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2010 FOOTBALL


August 20, 2010 at Olive Branch – Game 1

OLIVE BRANCH – 48,    MEMPHIS EAST – 8

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

TOTAL

Olive Branch

21

14

7

6

48

Memphis East

0

0

0

8

8

S C O R I N G    P L A Y S

OB  1st Qtr  -  8:57    -  Courtney Gladney 3 yard TD RUN (John Pittman-kick).

OB  1st Qtr  -  4:48    -  Jalen Miller 79 yard TD RUN (John Pittman-kick).

OB  1st Qtr  -  2:46    -  Byrekus “Jap” Payne 12 yard TD RUN (John Pittman-kick).

OB  2nd Qtr -  9:24    -  Jalen Collins 61 yard INTERCEPTION RETURN for TD (John Pittman-kick).

OB  2nd Qtr -  8:28    -  Ryan Cordice 27 yard TD PASS from Todd Mays (John Pittman-kick).

OB  3rd Qtr  -  11:04   -  Torrey Gill 41 yard INTERCEPTION RETURN for TD (John Pittman-kick).

OB  4th Qtr  -  7:41    -  Jamarcus Williamson 2 yard TD RUN (kick failed).

ME  4th Qtr  -  4:15    -  Brian Kimbrow 3 yard TD RUN (Robert Fields two pt conv pass from Brandon Barron).

T E A M    S T A T S

Olive Branch

Memphis East

Total First Downs

7

18

By Rushing

4

12

By Passing

2

5

By Penalty

1

1

Rushes – Yards

22 – 171  yds

48 – 207  yds

Passing Yards

54

129

Total Offensive Yardage

225

336

Passes Attempted

8

23

Completions

3

8

Had Intercepted

0

5

Fumbles – Lost

0 – 0

1 – 0

Total Turnovers

0

5

No. of Returns – Yards

9 – 279

6 – 100

Sacks Against – Yards Lost

1 – 1

4 – 16

Penalties – Yards

8 – 65

15 – 86

Punts – Average

4 – 39.8

4 – 42.0

I N D I V I D U A L    S T A T S        O F F E N S E

Olive Branch

Memphis East

RUSHING

YDS

NO

TD

LG

RUSHING

YDS

NO

TD

LG

Jalen Miller

108

2

1

79

Brian Kimbrow

99

22

1

13

Courtney Gladney

29

6

1

11

Nikkous Moore

45

8

0

11

Byrekus “Jap” Payne

20

2

1

12

Brandon Barron

39

14

0

15

Todd Mays

11

3

0

14

Earvin Morris

14

1

0

14

Wynton McManis

9

1

0

9

Akem Harrison

10

2

0

t 5

Matthew Leflore

6

2

0

5

Jerome Lewis

0

1

0

0

Jamarcus Williamson

2

2

1

2

Phillip McClain

0

1

0

0

Zarean Shipp

0

1

0

0

Bradley Swede

0

1

0

0

-Center Pass-

(-14)

1

0

(-14)

TEAM TOTAL

171

22

4

79

TEAM TOTAL

207

48

1

15

PASSING

C – A – I

%

YDS

TD

PASSING

C – A – I

%

YDS

TD

Todd Mays

3 – 7 – 0

42.9

54

1

Brandon Barron

3 – 13 – 4

23.1

75

0

Bradley Swede

0 – 1 – 0

0.0

0

0

Earvin Morris

5 – 10 – 1

50.0

54

0

TEAM TOTAL

3 – 8 – 0

37.5

54

1

TEAM TOTAL

8 – 23 – 5

34.8

129

0

Olive Branch

Memphis East

RECEIVING

YDS

NO

TD

LG

RECEIVING

YDS

NO

TD

LG

Ryan Cordice

40

2

1

27

Robert Fields

50

5

0

20

Courtney Gladney

14

1

0

14

Earvin Morris

45

1

0

45

Javion Tunstall

29

1

0

29

Brian Kimbrow

5

1

0

5

TEAM TOTAL

54

3

1

27

TEAM TOTAL

129

8

0

45

PUNTING

YDS

NO

AVG

IN 20

LG

PUNTING

YDS

NO

AVG

IN 20

LG

John Pittman

159

4

39.8

3

48

Robert Fields

168

4

42.0

0

55

NO of RETURNS/YDS

KOs

PUNT

INT

FUM

NO of RETURNS/YDS

KOs

PUNT

INT

FUM

Jalen Collins

2-75

2-85

Brian Kimbrow

3-62

Torrey Gill

1-41

Darius Johnson

2-32

Adrian Brown

1-30

Robert Fields

1-6

Josh Gaston

1-22

Drew Turner

1-17

Kam Williams

1-9

TEAM TOTAL

1-22

3-105

5-152

0-0

TEAM TOTAL

5-94

1-6

0-0

0-0

FIELD GOALS

FIELD GOALS

None Attempted

None Attempted

RECORDS

RECORDS

Olive Branch is 1 – 0.

Memphis East is 0 – 1.

G A M E    H I G H L I G H T S

O The 48 points scored by OBHS against Memphis East were the largest number of points scored by either team in the series as well as the 56 total points in the contest were the most in a single contest in all games played between the two schools.

O The Olive Branch secondary picked off five (5) of East’s passes, still short of a school record.  The OBHS School Record is eight (8) interceptions by the Conquistadors in a 1976 game against North Panola.

O Olive Branch has won 52 of the last 62 games (.839 winning percentage) played against Tennessee high schools dating back to the 1976 season.

O In the seven touchdowns made against the Mustangs by Olive Branch, they were scored by seven different Conquistador players.

THIS  WEEK  -  Olive Branch Conquistadors –vs– Cocoa, FL Tigers

TIME & LOCATION:  6:00 PM (Eastern Time) at Daytona Beach, FL Municipal Stadium.

TEAM RECORDS:  Olive Branch is 1 – 0

                                   Cocoa is 0 – 0

HEAD COACHES:   Olive Branch – Scott Samsel

                                   Cocoa – John Wilkinson

2009 RECORDS:     Olive Branch was 10 – 3 overall,    6 – 1 in Region 1-6A,    MS Region 1-6A Runner-up

                                   Cocoa was 14 – 0 overall,    6 – 0 in District 3-2A,    FL District 3-2A Champions

2009 PLAYOFFS:    Olive Branch lost in the MHSAA Class 6A quarterfinal round.

                                   Cocoa was the FL Class 2A State Champions.

SERIES:     First meeting between the two schools.

LAST WEEK’S CONTESTS:     Olive Branch defeated Memphis East 48 – 8.

                                                      Cocoa’s season had not begun.

UPCOMING CONTESTS:    Olive Branch has an open date.

                                                Cocoa travels to Woodland Hills, PA to play the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars.

Phillips’ Football Facts

P   The Tigers of Cocoa are on a twenty-four (24) game winning streak, currently the longest in the State of Florida.

P   Over the past six (6) seasons, Cocoa is averaging 10.5 wins per year and Olive Branch is averaging 10.8 victories per season.

P   Cocoa is the two time defending State Champions.  In 2009, the Tigers won the Class 2A Title and in 2008 they won the Class 3A State Crown.

(COMPILED  BY  CONQUISTADOR  TEAM  STATISTICIAN  GREG  “BUZ”  PHILLIPS)