Giles vs. Goochland -- 2nd half cont'd
Posted Dec09, 2006 at 01:57 PM
The Spartans will start the fourth quarter with a fourth down and one yard to go.
As expected, they snap it to Nathan Tanner who blasts up the right side for three yards and into Goochland territory.
Maybe good news for Spartans fans: shifty Goochland running back D.J. Coles is sitting alone on the Bulldogs bench.
Definitely bad news for Spartans fans: something's up with the snapping. Tanner's fumbled three times, but Giles has come up with the recovery every time.
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After the fumble, Giles is forced to punt -- the first for either side today.
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Giles has another big first: Its first penalty of the day.
A personal foul (spearing?) following a 12-yard carry by Hicks tacks on 15 yards and takes the Bulldogs out to their 47-yard line.
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Yet another first for Giles this afternoon -- they trail.
The Bulldogs go 90 yards in 10 plays to score on a 12-yard run by Ovell Hicks with 4:24 to play. Whitley's kick is good and the Spartans are behind by seven with just enough time.
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Tanner throws his third interception on second-and-nine from his own 24-yard line. Bulldogs' ball at the Spartans 33-yard line, clock rolling down to just over three minutes.
However he felt before, Coles looks fine now. He breaks one down the right side for 17 yards.
First-and-10 on the Giles 16.
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That should be the ball game.
Coles pops loose and runs 17 yards to the end zone for the touchdown to clinch it. Under a minute and a half to play, Giles trails now 28-14. That drive was a 34-yarder, six plays, that took just over two minutes off the clock.
Comments
[December 9, 2006 3:42 PM]
Chuckie EstepI live in Christiansburg now but I'm originally from Giles County. I lived in Narrows for 34 years and I always supported Narrows and Giles High Schools and Giles doesn't have nothing to hang the heads about. Everybody in the county is proud of them. Thank You. Chuckie
[December 21, 2006 3:37 PM]
Concerned parentI went to every Giles football game this season because my son played. He wasnt a starter and every time Giles had the game in hand(won)I still saw the starters on the field till the end.I know Ragsdale is a good coach but when your team is winning by 30 in the 4th quarter maybe the other teammates who practice just as hard should get to play. Is a shutout really that important in high school football? I think maybe if the starters could have rested more during the season maybe Giles wouldnt have been runner-up.The other kids should get a chance too. Come on Ragsdale,a team is all the players, not just the starters.