Saturday, September 30, 2006

Offensive Stats Versus East Lawrence

TEAM
First Downs
West Morgan 15
East Lawrence 10

Total Offense
West Morgan 254
East Lawrence 158

Penalty Yards
West Morgan 3-25
East Lawrence 4-40

Punts-Yards Average
West Morgan 2-30
East Lawrence 6-30

Fumbles-Lost
West Morgan 4-2
East Lawrence 4-3

Individual
Passing Attempts Completions % Yards TD IN
Micah 19 9 47.3 158 1 1


Rushing Attempts Yards Avg. TD
Tommy 11 65 5.9 1
Anthony 3 6 2.0 0
Marquis 7 19 2.7 0
David P. 1 -2 -2.0 0
Micah 6 5 0.8 0
Walter 3 0 0.0 0

Receiving Attempts Yards Avg. TD
Anthony 2 49 24.5 1
Brandon 7 109 15.5 0

Punt Returns Attempts Yards Avg. TD
Micah 1 13 13.0 0
Athony 1 27 27.0 0

Kicking XPTA XPTM FGA FGM PUNTS YARDS AVG.
Jared 2 2 0 0 2 60 30.0

Scores of Interest

Addison 21, Meek 6
Hackleburg 20, Red Bay 14
Lawrence Co. 49, Hatton 42 (overtime)
Phillips 12, Phil Campbell 6
Tanner 28 East Limestone 21

West Morgan Wins

At East Lawrence

West Morgan 22 East Lawrence 0

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Brooke's Pick

West Morgan 21, East Lawrence 14

Brooke's New Poll

Class 1A-3A Top Five
1. Addison (4-0): Other than in a 7-6 win over R.A. Hubbard opening week, no defense has touched the Bulldogs' offense this season. Class 2A No. 5 Addison averages 40.25 points per game as it
faces 14.75 points-per-game Meek this week.

2. R.A. Hubbard (3-1): Comes off a big win, shutting out previously unbeaten Speake 20-0 in a battle of Top 10 teams, and will travel to 3A Munford this week. The 1A No. 7 Chiefs have been able to count on their defense this year, a unit that has surrendered an average of one touchdown per game.

3. Tanner (4-0): Perfect in Class 2A, Region 8 so far, the 2A No. 6 Rattlers get no rest this week with out-of-region opponent 4A No. 10 East Limestone. County rivals will face off after a 1-point contest in favor of the Rattlers last season.

4. West Morgan (2-2): Hasn't put together back-to-back wins all season, but should have the chance this week against East Lawrence. The Rebels have scored an average of 24.25 points per game, while the Eagles have given up well over that at 33.5.

5. Speake (3-1): Lost for the first time this season a week ago to 1A No. 7 R.A. Hubbard. But look for the Bobcats to bounce back this week, playing 2A Westminster Christian, which has only one win this season.

New Poll

Class 2A

1. Leroy (25), 4-0, 354

2. Lineville (5), 4-0, 289

3. Houston Academy, 4-0, 231

4. Fyffe, 4-0, 203

5. Addison, 4-0, 171

6. Tanner, 4-0, 143

7. Southern Choctaw, 3-1, 124

8. Randolph County, 4-0, 99

9. Cottonwood (1), 3-0, 81

10. Luverne, 4-0, 62

Others receiving votes: Red Level (1) (4-0) 20, American Christian (3-1) 18,
Woodland (4-0) 18, Vincent (3-1) 8, Geneva County (4-0) 7, Georgiana (2-2) 1, Loachapoka (3-1) 1.

Saturday, September 23, 2006

My Wonderful Wife Heather

My wonderful wife Heather ran in her first 5K this Saturday. Her time in the big Spring Jam 5K was 38min. 21 Secs. I just wanted to congratulate her on doing a great job in the race and thank her for allowing me to take part in the event with her.

