GAME STORY

24 - 14

WK 3 (at Grissom) W 24-14
Sparkman handles Grissom
Senators strong in first half of 24-14 Region 8 victory
Saturday, September 15, 2007

The only two times Sparkman did not score in the first half Friday night against Grissom came after a fumble and a missed chip-shot field goal. The Senators controlled the line of scrimmage - earning 18 first downs prior to intermission - and built a two-touchdown advantage. It proved to be enough. Grissom made things interesting in the second half at Milton Frank Stadium, but Sparkman came away with a 24-14 victory. "Our offense was the difference in the game," Sparkman coach Roger Haynes said. "Our offensive line did a great job and Rob Weaver did a good job reading coverage." Bryant Williams ran 21 times for 118 yards and a touchdown as the Senators improved to 2-1, 2-0 in Class 6A, Region 8. Weaver ran 12 times for 87 yards and a score, and he completed 19-of-30 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown. Haynes singled out center Wes Goode and guard Bryce McGuire for their effort along the offensive line. Grissom coach Ronny Massey said things got better for his team in the second half.
"Our defense played a heck of a lot better (after halftime)," he said. "We adjusted to their speed."
Sparkman went 72 yards in eight plays with its first possession. Williams went the final 11 and Michael Kitchens kicked the first of three extra points.

SCORING SUMMARY

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Final
Sparkman 7 14 0 3 0 24
Grissom 7 0 7 0 0 14

 

Team Plays Yards Scoring Play
Sparkman 9 72 at 8:30 1st Q, V, 2nd D & 11, Bryant Williams rushes for 11 for a TD
Sparkman     1st Q, V, Michael Kitchens makes extra point (SHS 7-0)
Grissom 11 81 at 4:43 1st Q, H, 3rd D & 7, #4 passes to #5 for 13, TD
Grissom     1st Q, H, #1 makes extra point (Tie 7-7)
Sparkman 11 66 at 8:44 2nd Q, V, 1st D & 7, Rob Weaver passes to Keegan Merrigan for 7, TD
Sparkman     2nd Q, V, Michael Kitchens makes extra point (SHS 14-7)
Sparkman 9 39 at 4:21 2nd Q, V, 2nd D & 2, Rob Weaver rushes for 2 for a TD
Sparkman     2nd Q, V, Michael Kitchens makes extra point (SHS 21-7)
Grissom 8 80 at 0:13 3rd Q, H, 2nd D & 2, #34 rushes for 6 for a TD
Grissom     3rd Q, H, #3 makes extra point (SHS 21-14)
Sparkman 6 80

at 10:45 4th Q, V, 4th D & 5, Michael Kitchens makes 38 yard FG (SHS 24-14)

TEAM STATS

Sparkman VS Grissom at MILTON FRANK on 09/14/2007
Team  Sparkman   Grissom 
Points Scored 24 14
First Downs 23 15
By Rush/Pass/Penalty 11/9/3 7/5/3
3rd Downs Made/Att/Eff 8/14/57 2/8/25
4th Downs Made/Att/Eff 0/0/0 0/1/0
Total Yards/Avg Per Play 381/5.7 233/5.2
Total Yards Rushing 220 131
Rushing Att/Avg 37/5.9 26/5.0
Total Yards Passing 161 102
Pass Att/Comp/Int 30/19/1 19/8/0
Average Yards Per Pass 5.4 5.4
Punts/Avg 3/36.7 5/27.8
Punt Returns/Yds/Avg 1/6/6 2/23/12
Punts Blocked 0 0
Kickoff Returns/Yds/Avg 3/61/20 4/52/13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
Total Turnovers 2 1
Penalties/Yards 4/46 7/51
Touchdowns 3 2
TDs Rush/Pass 2/1 1/1
Field Goal Att/Made 2/1 0/0
Time Of Possession 31:06 16:54

 

INDIVIDUAL STATS

 Statistics for Sparkman VS Grissom played 9/14/2007 at MILTON FRANK 
 Score (W) : 24 to 14

 

Passer
No Name Atts Comp Comp % Int Yards Long Pass TDs Avg
12 Rob Weaver 30 19 63.33 1 161 42 1 8.47
- Team Total 30.00 19.00 63.33 1.00 161.00 42.00 1.00 8.47
Rusher
No Name Atts Yds Lost Net Longest TDs Avg
36 Bryant Williams 22 124 0 124.00 30 1 5.64
12 Rob Weaver 13 92 0 92.00 38 1 7.08
5 Justin Pearson 2 4 0 4.00 3 0 2.00
- Team Total 37.00 220.00 0.00 220.00 38.00 2.00 5.95
Receiver
No Name Recepts Yds Longest TDs Avg
1 Sam Whitt 7 69 42 0 9.86
7 TJ Johnson 2 33 23 0 16.50
18 Matt Bradford 1 16 16 0 16.00
2 Jordan Boyer 1 16 16 0 16.00
89 Keegan Merrigan 2 15 8 1 7.50
5 Justin Pearson 1 8 8 0 8.00
36 Bryant Williams 5 4 6 0 0.80
- Team Total 19.00 161.00 42.00 1.00 8.47
Punter
No Name Punts Yds Longest Avg TBs Inside 20 Blocked
57 Zack Hinson 3 110 44 36.67 0 1 0
- Team Total 3.00 110.00 44.00 36.67 0.00 1.00 0.00
Field Goal
No Name FG Atts FG Good Long FG Blck FG FG % EP Atts EP Good Blck EP EP %
45 Michael Kitchens 2 1 38 0 50.00 3 3 0 100.00
- Team Total 2.00 1.00 38.00 0.00 50.00 3.00 3.00 0.00 100.00
Returns
No Name Punt Returns(PR) PR Yds Long PR Avg PR PR for TD Kickoff Rets(KOR) KOR Yds Long KOR Avg KOR KOR for TD
21 Ben Ryce 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 61 25 20.33 0
1 Sam Whitt 1 6 6 6.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
- Team Total 1.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 0.00 3.00 61.00 25.00 20.33 0.00
Defender
No Name Tackles Tackles/Game Assists Sacks Sacks/Game Intercepts Intercept for TD Passes BA Fumble Rec Blck Punts Blck FG Tackles for Loss QB Hurries Forced Fumbles
3 Antonio Bostic 9 (null) 5 0 (null) 0 0 0 0 (null) (null) 1 0 0
4 Marcus Dozier 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Crayton Sterns 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
95 Marquette Campbell 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
48 Nolan Miller 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
37 Jonathan Richardson 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 Jeremy Mastin 4 (null) 3 0 (null) 0 0 0 0 (null) (null) 1 0 0
28 Zach Humphrey 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Ben Ryce 3 (null) 2 0 (null) 0 0 1 0 (null) (null) 1 0 0
46 Anthony Orr 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
24 Corey Lightford 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Chris Henry 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 Brad Henry 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Marvin Crutcher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
- Team Total 57.00 0.00 36.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 4.00 0.00