Bob Jones High School Football Booster Website: Bob Jones High School: 35 - Hewitt-Trussville High School: 14
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Game Played 11/6/2009 7:00PM
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Collins Moore with a big catch and run!
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Bob Jones 35, Hewitt-Trussville 21
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Eighth-ranked Bob Jones scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to down Hewitt-Trussville in the opening round of AHSAA Class 6A playoffs in Madison. "Coach (Kevin) Rose told at the half that we were in the driver's seat and all we needed to do was step on the gas to win," Bob Jones wide receiver Collins Moore said. "We knew that we could control the line of scrimmage and make plays against them." The scoring run by the Patriots (10-1) began when Jake Larsen intercepted a Hewitt-Trussville pass to begin the second half. The interception would lead to Trai Ragland's 2-yard touchdown run. The Patriot defense, led by Larsen and Branden O'Hara, forced the Huskies to punt on their next possession. Moore returned the punt 82 yards for a touchdown as the Patriots took control of the game. "We felt like we could control the game in the second half," Bob Jones coach Kevin Rose said. "Jake Larsen came up with an interception that led to a touchdown. Then, Collins Moore's punt return was the straw that broke their back. We were hitting on all three phases of the game." After the Huskies (8-3) failed to convert on a fake punt, Zach Freeman hit Moore with a 31-yard touchdown pass to complete the scoring. "They hit us with big play after big play," Hewitt-Trussville defensive back M.J. Mann said. "They hit us with big plays after we turned the ball over and that hurt us. We had not turned the ball over all season and tonight it really hurt us." It looked like the Huskies might make a game of it to start the fourth quarter, but an interception in the end zone by Moore ended the threat. "You can't turn the ball over against a team like Bob Jones and expect to win," Hewitt-Trussville coach Hal Riddle said. "We have had a great season, but they outplayed us tonight." Bob Jones will face Decatur in the second round. Jeff George
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No fair catch needed as Moore soars for Pats
MADISON - As a high punt floated toward junior speedster Collins Moore inside his 20-yard line, a fair catch seemed to be in order. Instead, he caught the ball in traffic around the 19 and headed toward the sideline. Once there, all he needed was a burst of speed and some timely blocking. Bob Jones got both in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs. Moore's 81-yard touchdown return, spurred by Patrick Alford's block on the outside, broke open a tight game as Bob Jones defeated Hewitt-Trussville 35-14 Friday night at Madison City Schools Stadium. The score put Bob Jones ahead 28-14 with 3:16 left in the third quarter. "The game was tight,' Moore said. "We needed something to get us sparked up and excited.' Moore caught a 38-yard touchdown pass from Zach Freeman - the only pass the Patriots attempted in the second half - that made it 35-14 with 10:11 left in the game. He also added an interception in the end zone to snuff out the last gasp for Hewitt-Trussville (8-3). It was the punt return that resounded. "The biggest play of the game,' Bob Jones coach Kevin Rose said. "It takes a lot of guts to field it there.' The Huskies got a 16-yard TD run from Noah Wilson on their first possession to break the Patriots' streak of four straight shutouts. The Patriots tied it at 7-all on Trai Ragland's 4-yard run with 10:18 left in the first half. Hewitt-Trussville moved back ahead at 14-7 on a 1-yard run by Wilson, but the game's first big turnover came when Bob Jones' Darius Robinson intercepted a reverse pass at his 30 with 1:33 left in the half. It took the Patriots 30 seconds to make it 14-all. Ragland ran for seven yards, Moore had a 35-yard reception keyed by Reggie Ragland's hard block downfield, and Reggie Ragland caught a 13-yard pass from Freeman for the score. Jake Larsen intercepted at the Huskies 40 to start the second half for Bob Jones, and Ragland scored from the 2 eight plays later to put the Patriots ahead to stay at 21-14. "We knew we had to play more physical and at their speed and even above it,' Patriots linebacker Branden O'Hara said of the second half. "We just wanted to run downfield and be more physical,' added Freeman. Bob Jones (10-1) hosts Decatur (9-2) in the second round. Saturday, November 07, 2009 - By Mike Easterling, Times Sports Writer, mike.easterling@htimes.com
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PATRIOTS LINE STEPS UP
MADISON - With the game tied at halftime and Bob Jones' season on the line, the Patriots turned to their offensive line. Center Kyle Parker, guards Nick Bradford and Blair Russell and tackles Tyler Ratliff and Jake Busken proved to be the punch Bob Jones needed to pull away from Hewitt-Trussville in a Class 6A football playoff opener. The Patriots also got a key 81-yard punt return from Collins Moore in a 35-14 Friday night victory over the Huskies at Madison City Schools Stadium. "I thought our offensive line took over in the second half,' Bob Jones coach Kevin Rose said. "Those guys won the football game.' Trai Ragland scored two rushing touchdowns and had 75 of his team-high 94 yards in the second half. As a team, Bob Jones (10-1) had only 27 yards rushing in the first half and finished with 162. "We wanted to go hard and win every battle at the line of scrimmage,' Parker said. The Huskies finished 8-3. Saturday, November 07, 2009 - By Mike Easterling, Times Sports Writer, mike.easterling@htimes.com