Stats From the Red Bay Game

TEAM
First Downs
West Morgan 10
Reb Bay 15

Total Offense
West Morgan 243
Red Bay 319

Penalty Yards
West Morgan 8-55
Red Bay 8-75

Punts-Yards Average
West Morgan 6-25.6
Red Bay 4-34

Fumbles-Lost
West Morgan 3-3
Red Bay 0-0

Individual
Passing Attempts Completions % Yards TD IN
Micah 23 15 65.2 116 1 0


Rushing Attempts Yards Avg. TD
Tommy 10 46 4.6 0
Anthony 2 33 16.5 0
Marquis 3 9 3.0 1
Blake 1 14 14.0 0
Micah 12 25 2.08 0

Receiving Attempts Yards Avg. TD
Anthony 9 70 7.78 1
Brandon 2 24 12.0 0
Jeremiah 2 14 12.0 0
Micheal 1 7 7.0 0

Kickoff Return Attempts Yards Avg. TD
Anthony 2 103 51.5. 1
David A. 1 5 5.0 0
Andrew 1 5 5.0 0

Punt Returns Attempts Yards Avg. TD

Kicking XPTA XPTM FGA FGM PUNTS YARDS AVG.

Jared 3 3 1 0 6 153.6 25.6

West Morgan is UPSET

Red Bay 24, West Morgan 21: The Rebels gave up a 43-yard field goal with 4:13 to play in the game and the three points proved enough to hand West Morgan (2-2) the loss.
West Morgan’s Anthony Atemon caught nine passes for 70 yards, ran the ball twice for 33 yards and returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in the loss. Also for the Rebels, Micah Randolph finished 15 of 23 for 130 yards and a touchdown.

Atemon’s kickoff return made it 14-7 Red Bay in the first quarter, then tied the game when he caught a 4-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.

The Rebels took the lead 21-14 when Marquis Ranceful scored on a 5-yard run, but gave up the lead when Red Bay blocked a punt for a score.

Friday, September 22, 2006

Brooke's Top Five

Class 1A-3A Top Five
1. Addison (3-0): The Bulldogs have had no trouble so far in moving up to 2A. Look for Addison's offense, which averaged 56 points in two region wins, to stay explosive for a victory this week against Cherokee, whose offense doesn't have near the point-posting power at 24 points per contest.

2. R.A. Hubbard (2-1): R.A. Hubbard has come alive after a 7-6 season-opening loss to Addison. No close calls since — the Chiefs have won consecutive games by an average of 3.5 touchdowns.

3. Tanner (3-0): Along with Addison and Cherokee, the Rattlers are still undefeated in the 2A, Region 8 and should stay perfect facing Phil Campbell this week. Phil Campbell has already lost to Red Bay and West Morgan this season, both teams the Rattlers have beaten.

4. West Morgan (2-1): The Rebels look to separate themselves among a slew of one-loss teams in 2A, Region 8. It'll take a win over Red Bay to do it, and West Morgan is quite capable.

5. Speake (3-0): Priding itself on defense, Speake has a strong offense, too. While the undefeated Bobcats' defense has been holding opponents to 11.3 points per game, the offense has done its part by posting 34 points per win.

Brooke's Pick

West Morgan 21 Red Bay 10

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Newest Poll

Class 2A
No. 1 Leroy (18) (3-0) 314

No. 2 Lineville (7) (3-0) 270

No. 3 Houston Academy (2) (3-0) 231

No. 4 Fyffe (3-0) 202

No. 5 Addison (3-0) 142

No. 6 Tanner (3-0) 141

No. 7 Southern Choctaw (2-1) 106

No.8 Randolph County (3-0) 90

No.9 Cottonwood (1) (3-0) 81

No. 10 Luverne (3-0) 54


Others receiving votes
Georgiana (1) (2-1) 18; Red Level (1) (3-0) 18; Woodland (3-0) 14; American Christian (2-1) 12; Section (3-0) 11; Highland Home (3-0) 5; J.B. Pennington (2-1) 2.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

