The Ellis County Press: Hawks roll in 2nd half against Forney

Hawks roll in 2nd half against Forney
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Steve Patterson on 10/21/2010 12:09:00


RED OAK - After two losing two straight years to Forney in district play, the
Hawks certainly took out their frustrations against the Jackrabbits last Friday
night.
In a game that started out slow, with several mistakes, penalties, and a couple
of turnovers by the Hawks, it quickly turned around in the second half for the
Hawks.
The Hawks offense did put together a good drive in the first half to take a 7-0
lead and their defense stood tough against Forney to keep the Hawks in control
of the game.
In the second half and sparked by Cameron Bausley (#34), the Hawks offense got
things rolling.
The Hawks offensive line opened up nice running lanes for Bausley who rushed for
127 yards on 11 carries.
While the Hawks scored on nearly every possession they had in the second half,
their defense simply shut down the Forney offense and forced many third and long
situations which allowed the linebackers to put pressure on the Jackrabbits
quarterback the entire second half including knocking their starter out of the
game.
His backup didn’t fare any better either. The Jackrabbits only score of the
game came with time running out and with the Hawks substituting in less
experienced players to avoid injuries to starters.
The Hawks won a very important district game to stay close to a playoff spot.
With both Lancaster and Waxahachie losing, the playoff picture will become very
interesting these next few games.
Up next for the Hawks they travel to take on a hot Corsicana team who beat
Terrell last week. A win over Corsicana would put the Hawks in a good position
to make the playoffs.
Although the Tigers have been putting up a lot of points and out scoring their
opponents, we will see how well they do against a stingy Hawks defense.
Directions to the Corsicana stadium can be found on the ROISD Web site.
TEAM STATS
Forney
Red Oak
Total yards
177
294
First downs
11
14
Rushes/Yds
34/78
31/194
Average rush
2.29
6.26
Comp-Att-Int
12-32-1
7-13-2
Pass yards
99
100
Comp pct
37.5
53.85
Punts
6
3
Punting Yards
224
93
Punting Average
37.33
31
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-1
Penalties-yards
7-59
3-29