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Sweet Water dominates Linden 56-8
In the game, which was played at Nolan Atkins Stadium in Sweet Water before a large crowd, the Bulldogs took charge midway the first quarter and never looked back. Things didn't start that way however, as the Patriots struck first scoring in their first possession of the game on a four yard pass play. The two point conversion was good on a two yard pass and Linden led 8 - 0 with 8:22 remaining in the first quarter. The Bulldogs responded with 4:13 to play in the first quarter when Johnny Lockett ended an eight play 62 yard drive with a 28 yard scamper for a touchdown. A two point conversion attempt failed but the Bulldogs had cut the Patriot lead to 8 - 6.
The Bulldog offense added to the lead twice in the second quarter while the Bulldog defense kept the Patriots in check. The first score came with 7:37 left to play in the second quarter when Anthony Landrum culminated a 13 play 71 yard drive with an 11 yard touchdown run. Scottie Nelson kicked the extra-point and Sweet Water led 21 - 8. An 18 yard touchdown pass from Drew Luker to Scottie Nelson produced the Bulldogs' next score. The play ended a nine play 69 yard drive with 1:03 remaining before intermission. Nelson drilled the extrapoint and the Bulldogs took a 28 - 8 lead to the locker room. As the third quarter got underway the Bulldogs continued their torrid pace scoring three times before the period ended. The first of the three came with 9:37 to play in the period when Anthony Landrum rambled 38 yards for a touchdown. Nelson was on target with the extra-point and Sweet Water led 35 - 8. Landrum's touchdown came on the final play of a five play 64 yard drive. Anthony Landrum picked up the next one as well plunging in from one yard out with 5:32 left to play in the quarter to end a 5 play 40 yard drive. Nelson split the uprights and Sweet Water led 42 - 8. The last one before the period ended came on the legs of Johnny Lockett as he raced in from 36 yards out with 4:33 left in the stanza. Nelson's kick was true and the Bulldog lead was 49 - 8. Playing a lot of young people, Sweet Water added one final touchdown in the fourth quarter when Chris Landrum blasted in from three yards out as the clock registered 9:34 left to play. Nelson made it six in a row on extra-points bringing the final score to 56 - 8. Anthony Landrum was the rushing leader for the Bulldogs against Linden pacing the vaunted Bulldog rushing attack with 142 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries. Following him was Johnny Lockett with 103 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries and Chris Landrum with 69 yards and one touchdown on eight carries. In the air Drew Luker was 3 for 6 for 63 yards with one interception and one touchdown. The receiving category was led by Anthony Landrum had one catch for 28 while Antonio Landrum had one catch for 17 yards and Scottie Nelson had one catch for 18 yards and one touchdown. Delano Brewer led the way on defense with nine tackles followed by Johnny Lockett and Drew Luker with four stops each. Lockett, Luker, Antonio Landrum and Jul Gaines all had interceptions for the Bulldogs as well. Taking a moment to reflect on his team's performance in the Linden game Coach Stacy Luker had these comments. "I thought we played hard and physical all night," Luker said. "It was a big game for us and our kids sensed the urgency and got themselves prepared to play. We had good effort from everybody but the offensive line play was tremendous." Looking ahead to this week, things certainly don't get any easier for Sweet Water, as the defending 2A State Champion Leroy Bears are come to Sweet Water to take on the Bulldogs. The Bears who are 4 - 0, like the Bulldogs, are currently ranked number one in 2A and sit atop the 2A Region 1 standings with a 3 - 0 record. "Leroy has a great tradition and their players expect to win every time out just as we do," Coach Stacy Luker said. "They are a well coached team with great size across the front and unbelievable athletes at the skill positions. To say they will be physical is an understatement. After the win we had against them last year I fully expect them to come in here totally focused and playing with a lot of emotion."
The game between the Leroy Bears and Sweet Water Bulldogs is scheduled for this Friday, September 28, at Nolan Atkins Stadium in Sweet Water. Kick off is set for 7:00 PM.
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