West Morgan Vs. Priceville

7th and 8th Grade WM 20 Priceville 14
B-Varsity WM 34 Priceville 16

Sunday, September 17, 2006

New Highlights vs. Phil Campbell

  • Phil Campbell
  • Defensive Stats From Phil Campbell

    Name Tackles Sacks Int. Fumble Rec. TD
    Jeremy 3-1-0-1-0
    Justin 2-0-0-0-0
    Blake B. 5-1-0-0-0
    Anthony 2-0-0-0-0
    Desmond 6-1-0-0-0
    David A. 2-0-0-0-0
    Brandon 3-0-0-0-0
    Andrew 3-0-0-0-0
    Seth 2-0-0-0-0
    Blake G. 3-0-0-1-1
    Micah 1-0-0-0-0
    Trey 3-0-0-0-0
    Terrance 2-0-0-0-0
    Ryan 2-0-0-0-0
    Jeremiah 1-0-1-0-0
    Tony 2-0-0-0-0
    Caleb B. 1-0-0-0-0
    Mike 1-0-0-0-0
    Storm 1-1-0-0-0

    Offensive Stats vs. Phil Campbell

    TEAM
    First Downs
    West Morgan 17
    Phil Campbell 12

    Total Offense
    West Morgan 377
    Phil Campbell 265

    Penalty Yards
    West Morgan 7-65
    Phil Campbell 5-30

    Punts-Yards Average
    West Morgan 3-31
    Phil Campbell 5-30

    Fumbles-Lost
    West Morgan 2-0
    Phil Campbell 4-2

    Individual
    Passing Attempts Completions % Yards TD IN
    Micah 13 8 61.5 108 2 0
    Anthony 1 1 30 100.0 0 0
    David 2 1 23 50.0 0 0
    Austyn 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
    Seth 1 1 3 100.0 0 (2pt Coversion 2 pts)


    Rushing Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Tommy 11 73 6.63 2
    Anthony 1 -3 -3.0 0
    Marquis 8 52 6.5 0
    Blake 2 11 5.5 0
    Micah 2 14 7.0 0
    Brandon 3 12 4.0 0
    Terrance 5 43 8.6 0
    Walter 4 27 5.5 0
    Austyn 1 -6 -6.0 0
    David 1 -2 -2.0 0

    Receiving Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Quetin 1 30 30.0 0
    Anthony 5 60.0 12.0 1
    Brandon 1 9 9.0 0
    Jeremiah 1 5 5.0 1
    Micheal 1 29 29.0 0
    Dustin 1 23 23.0 0
    Andrew 1 3 3.0 0 (2pts)

    Kickoff Return Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Terrance 1 22 22.0 0

    Punt Returns Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Terrance 1 10 10.0 0
    Anthony 1 6 6.0 0


    Kicking XPTA XPTM FGA FGM PUNTS YARDS AVG.

    Jared 5 4 2 0 3 93 31.0

    Scores of Interest

    Addison 64 Winston County 27
    Cherokee 28 Hatton 24
    Tanner 34 Red Bay 9

    West Morgan Wins vs. Phil Campbell

    Tommy Tucker ran 11 times for 73 yards and two touchdowns as West Morgan earned a 35-6 win at Phil Campbell.

    The Rebels (2-1) led 35-0 at halftime. Tucker ran for 15 and 10-yard scores and Micah Randolph threw for two touchdowns. Jeremiah Victorino caught one and Anthony Ateman grabbed the other. Blake Gholston recovered a fumble and ran it back 89 yards for West Morgan's other score.

    West Morgan held Phil Campbell to nine rushing yards. The Rebels gained 377 yards, 221 of them coming on the ground. Randolph was 8-for-13 passing for 103 yards and two scores.

    West Morgan did not commit a turnover.

