GAME FOUR: BATTLE FOR WEST

KNOXVILLE RETURNS FOR THE 60TH TIME

SEPT. 8, 2016 FARRAGUT HIGH SCHOOL 7:00 PM

BEARDEN (2-1)

BEARDEN
BULLDOGS

Head Coach: Morgan Shinlever

Record at Bearden: 9-15 (3rd year)
Overall Record: 9-15 (3rd year)

FARRAGUT
ADMIRALS

FARRAGUT (2-1)

Head Coach: Eddie Courtney

Record at FHS: 140-90 (21st year)
Overall Record: 140-90 (21st year)

Off. Coordinator: Rusty Partin

Def. Coordinator: Tom Doucette

Off. Coordinator: Paul Shelton

Def. Coordinator: Brian Milan

BEARDEN STAT
LEADERS

LAST MEETING
Sept. 11, 2015

Passing: 19 Dawson Houser

(27-40, 436 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs)

Rushing: 2 Ty Warren
(48 carries, 261 yards, 6 TDs)
Receiving: 33 JaQuez Dove
(7 catches, 175 yards, 0 TDs)

41.0
20.7

Tackling: 57 Ramonda Robinson

(18 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 sacks)

The first meeting was in 1949,

Beardens first season of football.

Farragut has won three straight

over Bearden.

Bearden has only beaten

Farragut in the regular season
once since 2001.

The Battle for West Knoxville will

take place on a Thursday for the
first time since 2013.
This season marks the 45th
consecutive season that the
Bulldogs and Admirals have met.

BEARDEN STAT
LEADERS: VS. HVA

Passing: 19 Dawson Houser

(3-10, 59 yards, 2 INTs)

Rushing: 2 Ty Warren
(19 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD)

NOTEWORTHY
Tonights game marks Beardens first Thursday since
Oct. 17, 2013, which was also against Farragut. The
Bulldogs are 3-3 all-time in Thursday games, while
Farragut is 5-4 on Thursdays.

Farragut is 16-2 in the last 18 meetings with Bearden.

14 of those 18 meetings came in the regular season.

Freshman quarterback Collin Ironside played all of the

second half against Hardin Valley and will get the start
tonight. Ironside is 15-for-29 passing for 184 yards and
three interceptions so far this season and has played
the majority of the second half in all three games.

Beardens streak of playing on Pilot Flying J turf field

donations continues this week, as Farragut was one of
the five schools along with Bearden to receive a turf
field for the 2016 season.

Farragut Head Coach Eddie Courtney is 18-6 against

Bearden in his 21 seasons as the Admirals coach (2-1
in the playoffs).

BEARDEN SCHEDULE
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 8

Defense: 57 Ramonda Robinson

(10 tackles, 1 sack)

(Game recap attached on page 4)

vs. Karns
at Powell
vs. Hardin Valley
at Farragut

(7 p.m.)

(Rivalry Thursday)

at William Blount

at Maryville
vs. Bradley Central
vs. Dobyns-Bennett
at Science Hill
vs. Jefferson County

Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28

(TV: 10News2, WBIR.com)

Farragut running back Tanner

Thomas rushed for 140 yards
and two touchdowns, and
Farragut dominated in their
third straight win over Bearden
in the Battle for West Knoxville,
40-9.

The game featured a one hour,

20-minute lightning delay in the
second quarter.

Farragut got the ball first and

marched 76 yards to take a
quick 7-0 lead, and never looked
back.

The Admirals would extend

their lead all the way to 27-0
before Ty Warren scored on a 2yard run to give Bearden its
only offensive score of the day.

In the fourth quarter, Bearden

linebacker Cameron Miller
tackled a Farragut player in the
end zone for a safety.

Miller finished with eight

tackles to lead the Bearden
defense, while offensively,
Warren rushed for 63 yards.

The game was Beardens second

lowest scoring and yardage
output of the 2015 season.

COVERAGE

W, 59-7
W, 57-20
L, 35-7

Sept. 16

Receiving: 33 JaQuez Dove

(1 catch, 51 yards)

37.0
19.0

Points Per Game

Points Allowed Per Game

@FarragutFB

SCORING COMPARISON

Farragut owns a 39-20 all-time

series lead over Bearden.

