BHP opened region play against Pendleton last Friday night and they made a statement in the process. BHP showed from their first offensive play that they were the superior team and never looked back.
BHP will need to take that momentum and roll it into this week. The Bears travel to take on Greer in a non-region game, but at this time in the season all teams look to be playing their best football and we hope that is where BHP is headed.
Week 8 Preview
BHP takes a one-week break from region play to take on the Greer Yellow Jackets. Both teams come into the matchup 3-3 and look to have one last tune-up before the bulk of their region games begin.
Greer’s wins have come over Westside, Union County, and Woodruff while their losses came against Byrnes, Southside Christian, and last week against Greenville (region game). In those games, Greer has been outscored this season 197 to 154. In their wins this season, the Yellow Jackets have a winning margin of only 6 points per game. Nevertheless, Greer’s schedule is one of the toughest in the state, so their record can most certainly be tossed out the window because Greer will be one of the best teams BHP plays this season.
BHP will look to continue the level of play they had against Pendleton. The Bears need to continue their explosive plays and power rushing attack combined with the opportunistic defense getting takeaways.
2014 Game Stats (Last Matchup)
Score: BHP 55 -- Greer 21
BHP Yardage:
Team Rushing: 54 rushes for 357 yards and 4 TDs
Team Passing: 4/7/0 for 64 yards and 2 TDs
Team Total: 61 plays for 421 yards and 6 offensive TDs
Rushing Leader: #6 Jawunn Abney - 29 rushes for 203 yards and 3 TDs
Passing Leader: #8 Austin Estes - 3/5/0 for 44 yards and 1 TD
Receiving Leaders: #9 Evan Vaughn - 1 reception for 30 yards
Greer Team Yardage:
Team Rushing: 32 rushes for 170 yards and 2 TDs
Team Passing: 8/22/3 for 101 yards
Team Total: 54 plays for 271 yards and 2 offensive TDs
Rushing Leader: #24 Adrian Mcgee - 20 rushes for 140 yards and 1 TD
Passing Leader: #11 Mario Cusano - 8/22/3 for 101 yards
Receiving Leaders: #12 Dorian Lindsey - 5 receptions for 88 yards
Quick Stats
- BHP is 6-4 against Greer all-time.
- Both BHP and Greer are averaging just over 25 points per game but allowing nearly 32 points per game (BHP averages 25.8 ppg and allow 31.7 ppg, Greer averages 25.7 ppg and allow 32.8 ppg).
- Last Friday’s game against Pendleton was the first game this season BHP did not have a turnover in the game.
- BHP’s three passing touchdowns against Pendleton was the 12th time since 2014 that BHP has done so (BHP is 10-2 in those games).
- Nevada Bullips (3 receptions for 104 yards against Pendleton) became only the 10th BHP receiver with 100 or more receiving yards in a game since 2014.
- The 90-yard reception by Bullips was the 20th BHP pass to go for 50 or more yards since 2014.
- Since 2014 BHP has had two games with three 100 yard rushers - 2021 vs Pendleton (Marquise - 144 yards, Danaterius Burns - 108 yards, and Shaheem Robbs - 106 yards), and 2016 vs Emerald (O’Ryan Warren - 156 yards, Kameron Burton - 120 yards and Breeland Sampson - 115 yards).
- The 577 total yards against Pendleton was the 5th most total yards in a game since 2014.
- The 385 rushing yards against Pendleton was the 13th time since 2014 that BHP rushed for 350 or more yards in a game.
- Pendleton attempted a pass 42 times against BHP. That was only the 6th time BHP has faced 40 or more pass attempts in a game, BHP is 5-1 in those games.
- BHP is 38-6 in games where they have a 100-yard rusher since 2014.
- BHP has zero passing touchdowns in the second half of games this season.
- BHP is averaging 55.1% more passing attempts per game over last season.
- BHP is causing 20% more turnovers per game over last season (2 per game).
- BHP is averaging 6.1 yards per play on first downs this season.
- Coach Blackston is now at 97 career BHP wins.
Conclusion
The Bears take to the road once again as they travel to Greer. This will be the longest trip of the season, but hopefully, the longer the trip the more points the Bears will score.
BHP will take on one of the storied programs in the upstate, but the past won’t win the game on Friday night.
Prediction: BHP 28 - Greer 21
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