GAME NINE: BEARDEN LOOKS TO KEEP

HOPES OF HOSTING A PLAYOFF GAME ALIVE

OCT. 21, 2016 SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL 7:30 PM

BEARDEN (3-5)

BEARDEN
BULLDOGS

Head Coach: Morgan Shinlever

Record at BHS: 10-19 (3rd year)
Overall Record: 10-19 (3 rd year)

SCIENCE HILL
HILLTOPPERS

SCIENCE HILL (5-3)

Head Coach: Stacy Carter

Record at SHHS: 57-22 (8th year)
Overall Record: 130-37 (14th year)

Off. Coordinator: Paul Shelton

Def. Coordinator: Brian Milan

Off. Coordinator: Stacy Carter

Def. Coordinator: Ralph Nelson

LAST MEETING

BEARDEN
STAT LEADERS
Passing: 8 Collin Ironside

(105-184, 1,212 yards, 10 TDs, 7 INTs)

Oct. 23, 2015

@ScienceHill_FB

SCORING COMPARISON

@BeardenFB

Rushing: 2 Ty Warren
(133 carries, 575 yards, 9 TDs)

Receiving: 33 JaQuez Dove

(28 catches, 411 yards, 2 TDs)

27.5
26.8

Tackling: 1 Cameron Miller

(43 tackles, 11 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 INTs)

Points Per Game

Points Allowed Per Game

NOTEWORTHY

Kicking: 95 John Matthew Lee

(15-17 XP, 1-3 FGs, 36 long)

SERIES INFO

Bearden has a 6-3 all-time series

lead over Science Hill.

This will be the 10th all-time

meeting between Bearden and
Science Hill.

The first meeting came in 2001.

Bearden has not played at Science

Hill since 2008.

Bearden is 3-1 in its last four

games at Science Hill.

Bearden has not had a game

further away than this weeks trip
to Science Hill (112 miles) since a
2007 playoff semifinal game at
Smyrna (168 miles).

BEARDEN STAT LEADERS:

VS.

DOBYNS-BENNETT

Passing: 8 Collin Ironside

(22-37, 339 yards, 2 TDs, INT)

Rushing: 2 Ty Warren
(11 carries, 40 yards, TD)

Receiving: 19 Dawson Houser

(6 catches, 138 yards, TD)

Defense: 1 Cameron Miller

(8 tackles, 4 solo, TFL)

(Game recap on page 4)

27.6
24.8

Beardens current three game losing streak is its first

three game skid since the 2014 season, when the
Bulldogs finished the season 1-9.

A win would preserve the chance of Bearden finishing

in the top four of Region 1-6A and hosting a first round
playoff game. The Bulldogs need to win their final two
games and need Dobyns-Bennett to lose their final two
games (vs. Jefferson County, at Science Hill) in order to
finish fourth in Region 1-6A.

Bearden is 6-3 in the final regular season road game of

the season since 2007.

Beardens 361 yards gained against Dobyns-Bennett

were the Bulldogs most in a region game and third
most overall. 339 of those yards came through the air.

The Bulldogs have been outgained an average of 83

yards per game in region play.

For the eighth time in its nine games this season,

Bearden will play on an artificial turf field.

Bearden tight end Colten Tyler

caught the game winning twopoint conversion in overtime,
and Bearden upset Science Hill
on senior night, 22-21.

Bulldog wide receiver Jordan

Ferguson caught the 23-yard
touchdown pass from
quarterback Cameron Jones on
third and goal that set up the
two-point try.

Bearden looked as if they would

win the game in regulation
when they led 14-7 and Science
Hill had the ball at their own 11yard line with 2:35 left.

However, the Hilltoppers were

able to get the ball into the end
zone on a 15-yard touchdown
pass from quarterback Justin
Bedard to wide receiver Tyrek
Perkins in the final minute.

Science Hill then struck first in

overtime on a 10-yard run by
running back Elijah Mathes on
the first play of the first
overtime period.

The win gave Bearden sole

possession of second place in
the Region 1-6A standings.

BEARDEN SCHEDULE
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 8
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28

vs. Karns
at Powell
vs. Hardin Valley
at Farragut
at William Blount
at Maryville
vs. Bradley Central
vs. Dobyns-Bennett
at Science Hill
vs. Jefferson County

W, 59-7
W, 57-20
L, 35-7
L, 28-27
W, 28-21
L, 38-0
L, 31-21
L, 34-21

COVERAGE
Online Live Stream:
- BeardenBulldogAthletics.com
Online:
- BeardenBarkSports.com
Twitter:
- @BeardenBark
- @CoachTateBHS
- @PrepXtra

Live Highlights:
- @BeardenSports

REGION 1-6A STANDINGS

1. Maryville
2. Hardin Valley
3. Bradley Central
4. Science Hill
5. Dobyns-Bennett
6. Bearden
Jefferson County
8. William Blount

