DECATUR, Ala. – The Addison Bulldogs traveled to Decatur Heritage for a matchup with the Eagles Friday night and they dominated this one from start to finish. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 44-0 lead in the first half and tacked on two more touchdowns in the second half on their way to a comfortable, 57-0 win.
The Bulldogs won the toss and it only took Addison four plays to go sixty yards for the first touchdown of the night. Addison QB Elijah Roberts ran it in from 15 yards out for the touchdown. The extra point was no good and at the 10:15 mark of the first quarter, Addison led 6-0 and it was just getting started.
On the Eagles first possession they got a quick first down but then Addison’s Senior DL Casen Hill sacked Eagle QB Luke Wickwire on the Eagle 42-yard line forcing a punt. The Eagles punter then kicked the ball directly into the backside of his own player and Addison took over at the Eagle 27.
Two plays later, Roberts found Judah Wilkins for a twenty-two-yard touchdown pass. The extra point was no good and Addison led 12-0 with still six minutes to go in the first quarter.
After forcing another Eagle punt, Roberts hit Zane Smith for a 30-yard completion down to the Eagle 9-yard line. Two plays later, Smith ran it in from nine yards out for the touchdown at the 1:40 mark of the first quarter. The two-point was no good and Addison had stretched their lead to 18-0 in the first.
Addison forced an Eagle fumble two plays later, Smith recovered the ball for the Bulldogs. On the very next play, Roberts found Conner Lane for a beautiful long pass down the home sideline. The play covered 60 yards and after the missed extra point and with only 36 seconds left in the first quarter, the game was for all intents and purposes over as Addison led 24-0.
Addison’s Scout Flynn picked off an Eagle pass and gave Addison possession at midfield. It only took Addison four plays to travel the 50 yards as Smith rambled 44 yards down to the one-yard line, but an Addison dead ball personal foul penalty backed them up to the 16 with a first and goal. Two plays later Roberts ran it in from five yards out for another touchdown and stretched Addison’s lead to 31-0 as he kicked the extra point.
The young ones of Decatur Heritage could do practically nothing all night against the Junkyard Dawg Defense. On their next possession the Eagles tried some trickeration with a fake punt but it failed. Addison took over at the Eagle 35 and you guessed it, two plays later, Flynn found TE Major Snoddy for a twenty-nine-yard touchdown pass. The point after was no good and with six minutes to go in the half, Addison led 37-0.
Another Eagle punt, led to the last Addison scoring drive of the half. The play that set up the touchdown was Flynn hitting Trennon Burns for a fifty-yard bomb down to the Eagle 10-yard line. Burns actually timed his jump perfectly and caught the ball over a bigger defender. Joey Wilson took it in from three yards out for the last Bulldog touchdown of the half to increase the lead to 44-0 with the Roberts extra point.
The half ended with this score. Addison actually ended the half kneeling the ball on three consecutive plays.
The second half opened with Decatur Heritage receiving the kickoff and on the first offensive play of the second half for Heritage, Snoddy picked off the Eagle pass and rumbled and bumbled his way 36 yards for the pick six. The Roberts extra point was good, and Addison stretched its lead to 51-0 with 11:22 to go in the third quarter.
After an exchange of possessions, Addison’s Flynn hit Burns for a 37-yard touchdown pass. The extra point was no good and Addison led 57-0 with 4:29 to go in the third quarter.
Addison Head Coach Mark Hastings had been playing mainly his younger players in the second half, but it basically became a junior varsity game the rest of the way as Addison played the young pups and Heritage played their starters, who happened to be young as well. The half had no more scoring though Heritage threatened to score driving down to the Bulldog six-yard line before the young pups stood tall and kept them out of the endzone preserving the shutout.
Unofficial stats
Addison ran 22 run plays for 123 yards. Addison had 15 pass plays for 272 yards. Addison ran 37 total plays for 395 total yards. Decatur Heritage had 34 runs for 29 yards. Heritage had 22 pass plays for 48 yards. Heritage ran 56 total plays for 77 total yards.
Addison’s Roberts went 6 completions in 9 attempts for 185 yards and three touchdowns. Flynn went 4 completions in 6 attempts for 87 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Eagle Luke Wickwire went 9 of 22 for 48 yards and 3 interceptions.
Addison’s Smith had 5 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown. Roberts had 4 carries for 15 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wilson had 3 carries for (-2) yards and a touchdown. Cash Turner had 2 carries for 12 yards. Wilkins had 1 carry for 11 yards. Ben Burns had 1 carry for 9 yards. Flynn had 10 carries for 8 yards. Decatur Heritage had John Owen Vincent with 15 carries for 43 yards. Wickwire had 12 carries for (-16) yards.
Addison’s Burns had 3 catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. Smith had 2 catches for 62 yards. Lane had 1 catch for 60 yards and a touchdown. Wilkins had 1 catch for 22 yards and a touchdown. Snoddy had 1 catch for 29 yards and a touchdown. Shelton Alexander had 1 catch for 6 yards. Wilson had 1 catch for 2 yards. Decatur Heritage had Rafer Jones with 6 catches for 16 yards. Jake Wickwire had 1 catch for 22 yards. Vincent had 1 catch for 9 yards.
On defense, Addison had Silas Frazier lead the team with 6 tackles. Burns and Noah Brenton had 5 each. Lane, Wilkins and Tanner Gaither had 4 each. Michael Lee and Bridges had 3 each. Smith, Flynn, Kyler Hill, Carson McCaleb, Cash Turner and Wilson had 2 each. Lee, Turner, Hill and Brenton all had one sack each. Smith had a fumble recovery. Flynn, Lane and Snoddy each had a pick, while Snoddy scored a touchdown on his interception. Heritage had Jake Wickwire with a game high 7 tackles. Dallas Meeks had 5 tackles. John John Bowling had 4 tackles. Meeks had an interception while Travis Kurecki had a sack.
Addison moves to 2-0 on the young season and will travel to play region foe Shoals Christian next Friday.
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