2020 Week 6 Bear Tracks

BHP’s region championship and playoff aspirations were crushed with a 52-14 loss to Daniel last Friday night. It is hard to determine if that outcome or the season as a whole has been more disappointing. As a Bear it always hurts losing to Daniel, but combine that with missing the playoffs for the first time since 1996 and the health and safety backdrop of the season, it is hard to imagine a more disappointing outcome for the 2020 season.

However, the season is not over. There are still two games left and we still get to see our Bears take the field. Although the playoffs are not in reach, a winning season is and as of now, that should be a major rallying point for this team. And to get back to a .500 record, BHP will travel to take on Seneca in a very rare Monday night matchup.

Week 6 Preview

BHP will take on the Seneca Bobcats in the 4th and second to last game of the season. This is a region matchup and no matter the outcome BHP is slotted for third place in the region.

BHP will look to capitalize on a Seneca defense that has been porous at best. Seneca gave up 76 points against Daniel and 63 points to Wren. Although BHP’s offense has not been on par with those teams, BHP needs to put up big yardage and point totals this week.

BHP will have to handle the Seneca offense who did score 34 points against Daniel and 26 points against Wren. BHP has had a hard time defending the pass and that will be Seneca’s calling card. It will be a good test for the BHP defense as we near the end of the season.

2019 Game Stats

Score: BHP 77 -- Seneca 21

BHP Yardage:

Team Rushing: 48 rushes for 421 yards and 10 TDs
Team Passing: 10/14/0 for 200 yards
Team Total: 62 plays for 621 yards and 10 offensive TDs

Rushing Leader: #25 RJ Ellis - 20 rushes for 209 yards and 3 TDs
Passing Leader: #14 Logan Milford - 9/12/0 for 200 Yards
Receiving Leaders: #25 RJ Ellis - 4 catches for 79 yards
Defensive Points :
#21 Bralyn Oliver - 4 Solo Tackles, 1 Int, 1 Def TD, and 32 Defensive Points
#6 Joseph Sloan - 4 Solo Tackles, 4 First Hits, 2 Hurries, 1 Blocked Kick, 32 Defensive Points

Seneca Team Yardage:

Team Rushing: 49 rushes for 291 yards and 3 TDs
Team Passing: 5/14/2 for 33 yards
Team Total: 63 plays for 324 yards and 3 TDs

Rushing Leader: #6 Shawntravis Holden - 30 rushes for 288 yards and 3 TDs
Passing Leader: #10 Cole Bay - 5/13/1 for 33 yards
Receiving Leader: #12 Quay Lewis - 2 catches for 15 yards

Quick Stats

• #2 Tyler Fields currently leads the team in rushing. Since we have been gathering in-game stats, no BHP QB has led the team in rushing for an entire season.
• Last season's 77 points scored against Seneca was only the 2nd time BHP had ever scored 70 or more points in a game (the other was 2013 vs Palmetto).
• BHP is 26-20 all-time against Seneca, and 15-3 since 2000.
• BHP has averaged 1 less rush per game this season while gaining 80 less rush yards per game.
• BHP has been penalized 14% less than last season.
• BHP has caused 16.5% more negative yardage plays over last season.
• BHP has been outscored 63-112 this season.
• The last time BHP was outscored in a full season was 1996 (153-245).
• BHP has gained 10 or more yards 34 times and has given up 30 10-yard or more plays this season.
• BHP has not gained a 4th quarter passing or penalty first down.
• BHP has gained 63% of their rushing yards in the 2nd half of games.
• 67% of BHPs points have been scored in the 1st half of games this year.
• BHP has been outscored by 27 points in the 1st quarter of games this year.
• BHP has not made a field goal since 2018.
• BHP has not given up 100 yards to an individual rusher this season.

Conclusion

As we close in on the end of the season, BHP is faced with a conundrum that they have not faced in a long time. They are faced with remaining games that are for the most part, meaningless. But that is not how football works, well at least for Bears. No matter the record, the playoff prospects, or even the expected result, BHP plays to win the game. And we hope this Monday BHP shows up with that attitude and wins this one and then handles business against little brother Palmetto.

Prediction: BHP 56 -- Seneca 21

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