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SWHS beats Wadley 39-7
The Sweet Water offense, which often relies primarily on its running game, was more balanced against Wadley picking up 339 yards of its 466 total yards on the ground and 127 yards in the air. Leading the ground attack for Sweet Water was Anthony Landrum with 108 yards and one touchdown on17 carries followed by Damaraquis Williams with 63 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries.
Over on defense Sweet Water was led by Delano Brewer with 11 tackles followed by Devin Wolf with nine stops. Tyrice Lockett was next with eight tackles while Drew Luker had six. Jul Gaines and Drew Luker each contributed an interception to the cause and Wolf picked up a sack. Things got going early for the homestanding Bulldogs when the defense held Wadley to three downs and out on their first possession bringing up a punting situation. The snap on the punt was bad forcing the punter to pull the ball down and run with it. He was stopped on the Wadley 28 setting the Sweet Water offense up with a short field to work with on their first possession.
After Wadley had picked up a couple of first downs on their next series there offensive thrust came to a halt when Jul Gaines picked off a pass at the Sweet Water three yard line. From there the vaunted Sweet Water offense went back to work driving 97 yards in 11 plays to put their second touchdown on the scoreboard. It was another Luker aerial that produced the points and culminated the drive with him finding Scottie Nelson on a 50 yard bomb for the score. A two point conversion attempt failed but Sweet Water had increased the lead to 12 - 0 with :31 remaining in the first quarter. An interception by Drew Luker on Wadley's first play of their next possession put the Sweet Water offense back on the field with a chance to add to their lead again. This time however the drive came up empty. Sweet Water did score again mid way the second quarter on a six play 43 yard drive that Johnny Lockett culminated when he darted in from eight yards out. Scottie Nelson's extra-point was good this time and Sweet Water led 19 - 0 with 6:25 left before halftime. That's the way it would remain as the first half came to a close although Sweet Water appeared to have one more opportunity to score late in the second period only to see three passes into the end zone fall harmlessly to the turf. In the second half the home standing Bulldogs opened things up with an eight play 84 yard drive that ended in the end zone on an 11 yard scamper by Damaraquis Williams. The extra-point attempt was no good but Sweet Water had extended their lead to 25 - 0 with 7:55 remaining in the third quarter. It would stay that way until early in the fourth quarter when Anthony Landrum blasted his way in from four yards out with 11:51 to play in the game. His touchdown run finished off a 12 play 70 yard drive that began late in the third period. Scottie Nelson booted the extra- point and the Sweet Water lead was 32 - 0. With Sweet Water substituting at this point, Wadley did manage to get on the scoreboard cashing in on a 75 yard touchdown pass. The extrapoint was good cutting the Sweet Water lead to 32 - 7 with 3:15 remaining in the game. It didn't stay that way long however as the Sweet Water second unit proved it could stand muster when Cordaryl Curtis rambled in from 46 yards out with 2:17 left to play. Scottie Nelson added the extrapoint making the final 39 - 7. With the win Sweet Water moved to 12 - 0 on the season and will advance to the semifinal round of the state playoffs where they will be playing the 12 - 0 Maplesville Red Devils who defeated Linden 34 - 14 in their quarterfinal game. The Bulldogs and Red Devils are quite familiar with each other having played against each other numerous times over the years. This years Red Devil team will enter this game with the Bulldogs with an axe to grind having suffered their only two defeats over the last two years at the hands of the Bulldogs in the playoffs. "The Maplesville Red Devils are the real deal," Sweet Water Coach Stacy Luker said. "They have a very good football team that is experienced and well coached. They have a lot of good athletes with a lot of speed and their offense is high octane, averaging 46 points a game coming into this week. On defense they are very quick and physical as well. Its going to be a great game Friday and we are just happy to still be playing this time of the year so we can be a part of it."
The game between the Sweet Water Bulldogs and the Maplesville Red Devils is scheduled for Friday, November 30, at Nolan Atkins Stadium in Sweet Water with kickoff set for 7:00 PM.
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