Week 9 Review & Week 10 Preview

And it all comes down to this! With the win over Wren, BHP created a regular season finale showdown to crown a region champion. BHP will be looking to win back to back region championships however, one of the best teams in South Carolina AAAA will be waiting for them.

 

To set up the match up Friday night, BHP had to take care of Wren and with a dominating defensive performance and they did just that. BHP traveled to Wren and proceeded to take the win over the third Anderson County school this season. With the win, BHP is guaranteed to take at least 2nd place in the region and have a home playoff game. Even as we leave the game unsatisfied, BHP came out the victor and now boasts an 8-1 record.

 

Week 9 Review

 

BHP turned in a defensive performance that echoed back to past great BHP teams. Wren came in to the game averaging 34.9 points per contest. BHP’s defense held them to only 10 points and truly showed how dominant they can be. Along with the defensive play, BHP put together a strong rushing game with 215 rushing yards. The Bears were able to ride that rushing performance through the game and finally put the game away to take the win.

 

Fast Facts

The 215 rushing yards by BHP against Wren was the 3rd time this year that BHP has rushed for 200 or more yards in a single game

 

BHP has had 26 games since 2014 with 200 or more rushing yards

 

BHP’s RJ Ellis gained 215 rushing yards against Wren. Since 2014, BHP has had 6 games with a 200 yard rusher. Ellis has two of the six 200 yard games

 

The 66 plays run by BHP against Wren was the second most number of plays run in a game this season

 

BHP’s region opponents are averaging 5.7 points per game. Non-region opponents averaged 17.2 per game

 

This season BHP has caused 3 or more turnovers in 4 games. Last season BHP only caused 3 or more turnovers in 2 games and in 2015, only 1

 

BHP has gained 10 or more yards 115 times this season, or 23% of plays, while gaining 2165 yards on those plays, or 70% of total yards

 

BHP has given up 80 plays that gained 10 or more yards, but have caused 84 negative yardage plays

 

Since 2014 when BHP has had a positive turnover differential in a game they are only 8-8

 

Since 2014 when BHP has had a negative or even turnover differential in a game they are 29-2

 

Since 2014 when BHP gains 200 or more rushing yards in a single game they are 23-3

 

Since 2014 when BHP scores 21 or fewer points in a game they are 5-8

 

BHP’s Lance Jones currently holds BHP’s all-time record of Most PATs (Career – 193, Season – 55 for 2014), Best PAT Percentage (Career – 95.55%, Season 98.18% in 2015), Most Points by a Kicker (Career – 247, Season – 73 in 2014) and Most Kickoff Attempts (Career – 233)

 

RJ Ellis has the most rushing yards by a BHP rusher in 9 games since 2014 (1147)

 

BHP is averaging 11.8 penalties for 101.7 yards per game. Last season BHP averaged 7.5 penalties for 68.6 yards per game (a 57.8% increase in penalties and 48.2% increase in penalty yards per game over last season)

 

Since 2014 BHP is 18-3 in region play. In the current Region 1-AAAA BHP is undefeated

 

Since 2014 BHP has averaged 38.8 points per region game and has allowed an average of 15.6 points per game. This season BHP is averaging 24 points and allowing an average of 5.7 points per region game

 

Check out the full stat line at the Week 9 box score

 

Week 10 Preview

 

Last season BHP traveled to Greenville with the region championship wrapped up, and it showed. Greenville jumped out to a 21-14 lead going into halftime. BHP was able to regain the lead and take the win in the shootout with Greenville, 43-40.

 

This season the story is drastically different. Greenville will travel to BHP and for most people they look to be the better team so far this season and this year’s match up will crown a region champion. BHP comes into the game relying on a strong running game and a dominant defense. Greenville enters the game with an explosive offense and a surprisingly good defense. Greenville has scored the 2nd most points (407 points) and allowed the 3rd fewest total points (98 points) in AAAA this season. This showdown will be something new for BHP. It has been years since the region title has come down to the final game of the season.

 

2016 Game Stats

 

BHP – 43 -- Greenville - 40

 

BHP Stats

 

Total Yards: 492 yards on 79 plays (the second most gained by BHP in 2016)

Rushing: 353 rushing yards on 51 rushes

Passing: 139 passing yards on 28 attempts, 13 completions, and 3 interceptions

 

Wren Stats

Total Yards: 476 yards on 77 plays (the most given up by BHP in 2016)

Rushing: 157 rushing yards on 36 rushes

Passing: 319 passing yards on 41 attempts and 26 completions (the most given up by BHP in 2016)

 

Check out the full wrap up in last year’s Week 10 Stat Review

 

Playoff Outlook

 

With a win over Greenville, BHP will lock up 1st place in the region and lock in home field advantage for at least two playoff games. In this scenario BHP would take on the 4th place team in Region 2. This looks like it will be Blue Ridge.

 

If BHP loses they will be 2nd in Region 1 and would take on the 3rd place team in Region 2. With a win over Travelers Rest, the 3rd place team will be Union County. BHP will have a first round home playoff game.

 

Wrap Up

 

There is not much left to say or see from the Bears, they are who they are at this point in the season. With that, they have a very, very good defense and an offense that can at times move the ball at will. They are in a position to attain a season goal of a region title and to win the title it will take a special game by the Bears. It will be an extraordinary night for the Bears as they celebrate and honor all the senior players, however the focus must be on the game ahead to win a championship.

 

Watching the Bears the last couple of weeks we see BHP being able to slow down the Greenville offense. If BHP can stay away from a shootout, they will come out the victor. We see BHP winning 28-21 and taking the region title for a second year in a row.

 

The game will be at BHP this Friday night, so come out and support your Bears. If you cannot make it, be sure to follow us on twitter @bhp_bears for live updates).

 

Let us know if you agree or disagree with our prediction in the comments below or on our social media pages (@bhp_bears or /howboutthembears).