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Clarke County wins Dawg fight 46-6
The win assures Clarke County, at the least, a home playoff spot. They still have two region games remaining that includes a trip to Francis Marion this week and then they host Central-Hayneville in week nine. Back to the game with Washington County, CCHS had the opening possession and drove 79-yards in 11 plays to hit pay dirt. In the scoring drive quarterback Tyler Walker hit Dwayne Owens with a 40-yard completion and Bubba Frazier with a 22- and 23-yard completion. Walker called his own number and capped the drive with a 2-yard sneak. Mark Lambert kicked the PAT and CCHS had a 7-0 lead with 5:45 left in the period. Washington County, on the ensuing drive saw the potential game-tying pass dropped behind the Clarke County secondary and they were forced to punt. Starting at midfield, it took CCHS just plays to increase their lead as Walker tossed a 32-yard touchdown pass to Frazier. Lambert again made the PAT and the Bulldogs had a 14-0 lead with 3:56 to play in the first frame. Clarke County defense, which forced six turnovers, set up on the offense as Ronnie Osborne fell on a fumble at the WCHS 13-yard line. Kenneth Kimbrough ended the short drive with a 2-yard plunge. The attempt sailed wide right, but the Bulldogs had a 20-0 lead with just :24 seconds left in the first quarter. Dwayne Owens ended the next Washington County drive with an interception at the CCHS 22-yard line. Behind the running of Kimbrough and passing of Walker the Bulldogs marched down the field. Walker raced 9 yards on a naked bootleg to cap the drive. The try for two came up short but Clarke County had a 26-0 advantage with 6:45 to go in the second quarter. Following another Chatom punt, CCHS was back in business offensively. Starting at their own 35-yard line, the Bulldogs moved into scoring position. Tim Barnett got the call and capped the drive with an 8- yard run. Lambert converted the point-after touchdown and CCHS had a 33-0 lead with just 1:39 to play in the half. The CCHS defense again got in on the act as Kenneth Hannon picked off a tipped pass and returned it 92 yards for the apparent touchdown, but an illegal block penalty brought the score back and the half ended with CCHS on top 33-0. Washington County was able to capitalize on a CCHS fumble when they got the ball at the 15-yard line. It took six plays but WCHS QB Drake Warr scored on a 2- yard sneak with 5:29 left in the third quarter. On the conversion attempt Owens stepped in front of the pass, intercepting it. The miss left the score at 33- 6 in favor of CCHS. Clarke County's offense again went to work on the ensuing possession. They covered 65 yards in five plays with Barnett capping the drive on an 8-yard TD run. The try for two came up short but CCHS had a 39-6 stranglehold. The home standing Bulldogs slammed the door shut in the fourth quarter when Barnett out-ran everyone on the field for a 77-yard touchdown run. Lambert made the PAT and Clarke County ran away with the region win 46-6. Barnett led all rushers with 128 yards on seven carries and three scores. Ironically he had 8 yards on four carries in the first half. Kimbrough added 106 yards on 12 carries and a TD. Walker was 12-of-15 passing for 208 yards and a score. He also ran for two scores. Bubba Frazier caught eight passes for 121 yards and a score. Defensively the Bulldogs forced six WCHS turnovers. Owens had a pair of interceptions. Hannon and Daniel Bedwell each had an interception. Leevon Davis and Ronnie Osborne each had a fumble recovery. This Friday the fourthranked Bulldogs (7-0, 5-0) take to the road as they face Francis Marion in a region contest.
Game time is 7 p.m.
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