Sonny Dearth
10-13-2007, 07:44 PM
Bethel bashes Woodside
By DAVE JOHNSON | djohnson@dailypress.com
HAMPTON — In the aftermath of a phenomenal afternoon, Bethel quarterback Aris McGlone-English said all the right things. The offensive line made it possible, the receivers made great catches, the game plan was brilliant. All of which were as right as rain.
Had he been a shameless self-promoter, he could have really gone off. The same kid who never found a groove last year threw for 388 yards and five touchdowns — this despite taking only three snaps in the fourth quarter — as the Bruins hammered Woodside 50-28 Saturday afternoon at Darling Stadium.
In the shotgun with a four-receiver spread all day, McGlone-English completed 20-of-32 passes as Bethel totaled a season-best 527 yards on offense. The win moved Bethel (6-1, 5-1 Peninsula District) into a tie for second place with Hampton.
"We stressed the pass in practice all week because we knew they’d be keying on Jontel (Evans)," said McGlone-English, referring to the Bruins’ tailback.
"But the line was working all day — they were the key to the game. And the receivers came to play. We have the weapons on offense, and this was real fun out here today."
Seven of McGlone-English’s completions went for at least 22 yards. He threw to six different receivers, with Marcus Cooperwood (five catches for 145 yards) and Franklin James (five for 111) doing most of the damage. Evans, who ended up with a season-low 72 rushing yards, caught two of McGlone-English’s five touchdown passes.
"All the receivers on this team have talent, from the first one to the last one," said wideout Antoine Jarvis, who had two TD receptions. "And we finally put it all out there today. The receivers showed what we can do."
That was Bethel coach Jeff Nelson’s game plan.
"Herm Edwards said, ‘It’s all about one-on-one,’ " Nelson said, referring to the Kansas City Chiefs' coach. "That’s what we preach: When it’s one-on-one, you’ve got to win, whether it’s the linemen, the running backs or the receivers."
At one point, the Bruins passed on 13 consecutive downs. And if you count scrambles by McGlone-English when he couldn’t find a receiver, Bethel called passes on its final 28 plays of the first half.
"We knew he threw the ball pretty well, but we felt Evans was such a good back and we wanted to take that threat away," Woodside coach Danny Dodson said. "But we didn’t know (McGlone-English) would have the career game he had today."
Bethel needed it. Woodside (3-4, 2-4) led 28-21 with 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Evans’ 10-yard touchdown run 32 seconds later closed the gap to a point (the PAT was blocked), and McGlone-English then gave the Bruins the lead for good on a 39-yard scoring pass to Cooperwood with 2:08 left in the third.
BETHEL 50, WOODSIDE 28
Woodside 7 7 14- 0 — 28
Bethel 0 21 14 15 — 50
Woo—Curry 61 run (Duhamel kick)
Bet—Jarvis 22 pass from McGlone-English (Stealman kick)
Woo—Plisco 12 pass from Evans (Duhamel kick)
Bet—Evans 27 pass from McGlone-English (Stealman kick)
Bet—Evans 10 pass from McGlone-English (Stealman kick)
Woo—Curry 53 run (Duhamel kick)
Woo—Wyatt 1 run (Duhamel kick)
Bet—Evans 10 run (run failed)
Bet—Cooperwood 39 pass from McGlone-English (Jarvis pass from BaCote)
Bet—Jarvis 17 pass from McGlone-English (Stealman kick)
Bet—Boyd 28 fumble return (Cooperwood run)
Woo Bet
First downs 16 22
Rushes-yards 48-254 27-139
Passing yards 57 388
Comp-Att-Int 4-13-1 20-34-1
Penalties-yards 7-69 7-65
Fumbles-lost 2-2 5-2
Punts-avg. 4-42.3 1-28
By DAVE JOHNSON | djohnson@dailypress.com
HAMPTON — In the aftermath of a phenomenal afternoon, Bethel quarterback Aris McGlone-English said all the right things. The offensive line made it possible, the receivers made great catches, the game plan was brilliant. All of which were as right as rain.
Had he been a shameless self-promoter, he could have really gone off. The same kid who never found a groove last year threw for 388 yards and five touchdowns — this despite taking only three snaps in the fourth quarter — as the Bruins hammered Woodside 50-28 Saturday afternoon at Darling Stadium.
In the shotgun with a four-receiver spread all day, McGlone-English completed 20-of-32 passes as Bethel totaled a season-best 527 yards on offense. The win moved Bethel (6-1, 5-1 Peninsula District) into a tie for second place with Hampton.
"We stressed the pass in practice all week because we knew they’d be keying on Jontel (Evans)," said McGlone-English, referring to the Bruins’ tailback.
"But the line was working all day — they were the key to the game. And the receivers came to play. We have the weapons on offense, and this was real fun out here today."
Seven of McGlone-English’s completions went for at least 22 yards. He threw to six different receivers, with Marcus Cooperwood (five catches for 145 yards) and Franklin James (five for 111) doing most of the damage. Evans, who ended up with a season-low 72 rushing yards, caught two of McGlone-English’s five touchdown passes.
"All the receivers on this team have talent, from the first one to the last one," said wideout Antoine Jarvis, who had two TD receptions. "And we finally put it all out there today. The receivers showed what we can do."
That was Bethel coach Jeff Nelson’s game plan.
"Herm Edwards said, ‘It’s all about one-on-one,’ " Nelson said, referring to the Kansas City Chiefs' coach. "That’s what we preach: When it’s one-on-one, you’ve got to win, whether it’s the linemen, the running backs or the receivers."
At one point, the Bruins passed on 13 consecutive downs. And if you count scrambles by McGlone-English when he couldn’t find a receiver, Bethel called passes on its final 28 plays of the first half.
"We knew he threw the ball pretty well, but we felt Evans was such a good back and we wanted to take that threat away," Woodside coach Danny Dodson said. "But we didn’t know (McGlone-English) would have the career game he had today."
Bethel needed it. Woodside (3-4, 2-4) led 28-21 with 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Evans’ 10-yard touchdown run 32 seconds later closed the gap to a point (the PAT was blocked), and McGlone-English then gave the Bruins the lead for good on a 39-yard scoring pass to Cooperwood with 2:08 left in the third.
BETHEL 50, WOODSIDE 28
Woodside 7 7 14- 0 — 28
Bethel 0 21 14 15 — 50
Woo—Curry 61 run (Duhamel kick)
Bet—Jarvis 22 pass from McGlone-English (Stealman kick)
Woo—Plisco 12 pass from Evans (Duhamel kick)
Bet—Evans 27 pass from McGlone-English (Stealman kick)
Bet—Evans 10 pass from McGlone-English (Stealman kick)
Woo—Curry 53 run (Duhamel kick)
Woo—Wyatt 1 run (Duhamel kick)
Bet—Evans 10 run (run failed)
Bet—Cooperwood 39 pass from McGlone-English (Jarvis pass from BaCote)
Bet—Jarvis 17 pass from McGlone-English (Stealman kick)
Bet—Boyd 28 fumble return (Cooperwood run)
Woo Bet
First downs 16 22
Rushes-yards 48-254 27-139
Passing yards 57 388
Comp-Att-Int 4-13-1 20-34-1
Penalties-yards 7-69 7-65
Fumbles-lost 2-2 5-2
Punts-avg. 4-42.3 1-28