SEPT. 8, 2016 • FARRAGUT HIGH SCHOOL • 7:00 PM

BEARDEN SCHEDULE

COVERAGE

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41.0

PointsPerGame 37.020.7

PointsAllowedPerGame 19.0

Aug.19 vs.Karns

W,59-7Aug.26 atPowell W,57-20Sept.2 vs.HardinValley L,35-7Sept.8(7p.m.)

atFarragut(RivalryThursday)

Sept.16 atWilliamBlount(TV:10News2,WBIR.com)

Sept.23 atMaryville Sept.30 vs.BradleyCentral Oct.14 vs.Dobyns-Bennett Oct.21 atScienceHill Oct.28 vs.JeffersonCounty

BEARDEN BULLDOGS

FARRAGUT ADMIRALS

SCORING COMPARISON

GAME FOUR: BATTLE FOR WEST KNOXVILLE RETURNS FOR THE 60TH TIME

BEARDEN (2-1)

HeadCoach:MorganShinleverRecordatBearden:9-15(3rdyear)OverallRecord:9-15(3rdyear)

Off.Coordinator:PaulSheltonDef.Coordinator:BrianMilan

FARRAGUT (2-1)

HeadCoach:EddieCourtneyRecordatFHS:140-90(21styear)OverallRecord:140-90(21styear)

Off.Coordinator:RustyPartinDef.Coordinator:TomDoucette

BEARDEN STAT LEADERS

Passing:19DawsonHouser(27-40,436yards,5TDs,2INTs)

Rushing:2TyWarren(48carries,261yards,6TDs)

Receiving:33Ja’QuezDove(7catches,175yards,0TDs)

Tackling:57RamondaRobinson(18tackles,5TFLs,2sacks)

Kicking:95JohnMatthewLee(12-13XP,1-1FGs,36long)

NOTEWORTHY

Tonight’sgamemarksBearden’sfirstThursdaysinceOct.17,2013,whichwasalsoagainstFarragut.TheBulldogsare3-3all-timeinThursdaygames,whileFarragutis5-4onThursdays.

Farragutis16-2inthelast18meetingswithBearden.14ofthose18meetingscameintheregularseason.

FreshmanquarterbackCollinIronsideplayedallofthesecondhalfagainstHardinValleyandmaygetthestarttonight.Ironsideis15for29passingfor184yardsandthreeinterceptionssofarthisseasonandhasplayedthemajorityofthesecondhalfinallthreegames.

Bearden’sstreakofplayingonPilotFlyingJturffielddonationscontinuesthisweek,asFarragutwasoneofthefiveschoolsalongwithBeardentoreceiveaturffieldforthe2016season.

FarragutHeadCoachEddieCourtneyis18-6againstBeardeninhis21seasonsastheAdmirals’coach(2-1intheplayoffs).

LAST MEETING Sept.11,2015

FarragutrunningbackTannerThomasrushedfor140yardsandtwotouchdowns,andFarragutdominatedintheirthirdstraightwinoverBeardenintheBattleforWestKnoxville,40-9.

Thegamefeaturedaonehour,20-minutelightningdelayinthesecondquarter.

Farragutgottheballfirstandmarched76yardstotakeaquick7-0lead,andneverlookedback.

TheAdmiralswouldextendtheirleadallthewayto27-0beforeTyWarrenscoredona2-yardruntogiveBeardenitsonlyoffensivescoreoftheday.

Inthefourthquarter,BeardenlinebackerCameronMillertackledaFarragutplayerintheendzoneforasafety.

MillerfinishedwitheighttacklestoleadtheBeardendefense,whileoffensively,Warrenrushedfor63yards.

ThegamewasBearden’ssecondlowestscoringandyardageoutputofthe2015season.

SERIES INFO

Farragutownsa39-20all-timeseriesleadoverBearden.

Thefirstmeetingwasin1949,Bearden’sfirstseasonoffootball.

FarraguthaswonthreestraightoverBearden.

BeardenhasonlybeatenFarragutintheregularseasononcesince2001.

TheBattleforWestKnoxvillewilltakeplaceonaThursdayforthefirsttimesince2013.

Thisseasonmarksthe45thconsecutiveseasonthattheBulldogsandAdmiralshavemet.

BEARDEN STAT LEADERS: VS. HVA

Passing:19DawsonHouser(3-10,59yards,2INTs)

Rushing:2TyWarren(19carries,93yards,1TD)

Receiving:33Ja’QuezDove(1catch,51yards)

Defense:57RamondaRobinson(10tackles,1sack)

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AROUND REGION 1-6A WEEK FOUR

BradleyCentralatClevelandSevierCountyatDobyns-BennettSouthDoyleatHardinValley

MorristownWestatJeffersonCountyAlcoaatMaryville

ScienceHillatErwin(NC)HeritageatWilliamBlount

REGION 1-6A STANDINGS

1.BradleyCentral 1-0 3-0Maryville 1-0 3-03.WilliamBlount 1-0 2-14.HardinValley 1-0 1-15.Bearden 0-1 2-1JeffersonCounty 0-1 2-17.ScienceHill 0-1 1-18.Dobyns-Bennett 0-1 1-2

OTHER GAMES OF INTEREST

Austin-EastatFultonCAKatWebbWestatCarterKarnsatGibbs

ABOUT FARRAGUT

Farragutrunsaspreadoptionoffenseand3-4defense.