    Friday, September 15, 2006

    Brooke's Pick

    West Morgan 24 Phil Campbell 21

    Brooke's Top Five

    Class 1A-3A Top Five
    1. Addison (2-0): Moved up to 2A, but the 2005 1A state champs are still winning. Seems to have filled holes left to graduation well.

    2. R.A. Hubbard (1-1): After losing its season opener to Addison, the Chiefs were back in fine form with a win over Brilliant. Another region win this week against Phillips-Bear Creek would put R.A. Hubbard back on a roll.

    3. Tanner (2-0): Coming off a close call with West Morgan, the Rattlers host Red Bay this week — a matchup that traditionally has been an important one in the region race.

    4. West Morgan (1-1): Turnovers were the Rebels' downfall in a loss to Tanner last week. Needs a road win against Phil Campbell to pull Class 2A, Region 8 record back to even.

    5. Speake (2-0): Off to a strong start, Speake has already beaten one of Class 1A's usual standouts, Hazlewood. The Bobcats have the potential to make some noise in 1A, Region 8.

    Sunday, September 10, 2006

    Defensive Stats from Tanner Game

    NAME

    Tackles Sacks Int Fumble Rec.

    Ryan
    4 0 0 0

    David A.
    13 0 0 0

    Andrew
    13 1 0 0

    Quentin
    6 0 0 0

    Micah
    3 0 0 0

    Blake B.
    2 0 0 0

    River
    1 1 0 0

    Anthony
    2 0 0 0

    Marquis
    1 0 0 0

    Josh
    2 0 0 0

    Brandon
    4 0 0 0

    Blake G.
    1 0 0 0

    Brent L.
    2 0 0 0

    Justin
    4 0 0 0

    Jeremey
    3 0 0 0

    Offensive Stats From the Tanner Game

    TEAM
    First Downs
    West Morgan 10
    Tanner 15

    Total Offense
    West Morgan 244
    Tanner 288

    Penalty Yards
    West Morgan 7-45
    Tanner 11-105

    Punts-Yards Average
    West Morgan 4-40
    Tanner 8-25

    Fumbles-Lost
    West Morgan 3-1
    Tanner 1-0

    Individual
    Passing Attempts Completions % Yards TD IN
    Josh 10 8 80 115 2 0
    Micah 7 3 42.8 38 1 1

    Rushing Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Tommy 11 69 6.27 0
    Josh 5 17 3.4 0
    Marquis 3 7 2.3 0
    Blake 3 2 0.6 0
    Micah 4 3 0.75 0

    Receiving Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Micah 4 41 10.25 0
    Anthony 8 105 13.12 3
    Brandon 1 7 7.0 0

    Kickoff Return Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Andrew 1 6 6.0 0
    Brandon 1 5 5.0 0
    Micah 1 9 9.0 0
    David A. 1 8 8.0 0

    Punt Returns Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Josh 1 3 3.0 0
    Anthony 2 24 12.0 0

    Total Offense Top Three Leaders Attempts Yards Avg. TD

    Josh 16 135 8.43 2

    Micah 16 91 5.68 1

    Anthony 10 129 12.90 3

    Kicking XPTA XPTM FGA FGM PUNTS YARDS AVG.

    Jared 3 3 1 0 4 160 40.0

    Highlights From West Morgan and Tanner

    Click the link below.

    Give the video a few seconds to load and enjoy!!

    My wife has done a great job with the video, thanks Heather!!

