2019 Week 3 Bear Tracks

Watching the play on the field Friday night felt like we were in an emergency room after suburban moms were given power tools and had just finished a Fixer Upper watch party; there were a lot of self inflicted injuries. The injuries were not physical for the most part, but turnovers that crushed BHP’s ability put together scoring drives. Although BHP was within striking distance of the lead the whole game, BHP either had a turnover or a costly penalty that derailed their comeback over and over again on Friday night.

But now that must be put in the rearview, because one of the top teams in the entire state will be coming to BHP this week for opening night at the home of the Bears.

Week 3 Preview

BHP will have their home opener this Friday night against fellow Anderson County school T.L. Hanna. BHP has played T.L. Hanna 23 times and has a record of 8-15 against them. Recently T.L. Hanna has transformed into one of the best teams in the state, culminating last season in a State Championship birth.

Last season’s matchup was one of the most lopsided losses for the Bears in the last 20 years. The Bears were not able to slow the Yellow Jackets’ offense down and 5 different rushers had a touchdown.

BHP will be facing the best team they will face all season both offensively and defensively. The Yellow Jackets run an offense that is built on repetition and discipline and it will take both of those to slow it down from the Bears. BHP will have to put together their best four quarters in order to shock the upper state football world.

2018 Game Stats

Score: BHP 7 -- TL Hanna 44

BHP Yardage:

Team Rushing: 23 rushes for 71 yards
Team Passing: 12/24/1 for 120 yards and 1 TD
Team Total: 47 plays for 191 yards and 1 TD

Rushing Leader: Jaquez Dixon - 8 rushes for 36 yards
Passing Leader: Camden Bratcher - 12/24/1 for 120 yards and 1 TD
Receiving Leaders: Xavier Nance - 5 receptions for 43 yards
Defensive Points : Antareus Pressley - 9 solo tackles, 2 pass breakups, and 38 defensive points

TL Hanna Team Yardage:

Team Rushing: 41 rushes for 470 yards and 5 TDs
Team Passing: 4/10/0 for 115 yards and 1 TD
Team Total: 51 plays for 585 yards and 6 TDs

Rushing Leader: JJ Hudson - 7 rushes for 156 yards and 1 TD
Passing Leader: Alex Meredith - 4/10/0 for 115 yards and 1 TD
Receiving Leader: Jay Lagroon - 2 receptions for 82 yards

Quick Stats

• BHP is averaging 72.4% more rushing yards per game than they did last season.
• Since 2000 BHP is 32-7 in regular season games after a loss. Since 2010 BHP is 15-2 in those games.
• BHP has not scored in the 1st quarter this season.
• BHP has not allowed a 3rd quarter point this season.
• BHP is averaging 11.3 yards per rush in 3rd quarters this season.
• The 17 points Greenville scored in the 4th quarter last week was only the 12th time since 2014 where BHP gave up more than 2 TDs in a quarter.
• Greenville’s zero turnovers was only the 15th time BHP has not caused a turnover in a game since 2014.
• BHP is 9-6 in games where they do not cause a turnover.
• BHP has given up 200 or more yards rushing 8 times since 2014, Greenville has surpassed that mark twice. BHP is 2-6 in those games.
• Against Greenville, BHP’s RJ Ellis surpassed O’Ryan Warren to become BHP’s 4th all-time rusher with 2,622 rushing yards.

Conclusion

We come to a place where BHP rarely finds themselves; in a position to have a losing record at any point in the season. The last time BHP lost back-to-back regular season games was in weeks 8 and 9 of 2011. This is where the Bears find themselves now, but let’s not forget that they are also in a position to get a signature win and show the state just how special the Bears are.

Prediction: BHP 21 - TL Hanna 20 (so what if I’m a homer)

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