AUG. 26, 2016 • POWELL HIGH SCHOOL • 7:30 PM  

BEARDEN SCHEDULE

NOTEWORTHY

This  game  is  the  second  in  a  row  where  Bearden  will  face  a  former  coach.  Powell  Head  Coach  Rodney  Ellison  was  an  assistant  coach  at  Bearden  during  the  2006  season.    

Powell  was  one  of  the  four  schools  along  with  Bearden  to  receive  a  turf  field  for  this  season  and  is  part  of  the  reason  that  nine  of  the  Bulldogs’  10  regular  season  games  in  2016  will  be  played  on  turf.    

Bearden’s  52-­‐point  win  over  Karns  was  the  Bulldog’s  largest  margin  of  victory  in  any  game  since  their  1999  win  over  the  Beavers  (57  points).  Bearden’s  59  points  scored  were  the  Bulldogs’  most  in  a  game  since  the  2010  season  opener  against  Walker  Valley  (72  points).    

Powell  has  lost  their  last  three  home  openers  by  an  average  of  41  points  and  is  5-­‐7  in  their  last  12  home  openers.  Bearden  is  8-­‐3  in  their  last  11  road  openers,  with  the  eight  wins  coming  by  an  average  of  25  points,  but  the  three  losses  being  by  an  average  of  50.3  points.        

COVERAGE

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59.0    

Points  Per  Game    

6.0    

7.0    

Points  Allowed  Per  Game    

55.0  

Aug.  19   vs.  Karns    

W,  59-­‐7  Aug.  26   at  Powell    Sept.  2   vs.  Hardin  Valley  

(TV:  MyVLT)    

Sept.  8  (7  p.m.)  

at  Farragut  (Rivalry  Thursday)  

 

Sept.  16   at  William  Blount  (TV:  10News2,  WBIR.com)  

 

Sept.  23   at  Maryville    Sept.  30   vs.  Bradley  Central    Oct.  14   vs.  Dobyns-­‐Bennett    Oct.  21   at  Science  Hill    Oct.  28   vs.  Jefferson  County    

BEARDEN BULLDOGS

     

POWELL PANTHERS

 

SCORING COMPARISON

GAME TWO: BEARDEN LOOKS TO SWEEP POWELL IN HOME AND HOME SERIES

BEARDEN (1-0)  

Head  Coach:  Morgan  Shinlever  Record  at  Bearden:  8-­‐14  (3rd  year)  Overall  Record:  8-­‐14  (3rd  year)    

Off.  Coordinator:  Paul  Shelton  Def.  Coordinator:  Brian  Milan  

POWELL (0-1)  

Head  Coach:  Rodney  Ellison  Record  at  Powell:  2-­‐10  (2nd  year)  Overall  Record:  6-­‐17  (3rd  year)    

Off.  Coordinator:  Rodney  Ellison  Def.  Coordinator:  Eric  Meyers  

BEARDEN STAT LEADERS

Passing:  Dawson  Houser    (11-­‐15  passing,  143  yards,  2  TDs)    

Rushing:  Ty  Warren    (17  carries,  83  yards,  3  TDs)    

Receiving:  Ja’Quez  Dove    (4  catches,  65  yards,  0  TDs)    

Tackling:  Tyler  Cooper  &  Alex  Majoras    (6  tackles,  2  TFLs)    

Kicking:  John  Matthew  Lee    (5-­‐5  XP,  1-­‐1  FGs,  36  long)      

LAST MEETING Aug.  28,  2015  

Bearden’s  defense  held  Powell  to  just  104  yards  of  total  offense  and  the  Bulldogs  rolled  by  the  Panthers  in  the  2015  home  opener,  30-­‐0.    

Bearden’s  defense  was  the  story,  but  the  Bulldogs’  offense  shined  as  well,  led  by  running  back  Ty  Warren’s  102  yards  rushing  and  three  touchdowns.    

Powell  played  a  freshman  quarterback,  Carson  Cole,  in  a  varsity  game  for  the  first  time  in  over  three  decades,  and  he  struggled  all  night.    

Cole  finished  12  of  21  passing  for  72  yards  and  three  interceptions.    

Much  of  his  discomfort  could  be  credited  to  Bearden  defensive  end  Spencer  Jefferies,  who  finished  with  eight  tackles  for  a  loss.    