    Note: There is an mp3 player at the bottom of the page that will begin playing when you go to the page. You will need to turn the player off to hear the audio for the video.

    http://www.heatherandshannon.com/WM_Football/WMFootballindex.htm

    Saturday, September 09, 2006

    Scores of Interest

    Addison 49 Hatton 15
    Cherokee 40 Winston County 8
    Red Bay 19 Phil Campbell 14

    West Morgan vs. Tanner

    Tanner 28
    West Morgan 21

    Tanner is now 2-0
    West Morgan is now 1-1

    Thursday, September 07, 2006

    Prep Predictions

    Today’s game
    Tharptown 24, Mount Hope 6
    Friday’s games
    Huntsville 35, Austin 21
    Athens 42, Muscle Shoals 10
    Russellville 35, Brewer 6
    Decatur 27, Hartselle 24 OT
    Ardmore 28, E. Lawrence 14
    E. Limestone 34, Priceville 14
    Lawrence Co. 28, Rogers 8
    Clements 21, Elkmont 7
    Danville 21, Holly Pond 7
    Colbert County 28, West Limestone 7
    Addison 34, Hatton 7
    Falkville 14, Westbrook Christian 10
    Tanner 21, West Morgan 17
    Speake 24, Hazlewood 8
    R.A. Hubbard 18, Brilliant 7

    Brooke's High Five

    Class 1A-3A Top Five
    1. Addison (1-0): Rebounded from a sizable loss in a jamboree game vs. Clay Co. by beating R.A. Hubbard to open the regular season. The Bulldogs' move up to 2A should be a successful one.
    2. R.A. Hubbard (0-1): Dropped its season opener by a point to 2A Addison, but the Chiefs had their fair share of miscues. Fix those this week vs. Brilliant, and it should be a smooth start to the 1A, Region 8 schedule.
    3. Hazlewood (0-1): Took a hard loss in its opener against 4A Tarrant. But look for the Golden Bears to display the talent in the coming weeks that gave them the confidence to play up.
    4. Tanner (1-0): A team with potential at this point.
    The Rattlers will get a true test against West Morgan this week.
    5. West Morgan (1-0): Posted a road win in the season opener and hosts Tanner this week to begin 2A, Region 8 play.

    Wednesday, September 06, 2006

    Class 2A Rankings WEEK 2
    No. 1 Southern Choctaw (17) (1-0) 270
    No. 2 Leroy (6) (1-0) 221
    No. 3 Lineville (3) (1-0) 220
    No. 4 Houston Academy (1-0) 153
    No. 5 Fyffe (1-0) 152
    No. 6 Addison (1-0) 95
    No. 7 Tanner (1-0) 94
    No. 8 Randolph County (1-0) 79
    No. 9 Cottonwood (1-0) 63
    No. 10 Luverne (1-0) 24
    Others receiving votes
    Woodland (1-0) 18; Section (1-0) 15; Winterboro (1-0) 10; American Christian (0-1) 8; Red Level (1-0) 8; Highland Home (1-0) 4; Pickens Co. (1-0) 4; Flomaton (1-0) 2; Reeltown (0-1) 2; Sand Rock (0-1) 2.

    Sunday, September 03, 2006

    Defensive Stats From Munford Game

    Name Tackles Sacks Int Fumble Recovery
    Micah 6 1 0 0
    Andrew 12 0 0 0
    David A. 10 0 3 0
    Desmond 3 0 0 0
    Jeremy 1 0 0 0
    Quinton 5 0 0 0
    Brandon 3 0 0 0
    Anthony 2 0 0 0
    Justin 1 0 0 0
    Terence 2 0 0 0
    Ryan 4 0 0 0
    River 2 0 0 0
    Brent L. 4 0 0 0
    Blake G. 1 0 0 0
    Josh 1 0 0 0

    Saturday, September 02, 2006

    Practice Time Monday

    9:00 AM

    More Scores

    Shoals Christian 35, Red Bay 21
    Speake 40, Hatton 20
    Lawrence County 25 East Lawrence 7

    REBELS WIN!!!

