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Game Played 9/11/2009 7:00PM
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BJHS Defensive Line is Big, Fast, Quick and Deep!
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Lots of legwork pays off for Bob Jones
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Patriots rush 46 times to sink Florence 41-26 in 6A, Region 8 clash
FLORENCE - There was no doubt in Bob Jones coach Kevin Rose's mind that his high-octane offense could move the football on the ground against unbeaten regional rival Florence. His players proved their coach knows what he's was talking about. Junior Trai Ragland ran for four touchdowns and also completed a 54-yard halfback pass as the Patriots romped past Florence 41-26 at Braly Municipal Stadium on Friday night. Bob Jones (3-0, 3-0 in Class 6A, Region 8) accumulated 221 yards on 46 rushing attempts. "Our offensive line has gotten better each week," said Rose, a native of nearby Muscle Shoals. "We thought if we played well we could run the football, and we were successful. "We probably ran it more than I've ever ran it. But I felt like that was our best chance to win." Ragland scored on runs of 6 and 7 yards in the first quarter, added a 1-yard TD run just before halftime and found the end zone from 5 yards out on the Patriots' first possession of the second half. He finished with 126 yards rushing. "Trai played really well," Rose said. "He's got a chance to be a great player." Quarterback Zach Freeman also contributed to the scoring with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Collins Moore in the second quarter. Freeman passed for 101 yards, all in first half. Bob Jones' final points came when Reggie Ragland took a direct snap from center and ran in from the 2 with 5:16 left in the game to make it 41-19. Reggie Ragland's touchdown capped a clock-consuming 18-play drive after Florence (2-1, 2-1) had crept to within 34-19 late in the third quarter. Seventeen of the drive's 18 plays were runs. Bob Jones struck first to start the game, needing only seven plays to go 73 yards for a 7-0 lead. The Patriots covered the final 54 yards on the ground, with Trai Ragland finishing the drive with an 11-yard TD run. It didn't take long for Florence to respond with one of its few first-half offensive highlights. Bryce Curtis hit Raheem McCray with a short pass, which the speedy receiver turned into a 54-yard touchdown at the 7:48 mark of the first quarter that made it 7-7. The remainder of the first half was dominated by the Patriots, who had 240 yards of total offense by intermission...(Taken from the Huntsville Times) Saturday, September 12, 2009, By Jerry Felts, Times Staff Writer jerry.felts@htimes.com
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FLORENCE - Except for a two-touchdown, third-quarter burst by Florence, Bob Jones pretty much owned Braly Stadium on Friday night. The Patriots won a key Class 6A, Region 8 matchup against the Falcons 41-26 in a game dominated by a couple of guys named Ragland. Trai Ragland ran for 136 yards and four touchdowns, and Reggie Ragland crashed in from the 2 on a fourth-down play for what proved to be the clinching touchdown midway through the fourth quarter as the Patriots (3-0, 3-0) remained unbeaten. For the Falcons (2-1, 2-1), it was their first loss. Bob Jones rolled up 391 yards, including 237 on the ground. That was the game plan going in, said Bob Jones coach Kevin Rose. "I thought if we played well we could move the ball on them," Rose said. "Our offensive line has gotten better each week, and we felt like we wanted to win with our running game because that's where we had an advantage." Florence coach Alvin Briggs lamented missed tackles that allowed Ragland to wriggle free for extra yards. "Our first guy would have him and would miss the tackle," Briggs said. "You can't do that against teams like that. That's a quality football team over there." Trai Ragland scored three times in the first half as the Patriots pulled away to a 28-7 halftime lead, and his 54-yard halfback pass to Quintrell Rogers set up his fourth touchdown, a 5-yard run, as the lead went to 34-6 early in the third quarter. Florence answered with two touchdowns in a two-minute span of the third quarter - the result of two Bob Jones turnovers. But after Florence trimmed the lead to 34-19, Bob Jones went on a 19-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that consumed more than 8 minutes. Reggie Ragland's 2-yard TD run capped the drive and clinched the victory. Bryce Curtis passed for 282 yards passing and 2 TDs on 14-of-25 passing with 2 interceptions. He had three completions to Raheem McCray of 54, 63 and 57 yards. The 54-yarder went for a touchdown, but the Falcons couldn't convert on the other two long passes. Tied at 7 in the first quarter, the Patriots began to pull away after the first of two Darius Robinson interceptions set up Ronald Ragland's 7-yard run. "We got behind the 8-ball when they had the interception early in the game," Briggs said. Zach Freeman's 25-yard TD pass to Collins Moore and Ragland's 1-yard run closed out the first-half scoring. Trailing 34-7, Florence converted Austin Summerhill's interception into a Beniquez Brown 3-yard TD run in the third quarter. When Dalton Royce recovered a fumble on the kickoff, the Falcons struck again to pull within 34-19. The touchdown came on a 7-yard pass from Curtis to Zach Beckwith, who had three diving catches on the 48-yard TD drive. That was as close as the Falcons could get. Austin Curry got Florence's final score with a 29-yard TD drive with 40 seconds to play.
