10-26-2010-Thursday - Wise County Messenger

16A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, October 28, 2010SPORTSWEEK NINEAREA LEADERSRushingPlayer, Team Rush Yards TDColton Redman, Alvord 193 1102 12Toi Glover, Paradise 167 1031 15Gabe Huerta, Bridgeport 115 880 10Tyler Hodges, Decatur 101 851 16Garrett Muehlstein, Decatur 104 631 7Colton Lyon, Boyd 84 464 9Andrew Sims, Paradise 72 394 2Jarrett Roper, Paradise 90 383 6Jacob Jones, Northwest 74 368 3Haden Carpenter, Decatur 68 274 2Casey Kirkland, Boyd 69 269 0Michael Reed, Northwest 61 266 1Barrington Thorpe, Northwest 62 238 2Cody Henson, Bridgeport 59 217 4FOOTBALLPassingPlayer, Team C Att Int Yds TDCody Henson, Bport 173 277 13 2,760 26Jared Cate, Boyd 105 186 12 1,395 11Toi Glover, Paradise 61 104 6 885 9Trevor Hardee, Alvord 58 135 13 855 5Alec Laffoon, N’west 63 91 4 855 4Garrett Muehlstein, Dec. 48 115 4 692 3Hunter York, Chico 56 143 6 666 3Tyler Hodges, Decatur 39 85 2 658 6ReceivingPlayer, Team Rec. Yards TDTrent Schuett, Bport 48 824 7Garrett Mullins, Bport 33 757 7Jace Hudson, Bport 42 615 10Junior Whatley, Boyd 31 525 6Matt Minix, Bport 32 403 2Luis Maldonado, Alvord 23 388 2Dale Simpson, Paradise 19 317 0Dillon Quinn, Decatur 17 306 2Alec Torres, Decatur 13 305 2Travis Williams, Boyd 21 275 1Andrew Sims, Paradise 17 274 4Tyler Bingham, Chico 19 247 1Allen Young, Northwest 22 244 0Cameron Boyers, Boyd 15 240 2Brandon Climer, Decatur 16 181 2Jarrett Roper, Paradise 9 166 2TacklesPlayer, TeamTacklesDalton Bracken, Bport 99Luis Maldonado, Alvord 91Jeff Stevens, Northwest 84Coleman Stapp, Decatur 81Colton Parker, Decatur 78Stormy Mishnick, Bport 77Brady Boyd, Bridgeport 72Blake Haney, Decatur 69Austin Hicks, Bridgeport 64TJ Houston, Alvord 61Kaleb Montes, Decatur 59Clay Hopkins, Alvord 56Marcus Dwinell, Decatur 51Dale Simpson, Paradise 51Colton Lyon, Boyd 50Cody Harrison, Alvord 49Ethan King, Decatur 45SacksPlayer, TeamSacksTyler Overstreet, Paradise 8Cody Harrison, Alvord 7Ethan King, Decatur 6Tyler Horne, Bport 5Jonathan Alling, Decatur 4Shane King, Northwest 4Daniel Wilson, Northwest 3Dillon Lingo, Bport 3Stormy Mishnick, Bport 3Dale Simpson, Paradise 3InterceptionsPlayer, TeamInt.Brady Boyd, Bridgeport 4Austin Bowen, Alvord 3Austin Ratliff, Boyd 3Colton Parker, Decatur 2Austin Hicks, Bridgeport 2Logan Bailey, Paradise 2Drake Tracta, Paradise 2Rushing OffenseTeamYards/AvgParadise 272Decatur 234Alvord 177Bridgeport 156Northwest 127Boyd 106Chico 36Passing OffenseTeamYards/AvgBridgeport 312Boyd 176Decatur 168Paradise 133Alvord 106Northwest 106Chico 79Boyd continues playoff pushBy RICHARD GREENEThe Boyd Yellowjackets opened theirhome turf last week with a victory thatkept their playoff hopes alive.Boyd (2-6, 1-2) will attempt to make ittwo in a row in its new Yellowjacket Stadiumand try to keep the push to the playoffsgoing against the Callisburg Wildcats (2-6,1-2) at 7:30 p.m.Boyd coach J.G. Cartwright is hoping foranother energized atmosphere Friday.“I hope we can match the atmosphere,”the veteran coach said. “It definitely had aplayoff feel. It gave us a taste of what weneed to do to get there.”That recipe for a playoff berth is likelysimple — win out and hope district leadersPottsboro and Howe keep winning. Thosetwo will play this week.“If we win out, we’ll be involved in somecapacity,” Cartwright said. “I know we needto keep winning and win the next two.”That is easier said than done, consideringthe first of the remaining two is againstCallisburg, a Class 2A Division II semi-finalistfrom last year with a record identicalto Boyds’.The Wildcats have played a tough scheduleso far and battled injuries throughout.But they did take down the Class A’s toprankedteam, Goldthwaite, in week threeof the season.“They are a good team,” Cartwrightsaid. “They played some of the same toughpeople we did in non-district, Gunter andMessenger photo by Joe DutyHOLDING ON — Boyd’s Harley Jackson holds up Paradise’s Toi Glover during the Yellowjackets’ win last week. Boyd will playCallisburg Friday in a pivotal 5-2A game.Grapevine Faith.”Callisburg gave undefeated Pottsboro allit wanted last week in a 21-14 loss.Colton Holder threw for a touchdown,and Clay McKenzie ran in another againstPottsboro.“Their quarterback [Holder] does a goodjob of getting the ball out,” Cartwright said.“[McKenzie] is really something for a sophomore.”Boyd is coming off a breakout performanceoffensively with its 463 yardsagainst Paradise. Colton Lyon ran for aseason-high 125 yards.“Paradise has a good defensive line,”Cartwright said. “We blocked them well,and we were able to run it and have somesuccess.”Messenger’s Weekly Pick’emTotal OffenseTeamYards/AvgBridgeport 468Paradise 405Decatur 402Alvord 283Boyd 282Northwest 233Chico 115Rushing DefenseTeamYards/AvgParadise 111Alvord 176Bridgeport 184Northwest 200Boyd 235Decatur 278Chico 290Passing DefenseTeamYards/AvgDecatur 85Chico 86Alvord 100Boyd 127Bridgeport 145Northwest 152Paradise 161Total DefenseTeamYards/AvgParadise 272Alvord 276Bridgeport 328Northwest 352Boyd 362Decatur 363Chico 376Alvord at JacksboroBoyd vs. CallisburgChico at Valley ViewDecatur vs. Mineral WellsNorthwest at Keller CentralParadise vs. PonderBaylor at TexasTexas Tech at Texas A&MUNT at Western KentuckyMissouri at NebraskaMcMurray at Hardin-SimmonsDallas vs. JacksonvilleWEEKOVERALLPhil MajorPresident & PublisherBrian KnoxEditorRichard GreeneSports EditorBrandon EvansEditorialLolaCanine PrognosticatorJacksboro Alvord Jacksboro Alvord AlvordBoyd Boyd Boyd Callisburg BoydValley View Valley View Valley View Valley View ChicoDecatur Decatur Decatur Mineral Wells DecaturKeller Central Keller Central Keller Central Keller Central Keller CentralParadise Paradise Paradise Paradise PonderTexas Texas Baylor Texas BaylorTexas A&M Texas Tech Texas A&M Texas Tech Texas A&MWKU WKU UNT WKU UNTNebraska Missouri Missouri Nebraska NebraskaH.S. 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