    Rebels win
    Quarterback tosses 122 yards,runs for 97 on 16 tries
    From Staff Reports
    New starting quarterback Josh McAbee threw a pair of touchdown passes to lift West Morgan High to a 20-6 road win over Munford on Friday night.
    McAbee completed 13 of 19 passes for 122 yards and led his team in rushing with 97 yards on 16 carries. He helped the Rebels' offense generate 306 yards.
    The game marked the season opener for both schools, and the Class 2A Rebels picked up a win over a team that advanced to the second round of last year's 3A state playoffs.
    After a scoreless first quarter, West Morgan broke the ice with McAbee's 6-yard touchdown pass to Michael Clem. Jared Spooner kicked the extra point for a 7-0 lead, and West Morgan never trailed.
    Munford scored before halftime to cut the lead to 7-6, but West Morgan scored one touchdown each in the third and fourth quarters.
    In the third period, McAbee threw a 21-yard scoring pass to Micah Randolph. In the fourth, Justin Phillips rushed 1 yard for a touchdown.
    Also for West Morgan, Marquis Ranceful rushed 11 times for 56 yards.

    Scores of Interest

    COURTLAND — Football players are trained not to think in what-ifs. Win or lose, file it away and go on to the next Friday night.
    But if Addison hadn't been able to hold the lead after its offense turned frosty late in Friday night's 7-6 win over R.A. Hubbard, all that confidence that last year's 1A state title concocted could have at least given way to some doubt.
    "Of course," senior tailback Blake Turner said. "Losing two in a row would've hurt. This wasn't a region game or anything, but it's still a big game for the team."
    Addison scored early and held on to beat a R.A. Hubbard squad that fumbled six times, losing two of them with less than five minutes left in the game, and was penalized eight times for 59 yards.
    Losing isn't common at Addison, which won 14 of 15 games last year en route to the 1A state title. But uncertainty surrounded the school's move to 2A and its first game at that level, against defending class champions Clay County in the Champions Challenge in Montgomery, ended in a 41-6 rout. It won't officially count in its record, but the 35-point loss is hard to forget.
    Enter Friday night's result.
    Coach Randy White wasn't pleased with his team's offensive performance, particularly in the second half, where it gained 42 yards and had one first down — on the first play of the half.
    "Our defense was the difference tonight," White said. "R.A. Hubbard's got a good football team, but they made a lot of mistakes, and we kept them off the big play. That's what I was worried about coming up here."
    Losing also isn't common in Courtland. But R.A. Hubbard slipped to a 6-6 record last year, and coach Lymos McDonald warns the same could happen if his Chiefs continue to make costly mistakes.
    "We played well, well enough to win," McDonald said, his voice rising. "But it seemed like every time we'd get a 10-yard play we've get a flag. There's no way you can win like that at any level."
    McDonald's right. Hubbard had its chances. After Corey Key took the opening kickoff of the half 34 yards to midfield, the Chiefs drove to the Addison 25. Xavier Hampton broke loose on a run toward the goal line, but it was called back on a penalty. On a fourth-and-3 from the 26, Key was tackled behind the line by Turner.
    The Chiefs, trailing by a point, got the ball at the Addison 27 with 5:34 left in the fourth quarter after a shanked punt from Jake Gilliland. But Hampton fumbled three plays later and Turner, playing linebacker, fell on it.
    R.A. Hubbard's last chance came after Addison went three-and-out and punted with two minutes left. Hampton picked up a wobbling punt about his own 40, but Turner hit him to knock the ball loose and Jason Gann recovered it for the Bulldogs, sealing the win. "I just saw it and started racing toward it, and there it was," Gann said.
    Addison's score came with 2:31 left in the first quarter on a fourth-and-6 from the R.A. Hubbard 12. Quarterback Gilliland faked a pitch and lobbed a pass over the line to Andrew Privett, who was alone in the end zone. Jason Fowler added the extra point. R.A. Hubbard looked to have tied the game in the second quarter when LaBrandon Key ran into the end zone from a yard out, but Dontay Robinson missed the extra point wide left.
    "If we play ball and we execute, we win this ballgame," McDonald said.

