Stallions stampede Meek 62-0

ARLEY  - The Meek Tigers were no match for the quickness of the South Lamar Stallions, which rode their way to a 62-0 shutout of the Tigers at beautiful Tiger stadium Friday night, Sept. 6.
Meek Head Coach David Norwood commended South Lamar on having a good football team. “They have a lot of speed,” Norwood said. “I’ll watch the film tomorrow, and we’ll make corrections.”
Turnovers were not in the Tigers’ favor.  “The turnover early certainly didn’t help any,” Norwood stated. “That was the first play of the ball game, the first play from scrimmage.”
The key after the loss Friday night, Norwood said, was to get some players healthy, since some are facing injuries, which literally added insult to injury Friday night.
The Tigers took the opening kickoff, with Trinton Ory attempting the return, but stopping short due to a thundering Stallion defense.
On the first official play from scrimmage, a loose ball in the backfield was  recovered to give the Stallions exceptional field position deep at the Meek 7 yard line.
Herachio Washington got the ball to Christopher Sides, but a Meek defense put up a wall, not only  to stop the play but create negative yardage for the Stallions back to the Meek 25.
Washington reached out on a carry to midfield, and a lateral shot to Jarrett Bryant sent him to the uprights with 10:24 left in the opening quarter.  Sides’ PAT made it 7-0.
Meek couldn’t get far from scrimmage thanks to a pressuring Stallion defense keeping the Tigers in the backfield. James Brown pulled down a complete pass but the play wasn’t enough, so the Tigers were forced to punt.

The Stallions put on some sturdy hoof-work for the remainder of the first half raking in 48 total points by halftime.
The Stallions went to the uprights  two plays into the next drive. They had the ball at their own 33 yard line when Sides took off on a 70 yard dash to cross the line with 6:31 left in the first quarter.  Hunter Oglen’s PAT failed, and the score was 13-0.
The Tigers couldn’t move far past the 25 yard line point of possession where they began the drive, being forced to punt.
A fumble on the Stallions’ return was recovered by James Parker for the Tigers, but the possession proved shortlived, when the next play was a pass picked off by Bryant for the Stallions that galloped 70 yards to the uprights with 5:04 left in the first quarter.
The play was called back on a Stallion unsportsmanlike call.
The Tigers had the ball at the Stallion 19 yard line. After the Tigers faced heavy defense and a ball thrown incomplete under pressure, the Stallions took over, only to threaten again on a drive starting from their 20 yard line.
Washington connected with Clayton Oglen, who went to score, but the play was called back on another Stallion penalty.
The Stallions were back at their own 15 yard line, and a pass sailed deep and complete to Oglen moved them to midfield.
Bryant pulled down a complete pass and darted through defenders to hit paydirt with 1:10 left in the first quarter.  Sides’ PAT was good and the score was now 20-0.
The Tigers were again putting it away to start the second quarter, when Oglen pulled down the reception and rushed 60 yards to score with 11:41 left in the second quarter.  Sides’ toed the PAT to part the uprights. The score was 27-0.
The Tigers couldn’t keep position on their next drive when a deep pass was picked off by Oglen who rushed 80 yards to score with 9:20 left in the second quarter. Sides’ PAT made it 34-0.
The Tigers were having to punt the ball away, with the Stallions this time scoring on first play from scrimmage.
The Stallions had possession at their own 25 yard line, when Sides took off on a quick dart to cross the line with 3:43 left in the second quarter.  Oglen’s PAT made it 41-0.

This identical situation happened just after the Tigers’ next punt. The Stallions had possession at their own 41, when Clayton Oglen took off to seek the uprights, with 1:49 left in the second quarter.  Sides’ PAT set the score going into halftime at 48-0.
The Stallions got the kickoff to begin the second half, and continued their tradition of scoring on the first play off scrimmage on the drive. After they put the ball in play from their own 45 just after receiving the second half kickoff, some new faces from the Stallions’ second string began to stir things up for the Tigers.
Marion Hodge Jr., plowed through to score with 11:40 left in the third quarter. This time, the score was brought back on a Stallion infraction, putting the ball at their own 45 yard line.
The Tigers had an unsportsmanlike call, adding to the Stallion yardage, placing the ball near midfield.
Hodge was forced down by Tiger defenders near the line, and was then forced down for a loss.
The Stallions were building up for vengeance, when Erick Wilson  put six on the board on his carry, with 7:58 left in the third quarter.  Sides’ PAT made it 55-0.
The Tigers had to punt it away, but saw an opportunity when a Stallions loose ball was picked up by Tommy Daniel for the Tigers, which had possession at their own 47 yard line.

James Brown must have felt good when he plowed for a first down into enemy territory at the 47.
The Tigers held onto the ball for the longest time during their drives that night.
Quarterback Stuart Waldrep carried it on the keeper  but Brown ran into a wall of defenders, keeping his carry short.
Brown was also the man who recovered a Tiger fumble to keep them in control.
The Tigers had progressed down to the Stallion 15, but couldn’t make it on downs so the Stallions’ took over.
Wilson took off on a carry and looked long gone, but he didn’t count on the powerful tackle of the Tigers’ Bryson Hudson.
The Stallions were threatening deep from the Tiger 1 yard line, when Wilson was kept out of the end zone by dedicated Tiger defenders.
On the next play,  however, Wilson crossed the line with 5:03 left in the game. Sides’ PAT set the final score 62-0.