@BeardenFB

Kicking: 95 John Matthew Lee

(12-13 XP, 1-1 FGs, 36 long)


SERIES INFO

Online Live Stream:

- BeardenBulldogAthletics.com
Online:
- BeardenBarkSports.com
Twitter:
- @CoachTateBHS
- @PrepXtra

Live Highlights:
- @BeardenSports
Radio:
- 105.3 FM (WFIV)

REGION 1-6A STANDINGS

1. Bradley Central
Maryville
3. William Blount
4. Hardin Valley
5. Bearden
Jefferson County
7. Science Hill
8. Dobyns-Bennett

1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1

3-0
3-0
2-1
1-1
2-1
2-1
1-1
1-2

AROUND REGION 1-6A

WEEK FOUR
Bradley Central at Cleveland
Sevier County at Dobyns-Bennett
South Doyle at Hardin Valley
Morristown West at Jefferson County
Alcoa at Maryville
Science Hill at Erwin (NC)
Heritage at William Blount

ABOUT FARRAGUT
Farragut runs a spread option offense and 3-4 defense.

The Admirals returned 10 total starters from last seasons 10-2 team (five on
offense, five on defense).

Farraguts 10-2 finish in 2015 was their best record since 2008 and furthest
playoff advancement since 2010.

Farraguts key players include senior wide receiver Davis Simmons (199 yards, 3
TDs), senior quarterback Adam Fulton (45-81, 627 yards, 7 TDs, 1 INT), and
senior running backs Cooper Hardin and Amon Johnson. Two-way lineman
Chance Bolen anchors both lines of scrimmage.

Farragut has averaged a record of 8-4 (13 seasons) in seasons where they have
beaten Bearden in the regular season since 2001, while averaging a 3-8 record
(two seasons) in that time span when losing to Bearden in the regular season.

In Farraguts three straight wins over Bearden, the Admirals have outscored the
Bulldogs 152-32.

Admiral senior kicker Joe Doyle was selected to play in the Under Armour AllAmerican game.

Austin-East at Fulton
CAK at Webb
West at Carter
Karns at Gibbs

LOOKING
AHEAD

Sept. 16 at William Blount

Last meeting: Sept. 18, 2015

(Bearden 44, William Blount 34)

Head Coach: Philip Shadowens

(2nd year at WB; 23rd overall)

Week Four game: vs. Heritage

William Blount Head Coach Philip

Shadowens is a two-time state
champion and was last at Blackman
(Murfreesboro), where he was 59-17
in six seasons.

This will be the 20th all-time meeting

between Bearden and William Blount.

William Blounts last win in the series

came in 1999.

The game at William Blount is the only

of Beardens 10 regular season games
that will not be played on turf.

Bearden and William Blount have

played every year since 2009, but the
Bulldogs have not played at William
Blount since 2013 due to realignment.

William Blount made the playoffs last

season (by default for being in 6A) for
the first time since 2007.

FARRAGUT STAT
LEADERS: AT OAK RIDGE

FARRAGUT SCHEDULE

OTHER GAMES OF
INTEREST

Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 8
(7 p.m.)

Sept. 16
Sept. 29
(7 p.m.)
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28

vs. Powell
at Gibbs
at Oak Ridge
vs. Bearden

W, 55-6
W, 31-21
L, 30-25

vs. Karns
at Campbell Co.
(Rivalry Thursday)
at West
at Lenoir City
vs. South Doyle
vs. Clinton

(Rivalry Thursday)

Passing: 19 Adam Fulton

(17-27, 161 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs)

Rushing: 9 Amon Johnson

(16 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD)

SETTING THE TONE

Farragut has beaten Bearden in 16 of the last 18 meetings between the rivals.

In seasons where Bearden has won the game, the Bulldogs have gone on to
have some of their most successful seasons. Heres a look at the last four
Bearden wins over Farragut:

2012: Bearden 48, Farragut 45 (3 OT)

- Bearden finished 8-3 (5-2)
2007: Bearden 28, Farragut 14
(Class 5A Quarterfinals)
- Bearden finished 12-2 (6-0)

2001: Bearden 49, Farragut 42

- Bearden finished 4-6 (3-4)
2000: Bearden 28, Farragut 20
- Bearden finished 9-3 (6-1)

BY THE NUMBERS

426

Number of
consecutive Bearden
football games
Beardens Coach Jack
Tate has attended,
including tonights
game

Number of
televised
Bearden vs.
Farragut
games,
including
tonight, last in
2013

Number of times
since 2009 that
the Bearden vs.
Farragut game
has been a nondistrict game,
including
tonights game

Number of times
the Battle for
West Knoxville
has been played
at Farragut on a
Thursday

