UNDEFEATED!
Braves Win Final Game Against Linn
by Rick Hatfield
October 15, 2009
The Southern Cloud Braves
completed an undefeated season on Thursday night
before a good crowd at Linn. The Braves won the contest
32 - 8 behind a great performance by Ryan Perkins who threw for 2
touchdowns and ran for 3 more scores. This was a hard hitting
contest from the start. Rushing yards came hard, so the
Braves went to the air and hit on to long scoring strikes from
Perkins to Jason McDaniel, one of 54 yards and the other 73
yards. The only Linn score came on a Jared Trumble 50 yard
Kick-Off Return.
Both defenses were tough
against the run in this one. Jason McDaniels was held to his
lowest rushing total of the year. The Braves defense
played well also, allowing Linn just 76 yards of total
offense. The big key on defense was turnovers. The
Braves suffered only one turnover and the Bulldogs had 6 turnovers
on the night. This was the telling statistic on the
night.
"I was really proud of our
kids tonight. They really played hard. It wasn't a
pretty game, there were a lot of penalties, but it was so hard
hitting that it made the game into kind of an ugly contest.
When we congratulated the Bulldogs, I think we both knew we had
been in a hard hitting contest. Our kids knew what was on the
line tonight and the went out and took the game and achieved the
undefeated season." Said Braves Coach Rick
Hatfield.
The tackle chart was led by
Ryan Perkins with 9 tackles and an interception, Storm Myer added 8
tackles and a fumble recovery, Justin Pelkey had 7 tackles and a
fumble recovery, Joel Jameson chipped in with 5 tackles and a
fumble recovery, Braydon Prochaska, Jason McDaniel, and Jordin
Stien had 3 tackles each, Dakota Cooper had 4 tackles and an
interception, Lance Heller had 2 tackles, and Trey Bellows had 1
tackle and an interception.
Braves Notes: This
concludes the Braves football season for 2009. The Braves are
Undefeated PTL Champions for 2009. The Braves are on a 9 game
winning streak dating back to last year. The Braves would
like to thank all of the Parents, Fans, Students,
Administrators, Custodians, and Teachers for all their hard
work and support of Braves Football. It is deeply
appreciated.
