Tatum - Lennon Creer 3 run (Vasquez kick)
Statistic WH Tatum
First downs 24 11
Rushing yards 39-236 39-167
Passing yards 177 56
Comp-att-int 13-32-2 5-11-1
Punts-avg 3-27.3 6-38.7
Penalties-yards 9-75 7-30
Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing – WH: Bryant McKinney 14-116, Dustin Bell 12-60, Vern Cannon 11-52, Joryan Culberson 1-9, Brandon Rhodes 1-(-1). Tatum: Stephen Hodge 25-90, Lennon Creer 12-70, Daylon McCoy 2-0.
Passing – WH: Dustin Bell 13-31-2-177. Tatum: Stephen Hodge 5-11-1-56.
Receiving – WH: Brandon Rhodes 4-87, Jefferson Brundidge 3-35, Isaiah Oputa 2-22, Xavier Rambo 2-16, Joryan Culberson 2-7. Tatum: Daylon McCoy 1-42, Matt Hale 1-11, Steldon Stoker 1-5, Lennon Creer 1-1, Taurrean Stoker 1-(-3).