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| Lions return to winning ways |
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Posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:01 pm
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Four scores — Lion running back Zach Jolley, here trying to break loose against Greenfield, pushed his way across the goal line four times in Dresden's 54-27 win over the host Gibson County Pioneers Friday night in Dyer.
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DYER, Tenn. — The Dresden Lions responded to all the doubters who expected the team to struggle after suffering its first loss of the season in Week 2.
Dresden (3-1, 0-1 District 13-A) roared out of the gate with six first-half touchdowns on the way to blasting the host Gibson County Pioneers 54-27 on Friday night.
Senior running back Zach Jolley had another strong night, finishing with the Lions' first three scores and four in total. Jolley ran 15 times for 96 yards.
Keeping the Pioneers (0-3, 0-1 District 13-AA) off balance, Dresden quarterback Dale Hutcherson also left his mark. The junior signal caller was nearly perfect, hitting on 12-of-15 passes for 175 yards with no interceptions. Three of his completions went for touchdowns.
The Lion defense also did its part, picking off three Pioneer passes, recovering a fumble and blocking an extra point kick. Daniel Harris returned the final interception 70 yards for a TD in the third quarter.
Dresden took the game's opening kickoff and needed just over two minutes to take the lead. After a 37-yard return by Drew Brown, the Lions marched 46 yards to paydirt. Jolley had a 25-yard rumble and scored on a 3-yarder. The kick was off target for a 6-0 lead with just over two minutes in the books.
The Lions never looked back. Jolley capped the next two drives with TD runs of 1 and 5 yards. Tyler Morefield added the PATs for a 20-0 lead after a quarter.
After the Pioneers got on the board with a 16-yard run by Sherrod Johnson, Hutcherson notched the next two DHS scores on a 55-yard pass to Colin Kanehl and an 8-yard strike to Isaac Butler. A Jolley 25-yard TD run closed out first-half scoring for a 40-7 Lion halftime lead.
Gibson County scored early in the third quarter, but the Lions never really faltered in taking the 54-27 win.
Dresden-Gibson County, Stats
Dresden 20 20 7 7—54
Gibson Co. 0 7 6 14—27
First Quarter
DHS — Zach Jolley 3-yard run, (kick failed). 9:54.
DHS — Jolley 1-yard run, (Tyler Morefield kick), 2:04.
DHS — Jolley 5-yard run, (Morefield kick), 00:52.
Second Quarter
GCHS — Sherrod Johnson 16-yard run, (Michael Keel kick), 9:33.
DHS — Colin Kanehl 55-yard pass from Dale Hutcherson, (Morefield kick), 6:49.
DHS — Isaac Butler 8-yard pass from Hutcherson, (kick failed), 5:01.
DHS — Jolley 25-yard run, (Morefield kick), 2:55.
Third Quarter
GCHS — Nicky Brasher 12-yard pass from Lee Whitaker, (kick failed), 11:01.
DHS — Daniel Harris 70-yard interception return, (Morefield kick), 2:15.
Fourth Quarter
DHS — Harris 11-yard pass from Hutcherson, (Morefield kick), 9:41.
GCHS — Chase Arnold 40-yard run (Casey Ivie pass from Whitaker), 6:58.
GCHS — Johnson 53-yard pass from Whitaker, (run failed), 2:53.
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DHS GCHS
First downs 19 10
Rushes-yards 40-162 20-121
Passing yards 175 118
Comp-Att-Int 12-15-0 9-24-3
Punts 2-30 4-28.3
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1
Penalties-Yards 6-70 8-69
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Individual Statistics
Rushing — Dresden, Zach Jolley 15-96, Isaac Butler 8-28, Dale Hutcherson 6-17, Eric VanDyke 6-10, Brandon Elliott 1-8, Colin Kanehl 1-5, Daniel Janes 3-(-2); Gibson County, Chase Arnold 10-127, Sherrod Johnson 3-13, Joseph Phillips 4-6, Lee Whitaker 1-(-12), Roderick Barnett 2-(-16).
Passing — Dresden, Hutcherson 12-15-0 — 175; Gibson County, Whitaker 9-24-3 — 118.
Receiving — Dresden, Kanehl 2-62, Butler 6-61, Tyler McPeak 1-25, Daniel Harris 2-17, Chris Workman 1-10; Gibson County, Johnson 2-62, Matt Littleton 2-31, Casey Ivie 2-13, Nicky Brasher 1-12, Arnold 1-0.
Records — Dresden 3-1 (0-1 District 13-A), Gibson County 0-3 (0-1 District 13-AA) .
Next Game — Dresden will visit Bruceton, while Gibson County will host Milan. Both games will kick off at 7:30 on Friday night.
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