8A November 5, 2010
FOOTBALL
‘We are the (district) champions, my friends’
◗ Gray, Bearcats say
good-bye to Bearcat
Stadium this year in
familiar fashion
By Dominic Genetti
The Community News
It may have been senior night
at Bearcat Stadium last week, but
it was the junior star running back
that stole the show in Aledo’s ninth
victory of the season.
Fans didn’t hesitate to wrap
themselves in coats and blankets as
chilly wind gusts became trapped
inside Aledo’s largest facility in
what was the next-to-last game
of the regular season and final
at home for 2010. The Bearcats
defeated the Birdville Hawks 40-17
and captured the district champi-
onship, which in turned stamped
their ticket to the playoffs.
“Nice job of staying out there
and playing hard for four quarters,”
Aledo Head Coach Tim Buchanan
said to his team in the postgame
huddle. “Good job playing hard.”
For the first time this season, the
Bearcats scored all of their touch-
downs rushing and it all came at the
speed and quick feet of Johnathan
Gray. The junior running back
rushed for 314 yards in 21 attempts
averaging 15 yards and scored all six
of the team’s touchdowns.
“I owe that to my line...,” Gray
told reporters after game. “I
couldn’t do it without them, they’re
a great group of guys.”
On the passingside for the
Bearcats, senior quarterback Clay
Wooten saw some time on the grid-
iron for his final home appearance
as a high school student. The 6’2,
200-pounder passed for 37 yards
with two completions, averaging
18.5 yards in three attempts with
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“They’re big and athletic, especially
their front four, and their linebackers
are good sized too,” Buchanan said.
Brewer defeated Azle last week 30-
22. The Bearcats are 9-0 on the season
and 6-0 in district play.
Aledo has scored more than 100
points in the last two weeks, which
should make them the big favorite to
win in White Settlement Friday night,
but Buchanan doesn’t even want to
think about that. He says plans never
included the anticipation of high scor-
ing games. Everything just boils down
to fundamentals and carrying out plays
correctly.
“You never think you’re going to
score 50 or so points in a football game,
but it all depends on whether we come
off with good fundamentals,” Buchanan
said. “We trade video, we come up with
a game plan, it’s the same thing every
week as far as your fundamentals, that
doesn’t change.”
JAMES ALBRITTON/SALTFORKIMAGES.COM “To be effective, we’re going to have
ABOVE: The Bearcat defense to do a good job of throwing the foot-
swarms a Birdville runner. The stin- ball also,” he said; “if we play like we’re
gy Aledo defense has allowed only supposed to play and do what we’re
64 points in six district games. supposed to do.”
| RIGHT: Senior offensive line- When Friday’s game against the
man Michael Wilson prepares to Bears is complete, the Bearcats will pre-
block for Johnathan Gray. Coach pare for the postseason that saw them
Tim Buchanan said Wilson was the win the state championship last season.
Bearcat who had grown the most as
And while going back to back with state
a player this season.
championships might be questions for
Buchanan later on in the playoffs, his
main task is to keep players focused
one interception. on the game at hand in the sport that
First-string quarterback Matt begins in the dog days of summer and
Bishop passed for 97 passing yards lasts through the chilly nights of fall.
with seven completions and a 13.9 “Of course, after 10 weeks of football
average in 11 attempts, also with one and a couple of weeks, three weeks of
interception. The junior field gen- two-a-days, you have to be careful not
eral also rushed for 43 yards with a to burn them out,” Buchanan said. “You
5.4 average in eight attempts. want them to be excited about football
in November and December.
“(Wooten) read it right, threw
“That’s probably one of the toughest
it to the right person, but Clay
things in coaching is to not burn your
just didn’t put enough air on it,”
kids out. It’s a grind for coaches and
Buchanan said.
kids. It’s tough on them.”
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