Tiger Tracks: From Ripley’s Jim Pannell
THE TIGERS’ 50-21 WIN OVER NORTH PONTOTC FRIDAY WAS THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW AND IN THIS SEASON THAT RIPLEY HAS SCORED 50 OR MORE POINTS IN A GAME. THE 1991 TIGERS ARE THE ONLY OTHER TEAM IN TIGER HISTORY TO SCORE 50 OR MORE IN THREE GAMES DURING THE SEASON.
SENIOR JAQUISE COOK ROLLED UP 232 YARDS AND A TRIO OF T.D.’S ON JUST 16 CARRIES (14.5 YARDS PER CARRY) TO SPARK THE TIGER WIN OVER THE VIKINGS. COOK NOW HAS 1,169 YARDS AND 18 RUSHING T.D. ON THE SEASON. FRESHMAN DEVIN JONES ADDED 84 YARDS AND A SCORE AND EXTENDED HIS FRESHMAN RUSHING RECORDS TO 637 YARDS AND NINE TOUCHDOWNS.
THE TIGERS ARE ROLLING UP MASSIVE NUMBERS OF YARDS THIS SEASON. THE TIGERS ARE AVERAGING 444.9 YARDS PER GAME TOTAL OFFENSE, RUSHING FOR 2,865 YARDS AND SCORING 39.38 POINTS PER GAME, ALL THERE ON SCHOOL RECORD PACE AFTER EIGHT GAMES.
FRESHMAN ACIE VANCE HAD 3 CATCHES FOR 64 YARDS AND A T.D. AND HAS SHATTERED JIM MILLER’S FRESHMAN PASS CATCHING RECORDS. VANCE HAS 12 CATCHES FOR 277 YARDS AND THREE T.D. ALL THREE TOTALS ARE RIPLEY FRESHMAN RECORDS.
SENIOR QUARTERBACK WILL WALLIS WAS 6-10 FOR 100 YARDS AND A PAIR OF T.D. TO ACIE VANCE AND JUNIOR TIGHT END CRAIG CHUNN. WALLIS HAS TOSSED FOR 7 T.D. WITH ONLY 4 INTERCEPTIOS AND IS ON PACE FOR A 1,000 YARD PASSING SEASON, A RARITY IN TIGERLAND.
LINEBACKERS RYAN RICHARDSON AND FRESHMAN RASHID MARCH EACH HAD 12 TACKLES TO LEAD THE TIGERS OVER NORTH PONTOTC.
RICHARDSON DEFLECTED A PASS AND MARCH FORCED A FUMBLE. NOSEGUARD MICHAEL McBRYDE HAD NINE TACKLES AND RECOVERED A PAIR OF FUMBLES, AND JUNIOR END JONATHAN BRADDOCK ADDED EIGHT TACKLES, FORCED ONE FUMBLE AND RECOVERED ANOTHER.