TheAdmiralsreturned10totalstartersfromlastseason’s10-2team(fiveonoffense,fiveondefense).

Farragut’s10-2finishin2015wastheirbestrecordsince2008andfurthestplayoffadvancementsince2010.

Farragut’skeyplayersincludeseniorwidereceiverDavisSimmons(199yards,3TDs),seniorquarterbackAdamFulton(45-81,627yards,7TDs,1INT),andseniorrunningbacksCooperHardinandAmonJohnson.Two-waylinemanChanceBolenanchorsbothlinesofscrimmage.

Farraguthasaveragedarecordof8-4(13seasons)inseasonswheretheyhavebeatenBeardenintheregularseasonsince2001,whileaveraginga3-8record(twoseasons)inthattimespanwhenlosingtoBeardenintheregularseason.

InFarragut’sthreestraightwinsoverBearden,theAdmiralshaveoutscoredtheBulldogs152-32.

AdmiralseniorkickerJoeDoylewasselectedtoplayintheUnderArmourAll-Americangame.

Aug.19 vs.Powell

W,55-6Aug.26 atGibbs W,31-21Sept.2 atOakRidge L,30-25Sept.8(7p.m.)

vs.Bearden(RivalryThursday)

Sept.16 vs.Karns Sept.29(7p.m.)

atCampbellCo.(RivalryThursday)

Oct.7 atWest Oct.14 atLenoirCity Oct.21 vs.SouthDoyle Oct.28 vs.Clinton

FARRAGUT SCHEDULE

SETTING THE TONE

FarraguthasbeatenBeardenin16ofthelast18meetingsbetweentherivals.

InseasonswhereBeardenhaswonthegame,theBulldogshavegoneontohavesomeoftheirmostsuccessfulseasons.Here’salookatthelastfourBeardenwinsoverFarragut:

2012:Bearden48,Farragut45(3OT)-Beardenfinished8-3(5-2)2007:Bearden28,Farragut14(Class5AQuarterfinals)-Beardenfinished12-2(6-0)

LOOKING AHEAD

Sept.16atWilliamBlount

Lastmeeting:Sept.18,2015(Bearden44,WilliamBlount34)

HeadCoach:PhilipShadowens(2ndyearatWB;23rdoverall)

WeekFourgame:vs.Heritage

WilliamBlountHeadCoachPhilipShadowensisatwo-timestatechampionandwaslastatBlackman(Murfreesboro),wherehewas59-17insixseasons.

Thiswillbethe20thall-timemeetingbetweenBeardenandWilliamBlount.

WilliamBlount’slastwinintheseriescamein1999.

ThegameatWilliamBlountistheonlyofBearden’s10regularseasongamesthatwillnotbeplayedonturf.

BeardenandWilliamBlounthaveplayedeveryyearsince2009,buttheBulldogshavenotplayedatWilliamBlountsince2013duetorealignment.

WilliamBlountmadetheplayoffslastseason(bydefaultforbeingin6A)forthefirsttimesince2007.

BY THE NUMBERS

NumberofconsecutiveBearden

footballgamesBearden’sCoachJackTatehasattended,includingtonight’s

game

426 4 NumberoftelevisedBeardenvs.Farragutgames,including

tonight,lastin2013

Numberoftimessince2009thattheBeardenvs.Farragutgamehasbeenanon-districtgame,including

tonight’sgame

NumberoftimestheBattleforWestKnoxvillehasbeenplayedatFarragutona

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FARRAGUT STAT LEADERS: AT OAK RIDGE

Passing:19AdamFulton(17-27,161yards,2TDs,0INTs)

Rushing:9AmonJohnson(16carries,120yards,1TD)

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2001:Bearden49,Farragut42-Beardenfinished4-6(3-4)2000:Bearden28,Farragut20-Beardenfinished9-3(6-1)

BEARDEN 59 KARNS 7

BulldogquarterbackDawsonHouserthrewfor143yardsandaccountedforthreetouchdownsinhisfirstcareerstarttoleadBeardentoaseasonopeningwinBEARDEN 57 POWELL 20

Bearden’sdefenseforcedfourturnovers,includingtwopicksixes,androlledpastPowelltomoveto2-0andheadintoregionplayHARDIN VALLEY 35 BEARDEN 7

