Game 6 - Ardmore at East (8 October)

East 24, Ardmore 21 - In a renewal of an old rivalry, the Indians scored on a 51 yard pass from Chad Dewitt to Brad Hill with 2:44 left to defeat the Ardmore Tigers in a Region 7 contest. The win is Coach Cavnar's 100th during his tenure at East Limestone. The Indians got on the board first on a 5-play, 44-yard drive midway through the first quarter. Kelly Tisdale scored from 9 yards out, and a missed PAT gave the Indians a 6-0 lead. The Tigers answered with a time-consuming 14-play, 64-yard drive to take the lead early in the second quarter. Brent Thurman scored from 3 yards out, and Kennedy Saetang added his first of 3 PATs. The Indians next drive covered 56 yards, and resulted in a 26 yard field goal by Nathan Durham. The Indians 9-7 lead would hold until halftime. Early in the third quarter, Craig Van Pamel blocked a Tiger punt to put the Indians in business at the Tiger 22. Two plays later, Marchas Glover ran 15 yards for a score. Durham's PAT gave the Indians a 16-7 lead. The Tigers responded with a time-consuming 14-play, 73-yard drive to close the gap to 16-14. Cole Travis passed 12 yards to Michael Allen for the score. On the ensuing drive, the Indians drove to the Ardmore 4, but turned it over on a fumble. The Tigers used a 12-play, 92-yard drive to take a 21-16 lead with 4:49 left. Danny Glover scored from 3 yards out. The stage was now set for the Indian comeback. Ardmore (4-2) hosts North Jackson (5-1) next week, while East Limestone (6-0) travels to Fairview (0-6).

Scoring Summary

  1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Final
Ardmore 0 7 7 7 21
East 6 3 7 8 24
 

First Quarter

East - Tisdale 9 run (kick failed), 5:20

Second Quarter

Ardmore - Thurman 3 run (Saetang kick), 10:06

East - Durham FG 26, 7:01

Third Quarter

East - Glover 15 run (Durham kick), 9:08
Ardmore - Allen 12 pass from Travis (Saetang kick), 2:13

Fourth Quarter

Ardmore - Glover 3 run (Saetang kick), 4:49
East - BHill 51 pass from Dewitt (Dewitt run), 2:44

Team Statistics

  East Ardmore
First downs 12 18
Rushing yards 226 201
Passing yards 105 50
Total yards 331 251
Att-Comp-Int 13-5-1 12-7-0
Punts-Avg 1-37.0 2-36.0
Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-yards 3-15 3-25

Individual Statistics (Offense)

Rushing Att Yds Avg TD
Glover 9 99 11.0 1
Tisdale 13 80 6.2 1
Dewitt 7 36 5.6 0
Pinque 3 8 2.7 0

Totals

32

226

7.1

2

Passing Att Comp Yds Avg TD Int
Dewitt 13 5 105 21.0 1 1

Totals

13

5

105

21.0

1

1

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD
Glover 3 46 15.3 0
BHill 1 51 51.0 1
McCrary 1 8 8.0 0

Totals

5

105

21.0

1

Punting Att Yds Avg
Durham 1 37 37.0

Totals

1

37

37.0