Powell  reached  the  red  zone  twice  in  the  first  half,  but  was  unable  to  come  away  with  points  either  time.    

For  the  second  consecutive  game,  Bearden  punted  the  ball  zero  times.  

SERIES INFO

Powell  owns  an  8-­‐5  all-­‐time  series  lead  over  Bearden.      

The  first  meeting  was  in  1949,  Bearden’s  first  season  of  football.    

Bearden  has  not  played  at  Powell  since  1994.    

Bearden  is  63-­‐43-­‐1  all-­‐time  against  current  Region  2-­‐5A  members,  and  has  shared  a  district  with  members  West,  Heritage,  and  South  Doyle.  

Bearden  last  won  at  Powell  in  1968  and  has  played  at  Powell  a  total  of  six  times.    

 

BEARDEN STAT LEADERS: VS. KARNS

 

Passing:  Dawson  Houser  (11-­‐15,  143  yards,  2  TDs)  

 

Rushing:  Ty  Warren  (17  carries,  83  yards,  3  TDs)  

 

Receiving:  Ja’Quez  Dove  (4  catches,  65  yards)  

 

Defense:  Tyler  Cooper  &  Alex  Majoras  

(6  tackles,  2  TFLs)    (Game  recap  attached  on  page  4)  

 

 

AROUND REGION 1-6A WEEK TWO

McMinn  County  at  Bradley  Central  Dobyns-­‐Bennett  at  Oak  Ridge  Carter  at  Jefferson  County  

Maryville  at  Fulton  (Saturday)  Science  Hill  at  Elizabethton  William  Blount  at  Alcoa  Bye  Week  –  Hardin  Valley  

 

ABOUT POWELL

Powell  runs  a  spread  offense  and  3-­‐3  stack  (or  3-­‐3-­‐5)  defense.    

The  Panthers  return  10  total  starters  from  last  season’s  2-­‐9  team  (six  on  offense,  four  on  defense).    

Powell’s  offense  went  from  averaging  10.4  points  per  game  in  the  first  five  games  of  2015  to  averaging  27.5  over  the  last  six  games.    

After  going  37-­‐4  from  2010-­‐2012  with  a  state  championship  game  (2011)  and  state  semifinal  appearance  (2012),  Powell  has  gone  8-­‐24  since  2013.  The  Panthers  have  also  missed  the  playoffs  for  three  straight  seasons  after  qualifying  every  season  from  2002-­‐2012.    

Since  2011,  Powell  has  had  six  head  coaches  (2011:  Matt  Lowe;  2012:  Derek  Rang;  2013:  Tobi  Kilgore;  2014:  John  Allen/Larry  Neely;  2015-­‐Present:  Rodney  Ellison).  This  past  offseason  was  the  Panther’s  first  in  five  years  without  a  coaching  change.    

Powell  starting  quarterback  Carson  Cole  became  the  first  Panther  freshman  quarterback  to  start  in  over  three  decades  in  2015.  Cole  finished  the  season  completing  140  of  248  passes  for  1,643  yards  and  12  touchdowns  along  with  14  interceptions.  

REGION 1-6A STANDINGS

1.  Bearden   0-­‐0   1-­‐0          Bradley  Central   0-­‐0   1-­‐0          Dobyns-­‐Bennett   0-­‐0   1-­‐0          Jefferson  County   0-­‐0   1-­‐0          Maryville   0-­‐0   1-­‐0          William  Blount   0-­‐0   1-­‐0  7.  Science  Hill   0-­‐0   0-­‐0  8.  Hardin  Valley   0-­‐0   0-­‐1    

OTHER GAMES OF INTEREST

South  Doyle  at  Karns  Farragut  at  Gibbs  

West  at  Sevier  County  Grace  Christian  at  CAK  

Aug.  19   at  Farragut    

L,  55-­‐6  Aug.  26   vs.  Bearden    Sept.  2   vs.  Gibbs    Sept.  16   vs.  West    Sept.  23   at  Hardin  Valley    Sept.  30   at  Heritage    Oct.  7   vs.  Karns    Oct.  13  (7  p.m.)  

vs.  Halls  (Rivalry  Thursday)  

 

Oct.  21   at  Central    Oct.  28   at  South  Doyle      

POWELL SCHEDULE

SERIES SWEEPS  

Bearden  is  searching  for  its  eleventh  sweep  of  a  two  game  non-­‐district  home  and  home  series  since  2001.    

