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After sluggish start, Wildcats double scoring output in second half

Posted at 12:23 am September 13, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Wildcats Malik Hardy and Halls Red Devils

Senior wide receiver Malik Hardy (15) runs for a 16-yard touchdown in the third quarter as the Wildcats beat the Halls Red Devils 42-0 in Oak Ridge on Friday. (Photos by Julio Culiat)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 11:35 a.m. Sept. 13.

The Oak Ridge Wildcats got off to a sluggish start in the first half on Friday, but doubled their scoring output in the second.

All of the second-half points—four touchdowns—came in the third quarter of the 42-0 win over the Halls Red Devils, the second shutout of the season for the Wildcats.

Junior running back T.J. Allison (six carries, 53 yards) rushed for three touchdowns for the Wildcats, one in the first half and two in the second.

Red Devils coach J.D. Overton said Halls is a young, inexperienced team that was playing without a half-dozen starters on Friday night at Blankenship Field in Oak Ridge. He declined to say why the players were sitting out the game. Two of those starters play offense and defense.

“They didn’t play tonight,” Overton said. “That’s all I’m going to say.”

Oak Ridge Wildcats Brandon Bonds and Halls

Senior wide receiver Brandon Bonds (81) scored first for the Wildcats on Friday on a 10-yard run at 2:29 in the first quarter.

 

He said Oak Ridge is a well-coached team that has “the whole package.” The Red Devils had two freshman starters on Friday and four that saw significant playing time, and they joined a team that already had nine to 10 starting sophomores.

“Our back was against the wall,” Overton said.

This year’s game bore some resemblance to Oak Ridge’s performance at Halls last year, when Wildcats coach Joe Gaddis said the team got off to a sloppy start. But this year, Oak Ridge (3-0, 2-0 District 3-AAA) played much better, especially in the second half, Gaddis said.

“You all definitely came out in the third quarter and did exactly what we had to do,” he told the football team in a post-game huddle.

Gaddis said Oak Ridge, which was coming off two rivalry wins over Farragut and Clinton, had a few missed alignments and gave up a few big plays against Halls (1-2, 0-1), a district opponent.

“We just weren’t inspired in the first half,” Gaddis said.

The mark of a good team is to beat the teams you should beat, he said. Oak Ridge got better in the third quarter, he said, and repeatedly forced Halls to punt without picking up a first down in the second half.

Oak Ridge Wildcats Jordan Dunbar and Halls

Junior wide receiver Jordan Dunbar (14) scores on a 56-yard pass from quarterback Logan Fadnek.

 

Oak Ridge, which relied more on a running attack in the second half, finished with 304 yards of total offense, compared to 137 for Halls. The Wildcats picked up 181 yards rushing, while Halls gained only 39 on the ground.

Junior running back Jaylen Nickerson led the Wildcats in rushing on seven carries for 73 yards, while junior running back Isiah Jones added five carries for 33 yards.

Two senior wide receivers, Malik Hardy and Brandon Bonds, rushed for touchdowns, Hardy on a 16-yard carry near the end of the third quarter and Bonds on a 10-yard run to open the scoring near the end of the first.

Junior quarterback Logan Fadnek completed five of 10 passes for 123 yards and one touchdown: a 56-yard pass to junior wide receiver Jordan Dunbar.

Allison’s scores were on a five-yard run with 3:25 remaining in the second quarter, a 10-yard run at 10:09 in the third, and an 11-yard run less than four minutes later, at 6:33 in the third.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Oak Ridge Wildcats Logan Fadnek and Halls

Junior quarterback Logan Fadnek (17) completed five of 10 passes for 123 yards and one touchdown.

