EB youth football teams Super Bowl bound
Published 3:37 pm Wednesday, October 31, 2007
By Staff
The East Brewton Eagles hosted the Opp Bobcats Oct. 27.
East Brewton's four teams swept the Bobcats with victories that in some cases determined the seed that they would hold in the upcoming Tri-County League “Super Bowl” which is to be held at East Brewton next Saturday.
East Brewton Midgets
The day began with East Brewton's Midgets defeating the Bobcats by a score of 14-12. Weston Riddle was responsible for the Midgets first touchdown with Ryan Faulk taking care of the two point conversion.
Faulk went on to score the final touchdown of the game that gave our East Brewton Midget's the victory and ended their season with a 3-2-1 record. Although the Midgets do not compete at the Super Bowl level, East Brewton is very proud of the accomplishments of this young team.
East Brewton Tiny Mites
The second game was a chance for East Brewton's Tiny Mites to defeat the only team that remained 5-0, until Saturday.
The fireworks began from the first snap of the football with each team taking turns scoring in the first half of play. In the first quarter Matt Hutchins grabbed a 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joseph Booker and Keith Barksdale followed up with a 3-yard run for the two-point conversion.
The next quarter began with Booker rushing for 45 yards and Barksdale finishing the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run.
Kristian Taylor continued the second quarter of excitement with a 19-yard touchdown run. Halftime came and went and the East Brewton Tiny Mites came out even stronger.
Barksdale started the third quarter with a 30 yard touchdown run. The two point conversion was good when Booker tossed the ball over the heads of the defense to running back P.J. Lovelace.
Taylor then took a fumble recovery in for a touchdown with Booker clinching the two point conversion with a 3 yard run.
The final quarter of play Booker found Lovelace in the end zone and completed a 12-yard pass for a touchdown and followed up with a two-point conversion.
Jacoby Hawthorne caught the final touchdown pass ending the game with a score of 50-24.
This victory clinched the number one seed in the upcoming Super Bowl for the East Brewton Tiny Mites.
East Brewton Termites
The third game of the day took place when the East Brewton Termites shut down the Opp Bobcats by a score of 30-0.
Quarterback Quantae Barksdale had a big day with nine rushes for 144 yard, two touchdowns and one two-point conversion.
Malcolm Hawthorne had five rushes for 83 yard, one touchdown, one two-point conversion and 10 receiving yards. Miles Powell rushed for 93 yards on seven attempts, one touchdown and 24 receiving yards. Joseph Booker caught a 3-yard pass for one two-point conversion.
Powell led the Termites defense in a total shut down of the Bobcats. Powell had five tackles, three of which were for a loss of yardage; Derrick Hodges had four tackles, one of which was for a loss of yardage; Barksdale had two tackles and one assist; Hawthorne had one tackle and one assist; Zack Williams had assist; Tray Benjamin had one tackle and one assist; Andrew Langham had one tackle with one assist; J.T. Lane had one tackle and one assist; Lane Chavers had one tackle; Matt Franklin contributed with two assists.
The East Brewton Termites also advanced to the Super Bowl to compete for the Tri-County Football League championship.
The final game of the night that completed the sweep was won by the East Brewton PeeWee's with a defeat over the Opp Bobcats with a score of 38-6.