Posted 4:12 am Sunday, September 19, 2010
TVCC Rolls By Kilgore In Conference Opener
By CHRIS PARRY
Staff Writer
KILGORE — Numbers were aplenty Saturday as Kilgore and Trinity Valley combined for 838 yards of offense and 264 yards in penalties in their conference opener at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium.
Staff Writer
KILGORE — Numbers were aplenty Saturday as Kilgore and Trinity Valley combined for 838 yards of offense and 264 yards in penalties in their conference opener at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium.
The game took more than four hours to complete with Trinity Valley taking the spoils, 44-20.
Trinity Valley (2-1, 1-0 SWJCFC) tailback Josh Johnson carried 22 times for 201 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Quarterback Si'Darius Blackshire had 148 yards passing and a touchdown and 47 yards rushing.
Kilgore College (0-3, 0-1) quarterback Andrew Jackson passed for 310 yards and two touchdowns in the loss. Rangers receiver Jacolby Stokes caught seven passes for 141 yards and a touchdown with freshman Winford Tennell latching onto eight passes for 114 yards and a score.
Trinity Valley (2-1, 1-0 SWJCFC) tailback Josh Johnson carried 22 times for 201 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Quarterback Si'Darius Blackshire had 148 yards passing and a touchdown and 47 yards rushing.
Kilgore College (0-3, 0-1) quarterback Andrew Jackson passed for 310 yards and two touchdowns in the loss. Rangers receiver Jacolby Stokes caught seven passes for 141 yards and a touchdown with freshman Winford Tennell latching onto eight passes for 114 yards and a score.
Trinity Valley struck first with Johnson scoring on a 2-yard run. The Rangers answered with quarterback Jackson taking advantage of a blown coverage by TVCC to connect with Stokes for a 38-yard touchdown pass.
Special teams blunders by Kilgore enabled the Cardinals to increase their lead.
The first came on a muffed punt with TVCC's Kevin Garza recovering at the Ranger 19. Four plays later, Johnson scored on a 3-yard run to make it 14-7 with 13:27 remaining in the half.
On another muffed punt by Kilgore, two players collided while trying to get away from a bouncing ball. It deflected off one of them with Kenneth Pinkard recovering for TVCC at Kilgore's 26. Four plays later, Blackshire hit Chris Franklin for a 4-yard touchdown pass.
Special teams blunders by Kilgore enabled the Cardinals to increase their lead.
The first came on a muffed punt with TVCC's Kevin Garza recovering at the Ranger 19. Four plays later, Johnson scored on a 3-yard run to make it 14-7 with 13:27 remaining in the half.
On another muffed punt by Kilgore, two players collided while trying to get away from a bouncing ball. It deflected off one of them with Kenneth Pinkard recovering for TVCC at Kilgore's 26. Four plays later, Blackshire hit Chris Franklin for a 4-yard touchdown pass.
The game then went from ridiculous to surreal.
It began with a 15-yard personal foul on TVCC after the touchdown. Kilgore benefited from TVCC moving back on the kickoff to start at its own 40 with 2:03 remaining in the half. Kilgore moved to the Cardinals 28 with two passes.
Then the penalties began and didn't stop.
It began with a 15-yard personal foul on TVCC after the touchdown. Kilgore benefited from TVCC moving back on the kickoff to start at its own 40 with 2:03 remaining in the half. Kilgore moved to the Cardinals 28 with two passes.
Then the penalties began and didn't stop.
Kilgore and TVCC combined for seven penalties in the final two minutes of the half as the Rangers twice had first-and-goal at the 3, only to stop themselves with false starts. Ultimately, the madness ended with quarterback Trae Hawkins firing incomplete on third down from the 3 and Ryan Bustin booting a 20-yard field goal as time expired.
The last two minutes of the half took more than half an hour to complete. All told, the teams combined for 22 penalties in the opening half for 184 yards.
The scoring and penalties continued in the second half, highlighted by a 76-yard scoring run from Johnson and 15-yard scoring pass from Kilgore's Jackson to Tennell.
The last two minutes of the half took more than half an hour to complete. All told, the teams combined for 22 penalties in the opening half for 184 yards.
The scoring and penalties continued in the second half, highlighted by a 76-yard scoring run from Johnson and 15-yard scoring pass from Kilgore's Jackson to Tennell.
