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SWHS has no trouble with John Essex
"I was pleased with the effort of our players against John Essex," Sweet Water Coach Stacy Luker said. "Our starters executed well and took care of business early which allowed us to play our younger players more. I thought that was especially good this week considering that it was our homecoming." In the game the Bulldogs accumulated 279 yards of offense while holding the hornets to a - 29 yards. Leading the offensive attack for the Bulldogs on the ground was Drew Luker with 43 yards on two carries. Johnny Lockett was next with 33 yards and a touchdown on two carries while Anthony Landrum had 26 yards and two touchdowns on four carries. In the air Drew Luker was 6 for 10 for 58 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Damaraquis Williams was the leading receiver in the game with two catches for 23 yards. On the defensive side of the ball Desmond Bouler led the charge with seven tackles followed by Delano Brewer and Devin Wolf with six stops each. Brewer also had a pass interception for a touchdown in the game. The Bulldog defense got the scoring started for Sweet Water early in the first quarter on Brewer's interception and 15 yard return for a touchdown. The Bulldogs' extrapoint attempt failed but they were out front 6-0. They added to the lead twice later in the quarter with two rushing touchdowns. The first one came on a one yard plunge by Anthony Landrum. Scottie Nelson added the extra-point and the Bulldogs led 13-0. Johnny Lockett was the next Bulldog to strike paydirt in the quarter darting in from six yards out. Scottie Nelson was on the mark with the extra-point again and the Sweet Water lead stood at 20-0 as the second quarter got under way. With the defense basically shutting down the John Essex offense the Sweet Water offense continued their onslaught in the second period as Anthony Landrum picked up his second touchdown of the evening on an 18 yard scamper. Scottie Nelson drilled the extrapoint and the Bulldogs were on top 27-0. It was Sweet Water's aerial game that added to the Bulldog lead next when drew Luker hooked up with Johnny Lockett on a 13 yard strike mid way the second period. Scottie Nelson tacked on the extra-point and the Bulldogs had increased their lead to 34-0 with time still remaining on the second quarter clock. John Essex's quarterback was responsible for the Bulldogs' final points of the first half when he was charged with intentionally grounding the ball while backed up in his own endzone. The grounding call by the officials resulted in a safety on the Hornets which gave the Bulldogs two points and raised their lead to 36-0. Having already started to substitute liberally before the first half ended, the final two quarters of the game belonged to Sweet Water's future Bulldogs. Playing against the younger guys the Hornets managed to get on the scoreboard in the third quarter on a 16 yard pass for a touchdown, They added a two point conversion cutting into the Sweet Water lead at 36-8. Chris Landrum rambled 14 yards for a Sweet Water touchdown and then from 1-yard out to close the scoring late in the game, giving SWHS a 48-8 win.
Sweet Water travels to Tuscaloosa to play American Christian Friday, at Freedom Field with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
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