    Offensive Stats From The Munford Game

    TEAM

    First Downs
    West Morgan 15
    Munford 12

    Total Offense
    West Morgan 306
    Munford 287

    Penalties/Penalty Yards
    West Morgan 9-65
    Munford 6-65

    Punts-Yards Average
    West Morgan 2-27
    Munford 1-30

    Fumbles-Lost
    West Morgan 2-1
    Munford 2-2

    INDIVIDUAL
    Passing Attempts Completions % Yards TD INT
    Josh 19 13 68.4 122 2 0

    Rushing Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Micah 2 14 7.0 0
    Tommy 6 4 0.6 0
    Marquis 11 56 5.0 0
    Blake 4 17 4.2 0
    Walter 1 -2 -2.0 0
    Justin 1 1 1.0 1
    Josh 16 97 6.0 0

    Receiving Receptions Yards Avg. TD
    Micah 4 40 10.0 1
    Anthony 3 29 9.6 0
    Brandon 4 36 9.0 0
    Micheal 2 17 8.5 1

    Kickoff Return Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Anthony 2 33 16.5 0

    Punt Returns Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Josh 2 12 6.0 0

    TOTAL OFFENSE Attempts Yards Avg. TD
    Josh 36 231 6.4 0
    Micah 6 54 6.0 0
    Anthony 5 62 12.4 0

    KICKING XPTA XPTM FGA FGM PUNTS YARDS AVG.
    JARED 3 2 1 0 2 54 27.0

    Friday, September 01, 2006

    Football and Families

    As we travel to Munford, we want to tell our families that we love and miss them.

    Heather, I will miss you tonight.

    I love you.

    Local Scores of Interest

    TANNER — Tanner High football coach Laron White was all smiles when asked about the Rattlers' defensive effort Thursday night in a 28-6 win over Clements.
    According to White, Tanner's defensive players did everything short of growing wings in controlling the Colts' offense. The Rattlers held strong twice during the game with Clements inside their 20-yard line.
    "Our players flew to the ball tonight on defense," White said. "I wasn't pleased with what I saw in the jamboree last week, and I let our guys know it. I've been on them all week. Well, like I said, they were flying to the ball on defense and I liked what I saw."
    The Colts had 208 yards of total offense, 133 of which came from passing.
    On Clements first possession of the game, the Colts drove 29 yards to the Rattlers' 1 before running back Jesse Cobb fumbled with Tanner's Delano Yarbrough recovering the ball in the end zone.
    Early in the fourth quarter, the Colts started at their own 36 before turning the ball over on downs at the Tanner 5.
    "Obviously, those two times we didn't score in the red zone hurt us bad," said Forrest Williams, who coached his first game at Clements. "We have to be more consistent on offense, but I didn't see anything we can't correct."
    Williams said the Colts did have some bright spots in the game.
    "We forced Tanner into three turnovers," Williams said. "We had a good punt when we needed it and on defense, we made them earn everything they got.
    "After the half, I really liked what I saw. We played throw and catch and because of that we scored."
    The lone Clements touchdown came with 9:24 left in the third quarter. After Tanner's kick to start the second half, the Colts connected on passes of 23 and 22 yards. After a couple of running plays, Colts' quarterback Cody Arnold hit Jeremy Craig for a 21-yard touchdown pass.
    Tanner rolled up 343 yards of total offense. Quarterback Demarcus King completed 9 of 21 passes for 156 yards and one touchdown on a 24-yard completion to Tim Mason with 39 seconds remaining in the first half.
    Also in the second quarter, running back Tim Mason scored on a 30-yard around right end.
    Jarquise Peoples rushed for Tanner's other two touchdowns. Peoples scored on 3-yard runs in the first and second quarters.
    White praised Clements for a hard-fought game.
    "I didn't realize they were so big — so tall," White said. "I can tell you one thing, that team is going to be just fine. You could see they were excited about playing football. For that fact, we were excited also. It was a good win for us."