Hornets & Pirates Fall

10/2/08
By: Clint Cox

The Cottondale Hornets traveled to Tallahassee to take on the Rattlers of FAMU and were handed a 46-0 loss. The Rattlers have played in the last two State Championship games for a reason. They don’t rebuild they reload and this year’s squad seems to once again be loaded. FAMU went to the airways and jumped out to an early lead. They expanded that lead to 33-0 at the half and then added 13 more points in the second half. Cottondale fell to 1-3 on the season and 0-1 in district play. The Hornets travel to South Walton on Friday to take on the Seahawks in a non-district matchup.
The Sneads Pirates played host to their arch rival, West Gadsden, and saw the Panthers head back across the river with a 24-0 win. The Pirate offense was stymied by the Panther defense, picking up only one first down and coughing up the ball once in the first half. That helped West Gadsden hold a 10-0 lead at the break. A second Pirate turnover in the third quarter led to another West Gadsden score midway through the quarter. The Panthers added another score in the fourth quarter to make the final 24-0. Defensively Terrence Pittman and John Locke each picked off a pass for the Pirates. Michael Kinard had 12 tackles, including 3 sacks. Andrew Sheard knotched 11 tackles while Josh Rogers and Jamar White followed with 10 tackles each. With the loss Sneads fell to 1-2 on the season and 1-1 in district play. They will next travel to Jay on Friday night to take on the Royals in another district contest.