2016 BEARDEN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

BEARDEN 59
KARNS 7

Bulldog quarterback Dawson

Houser threw for 143 yards and
accounted for three touchdowns

in his first career start to lead
Bearden to a season opening win

SEPT. 23
AT MARYVILLE

BEARDEN 57
POWELL 20

SEPT. 30
BRADLEY CENTRAL

Beardens defense forced four

turnovers, including two pick
sixes, and rolled past Powell to
move to 2-0 and head into region
play

Bearden hosts Bradley Central for

the first time since 1996 and looks
for their fourth straight win over
the Bears

HARDIN VALLEY 35
BEARDEN 7

OCT. 14
DOBYNS-BENNETT

Hardin Valley shut down the

Bearden offense in the second
half, and cruised behind wide
receiver Thomas Clays 114 yards
and two touchdowns receiving

Bearden looks for their first ever

home win over the Indians and
fourth of the last six overall
meetings

SEPT. 8
AT FARRAGUT

OCT. 21
AT SCIENCE HILL

Bearden looks for their first win

over the Admirals since 2012; the
Battle of West Knoxville returns to
a Thursday night

Bearden makes its furthest road

trip since 2007 and looks to get
their fourth win in the past five
meetings at Science Hill

SEPT. 16
AT WILLIAM BLOUNT

OCT. 28
JEFFERSON COUNTY

Bearden looks for their ninth

straight win over the Governors;
the Bulldogs only game not
played on turf in 2016

Bearden looks to avenge last

seasons loss, the Bulldogs first to
the Patriots since 2004

NOV. 4
CLASS 6A FIRST ROUND

ALL-TIME RECORD VS. 2016 OPPONENTS

Karns: 26-1*
Powell: 6-8*
Hardin Valley: 2-5*
Farragut: 20-39
William Blount: 11-8

The Rebels lead the all-time

series, 17-2-1, and have won ten
straight; Bearden looks for first
win in series since 1993

Maryville: 2-17-1
Bradley Central: 3-2
Dobyns-Bennett: 3-12
Science Hill: 6-3
Jefferson County: 8-7

* denotes that record includes 2016 game

Bearden lost their first playoff

game as a part of the new Region
1-6A to Siegel last season; the
Bulldogs have a 9-16 all-time
postseason record

BEARDENS LAST GAME: VS. HVA

Published on BeardenBarkSports.com, the official

athletic website of Bearden High School

Hardin Valley defense slows down Bearden, 35-7
By Wyeth Wilson

After topping 50 points in each of the first two games of the season, Beardens offense got a wake-up
call on Friday night.

Hardin Valley (1-1, 1-0 Region 1-6A) held Bearden (2-1, 0-1) scoreless in the second half and never
trailed, cruising to a 35-7 victory.

Bulldog starting quarterback Dawson Houser was held out of the second half due to cramping.

They played good ball for sure, but it was more about us shooting ourselves in the foot than them
stopping us, Bearden Coach Morgan Shinlever said. We let mistakes snowball.

I was pleased with what we had as a gameplan coming in, but you cant let a team like that come in
and take advantage of mistakes, and Hardin Valley did a good job of capitalizing and made us pay.

The turnovers that plagued Bearden started early.

Following Hardin Valley quarterback Gavin Greenes one-yard touchdown sneak that put the Hawks
up 7-0 entering the second quarter, Hardin Valley linebacker Rook Landers intercepted a tipped pass
and returned it for a score, extending the Hawks lead to 14-0.

Bearden was able to get into the end zone the only time all night when Coach Shinlever decided to go
for it on a fourth-and-two. Ty Warren went 16 yards for a Bulldog touchdown on the play to cut the
deficit in half with 5:10 left in the second quarter.

Warren finished with 93 yards on 18 carries.

From there, it was all Hardin Valley.

Hawks wide receiver Thomas Clay caught touchdown passes of 66 and 15 yards to put the game out
of reach for Bearden. Clay totaled 114 receiving yards on just five catches.

Following Housers removal from the game, Beardens offense struggled to find any productivity
behind freshman quarterback Collin Ironside.

[Not having Houser] limited our offense, Coach Shinlever said. Hardin Valley did a good job of
taking away what we were trying to do.

Its hard to bounce into our counter gameplan with a freshman quarterback who has limited reps.

For the fourth straight time, Bearden fell to Hardin Valley, and for the third straight time dropped
their region opener.

After stepping into Region 1-6A play briefly, the Bulldogs will play their last non-region game of the
season next Thursday in a rivalry game against Farragut.

This isnt really going to affect us, Coach Shinlever said. We knew it wasnt our best game, and we
need to put it behind us because we need to get ready to go out and play Farragut.

Football is a game where you have to snap and clear and move on, and thats what well do.