By Taelor Rye
Although Homecoming typically draws a large crowd and contains perhaps the most high school football anticipation of the season, the Dodge County Indians football team’s game versus Appling County saw very little scoring, as the Indians beat the Appling Pirates 7-3.
All points were scored in the first half of the game, with Dodge clinching its win with a touchdown in the first quarter.
Dodge County Indian senior Anthony Woods (88) is pictured above determined to stop Appling Pirate Keelan Crosby. (Photo by Kim Stanley)
Dodge wins Homecoming game against Appling
With 3:31 left in the quarter, Kyle Glover ran the ball for two yards and scored a touchdown for a score of 6-0 in favor of the Indians. Following Glover’s touchdown was a point after kick from Peyton Bush, a consistently scoring kicker for the Indians thus far this season. The score became 7-0, and the first quarter saw no other points scored.
However, things changed in the second quarter, as opponent Appling County managed to make a small mark on the scoreboard. With 4:20 left on the clock, an Appling player successfully attempted a 33-yard field goal, scoring his team three points for a final score of 7-3.
Although this field goal provided Appling with some hope for the rest of the game, Dodge managed to defend itself from any other potential attacks. With no points scored in the third or fourth quarters, the Dodge County Indians became the winners of the Homecoming game.
Just as the scores between the two teams were similar, differing only in four points, the number of offensive yards of each team is comparable. That is, the Pirates had 204 total offensive yards versus the Indians’ 208 yards.
Appling has credit for passing and receiving the ball over a sum of 60 yards while Dodge passed and received the ball over only 33 yards. To offset this imbalance, Dodge naturally had an advantage over Appling in terms of rushing yards.
Although the Pirates attempted 46 rushes while the Indians only attempted 37, Dodge was arguably more strategic with each rush, covering 175 total yards against Appling’s mere 144.
The Pirates did, however, outdo the Dodge with respect to number of penalties and yards lost. While the Indians had five penalties for a loss of 40 yards, Appling’s 13 penalties lost the team 125 yards – more than triple Dodge’s loss.
Appling also has credit for a greater time of possession, 27:08, but Dodge only held the ball for 20:52.
Dodge’s top passer was Clint Thompson, who completed four of his six attempted passes over 33 total yards. Thompson’s completed passes were received by A. J. Lampkin once for 19 yards, Glover twice for a total of 10 yards and Cameron Young once for four yards.
Young was Dodge’s top rusher in terms of yards covered, as he attempted 10 rushes for 97 yards. Following Young was Glover, whose 14 attempts covered 70 yards and the sole touchdown of the game.
Many Indians receive credit for being noteworthy defensemen. Young made eight solo tackles with three assists, for example. Additionally, Cameron Coleman made six solo tackles and seven assists. Following Coleman was Jadin Johnson with six solo tackles and two assists. Alec White, Larry Johnson and Glover each had four solo tackles and two assists while Nick Rogers had three solo tackles and four assists.
The Indians’ next game will be an away game against Cook County on Friday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m.
However, things changed in the second quarter, as opponent Appling County managed to make a small mark on the scoreboard. With 4:20 left on the clock, an Appling player successfully attempted a 33-yard field goal, scoring his team three points for a final score of 7-3.
Although this field goal provided Appling with some hope for the rest of the game, Dodge managed to defend itself from any other potential attacks. With no points scored in the third or fourth quarters, the Dodge County Indians became the winners of the Homecoming game.
Just as the scores between the two teams were similar, differing only in four points, the number of offensive yards of each team is comparable. That is, the Pirates had 204 total offensive yards versus the Indians’ 208 yards.
Appling has credit for passing and receiving the ball over a sum of 60 yards while Dodge passed and received the ball over only 33 yards. To offset this imbalance, Dodge naturally had an advantage over Appling in terms of rushing yards.
Although the Pirates attempted 46 rushes while the Indians only attempted 37, Dodge was arguably more strategic with each rush, covering 175 total yards against Appling’s mere 144.
The Pirates did, however, outdo the Dodge with respect to number of penalties and yards lost. While the Indians had five penalties for a loss of 40 yards, Appling’s 13 penalties lost the team 125 yards – more than triple Dodge’s loss.
Appling also has credit for a greater time of possession, 27:08, but Dodge only held the ball for 20:52.
Dodge’s top passer was Clint Thompson, who completed four of his six attempted passes over 33 total yards. Thompson’s completed passes were received by A. J. Lampkin once for 19 yards, Glover twice for a total of 10 yards and Cameron Young once for four yards.
Young was Dodge’s top rusher in terms of yards covered, as he attempted 10 rushes for 97 yards. Following Young was Glover, whose 14 attempts covered 70 yards and the sole touchdown of the game.
Many Indians receive credit for being noteworthy defensemen. Young made eight solo tackles with three assists, for example. Additionally, Cameron Coleman made six solo tackles and seven assists. Following Coleman was Jadin Johnson with six solo tackles and two assists. Alec White, Larry Johnson and Glover each had four solo tackles and two assists while Nick Rogers had three solo tackles and four assists.
The Indians’ next game will be an away game against Cook County on Friday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m.
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