Archive : September 2005

September 20, 2005

District 3-2A

Here are the 3-2A scores for September 16th, 2005

Bangs beat Breckenridge 26-20 (3-0)
Ballinger beat Merkel 36-7 (3-0)
Early beat Eastland 19-9 (3-1)
Coleman beat hamilton 23-13 (2-2)
Jim Ned beat Coahoma 19-13 (2-2)
San Saba lost to Jarrell 14-49 (1-3)

  • Suzie
  • September 20, 2005 5:44 PM

Homecoming a W for the Indians!

What a game it was! The Coahoma Bulldogs came out strong, in the first quarter, Donnie Garcia carried in a 33-yarder after their quarterback, Patrick Croft, made a nice block on JN's Phillip Perez. The game seemed to grow personal after that.

Soon after the second quarter began, Cameron Decker found his own hole
in the Bulldog D and gave Frankie Rohr his first opportunity to show the world why Jim Ned put the freshman on the varsity squad. Rohr, who was called up from the JV Red team, kicked a flawless field goal to bring the game up to a 7-all tie.

But shortly after, Antonio Gonzales brought the 'Dogs to a 6-point lead after a hard-fought offensive drive.

After half-time, it was all Jim Ned. Something sent the Indians' motivation into the stratusphere. ARN reported that Coach Walter hargrove challenged his defense to step up to the plate -- which they ended up blanking the visiting team.

Perez finally had his chance to tell Coahoma what he thought of Crofts block, when he ran in a 3-yard TD to tie the game. The kick was a fumble, and the score remained tied at 13.

Then, after a harrowing 4th quarter, which both teams saw some serious chances, Jim Ned found themselves seven yards from destiny. With 18 seconds left on the game clock, Decker found Michael Shelton, who was wide open for the touchdown. After a failed PAT, the clock ticked down, and the game was done.

Some other Indians of note in the game were Lane "Train" Davis, who rushed for 47 yards and caught two passes for 11 more. Taylor Cain caught one for 11, and Jacob Bunton had 3 for 24. Rance Cook also had a reception for a whopping 34 yards(!).

Picture Time!


Little Did Michael Shelton know his destiny would be to save the game...


Frankie made all of us proud -- I believe he's been dubbed "Frankie the Fish" by some of his peers, but I am not sure. Sounds like a mob gangster, to me. I like it!


Donnie Garcia started the scoring for Coahoma with this run.


Kirk Whitehurst's sack is one of the many highlights of Jim Ned's defensive play.

  • Suzie
  • September 20, 2005 5:40 PM

September 10, 2005

Donnell Dubbed 'Hardest Hitter'

Congratulations to Kelsey Donnell, receiver of the KTAB "Hardest Hitter" award. Kelsey has proven his mettle in the first three games of the season, using incredible focus to stay on target and keep his team in the zone.

District 3-2A

Here are scores from District 3-2A

Ballinger beat Brady 28-13 (2-0)
Bangs beat Clyde 34-21 (2-0)
Early beat Dublin 55-0 (dang!!) (2-1)
Coleman lost to Sonora, 6-14 (1-2)
Jim Ned beat Grape Creek 32-0 (1-2)
San Saba lost to Goldthwaite 14-21 (1-2)

  • Suzie
  • September 10, 2005 1:33 PM

Indians Notch First Win

The Indians and company traveled long and far to the town of Grape Creek, last night, and the team let everyone know they were there for one thing: a victory. The lead came quick in the first quarter, as Cam Decker nudgeded the ball to the one yard hash mark and maybe closer to the goal line than that. On the very next play, he handed off to Lane Davis, who, with the help of the powerful O-Line, plugged into the endzone for six. Decker's kick was good. Shortly thereafter, Davis again broke the goalline with an 11 yard run.

The Eagles kept the Indians at bay in the second quarter. The tone of the first period was continued in the third, however, as Decker aired one to Michael Shelton, who caught a 12-yard pass and scored another touchdown for the Indians.

From there on, it was Philip Perez who finished out scoring with two hard fought runs, the latter of which was a tiptoe on the sidelines.

After that, the Eagles' hopes fizzled out, letting the final seconds of the game run down to zero. The end score was 32-0 in favor of the Indians.

The offensive executions were near flawless, for the Indians, as well as the Defense. Kelsey Donnell pulled in a very timely fumble (interception?) that lead to Shelton's touchdown reception.

Cheers to clayton Kraatz, who kept his team revved up off the field.

The entire D-Line gets kudos as well, for great sportsmanship. It seemed like every play, someone was helping someone else up, patting an opponent on the back after a good play, and shaking hands and visiting as if they were friends after the game -- actually, I think the whole team should get this.