Here’s  a  look  at  the  10  series  sweeps  (Jefferson  County  and  West  were  not  in  the  same  district  as  Bearden  at  the  times  of  the  years  listed):    

2005-­‐2006:  Cumberland  County  2007-­‐2008:  Carter  2007-­‐2008:  West  2007-­‐2008:  Halls  2009-­‐2010:  Walker  Valley                                

LOOKING AHEAD  

Sept.  2  vs.  Hardin  Valley    

Last  meeting:  Sept.  4,  2015    (Hardin  Valley  41,  Bearden  31)    

Head  Coach:  Wes  Jones  (8th  year)    

Week  Two  game:  Bye  Week    

Hardin  Valley  finished  5-­‐6  in  2015,  their  worst  record  since  2012.    

The  game  at  Bearden  was  originally  scheduled  for  Thursday,  Sept.  1,  for  MyVLT’s  Rivalry  Thursday,  but  was  moved  to  Friday  due  to  Tennessee’s  season  opener  being  rescheduled  to  Sept.  1.    

This  will  be  the  seventh  all-­‐time  meeting  between  Hardin  Valley  and  Bearden.    

Hardin  Valley  leads  the  all-­‐time  series,  4-­‐2,  and  has  won  three  straight.    

Hardin  Valley  is  one  of  two  teams  that  will  play  Bearden  coming  off  of  a  bye  week  in  2016  (the  other  is  Bradley  Central).    

Hardin  Valley  lost  their  week  one  game  to  West,  17-­‐10.    

BY THE NUMBERS

Number  of  consecutive  Bearden  

football  games  Bearden’s  Coach  Jack  Tate  has  attended,  including  tonight’s  

game  

424 15 Number  of  

times  Bearden  has  ever  started  a  

season  with  a  2-­‐0  record  

Years  since  Bearden’s  last  game  at  Powell  (1994);  Bearden  lost  that  game,  

29-­‐0  

Number  of  total  rushing  yards  allowed  by  Bearden  last  week  against  Karns  (38  total  

yards)  

22

POWELL STAT LEADERS: AT FARRAGUT

Passing:  Carson  Cole  (12-­‐27,  175  yards,  0  TDs,  2  INTs)  

 

Rushing:  Bailor  Walker  (8  carries,  40  yards,  1  TD)  

 

Receiving:  Hunain  Rasheed  (5  catches,  96  yards,  0  TDs)  

 

Defense:  Brandon  Smith  (8  tackles  (6  solo,  2  assist))  

 

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2009-­‐2010:  Jefferson  County  2009-­‐2010:  Rhea  County  2011-­‐2012:  Morristown  East  2011-­‐2012:  Rhea  County  2015-­‐2016:  Karns  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEARDEN 59 KARNS 7

Bulldog  quarterback  Dawson  Houser  threw  for  143  yards  and  accounted  for  three  touchdowns  in  his  first  career  start  to  lead  Bearden  to  a  season  opening  win    

AUG. 26 AT POWELL

Bearden  makes  their  first  trip  to  Powell  since  1994  and  looks  to  sweep  the  home  and  home  series  with  the  Panthers  

SEPT. 2 HARDIN VALLEY

Bearden  returns  to  a  television  audience  for  the  first  time  since  2013  and  looks  for  their  first  win  over  the  Hawks  since  2012  

SEPT. 8 AT FARRAGUT

Bearden  looks  for  their  first  win  over  the  Admirals  since  2012;  the  Battle  of  West  Knoxville  returns  to  a  Thursday  night  

SEPT. 16 AT WILLIAM BLOUNT

Bearden  looks  for  their  ninth  straight  win  over  the  Governors;  the  Bulldogs’  only  game  not  played  on  turf  in  2016  

SEPT. 23 AT MARYVILLE

The  Rebels  lead  the  all-­‐time  series,  17-­‐2-­‐1,  and  have  won  ten  straight;  Bearden  looks  for  first  win  in  series  since  1993  

SEPT. 30 BRADLEY CENTRAL

Bearden  hosts  Bradley  Central  for  the  first  time  since  1996  and  looks  for  their  fourth  straight  win  over  the  Bears    

OCT. 14 DOBYNS-BENNETT

Bearden  looks  for  their  first  ever  home  win  over  the  Indians  and  fourth  of  the  last  six  overall  meetings  

