All coaches want to end their spring practices with good outings so that they can head into the summer workout programs on a positive note. Two of the county’s four football programs did just that this past week. The Marianna Bulldogs played host to the Cougars of Northview (Dothan) last Thursday night and were impressive in a 34-14 win. The format was not that of a regulation game but rather one of each team being on offense for one entire quarter. The third quarter was a regulation quarter and the fourth quarter saw the respective junior varsity squads take to the field.
The Bulldogs went on defense the first quarter and held the Cougars in check most of the time. Northview lined up to attempt a field goal on the last play and a Bulldog came up with a blocked kick that was scooped up by Tre Jackson and returned 60 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter Marianna went on offense and rotated prospective quarterbacks. Hakeem Holmes and Michael Mader took turns running the offense and both showed plenty of promise. On the first possession Marianna scored on a 55 yard run by Scooter Barnes to go up 12-0. Mader led the Bulldogs on their next possession to another score, this one coming on a 7 yard run by Jackson. Elliott Batson added the two point conversion run and the Bulldogs took a 20-0 lead. The two teams took a break before coming back for a third quarter, regulation style. Holmes led the Bulldogs on the first drive and they marched right down the field. Holmes, Barnes, Jackson and Chris Bowers all had big runs on the drive. Bowers bulled his way in for a score from 1 yard out to make it 26-0. Northview finally got some offense going as the Bulldogs went to some substitutions on defense and cut the Marianna led to 26-14. Mader came in to lead the Bulldogs and got a 60 yard by Jackson for a score. Batson added another two point run to put Marianna up 34-14.
The Sneads Pirates loaded up their boat and headed down river to Wewahitchka to take part in a three team jamboree. The Pirates took on the Gators in the first half and beat the host team 22-8. Xavier Eutsay had a big offensive night as he rushed for 150 yards and two scores. One of those scores came on the third play of the half. The Gators responded though with a score and two point conversion to tie the game at 8-8. The Pirates then got their second score from Eutsay on a long run. John Locke then put the final nail in the Gator’s coffin as he picked off a Wewa pass and returned it 65 yards for a score. The Pirates second half came against the always tough Sharks of Port St. Joe. Neither team could break through the other team’s defense and the first quarter was scoreless. The second quarter was more of the same and was scoreless until the closing seconds. Port St. Joe scored with under 25 seconds to play and captured a 7-0 win. Newcomer at QB, Blade Osborne played well as did the offensive and defensive lines for the Pirates.
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