983 Yd’s of Total Offense….Catholic BR vs Woodlawn BR – R/L Game of the Week
Photo Courtesy of Catholic High Bears
After a season of up and downs for high school football in Louisiana due to Covid-19 and then an announcement, by the LHSAA, that teams had to play at least 4 games to be playoff eligible, several teams found themselves looking at their rankings and looking for games in order to become eligible or raise their ranking to make the playoffs in Week 8 of the season.
One such team was the Woodlawn Panthers from Baton Rouge. The Panthers came into Week 8 of the regular season only playing 3 games due to battling Covid-19 issues. They were currently 2-1, recording wins against District opponents Dutchtown and St. Amant.
Earlier in the season Woodlawn was forced to cancel their district matchup with the Catholic High of Baton Rouge due to Covid-19.
Catholic High Baton Rouge, who had managed to escape team issues with Covid-19, found themselves needing an opponent since they were scheduled to play district opponent Dutchtown. Dutchtown had to cancel the game with the Catholic Bears due to Covid-19 issues on the Griffins team.
Now the table was set for a rescheduling of the earlier cancelled district game, one that would test both teams and their young squads prior to the playoffs.
Catholic would be starting the freshman quarterback Daniel Beale, who came in the previous week after starter Landon O’Connor went out of the game due to injury. Beale stood tall in the pocket and delivered a win against the Acadiana Wreckin’ Rams the week before. Would he be able to continue to command the offense and deliver strikes in the passing game for the Bears against the Panthers.
Back that up with one of the best groups of running backs, a talented receiving core, and an extremely stingy defense for the Bears. Needless to say, Catholic has one of the best recipes of talent in all three phases of the game to create a winning culture throughout the football program during the 2020 season.
Woodlawn would start one of the most promising and talented quarterbacks in the district, as well as the state. Sophomore Rickie Collins has caught the eyes of many college coaches as he has shown to be a proficient, well coached quarterback that poses a strong arm and pinpoint accuracy on his throws.
Collins has a young but very talented wide receiver core to work with. This group of receivers just find a way to make a play, whether they are passes in tight windows or the long ball. Any opportunity on the field they get to showcase their talent and skill set they step up to the challenge,
Let’s no forget the junior running back Amani Givens. Givens gives the needed combination of downhill running and the ability to come out of the backfield or the slot on pass plays that is needed to keep opposing teams off balance defensively. Givens is a hard runner that barrels his way through the line, ponding opposing defenses and opposing tacklers. He possesses a quick burst of speed and acceleration, along with the ability to make quick cuts that creates miss tackles on first contact.
Check Out The Play By Play Recap:
George Hart III running, spinning, shirking off would be tacklers for a Catholic first down. And just wait, rumble young man rumble George Hart III is rolling and he has scored for the Bears 1:46 left in the 1st Qtr 7-0 Catholic High BR- 5 plays 65 yards 2:23 time off the clock
(Get ready this is a young man is ready for the playoffs, A man on a mission….George Hart III is a determined down hill runner, that keeps his feet moving with good balance, has excellent ball security technique, maintains good balance, and is always moving/falling forward to gain maximum yards on each carry. RunningBack101)
Joshua Wax steps in front of Collins’ pass for an interception and the Bears with the football at the Panther 35 yd line. Next Play Freshman QB Beale to 2023 WR Harden, Bears are in the endzone, TD Catholic High BR 14-0 Catholic -(1 play 35 yds 8 seconds)
Score at the end of the 1st QTR 14-0 Catholic High BR
Amani Givens breaking tackles and racking up yards for the Panthers. Gets Woodlawn into the red zone. Collins to Jr WR Kyle Jones on the screen pass, Jones takes it to the endzone for a Panther TD. – 9 Plays 80 Yards 2:50 14-7 Catholic High BR
On the ensuing kickoff Reinholtz has an open lane and looks to be off to the endzone but is tripped up by the turf.
Tae Nicholas-screen pass, he is off down the sideline for a 1st down Bears. Rumbling/Stumbling. Back that up with a 30 yd run, picked up the bad snap, up the field, around the block, rumbling into the endzone..It’s like a video game! 21-7 Catholic High – 3 Plays 56 Yards 1:30 off the clock
Woodlawn not going into endzone silent, Collins has completed three straight passes and moved the Panthers down inside the 30 yd line, WR Clayton Adams, Kyle Jones, and Jaylon Henry. 2 min drill is live
At the Half: Catholic BR 21 Woodlawn BR 7
What a pass by Beale to Tre Benson III snatches the ball out of the air in heavy traffic, spin move and down to the 30. Top that off two plays later with George Hart III taking it into the end zone for a Bears TD, 2 pt conversion no good 27-7 Catholic High BR
Collins to Clayton Adams in the corner of the end zone 19 yards – Touchdown Woodlawn Panthers, extra pt blocked by Connor Stewart of the Bears 27-13 Catholic High BR. 9 plays 90 Yards 3:02 off the clock
Smooth route over the middle by Prince Edwards (2022 TE, 6’1″ 220) and Beale delivers the pass to him in full stride. Big gain and first down Bears. Catholic is rolling down the field again.
Bears go for it on 4th down, one yd for 1st down, give the ball to the “Go To Guy” George Hart III hits the hole hard, stays upright & on his feet and takes it to the house, into the end zone 30 yards for a Bears Touchdown. Extra Pt Good 34-13 Catholic BR
Collins is picked off by senior FS Jackson Demouy and Catholic’s offense is back on the field and moving towards the endzone.
Rickie Collins to a wide open Kyle Jones (2022 WR 6’2″ 175) – 43 Yards and Touchdown Panthers. 34-20 Catholic BR 10:00 left in the game. 7 Plays 80 Yards 1:59 off the clock
Thread the needle Collins, Rickie Collins to Clayton Adams (2023 SB 5’9″ 170) for 27 yd completion, diving catch, great concentration for Adams on the catch in traffic.
4th and 12 Panthers, Collins pass is incomplete, no one in the area of the pass to the end zone. Credit the Bears defense stepping up and a big sack by Senior Christian Mannino (ended the night with 7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL) during that series.
Senior Lanard Harris (who plays both sides of the ball) gets behind the defenders and catches the pass from Collins. 42 Yards in the end zone and Woodlawn continues to fight and cuts into the Bears lead with 1:09 left in the game. 27-34 Catholic BR
On side kick by the Panthers, covered by the Bears. Bears will take the victory. The win tonight is Gabe Fertitta’s 40th Win
Final: Catholic BR 34 Woodlawn BR 27
Top Player Stats:
Quarterback Stats for the Night!
Freshman QB Catholic High BR – Daniel Beale
17-27-1 222 Yards 1 TD
Sophomore QB Woodlawn BR – Rickie Collins
Passing – 32-50-2 446 Yards 4 TD’s
Rushing – 5 Rushes for 19 Yards
Leading Rushers:
Bears
George Hart III 13 Carries 86 Yards 3 TD’s
Corey Singleton 10 Carries 75 Yards
Panthers
Amani Givens 15 Carries 79 Yards
5 receptions 50 Yards
Leading Rushers:
Bears
George Hart III 13 Carries 86 Yards 3 TD’s
Corey Singleton 10 Carries 75 Yards
Panthers
Amani Givens 15 Carries 79 Yards
5 receptions 50 Yards
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