Archive : September 2004
September 7, 2004
Jim Ned Rolls Over Eastland, 22-10
It was the second game in a row that the Jim Ned Indians have doubled up on their opponent. In fact, it's the second game they've played this season.
On a cool Friday night in Tuscola, the Indians took on the Mavericks of Eastland High School in what was to be an exciting contest for both teams.
On the opening kickoff, Jim Ned was slated to receive, but fumbled the ball on the return. Eastland recovered, but was pushed back for a safety after a botched handoff just two plays later. Cam Holson took a short pass from Colt McCoy later in the first quarter and ran it in for the first touchdown of the game, with Peter Scheissler splitting the uprights.
Colt Williamson kicked a highlight reel field goal from the fifty yard line. It was right on target and received applause from both bleachers. Eastland added six more points when T.J. Felts took ran through heavy traffic for the score. Williamson kicked his second field goal of the game to bring the score to 10-9 in favor of the Mavericks.
The fourth quarter was all red - Jim Ned. Halfway through the final 12 minutes, Chance McCoy caught a 26-yard pass from his brother and took it all the way down the field. A two-point attempt failed, but it wasn't a critical miss, as the Indians again scored on a five yard run from Matt Blanton with under a minute to play. Schiessler was accurate again, and the game ended on a score of 22-10 in favor of the Indians.
The Indians have played well so far, scoring 70 points to their opponents' 22.
-- Suzie Hall
- Suzie
- September 7, 2004 11:46 PM
A High School Football Blogger for Jim Ned? Why Not Me?
Hi, my name is Suzie Hall, and hopefully I might be able to step up to the task as the official GoFridayNight.com blogger for the Jim Ned Indians.
I come with camera in hand, aiming to collect the season that might take the Indians to the state. And if the game the Indians played against the Jarrell Cougars in their season opener is any indication, a trip to Austin could be a possibility.
There was some question whether Jim Ned would be as tough as they were the season prior, but by the second quarter against Jarrell, any doubts were laid to rest.
Zac Shew and Matt Blandon each ran for six points on punt returns just over two minutes apart. In the second quarter, the offensive line seemed to sew together a pocket for Colt McCoy, who threw for three touchdowns to three different receivers.
After reaching the end zone twice more in the third quarter, it became fairly obvious that the Jim Ned Indians were a force to be reckoned with. As you recall, the final score was 48-12.
Last Friday, of course, the Indians beat Eastland 22-10, and this Friday they host Grape Creek of San Angelo.
See you at the game!
p.s. Here's a photo of Colt McCoy (No. 4) throwing the ball to Cam Holson (No. 3) early in the first half of the Jarrell game.
- September 7, 2004 8:09 PM
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