5-0
4-1
4-1
2-3
2-3
1-4
1-4
1-4

8-0
6-2
7-1
5-3
4-4
3-5
3-5
2-6

AROUND REGION 1-6A

WEEK TEN

Bearden at Science Hill

Maryville at Bradley Central (Thursday)
Jefferson County at Dobyns-Bennett
Hardin Valley at William Blount

OTHER GAMES OF
INTEREST
Oak Ridge at Webb
West at Fulton
South Doyle at Farragut

ABOUT SCIENCE HILL

According to MaxPreps, Science Hill is currently ranked 40th in the state

regardless of class, and 12th in Class 6A. Bearden is ranked 92nd in the state and
20th in Class 6A.

Science Hills stadium is named after Class of 1951 graduate Steve Spurrier, who
played and coached at the University of Florida and also coached for the
Washington Redskins and the University of South Carolina.

The Hilltoppers opponents this season are averaging 5.7 yards per play and 340
yards per game.

Science Hill has a +29-point differential in the first quarter this season, but -32 in
the second quarter. Bearden has a similar ratio, with +44 in the first quarter and
-25 in the second quarter.

The Hilltoppers have not had a 1,000-yard rusher since Michael Lewis hit the
mark in 1995. Current Science Hill running back Ahmik Watterson needs 222
yards before the end of the season to hit 1,000 yards.

Linebacker Bryson Tolleys 83 tackles are 47 more than the next highest total
(defensive lineman Chad Gage with 36 tackles). Tolley earned Class 6A all-state
honors last season. He is the third 2015 all-state player that Bearden faces this
season (Cole Copeland, Dylan Hopkins, and Matt Young).

Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28

LOOKING AHEAD

Oct. 28 vs. Jefferson County

Last meeting: Oct. 30, 2015

(Jefferson County 28, Bearden 26)

Head Coach: Spencer Riley (1st year)

This will be the 16th all-time meeting

between Bearden and Jefferson County.

Bearden has an 8-7 all-time series lead

over Jefferson County.

at Elizabethton
vs. Bradley Central
at Clyde Erwin (NC)
at Maryville
vs. Daniel Boone
vs. Hardin Valley
at William Blount
at Jefferson County
vs. Bearden
vs. Dobyns-Bennett

Riley played football at Jefferson County

and UT, and has coached at Karns, UTC,
West Georgia, and Tusculum.

Former Jefferson County Head Coach

Kenny Coble resigned after the 2015
season to accept the linebackers coach
position at Maryville.

Bearden has won its last three home

games against Jefferson County.

Passing: 11 Jaylen Adams

(53-84, 780 yards, 7 TDs, 3 INTs)

Rushing: 26 Ahmik Watterson

(88 carries, 778 yards, 9 TDs)

Receiving: 18 Tate Overbay

(23 catches, 347 yards, 4 TDs)

Defense: 6 Bryson Tolley

(83 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 FF)

Beardens trip to Science Hill this week is 112 miles, Beardens furthest game

since 2007. Since 2005, Bearden has played nine games over 65 miles away:

2005 (1-1):
at Cumberland County
at Dobyns-Bennett
2006 (1-0):
at Science Hill
2007 (1-1):
at Dobyns-Bennett
at Smyrna

2008 (1-0):
at Science Hill
2009 (1-0):
at Walker Valley
2010 (2-0):
at Rhea County
at Dobyns-Bennett

2012 (1-1):
at Rhea County
at Dobyns-Bennett
2015 (2-0):
at Bradley Central
at Dobyns-Bennett

2015s loss to Jefferson County was

Beardens first to the Patriots since
2004.

W, 28-21
L, 32-7
W, 54-34
L, 35-14
W, 19-14
L, 23-7
W, 50-21
W, 42-18

ROAD TRIP

Spencer Riley is the only first-year coach

that Bearden will face in 2016.

SCIENCE HILL
STAT LEADERS

SCIENCE HILL SCHEDULE

BY THE NUMBERS

431

10-3

339

15.4

Number of
consecutive
Bearden football
games Beardens
Coach Jack Tate has
attended, including
tonights game

Beardens record
in games over 65
miles away since
2005; Those
games and the
results are listed
above

Yards passing
for Bearden
against DobynsBennett, a
season high for
the Bulldogs
and career high
for Collin
Ironside

Average miles
from Bearden for
the Bulldogs
three other road
games this
season (Powell,
Farragut,
Maryville)

2015s loss knocked Bearden out of a

second place finish in Region 1-6A after
the Bulldogs had moved into second
place with the previous weeks win over
Science Hill.

Bearden is 9-2 since 2005 in the last

regular season game of the year.

