Bulldogs turn back 'Riders, 27-0 - September 26, 2011
By John Krueger,
Sports Correspondent
Turnovers enable Carthage to take win

Carthage running back Tevin Pipkin (with ball) tries to stiff-arm Center defensive back Tony McCollister (2), while Darron Bolton (24) comes up for help during Friday night's game at Roughrider Stadium.
(Photo by John Krueger) |
Costly turnovers and the inability to score in the red zone cost the Center Roughriders in their bid to knock off No.11-ranked Carthage here at Roughrider Stadium tonight as the Bulldogs captured their second straight win and sent the 'Riders to their third consecutive defeat.
The Bulldogs (3-2) outgained the Roughriders, 346-195, and scored in each of the four quarters as they turned each of Center's lost fumbles into touchdowns, which accounted for 21 of the Dawgs' 27 points.
"If you put the ball on the ground, you're not going to win," said Center head coach Kevin Goodwin, referring to his team's fumbles. "You get in the red zone and don't score, you're not going to win. That's it.
"We moved the ball up and down the field and then do things that aren't typical of us. We put our defense in bad situations by giving (Carthage) a 'short field' here and a 'short field' there. And I consider 55 yards or less a short field.
"We can't put our defense in those situations. We have to take control, stay composed, run the offense and we've got to score. That's all we have to do. If we do that, we'll be fine."
Johnny Sudds and K.J. Garrett led the Roughrider ground attack with 64 and 61 yards, respectively. Center finished with 178 yards on the ground, but only 17 yards passing.

Center defensemen K.J. Garrett (14) and Myles Netherly (5) put a stop on Carthage running back Tevin Pipkin during Friday night's game at Roughrider Stadium. The Bulldogs won the game, 27-0.
(Photo by John Krueger) |
Out for the second consecutive game was starting signal caller Cameron Cloudy. In his absence, Cody Carleton completed 6-of-10 passes, but only for 17 yards, while being intercepted once.
"I can't question how hard our kids played. But when you lose you've got to find the problem and correct it," Goodwin stated. "We've got to get it right, that's the answer."
Carthage sophomore running back Tevin Pipkin led the Bulldogs' ground attack with 124 yards on 23 carries, picking up 91 of that in the first half. D.K. Calloway added 38 yards on eight carries.
Sophomore Blake Bogenschutz hit 17-of-23 passes for 150 yards and three touchdowns. He was intercepted twice as most of his passes were on the short variety as that is what the Roughrider defense was giving him.
"(Center) came out and really loosened up on us (defensively)," Bulldog head coach Scott Surratt stated. "They had shown a lot of 'bump corners', so we were going to do some big plays. Then they got in 'cover 3' and kept the safety way back and the corners way back, trying to prevent the big play, so we had to run the ball more.
"Offensively, you've got to take what they give you. But we had a few things tonight that we couldn't get to and we've got to get that corrected in the off-week."
Edward Pope was once again the leading receiver for Carthage, pulling in six passes for 57 yards and a pair of scores. Meechie Bowman hauled in four for 36 yards and Clint Cage caught three for 38 and a score.
Carthage did turn the ball over three times, but only one came during a time when it hurt the team. One of team's three interceptions came just before the half on a 'Hail Mary' pass into the endzone and another came when Center defensive back Augustin Johnson made a timing move and intercepted Bulldog backup quarterback Jaylon Allison late in the game.
"We only had one turnover when it was really 'on the line, so that was a big difference in the game," Surratt stated. "We felt, defensively, if we put a 'hat' on them they might put the ball on the ground and that's exactly what they did."
When the 'Riders lost three of their five fumbles, that was their demise, although it didn't look that way early.
Carthage took the opening kickoff and drove to the Center 26-yard line. But Bogenschutz's pass into the endzone was picked off by Tony McCollister and he returned it 24 yards to end the Bulldog threat.
The next time the Dawgs got the ball, they stuck it in the endzone, marching 80 yards in 14 plays and taking 6:51 off the first-quarter clock. Bogenschutz rolled right and hit a diving Edward Pope in the endzone for a 7-yard touchdown. Jimmy Gonzalez missed the point after, leaving the score 6-0 with 1:12 left in the first quarter.
