The Thunder Rolled Friday night and we aren’t talking Garth Brooks. A much anticipated game against T.L. Hanna was cancelled due to lightning. Now the Bears turn their focus to another Anderson County school, the Pendleton Bulldogs. Hopefully this week the only thunder and lightning we see is the Bears’ RJ Ellis - Jeremiah Johnson running back combo.
Week 4 Preview
BHP goes on the road Friday night to take on the 2-1 Pendleton Bulldogs. Pendleton will be coming off a win over Berea with their only loss coming to Palmetto. Despite the record and classification, Pendleton will be looking to make a splash trying to shock BHP and come up with a win.
BHP will look to get back on course and lean on their rushing game to power their way back to their winning ways. We should see a heavy dose of Ellis and Johnson, but that may open up the passing attack as it did last year.
2018 Game Stats
Score: BHP 42 -- Pendleton 28
BHP Yardage:
Team Rushing: 35 rushes for 157 yards and 3 TDs
Team Passing: 11/18/1 for 292 yards and 3 TDs
Team Total: 53 plays for 449 yards and 6 TDs
Rushing Leader: Jaquez Dixon - 18 rushes for 83 yards and 1 TD
Passing Leader: Camden Bratcher - 11/18/1 for 292 yards and 3 TDs
Receiving Leaders: Xavier Nance - 4 receptions for 90 yards
Defensive Points : Demetrius Byrd - 3 pass break-ups, 3 assisted tackles, and 29 defensive points
Pendleton Team Yardage:
Team Rushing: 23 rushes for 102 yards and 1 TD
Team Passing: 29/49/1 for 282 yards and 3 TDs
Team Total: 72 plays for 384 yards and 4 TDs
Rushing Leader: Jamal Blakley - 15 rushes for 84 yards and 1 TD
Passing Leader: Jamal Blakley - 29/48/1 for 282 yards and 3 TDs
Receiving Leader: Payton Bunch - 12 receptions for 110 yards and 2 TDs
Quick Stats
- Pendleton’s Payton Bunch is only the 3rd player to catch 10 or more passes in a game against BHP since 2014.
- Pendleton’s Jamal Blakley is only the 5th player to pass for more than 280 yards against BHP since 2014.
- BHP’s 292 passing yards against Pendleton last season was the 2nd most passing yards in a game since 2014 and 7th most all-time.
- 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 72.4% more rushing yards per game than they did last season.
- BHP is averaging 11.3 yards per rush in 3rd quarters this season.
- BHP has gained 10 or more yards on 30 plays and has only given up 10 or more yards in 18 plays.
- BHP has not given up a pass longer than 28 yards this season.
- 15.1% of BHP’s rushes have gone for zero or negative yards, while their opponents have had 34.7% of their rushes go for zero or negative yards.
- 87% of BHP’s total 1st down yards have been from rushes.
Conclusion
We hope that Them Bears get back on the field this Friday and get a chance to put the loss against Greenville behind them. Even against a lesser opponent, BHP needs to play up to their potential and prove that this team can make some noise in 4-AAAA.
Prediction: BHP 49 -- Pendleton 17
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Bear Trivia Answer
There are 4 teams that BHP has played 4 or more times that they have never lost to. Those teams are Powdersville (4-0), Emerald (4-0), Pendleton (9-0) and McDuffie (14-0).
Note on McDuffie (it is not a school any more so we can pile on): McDuffie did not score the first 6 match-ups against BHP. They only scored 43 total points against BHP for an average of 3 points per game.
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