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Page 12 — Wednesday, October 10,2012, TheTrue Citizen
Region play kicks off for Spartans
By Tres Bragg
tresbragg@bellsouth.net
If there was ever a time to
pull it all together on the field,
it’s now.
The Edmund Burke Acad
emy Spartans (3-2-1) will
travel to Savannah this Friday
to take on their first region
opponent of the season,
Bethesda Day School. The
Spartans have had an up and
down season so far and have
struggled to find consistency
on the football field. However,
they have proven themselves
offensively, scoring 37 points
against Briarwood Academy,
26 points against Thomas
Jefferson and 46 against Pied
mont Academy.
On the flip side Edmund
Burke has had some trouble de
fensively this season, allowing
over 40 points in their last two
games. And, according to head
coach Buddy Sorrow, they
could have the same trouble
against the Bethesda Blazers if
they don’t make some adjust
ments.
“They’re fast," Sorrow said
of his Class-AA opponent. "It’s
going to be tough stopping
them. We’re going to have to
slow them down some and not
give up the big plays.” Sorrow
stated that keeping his offense
on the field by controlling the
ball will be a big key in the
game. “If we can control the
clock and keep our offense out
there, it will eliminate the speed
factor that they have in their
favor. We can’t really come up
with a defensive scheme to con
trol their speed, so we just have
to try and keep the ball in our
hands."
Bethesda hasn’t posted an
impressive record so far this
season (2-5), but their losses
have all been to powerhouse
schools. They lost their only
region match-up to Memorial
Day School 42-36. However,
Memorial is favored to win the
region this season and should
have a good shot at the state
title. Kickoff for Friday’s game
is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Ben Murray finds a hole and outruns a Stratford defender.
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Spartans struggle during Stratford loss
Edmund Burke’s football team was hoping to make some positive defensive adjust
ments before starting region play this week, but had trouble doing so against the
Class-AAA Stratford Eagles.The Spartans were outscored by Stratford Academy 42-14
last Friday night during their last non-region game of the season. The Eagles, who
were favored to win the game, scored on nearly every offensive possession. Despite
the loss, the Spartans did gain some experience playing tougher competition which
should benefit them when region play begins this Friday night. Head coach Buddy
Sorrow commented after the loss. “We knew Stratford had talent and a lot of speed,”
Sorrow said. “We wanted to try to keep the game closer, but that didn’t happen. All we
can do now is move forward and hope to correct the mistakes we’ve made all season.”
Hagen Wade and Jon Jon Evans scored the two touchdowns for the Spartans. Wade
ran into the end zone, while Evans caught a touchdown pass from quarterback Lane
Christian. Alan Matthews, Lane Clark, Ben Murray and Wade led the Spartans offen
sively. Mason Winkler was credited with a forced fumble. Above, Edmund Burke’s
leading rusher, Hagen Wade, dodges a defender to score his eleventh touchdown of
the season.
TEAM STATS
SEASON LEADERS
(Through the first six games)
Rushing
Hagen Wade - 92 carries for 764
yards, 10 touchdowns
Dakota Garber - 55 carries for
341 yards, 1 touchdown
Bo Goodin - 49 carries for 273
yards
Lane Clark - 26 carries for 143
yards
Cal Lee - 15 carries for 139
yards, 1 touchdown
Lane Christian - 26 carries for
67 yards, 5 touchdowns
Receiving
Hagen Wade -13 catches for 135
yards, 1 touchdown
Jon Jon Evans - 8 catches for
118 yards, 1 touchdown
Ben Murray - 6 catches for 60
yards, 1 touchdown
Dakota Garber - 3 catches for
30 yards, 1 touchdown
Passing
Lane Christian - 34 of 69 for 369
yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 intercep
tion
Defense
Ben Murray - 24 tackles,
13 assists
Lane Clark - 22 tackles,
10 assists
Bo Goodin-24 tackles,
7 assists
Hagen Wade-19 tackles,
12 assists
Dakota Garber -13 tackles,
12 assists
Lane Christian-16 tackles,
8 assists
Austin Daniel -14 tackles,
9 assists, 2 blocked kicks
Alan Matthews -10 tackles,
11 assists
Matt Usry-10 tackles,
9 assists, 1 fumble recovery
Jon Jon Evans, Dakota Garber
and Hagen Wade have com
bined for 6 interceptions.
Score
EBA-145
Opponents-152
Rushing
EBA-279 for 1795 yards
Opponents - 226 for 1312 yards
Passing
EBA-34/72 for 369 yards
Opponents - 25/60 for 388 yards
First Downs
EBA-102
Opponents - 99
Penalties
EBA-27 for 240 yards
Opponents - 28 for 198 yards
Turnovers
EBA-8
Opponents-7
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