Center drove the ball to the Carthage 28-yard line on its next possession, but Rickey Ingram stepped in front of the intended receiver at the Center and made the interception for the Dawgs to stop the threat.
After punting the ball back to Center, the 'Riders coughed the ball up on the first play and Gregg Graves was there to pounce on the loose ball for the Dawgs.
It took Carthage just four plays to put the ball in the endzone as Bogenschutz went back to pass on a half-roll and hit Clint Cage coming across the feld to the sideline for a 19-yard score. Gonzalez's kick gave the Bulldogs a 13-0 lead at the 5:59 mark and they took it into the locker room at the break.
The Dawgs did have one chance to score just before the half when a high snap on a punt attempt gave them the ball on the Center 23. But Bogenschutz had his pass into the endzone intercepted by Myles Netherly.
Center turned the ball over on its first drive of the second half and Carthage made the 'Riders pay for it by putting the ball in the endzone. Bogenschutz threw his third touchdown of the night, a 16-yarder to Pope on a slant pass and with 7:35 left in the third quarter. Carthage's lead was 20-0.
The 'Riders took the ensuing kickoff and drove into the red zone, but they were stopped on downs at the Carthage 17 after a 10-play march.
The Roughriders' defense rose up and stopped Carthage, but Johnson muffed a punt by Gonzalez and the Bulldogs were back in business at the Center 28 as the third quarter ended.
Payton Klysen scored for Carthage with 9:50 remaining to end the 5-play drive and Center was looking at a 27-0 deficit, which the Roughriders couldn't overcome.
The task doesn't get any easier for the 'Riders. after falling to the pair of state-ranked teams the past two weeks in Henderson and Carthage, they will visit No.1-ranked (AP) Chapel Hill Friday at 7:30 p.m. Carthage will enjoy an open week before starting the treacherous District 16-3A run Oct. 7 at Pittsburgh.
STATS AT A GLANCE
| |
Carthage |
Center |
| First Downs |
19 |
14 |
| Rushing-Net Yards |
38-196 |
43-178 |
| Passing Yards |
150 |
17 |
| Total Yards |
346 |
195 |
| Passes |
17-24-3 |
6-10-1 |
| Punts-Avg. |
3-32.0 |
3-43.2 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
5-3 |
| Penalties-Yards |
7-55 |
2-20 |
| 3rd Down Conv. |
5/13 |
2/11 |
| 4th Down Conv |
2/3 |
0/2 |
SCORING BY QUARTERS
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Carthage |
06 |
07 |
07 |
07 |
27 |
| Center |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS
Rushing
Carthage: Tevin Pipkin 23-124; D.K. Calloway 8-38; Sammy Chhor 1-13; Trent Jackson 2-11; Blake Bogenschutz 3-9; Payton Klysen 1-1 TD. Center: Johnny Sudds 10-64; K.J. Garrett 16-61; Shaquille Ingram 5-37; Augustin Johnson 3-13; Myles Netherly 2-11.
Passing
Carthage: Blake Bogenschutz 17-23-2 150 yards 3TD; Jaylon Allison 0-1-1 0 yards. Center: Cody Carleton 6-10-1 17 yards.
Receiving
Carthage: Edward Pope 6-57 2TD; Meechie Bowman 4-36; Clint Cage 3-38 TD; Terian Goree 2-17; Tasker Shannon 1-7; Tevin Pipkin 1-(-5). Center: Tony McCollister 3-5; Augustin johnson 2-7; Johnny Sudds 1-5.
Records
Carthage 3-2. Center 2-3.
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
(Carthage) 1:12 - Edward Pope 7-yard pass from Blake Bogenschutz (Jimmy Gonzalez PAT NG), 6-0.
Second Quarter
(Carthage) 5:59 - Clint Cage 19-yard pass from Blake Bogenschutz (Gonzalez PAT), 13-0.
Third Quarter
(Carthage) 7:35 - Edward Pope 16-yard pass from Blake Bogenschutz (Gonzalez PAT), 20-0.
Fourth Quarter
(Carthage) 9:50 - Payton Klysen 1-yard run (Gonzalez PAT), 27-0. |