Carthage at Battle ...
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Battle drove to the Carthage 1 on their first drive. Fumbled it on 1st down.
Battle 0, Carthage 0; 1st
Battle drove to the Carthage 1 on their first drive. Fumbled it on 1st down.
Battle 0, Carthage 0; 1st
First play after an interception, Battle 39 yd TD pass to Xavier Johnson.
Battle 8, Carthage 0; 1st 1:22
Battle 8, Carthage 0; 1st 1:22
Carthage fumbled on their first play after the Battle TD. Four plays later, 25 yard TD run by QB Brevinn Tyler.
Battle 16, Carthage 0; 2nd 11:24
Battle 16, Carthage 0; 2nd 11:24
Carthage ~20 yard TD pass to Arkell Smith on 4th down after a Battle fumble.
Battle 16, Carthage 14; 2nd 0:42
Battle 16, Carthage 14; 2nd 0:42
Battle got the ball on their own 41 with less than 40 seconds left in the half ... it took 3 carries to score, 9 yd TD run for Brevinn Tyler.
Battle 22, Carthage 14; 2nd 0:11
Battle 22, Carthage 14; 2nd 0:11
1st half stats
Battle
209 rushing yards, 282 total yards
Carthage
29 rushing yards, 107 total yards
Battle
209 rushing yards, 282 total yards
Carthage
29 rushing yards, 107 total yards
Battle 37-20 final
Battle
393 rushing yards, 466 total yards
Carthage
71 rushing yards, 227 total yards
Battle
393 rushing yards, 466 total yards
Carthage
71 rushing yards, 227 total yards
I want to say that Glendale goes for two every time as well, but I don't know that as a fact 100%
I listened to bits and pieces of this game...sounded like a lot of uncharacteristic mistakes by Carthage and maybe Battle as well, but Battle was able to overcome them. Battle's quick score going into half had to be demoralizing for Carthage, having just climbed nearly out of a 16 point hole only to fall halfway back in by giving up a quick 3 play touchdown. Carthage was well positioned to tie it up after half but just couldn't seem to overcome mistakes and keep the ball moving forward. Battle did a good job of making it feel like Carthage was further behind than they actually were.
For Battle, going for 2 every time is a bold and interesting strategy. Don't know much about them but they seem like a top tier program. It's impressive to put together a new group of kids with a new coach and immeditely be a class 5 power. Maybe that is typical with new "expansion" type schools or maybe there is more to the story of what CPS assembled at Battle that I don't know.
All in all, Carthage should be proud. They were more or less overlooked this season but ended up winning the COC Large and making a great run to the state quarterfinals and holding their own against a very impressive team.
For Battle, going for 2 every time is a bold and interesting strategy. Don't know much about them but they seem like a top tier program. It's impressive to put together a new group of kids with a new coach and immeditely be a class 5 power. Maybe that is typical with new "expansion" type schools or maybe there is more to the story of what CPS assembled at Battle that I don't know.
All in all, Carthage should be proud. They were more or less overlooked this season but ended up winning the COC Large and making a great run to the state quarterfinals and holding their own against a very impressive team.
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