Head coach, Warner Tomes, of the Bulldogs praised the hard work turned in by Jesse Kochans and Brett Martin on defense and Nick Thompson and Aaron Gray on offense. Tiger head coach, Billy Bates, praised the efforts of Hayden Hines, John Maldanado, and Jackson DuBois on defense and Ben Carter, Scottie Maupin, and Charlie Scott on offense.

WEEK 3

The race for the lead in the league standings tightened back up this weekend as the Sports Plus Bulldogs suprize the previously undefeated Short Stop Market Yellow Jackets. After three weeks we have the Yellow Jackets, Falcons, and the Bulldogs all knotted at the top of the standings with records of 2 wins and 0 loses.

The day began with a short ceremony dedicating the new Waggoner Park Frank R. Mullins Youth Football League facility. Mayor Bisby and several other city and state dignitaries were present for the opening. The first game of the day pitted the previously undefeated Short Stop Market Yellow Jackets against the host Sports Plus Bulldogs. The Yellow Jackets seemed to be in control of the game taking a 12 – 0 lead into the half. Zach Lampkin got the Jackets on the board in the first quarter as he broke loss around the end and ran it in from 16 yards out, the conversion attempt failed. The Jackets led 6 – 0 after the first quarter. The Jackets scored in the second quarter when Trey Burks tossed a pass to Zach Lampkin for a touchdown covering 28 yards, the conversion attempt failed. The Jackets led 12 – 0 at the half.

The Bulldogs opened the third quarter with a score as Zane Price broke around the end and raced 20 yards to the end zone, the Bulldogs then kicked a two-point conversion. The Jackets answered as Trey Burks burst off tackle and rambled 18 yards for the Bulldog touchdown, the conversion attempt failed. The Jackets lead is 18 – 8 at the end of three quarters. The fourth quarter belonged to the Bulldogs as they scored twice to take the victory. Jordan McKelvey scored with a 1-yard burst up the middle and the conversion attempt failed. The Bulldogs held the Jackets and put together a good drive as time was running down. Justin Brandon scored from two yards out with only 20 seconds remaining on the clock. The Bulldogs held on to win 20 – 18.

WEEK 4

ThThe Bulldogs played host to the Falcons in the early game. The Bulldogs got the scoring started early as Josh Brandon fielded the opening kick-off and raced 60 yards down the right sideline for the touchdown, but the Falcons blew through the gaps on the conversion attempt and blocked the Bulldog kick. With only a few seconds off the clock, the Bulldogs lead 6 – 0. The Falcons got on the board a little later in the first quarter as Falcon quarterback, Jordan Sheffield, rolled right and hit Justin Brown in the end zone for a touchdown covering 16 yards. The Falcon conversion attempt was stopped short and the game was knotted at 6 as the first quarter came to an end. The Falcons resorted to a little trickery late in the second quarter as Jordan Sheffield threw back to Justin Brown who then hit Brandon Koche with a beautiful pass covering 35 yards. A few plays later the Bulldogs, Zane Price, intercepted a Sheffield pass to end the half. The game is still knotted at 6 at the half.

The Bulldogs kicked an on-side kick to start the second half and got the ball as Josh Brandon fell on the ball. After a short drive, Zane Price busted through the middle for 2 yards and a Bulldog touchdown; the Falcons blocked the point after kick again as the Bulldogs take a 12 – 6 lead. The Falcons came right back and tied the game at 12 when Sheffield started right and then cut back up the middle and raced 40 yards for the Falcon score, the conversion attempt failed. The Bulldogs then put together what would turn out to be the last drive of the day that resulted in a Bulldog score as Price turned it around the right side and plunged into the end zone from 1 yard out, the conversion attempt failed. The score came with 14 seconds remaining on the clock; the Bulldogs win 18 – 12.

Bulldog head coach, Warner Tomes, applauded the work of Sam Tomes and Van Williams on offense and Jesse Kochans and Tanner Hill on defense.

WEEK 5

The early game oThe first game featured the Bank of Tullahoma Tigers hosting the Sports Plus Bulldogs.The Bulldogs came out and scored early and often as they built a 20 – 0 lead in the first quarter. Their first score came as Justin Brandon broke several tackles and scampered 62 yards up the right sideline for the touchdown. Zane Price split the uprights with a kick for a two-point conversion. The Tiger offense was unable to move the ball and gave it up to the Bulldogs. It did not take long for the Bulldogs to get back on the board as Zane Price broke loose from 5 yards out and scored, the kick attempt failed. The bulldogs next score came on defense as Brandon scooped up a Tiger fumble and raced in from 35 yards out, the kick attempt failed again. The Bulldogs lead is 20 – 0 after one quarter of play.
The teams battled back and forth during the second quarter until the Bulldogs quarterback, Van Williams, hit Josh Brandon with a strike covering 35 yards resulting in a Bulldog touchdown; Price put another kick through the uprights for the two-point conversion. The Bulldog lead at half is 28 – 0.

The Bulldogs add another touchdown in the third quarter and two more in the fourth, as the Tigers never get untracked. Josh Brandon rambled 15 yards for the Bulldog score in the third quarter, the conversion attempt failed. In the fourth quarter, Terrell Bryson broke through the Tiger defense and raced 75 yards for the score the conversion was good. The final score came as Josh Brandon intercepts a Tiger pitch and raced in for a 48 yard score. The Bulldogs win 47 – 0.

The Bulldog head coach, Warner Tomes, praised the hard work turned in by Terrell Bryson and Josh Brandon on offense and Jesse Kochans and Aaron Gray on defense.

WEEK 6

 

In the early game, the Short Stop Market Yellow Jackets hosted the Sports Plus Bulldogs. The Jackets got on the board first as defensive lineman, Grayson Miller, picked up a Bulldog fumble and rumbled for 26 yards and the conversion failed. The Bulldogs answered with an impressive drive that ended as Justin Brandon swept the end for the 5-yard running score and the conversion failed. The first quarter ended with the teams knotted at 6.

The two teams swapped scores again in the second quarter with the Jacket’s Trey Burks bursting through the middle and finding the Bulldog end zone from 5 yards out and the conversion failed once again. The Bulldogs answered again with a good looking drive that ended with Zane Price charging in from 8 yards out and the conversion was good. The Bulldogs lead 13 – 12 at the half.

Early in the third quarter, the Bulldogs extended their lead as Zane Price sprinted into the end zone from 17 yards out and Justin Brandon added the conversion. The Jackets came right back and answered with a score. On fourth and short, the Jackets rolled the dice and went for the first down. They handed the ball to Burks and 62 yards later the Jackets added another touchdown, the conversion failed again. The Bulldogs added another score in the third quarter as Price got loose again and raced 56 yards into the Jacket end zone and Brandon added the conversion. The Bulldogs lead was 27 – 18 after three quarters.

Early in the fourth quarter, Burks picked off a Sam Tomes pass and sprinted70 yards for the Jacket score and the conversion failed. On the following kick-off, Brandon fielded the short Jacket kick and raced down the sideline for another Bulldog score and the conversion was good. With 3:01remaining on the clock, the Jackets gambled on fourth down and short and were stopped short of the first down. The Bulldogs then added two more scores late in the fourth quarter as Tomes ran a bootleg and scored from 48 yards out. Josh Brandon, twin brother of Justin, raced in from 48 yards out and the conversion failed. The Bulldogs win 46 – 24.

Bulldog head coach, Warner Tomes, praised the work of Zane Price on offense and Justin Brandon, Xavier Northcutt, and Tanner Hill on defense.