 

Here are preliminary stats, courtesy of Mark Haste:

TEAM STATISTICS

Oak Ridge

Halls

FIRST DOWNS

11

Total

6

7

By rushing

2

3

By passing

4

1

By penalty

0

RUSHING

29

Attempts

27

209

Yards gained

63

28

Yards lost

24

181

Net yards

39

PASSING

5

Completions

10

11

Attempts

24

45.45%

Percentage

41.67%

0

Intercepted

0

123

Net yards

98

TOTAL OFFENSE

304

Net yards

137

PUNTS

4

Attempts

8

44

Average

25.5

RETURN YARDS

16

Punt returns

4

10

Kickoff returns

0

0

Interception returns

0

FUMBLES

0

Total

1

0

Fumbles lost

1

PENALTIES

3

Total

4

30

Yards lost

35

 

Rushing Stats

Num Player Total_Carries Total_Yards Long Average Yards_Gained Yards_Lost Carries FD TD
29 Nickerson, Jaylen 7 73 38 10.43 74 1 10,  3,  38,  13,  5,  5, -1 3
6 Allison, TJ 6 53 12 8.83 53 7,  12,  5,  8,  10,  11 1 3
20 Jones, Isiah 5 33 15 6.6 34 1 5,  15, -1,  2,  12 2
15 Hardy, Malik 1 16 16 16. 16 16 1
14 Dunbar, Jordan 2 11 13 5.5 13 2 13, -2 1
81 Bonds, Brandon 1 10 10 10. 10 10 1
17 Fadnek, Logan 2 -2 4 -1. 4 6 4, -6
10 Kimbro, Chase 2 -4 4 -2. 4 8 -8,  4
28 Hutson, Chance 2 -4 1 -2. 1 5 -5,  1
12 Mortl, Stefan 1 -5 -5 -5. 5 -5

 

Receiving Stats

Num Player Completions Yards_Gained Yards_Lost Total_Yards Catches FD TD
14 Dunbar, Jordan 1 56 56  56 1
5 Higgins, Tee 1 24 24  24 1
99 Middleton, Darel 2 22 22  6,  16 1
29 Nickerson, Jaylen 1 21 21  21 1

 

Passing Stats

Num Player Completions Attempts INT Percent Yards_Gained Yards_Lost Total_Yards Catches FD TD
17 Fadnek, Logan 5 10 50.00% 123 0 123  6,  24,  16,  21,  56 3 1
11 Warrington, Gavin 1 0 0

 

Tackles by Position

No. Name Tack Assists TOT Yards Sacks Yards INTs Yds Fum Rcv Fum Blk Blk Blk
Lost Lost Rec Yds Cause FG/EP Punt Pass
35 Manookian, Adam 4 4 8 1
99 Middleton, Darel 2 5 7 10
16 Chitwood, Ricky 6 6 3
4 Kaczocha, Tommy 3 2 5
81 Bonds, Brandon 1 4 5 1
34 Warmbrod, Matt 1 4 5
22 Myer, Riley 1 3 4 2
78 Fleming, Shawmain 4 4
11 Warrington, Gavin 1 2 3 1
66 Alcorn, Alex 3 3 2
10 Kimbro, Chase 2 2
23 Hall, Jemiah 2 2
24 Freeman, Trevon 1 1
86 Waddell, Ryan 1 1
18 Hurd, Tomarrea 1 1
33 Hannah, Jordan 1 1
36 Hammer, Wilson 1 1
65 Hostetler, Alex 1 1 1
80 Kaczocha, Mark 1 1
84 Miner, Jaret 1 1
87 Lawless, Alex 1 1
1 Mitchell, Ted 0 1
66 Alcorn, Alex 0 1
53 Henderson, Jamalcolm 0 1
GameTotals 15 48 63 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

 

Filed Under: High School, Slider, Sports, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Blankenship Field, Brandon Bonds, District 3-AAA, football, Halls Red Devils, Isiah Jones, J.D. Overton, Jaylen Nickerson, Joe Gaddis, Jordan Dunbar, Logan Fadnek, Malik Hardy, McMinn County Cherokees, Oak Ridge Wildcats, T.J. Allison, touchdown

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