Tonight I decided to take in a game at Webb School of Knoxville where the Spartans and the Bruins of University School of Jackson met in a rematch of last year's state championship game. Webb was a number 1 seed while USJ was a number 2. I was immediately blown away by the facilities Webb had. By far they had the nicest press box I had seen all year, and the fencing around the field reminded me of what is around Tom Black Track at the University of Tennessee. After being in the stands for a little bit, I realized that the USJ parents really took their football serious as they all got up and walked over to the part in the gate that the Bruins would take the field in, and formed a tunnel that led all the way to the Bruin locker room.
My press pass, which I named Zenyatta last week, was put to the test at the gate. My name wasn't on the press list, and I was legitimately concerned I may have to pay. However, after close inspection, the man working the ticket table allowed me free entry. I don't know what this makes me on the year, but I know I am still undefeated and my total money saved is now $68.
Webb got the ball to start the game and after one play, I knew this game wouldn't take long to complete as the Spartans run the triple option. They didn't even attempt a pass until the 2nd quarter. After a long drive, Webb's Caleb Blance broke free for a 20 yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was wide left, although I didn't know until the referees signaled because Webb is yet another school with the uprights on their goalposts being only about 3 feet tall.
Can someone look into how much it would cost to add about 8 more feet of PVC pipe to these uprights at Webb, Farragut, and Halls???
USJ couldn't get anything working for them. After Powers Spencer showed unbelievable effort to convert a first down, the Bruins had to punt. Webb took their second possession and scored another touchdown on a 42 yard scamper from Caleb Blance's brother Aaron. This time point after was good and the score was 13-0 Webb. USJ looked like they might be beginning to click after Jake Overbey hit Lee Mayhall for a 25 yard gain that had 15 yards added to the end of the play due to a late hit on Webb. A fumbled snap dashed those dreams when Jake Grayson recovered ending USJ's drive. The Bruins discovered how to play defense though and forced a punt. Overbey, who on Wednesday signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Ole Miss, scrambled on a play during the ensuing Bruin drive and showed only that he won't be stealing second base at anytime while in Oxford. Overbey also liked to hold on to the ball a little longer than he probably needed to which reminded me of another quarterback you may know.
Hey, at least he didn't go out there and throw it straight to the other team right?
Overbey hit Tillman Keller for 18 yards which set up a 4 yard QB draw which Overbey scored on making the score 13-7. Webb looked like they may score before the half ended after Caleb Blance took the kickoff back 50 yards but the Spartans were unable to do anything with great field position and that halftime score stood at 13-7. Just as the Bruins looked like they may take the lead on the opening drive of the 2nd half, Todd Kelly intercepted Overbey and Webb eventually scored on a 12 yard pass from Parker Wormsley to Aaron Blance. Webb couldn't convert the 2 point conversion so the score held at 19-7. Webb kept the pedal down after a USJ fumble and Caleb Blance had another 20 yard run for a touchdown pushing the Webb lead to 26-7 to end the third quarter.
USJ pulled within two scores when Overbey hit Chase Rushing on a post pattern for a 25 yard touchdown pass, pulling the Bruins to within 12 points at 26-14. The USJ fan sitting behind me didn't really understand the scoring in football, and was convinced that the Bruins were down 3 scores and should have gone for two instead of kicking the field goal for one after the touchdown
Just that simple.
Webb added two more scores to finish the game. The first was a 22 yard run from Aaron Blance and the second was a 72 yard scramble from Parker Wormsley which created the final score of 41-14. Webb dominated in every aspect of the game. Their defense was all over the field and the Spartan offensive front had their way with the Bruin defensive line. The Spartans move on to face #3 seed Evangelical Christian School for the right to play in the state championship game. If Webb plays at the level they did tonight, I have no doubt they will be in Cookeville in two weeks for the state championship.
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