The offense should be very happy with themselves, as they were making paths and pockets for Davis and Perez, as well as ensuring that Rance Cook, Shelton, and Stephen Hernandez were able to make their routes.

And to the fans -- did you all notice how much larger / louder we were than the host team? I think that says a lot for you guys -- the dedication and positive attitude you guys have for the players is just awesome! ...either we had more people or smaller bleachers, but there was no way we were not louder. (I'm not biased, am I?)

And of course, some pictures:

Gary Wilson is one of the reasons the O-Line is so productive...


Lane Davis barrels through the Grape Creek defense...


Michael Shelton catches the ball before running it in for a touchdown...


Colt Sansing (22) and Kirk Whitehurst (88) are two of the reasons the Jim Ned Defense was so successful.

September 9, 2005

JNH JV beats Grape Creek, 28-0

The Indian JV squad took on the Grape Creek Eagles in Tuscola, yesterday evening, and it was a blowout. Even though the Eagles were able to rack up yardage on their ground attack, the Jim Ned defense was too tough a barrier for them to get by. I did not see who scored the first touchdown for Jim Ned, but I did see the other three:


Jeremy Shaw falls into the endzone...


...as does Jake Lovelady


Tallen Swanzy prefers just running it in...

September 7, 2005

Anyone missing their comments???

Wow...I just found out that I have to approve comments. Eek. I know why, now, though, as out of the first 20 I looked at, 4 were "approvable," including one from Tracy Ebarb, asking for an update -- sorry so late, Tracy, but I needed a reminder, and a friendly person from JNH band had to get on to me for it! :)

It's up now, by the way, everyone, as will be the pending comments I have received -- and I thought noone was reading this. I am thrilled to know that some do!!! Thanks for the support everyone, and keep playing hard, players!

District Scores

District 3-2A
Here are the scores for Friday, September 2, 2005

San Saba - beat Johnson City LBJ 35-20
Early - beat Llano 13-10
Coleman - lost to Wall 21-20
Jim Ned - lost to Eastland 25-20
Bangs - open
Ballinger - open

  • Suzie
  • September 7, 2005 5:01 PM

Eastland Squeaks by Jim Ned

What else besides the fan base can benefit a home team? A LOT! Even when it's pouring rain. For some reason, and I've seen it many times, the hometeam gets this aesthetic bonus just for being on home turf. It doesn't show up on the scoreboard until late in the game, when one good thing happens and suddenly, they've sealed the victory.

Dangit.

That's what happened in Eastland, Friday night, when the Indians traveled there to notch one against the Mavs. The whole game was owned by the visitors, who were ahead by one point for the entire fourth quarter. Every time the Mavs would score, Jim Ned answered back with one more.

Jim Ned started the scoring, with a qb keeper from Cam Decker, who also kicked in the field goal. Eastland quickly answered back with a run-in from Kelly Huit, but Colt Williamson's fieldgoal was blocked. (side note: Somewhere between Cam's run and Eastland's response came this torrid rain -- it started heavy and didn't let up for about 15 minutes. IT WAS NASTY!!!) Jacob Bunton then caught a pass from Decker, and took it in for another touchdown. The two-point attempt was no good, however.

The rain let up in time for excellent half-time shows from both Eastland and Jim Ned, and then the game was back on for the third quarter. This time, Eastland scored first, when Colt Williamson ran one in, and then successfully split the uprights. Lane Davis, for the Indians, then took in a NICE 12-yarder. But the Mavs answered with a huge 59 yard Felts - Folson connection for another TD. This set up the drama that was the fourth quarter.

With a 20-19 lead, the Indians did turn to some conservative plays, which helped them to maintain that prescious one point lead. But luck, as I said, proved to be the aesthetic factor, as somehow the Mavericks managed to break through the iron curtain and get Decker down. That prepared the Eastland offense to open up for another six, courtesy Felts, and the game was in the books.

Jim Ned was awesome, this game, and it looks like the kinks have been 99% worked out. The penalties were down to a minimum, and dare I say it, there were some good ones, as in, ones that were not unprovoked, as the Jarrell game produced. The team's patience payed off, as things ticked in the right order, like Lane Davis's punt block, which was smoothly executed. Things like that aren't luck -- those are acts of patience.

Now for some pictures:


The running game was owned by Colt Williamson, who averaged 10 yards a carry...


...but Cam Decker (#21) owned the skies, statistically, with 127 total air-miles(or yards)...


...Lane Davis Blocking a field goal attempt... (HAYYYYY YAH!!!!)


...Philip Perez breaks a tackle.

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