Hornets sting Bassfield in OT
Published 5:00 am Monday, September 24, 2001
In overtime, the visiting Bassfield Yellow Jackets had thechance to tie the game with a PAT conversion kick or go for the winwith a 2-point pass or a run. Coach Barry Govan decided to go forthe win.
With Loyd Star leading 34-33, Bassfield runningback LepatrickBooth took the football and two steps from the 10-yard line when hewas stopped short by Hornet junior defensive lineman Daniel Siscoas Loyd Star preserved a hard-fought victory Friday night atWilliam E. “Sambo” Smith Field.
“Bassfield is a quality football team,” said Loyd Star headcoach Anthony Hart following the win.
In OT, each team got the football at the 10 and had four playsto score. The Hornets took first possession and scored seven pointson an 11-yard pass-play from backup quarterback Cass Brister totailback Derrick Johnson for the 34-27 lead.
Bassfield runningback Robert Newsome scored on the first playfrom the 10-yard line but Loyd Star shut down the two-pointattempt.
In the first quarter, Loyd Star picked apart the Bassfielddefense to go ahead 21-6. In two plays, senior quarterback SethBritt connected to senior tight end Logan Portrey on a 50-yardpass-play for the first touchdown and a 7-0 lead at the 8:31 mark.Jody Britt kicked all four extra points, plus two field goals.
Bassfield answered back, driving 76 yards to punch in a one-yardtouchdown from fullback Kevin Leggett. The PAT kick failed as theYellow Jackets cut the Hornets lead to 7-6.
With 3:23 left in the first quarter, Bassfield fumbled andPortrey picked up the loose football and returned it 53 yardsstraight down the middle of the field for his second TD of thenight. Loyd Star held a 14-6 edge.
Less than three minutes later, Seth Britt connected to seniorsplit end Cass Brister for a 55-yard touchdown with 27 secondsremaining in the first quarter as the Hornets pushed their lead to21-6.
The Jackets scored one TD in the second quarter to cut thedeficit to 21-12 on a three-yard burst by runningback StanleyNewsome.
Following a scoreless third quarter, the game kicked into highgear on offense as Jody Britt kicked his first field goal from 37yards out to give the Hornets a 24-12 lead with 11:04 remaining inthe game.
The Jackets roared back to score a touchdown on an 18-yard runby Lepartick Booth to trim the deficit to 24-19 following a PATkick by Marcus Pitts with 10:37 left on the clock.
Jody Britt nailed his second field goal of the night from 30yards with 1:59 left to extend the Hornets’ lead to 27-19.
Bassfield drove 47 yards to score on a 15-yard pass from Gravesto Newsome. Derrick Graves hit Eric Graves on the two-pointconversion to tie the game at 27-all with 19 seconds left inregulation.
The Jackets recovered a Hornet fumble at the 45 but were unableto convert it into points.
“I am proud of the kids,” stated Hart. “The kids executedwell.”
Hart was also pleased with quarterback Seth Britt and Brister’scontributions. Britt left the game with a shoulder injury at the11:17 mark in the final frame with Loyd Star leading 24-12 at thetime. Brister took over.
Loyd Star had nine first downs and totaled 380 yards on offense.Johnson led the ground game with 20 carries for 59 yards. Rushing12 times for 52 yards was Blake Cain. Demarcus Barnes rushed 10times for 53 yards.
Britt completed 2 of 3 passes for 105 yards. Brister was 1-for-1for 11 yards.
Defensively, senior linebacker Cody Covington led LoydStar with 10 tackles. Beau Morrison made nine stops. Siscocollected seven tackles. Making six stops was Matthew Delaughter.Seth Britt intercepted a pass. Recovering a fumble apiece wereBarnes, Josh Townsend and Portrey.
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Bassfield
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6
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15
6 – 33
Loyd Star
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7 – 34
FIRST QUARTER
LS – Portrey 50 pass from S. Britt (J. Britt kick)8:31.
BASS – Leggett 1 run (kick failed) 6:35.
LS – Portrey 53 fumble recovery return (J. Britt kick)3:23
LS – Brister 55 pass from S. Britt (J. Britt kick).27.
SECOND QUARTER
Bass – D. Graves 3 run (pass failed) 3:28.
FOURTH QUARTER
LS – J. Britt 37 field goal 11:04.
Bass – Booth 18 run (Pitts kick) 10:48.
LS – J. Britt 30 field goal. 1:59.
Bass – Newsome 15 pass from Graves (D. Graves to E.Graves)
OVERTIME
LS – Johnson 25 pass from Brister (J. Brittkick).
Bass – Newsome 10 run (run failed).