HardinValleyshutdowntheBeardenoffenseinthesecondhalf,andcruisedbehindwidereceiverThomasClay’s114yardsandtwotouchdownsreceivingSEPT. 8 AT FARRAGUT

BeardenlooksfortheirfirstwinovertheAdmiralssince2012;theBattleofWestKnoxvillereturnstoaThursdaynight

SEPT. 16 AT WILLIAM BLOUNT

BeardenlooksfortheirninthstraightwinovertheGovernors;theBulldogs’onlygamenotplayedonturfin2016

SEPT. 23 AT MARYVILLE

TheRebelsleadtheall-timeseries,17-2-1,andhavewontenstraight;Beardenlooksforfirstwininseriessince1993

SEPT. 30 BRADLEY CENTRAL

BeardenhostsBradleyCentralforthefirsttimesince1996andlooksfortheirfourthstraightwinovertheBears

OCT. 14 DOBYNS-BENNETT

BeardenlooksfortheirfirsteverhomewinovertheIndiansandfourthofthelastsixoverallmeetings

OCT. 21 AT SCIENCE HILL

Beardenmakesitsfurthestroadtripsince2007andlookstogettheirfourthwininthepastfivemeetingsatScienceHill

OCT. 28 JEFFERSON COUNTY

Beardenlookstoavengelastseason’sloss,theBulldogs’firsttothePatriotssince2004

NOV. 4 CLASS 6A FIRST ROUND

BeardenlosttheirfirstplayoffgameasapartofthenewRegion1-6AtoSiegellastseason;theBulldogshavea9-16all-timepostseasonrecord

2016 BEARDEN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

ALL-TIME RECORD VS. 2016 OPPONENTS

Karns:26-1Powell:6-8HardinValley:2-5Farragut:20-39WilliamBlount:11-8

Maryville:2-17-1BradleyCentral:3-2Dobyns-Bennett:3-12ScienceHill:6-3JeffersonCounty:8-7

HardinValleydefenseslowsdownBearden,35-7ByWyethWilsonAftertopping50pointsineachofthefirsttwogamesoftheseason,Bearden’soffensegotawake-upcallonFridaynight.HardinValley(1-1,1-0Region1-6A)heldBearden(2-1,0-1)scorelessinthesecondhalfandnevertrailed,cruisingtoa35-7victory.BulldogstartingquarterbackDawsonHouserwasheldoutofthesecondhalfduetocramping.“Theyplayedgoodballforsure,butitwasmoreaboutusshootingourselvesinthefootthanthemstoppingus,”BeardenCoachMorganShinleversaid.“Weletmistakessnowball.“Iwaspleasedwithwhatwehadasagameplancomingin,butyoucan’tletateamlikethatcomeinandtakeadvantageofmistakes,andHardinValleydidagoodjobofcapitalizingandmadeuspay.”TheturnoversthatplaguedBeardenstartedearly.FollowingHardinValleyquarterbackGavinGreene’sone-yardtouchdownsneakthatputtheHawksup7-0enteringthesecondquarter,HardinValleylinebackerRookLandersinterceptedatippedpassandreturneditforascore,extendingtheHawks’leadto14-0.BeardenwasabletogetintotheendzonetheonlytimeallnightwhenCoachShinleverdecidedtogoforitonafourth-and-two.TyWarrenwent16yardsforaBulldogtouchdownontheplaytocutthedeficitinhalfwith5:10leftinthesecondquarter.Warrenfinishedwith93yardson18carries.Fromthere,itwasallHardinValley.HawkswidereceiverThomasClaycaughttouchdownpassesof66and15yardstoputthegameoutofreachforBearden.Claytotaled114receivingyardsonjustfivecatches.FollowingHouser’sremovalfromthegame,Bearden’soffensestruggledtofindanyproductivitybehindfreshmanquarterbackCollinIronside.“[NothavingHouser]limitedouroffense,”CoachShinleversaid.“HardinValleydidagoodjoboftakingawaywhatweweretryingtodo.“It’shardtobounceintoourcountergameplanwithafreshmanquarterbackwhohaslimitedreps.”Forthefourthstraighttime,BeardenfelltoHardinValley,andforthethirdstraighttimedroppedtheirregionopener.AftersteppingintoRegion1-6Aplaybriefly,theBulldogswillplaytheirlastnon-regiongameoftheseasonnextThursdayinarivalrygameagainstFarragut.“Thisisn’treallygoingtoaffectus,”CoachShinleversaid.“Weknewitwasn’tourbestgame,andweneedtoputitbehindusbecauseweneedtogetreadytogooutandplayFarragut.“Footballisagamewhereyouhavetosnapandclearandmoveon,andthat’swhatwe’lldo.”

PublishedonBeardenBarkSports.com,theofficialathleticwebsiteofBeardenHighSchool

BEARDEN’S LAST GAME: VS. HVA