OCT. 21 AT SCIENCE HILL

Bearden  makes  its  furthest  road  trip  since  2007  and  looks  to  get  their  fourth  win  in  the  past  five  meetings  at  Science  Hill  

OCT. 28 JEFFERSON COUNTY

Bearden  looks  to  avenge  last  season’s  loss,  the  Bulldogs’  first  to  the  Patriots  since  2004  

 

NOV. 4 CLASS 6A FIRST ROUND

Bearden  lost  their  first  playoff  game  as  a  part  of  the  new  Region  1-­‐6A  to  Siegel  last  season;  the  Bulldogs  have  a  9-­‐16  all-­‐time  postseason  record    

                                                               

2016 BEARDEN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

ALL-TIME RECORD VS. 2016 OPPONENTS

Karns:  26-­‐1  Powell:  5-­‐8  Hardin  Valley:  2-­‐4  Farragut:  20-­‐39  William  Blount:  11-­‐8    

Maryville:  2-­‐17-­‐1  Bradley  Central:  3-­‐2  Dobyns-­‐Bennett:  3-­‐12  Science  Hill:  6-­‐3  Jefferson  County:  8-­‐7    

 Houser,  Warren  lead  Bearden  to  second  straight  blowout  of  Karns  By  Wyeth  Wilson      Different  season,  same  result.    Bearden  (1-­‐0)  won  its  season  opener  over  Karns  (0-­‐1)  in  blowout  fashion  for  the  second  consecutive  season,  this  time  topping  the  Beavers  59-­‐7.    Junior  quarterback  Dawson  Houser,  making  his  first  start,  completed  11-­‐of-­‐15  passes  for  143  yards  and  two  touchdowns,  along  with  76  yards  and  a  score  on  the  ground  to  lead  the  Bearden  offense.    “Obviously,  there’s  nerves  coming  into  your  first  career  start,  but  I’ve  worked  really  hard  to  get  to  where  I  am  today  and  I  was  mainly  just  excited  for  than  nervous,”  Houser  said.  “I  feel  like  I  did  a  really  good  job  of  creating  the  tempo  of  the  offense,  putting  the  defense  in  bad  situations  where  they  were  gassed.    “I  think  they  knew  I  could  move,  but  they  didn’t  know  how  fast  I  could  move.”    Houser  got  the  Bearden  scoring  started  with  a  five-­‐yard  touchdown  pass  to  sophomore  tight  end  Addison  Ironside  with  9:13  remaining  in  the  first  quarter.    The  Bulldogs  would  score  three  more  times  in  the  first  quarter  to  take  a  28-­‐0  lead  and  essentially  put  the  game  away,  once  on  a  Jordan  Ferguson  19-­‐yard  touchdown  reception,  and  twice  on  runs  by  senior  tailback  Ty  Warren  from  two  yards  and  one  yard  out.    Warren  finished  the  game  with  83  yards  on  17  carries  and  three  touchdowns.    “The  offensive  line  played  exceptionally  well  tonight,”  Warren  said.  “We  had  a  few  mental  busts  here  and  there,  a  few  mis-­‐reads  on  my  part,  but  overall  I  think  we  all  did  well.  “It’s  the  first  game,  so  we’ll  build  off  of  it.”    On  the  kickoff  following  Warren’s  second  scoring  run  of  the  day,  Karns  would  see  the  end  zone  for  the  only  time  all  night,  returning  the  Bearden  kick  for  a  touchdown  to  cut  the  deficit  to  28-­‐7.    Any  hope  of  a  comeback  by  the  Beavers  was  quickly  diminished,  as  Warren  added  his  third  score  of  the  game  just  two  minutes  and  14  seconds  later.    The  Bearden  defense  severely  limited  the  Karns  offense  all  game,  holding  the  Beavers  to  just  three  first  downs  and  38  total  yards.    Most  of  the  Bearden  starters  were  pulled  at  halftime,  and  a  running  clock  was  instituted  for  the  second  half.    “When  everyone  else  does  their  job,  it’s  easy  to  do  your  job,”  Houser  said.  “This  win  definitely  increases  confidence.    “Not  just  in  me,  but  in  the  whole  team.  And  I’m  excited  to  get  back  next  week  and  go  over  to  Powell.”            

                                                                                                                                                                 

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