East 42, West Point 7 - In a rare day game at
East Limestone, the defense came up big in route to a 42-7 victory over the
West Point Warriors. Marquez Pride got the Indians on the board with a 6-yard
run in the first quarter. Keith Southard's PAT put the Indians up 7-0. In the
second quarter, it was the defense's turn to shine. With West Point deep in
Indian territory, Raleigh Hill picked off a pass to halt a 60 yard drive by
the Warriors. Midway through the quarter, junior Quentin Hill picked off a
pass and raced 34 yards for a score. Southard's PAT pushed the lead to 14-0.
Just before the half, Antwan James dazzled the crowd with a 16 yard run for
the Indians' third touchdown. Southard's PAT gave the Indians a 21-0 halftime
lead. In the third quarter, Raleigh Hill recovered a fumble to give the
Indians the ball at the West Point 49. James went the distance on the first
play, and Southard's PAT put the Indians up 28-0. On the first play of the
fourth quarter, Marquez Pride scored on a 37 yard run, and Southard's PAT ran
the score to 35-0. The drive was set up when senior Chris Webster recovered a
fumble at the West Point 41. Quarterback Evan Whiteside scored the Indians'
last touchdown on a 16 yard run. Southard's PAT gave the Indians a 42-0 lead
with 4:17 left. West Point got on the board with 27 seconds left on a pass to
Tony Bryant. East entertains Boaz next Friday in a big Region 7 contest. West
Point hosts North Jackson.
| Scoring Summary |
| |
1Q |
2Q |
3Q |
4Q |
Final |
| West Point |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| East |
7 |
14 |
7 |
14 |
42 |
| |
|
First Quarter |
| East - M Pride 6 run
(Southard kick), 2:40 |
|
Second Quarter |
| East - Q Hill 34 int ret (Southard kick), 6:42 |
| East - James 16 run
(Southard kick), 1:18 |
|
Third Quarter |
| East - James 49 run
(Southard kick), 4:22 |
|
Fourth Quarter |
| East - M Pride 37 run
(Southard kick), 11:47 |
| East - Whiteside 16 run
(Southard kick), 4:17 |
| West Point -
Bryant 33 pass from Nunnelley (Saint kick), :27 |
| |
| Team Statistics |
| |
East |
West Point |
| First downs |
17 |
6 |
| Rushing yards |
298 |
123 |
| Passing yards |
80 |
64 |
| Total yards |
378 |
187 |
| Att-Comp-Int |
14-7-1 |
7-2-2 |
| Punts-Avg |
2-25 |
4-26 |
| Fumbles-lost |
2-2 |
4-3 |
| Penalties-yards |
6-55 |
2-20 |