Area Notebook: Winona looks to build on Grand Saline win

Published 11:18 pm Thursday, September 11, 2014

After opening the season with a disappointing loss to rival Hawkins, Winona was hoping for a better result in Week 2.

They headed down U.S. Highway 80 and this time the Wildcats scored a wild 48-42 win over the Grand Saline Indians.

Winona used its rushing attack to capture the victory as new coach Keylon Kincade, the former Troup High School and SMU star, registered his first win as a head coach.

Dee Wheeler led the way with 186 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries. He averaged 10.9 yards per touch. For the season he has garnered 263 yards and hit paydirt four times on 46 attempts.

Backfield mate Tyler Pullum added 102 yards and a TD on 14 touches. For the season, Pullum has 202 yards and two TDs on 32 attempts.

Defensively, Trey Wheeler had an amazing 15 tackles while Raul Hernandez and Pullum added 10 and nine stops, respectively. Also, Dee Wheeler had eight tackles and a fumble recovery. Travante Wade provided a spectacular 96-yard interception return for a TD.

The Wildcats are on the road again today, traveling to Ore City today to meet the Rebels. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Next week Winona has an open date before beginning District 8-3A Division II play against Frankston in Winona.

LC GETS IN WIN COLUMN

Our correspondent, the Rev. Edwin Findley said it took longer for the Leverett’s Chapel Lions’ team bus to travel from Laird Hill to Karnack than it did to play the game Saturday night.

The Lions scored a 73-19 win over the Indians and the game was called at halftime due to the mercy rule in six-man football. Rev. Findley said the game lasted one hour and 15 minutes.

“It takes about that long to travel one way from Karnack to Laird Hill,” he said.

Colby Shaw led the Lions with five TDs on five touches. He scored three in the first quarter and two in the second. Shaw rushed for 101 yards on four carries; his other TD was a 70-yard kickoff return.

“Colby is a tough kid,” LC coach Matt Everett said. “He runs the ball hard; the last two years he has been leading our defense but this year we moved him over to offense.”

Brady George threw two TD passes — 25 yards to Paco Chavez and 2 yards to Matthew Overman.

Keaton Vaughan also scored for the Lions on a 12-yard dash.

Defensively, David Warner had three interceptions, one of which he returned for a TD from 35 yards. He added a fumble recovery. Also, Blake Myrick had eight tackles while Billy Hall had five unassisted tackles.

Gavino Baldazo was 4 of 8 on extra points. Each kicked extra point is worth two points in six man football.

Taja Sanders scored for the Indians on kickoff returns of 62 and 60 yards. Their other score was a 34-yard pass from Bayce Barr to Carrington Love.

Leverett’s Chapel is on the road again this week, traveling to Athens on Saturday to meet Athens Christian Prep. Kickoff is 10:30 a.m.