2016 BEARDEN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

BEARDEN 59
KARNS 7

Bulldog quarterback Dawson

Houser threw for 143 yards and
accounted for three touchdowns

in his first career start to lead
Bearden to a season opening win

MARYVILLE 38
BEARDEN 0

BEARDEN 57
POWELL 20

BRADLEY CENTRAL 31
BEARDEN 21

Beardens defense forced four

turnovers, including two pick
sixes, and rolled past Powell to
move to 2-0 and head into region
play

Bradley Central quarterback Cole

Copeland completed 11-of-22
passes for 212 yards and three
touchdowns to hand Bearden its
fourth loss in the last five games

HARDIN VALLEY 35
BEARDEN 7

DOBYNS-BENNETT 34
BEARDEN 21

Hardin Valley shut down the

Bearden offense in the second
half, and cruised behind wide
receiver Thomas Clays 114 yards
and two touchdowns receiving

Dobyns-Bennett used a 17-point

second quarter and a 287 yard,
four touchdown performance
from quarterback Cole Maupin to
get the road win over Bearden

FARRAGUT 28
BEARDEN 27

OCT. 21
AT SCIENCE HILL

Farragut overcame a 20-point

deficit and took their first lead of
the game with less than three
minutes to play to beat Bearden
for the fourth straight time

Bearden makes its furthest road

trip since 2007 and looks to get
their fourth win in the past five
meetings at Science Hill

BEARDEN 28 (OT)
WILLIAM BLOUNT 21

OCT. 28
JEFFERSON COUNTY

Bearden running back Ty Warren

rushed for 114 yards and two
touchdowns and the Bulldogs beat
the Governors for the tenth
straight time

Bearden looks to avenge last

seasons loss, the Bulldogs first to
the Patriots since 2004

NOV. 4
CLASS 6A FIRST ROUND

ALL-TIME RECORD VS. 2016 OPPONENTS

Karns: 26-1*
Powell: 6-8*
Hardin Valley: 2-5*
Farragut: 20-40*
William Blount: 12-8*

Maryville: 2-18-1*
Bradley Central: 3-3*
Dobyns-Bennett: 3-13*
Science Hill: 6-3
Jefferson County: 8-7

* denotes that record includes 2016 game

The Rebels jumped out to a 28-0

halftime lead behind Isaiah Cobbs
100 yards rushing to beat
Bearden for the eleventh straight
time

Bearden lost their first playoff

game as a part of the new Region
1-6A to Siegel last season; the
Bulldogs have a 9-16 all-time
postseason record

BEARDENS LAST GAME:

VS.

Published on BeardenBarkSports.com, the

official athletic website of Bearden High School

DOBYNS-BENNETT

Dobyns-Bennett puts damper on Beardens playoff seeding hopes, 34-21

By Wyeth Wilson

Beardens hopes of hosting a first round playoff game took a bit of a hit on Friday night, as DobynsBennett avenged last seasons loss with a 34-21 win at Bill Young Field.

Coming into the night, Bearden (3-5, 1-4 Region 1-6A) was part of a five way tie for fourth place in
Region 1-6A. The Bulldogs now sit in a three way tie for sixth place.

The top four finishers in the region earn a home playoff game.

We have to focus on the process and not the result, Coach Morgan Shinlever said. If we take care of
the process, then well line ourselves up to succeed.

Were still in a good position to have a first round playoff game at home, and thats been one of our
big goals this season, so we have to do everything we can to obtain that.

Early on, it looked like Bearden might have been able to pretty much lock up a top four seed with a
win over Dobyns-Bennett (4-4, 2-3).

The Indians took an early 3-0 lead on a 32-yard field goal on the opening drive of the game, but
Bearden struck next on a 48-yard scoring connection between freshman quarterback Collin Ironside
and quarterback-turned-receiver Dawson Houser, who finished with six catches for 138 yards.

Dobyns-Bennett however took control in the second quarter, getting a big boost from a 54-yard
interception return that led to a score, taking a 20-7 lead into halftime.

[The interception] swung the momentum and put us in a hole that we had to dig ourselves out of,
Coach Shinlever said. Weve kind of gotten in a routine over the past couple games of digging
ourselves a hole.

But the thing about our kids is that they consistently dig themselves out of it, theyre very
coachable.

Bearden rallied in the second half, cutting the lead to six on two separate occasions, the second
coming on a three-yard touchdown run by Ty Warren with 3:59 remaining that cut the DobynsBennett lead to 27-21.

But the Bearden defense was unable to come up with stops on two third downs, and surrendered a
late 44-yard touchdown run by Indians quarterback Cole Maupin, his third of the night.

Next week, Bearden travels to Science Hill for the first time since 2008 to try to keep their hopes of
hosting a playoff game alive.

As far as preparation goes, if we have a week of preparation like we did this week, well be ready to
play ball, Coach Shinlever said. The biggest thing is that on Friday night when the opportunities
come, we have to make the most of them.