By Jason
Turner – Herald Journal
Published:
Sunday, June 8, 2008 4:55 AM CDT
RICHMOND — Pride.
It appeared that’s all Logan was playing for after falling behind Magic Valley
28-0 with 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Fortunately for fans of the Stampede, their squad wasn’t about to go down
without a fight.
Unfortunately for Logan, its courageous fourth-quarter comeback wasn’t quite
enough as the Stampede fell to the Bulldawgs 28-22 in what turned out to be a
must-win game for both teams Saturday at North Cache.
With the victory, Magic Valley (5-3) advanced to
the playoffs of the AA division of the Rocky Mountain Football League, while
Logan (4-4) saws its inaugural season come to an end.
“Our coaches kept keeping us on the right track, letting us know that we could
still do it,” Logan linebacker KC Winslow said. “... Give the credit to the
coaches and the players for stepping up in the fourth and not giving up.”
To the Stampede’s credit, they could have easily folded. After all, they lost
starting quarterback Andy Bennett in the first quarter, came up empty on three
trips inside Magic Valley territory in the opening half and dug themselves a
four-touchdown deficit.
Logan didn’t, though, thanks to the fourth-quarter play of its defense, a big special
team’s play by Dustin Cazier and a gutsy performance by Brandon Carlisle.
“Really, all and all, (despite) not making the playoffs, it was still a great
season,” Stampede lineman Travis Davis said. “It showed what guys who may not
be the most talented, but have big hearts can do. I wish we could have played
the entire season like we played that fourth quarter.”
After only completing one pass in the first three quarters, the Stampede
finally had some success through the air in the fourth. Steven MacLeod made a
nice 33-yard reception on a pass from Carlisle, and Logan capitalized one play
later on a 2-yard TD run by Carlisle.
Meanwhile, the Stampede defense held the Bulldawgs to four three-and-out
possessions in the final period, giving Carlisle and the offense a chance to
stay within striking distance. Carlisle (27 carries, 95 yards) found the end
zone for the second time on a 5-yard jaunt, trimming the deficit to 28-14 with
only 1:13 remaining in the game.
Cazier kept Logan’s momentum going on the ensuing kickoff, falling on a pooch
kick by Cam Carter at the Magic Valley 43-yard line. One play later, Carlisle
hooked up with Brian Phillips in stride behind the Bulldawg secondary and
Carlisle found paydirt on the two-point conversion, and all of a sudden the
Stampede only trailed by six.
The Bulldawgs certainly didn’t help their own cause in the fourth quarter,
letting emotions get the best of them on several occasions. Magic Valley had
four personal foul penalties in the second half alone and defensive back
Terrence Johnson was ejected on one of them.
Bennett was hurt on another Magic Valley personal foul, injuring his right
wrist when the Bulldawgs took him down well out of bounds.
“I think it got a lot of our guys fired up when they started throwing cheap
shots at us,” Winslow said.
Following Phillips’ TD, the Stampede defense held their ground, giving the
hosts the ball back with 23 ticks on the clock. However, four consecutive
incompletions ensured the comeback wouldn’t be completed.
In all actuality, Logan lost this one before halftime. For starters, the
Stampede advanced the ball inside the Magic Valley 10 midway through the first
quarter, only to come away empty-handed.
“That would have been a huge momentum boost for our team,” Winslow said. “...
That touchdown would have been big.”
Logan’s defense played well in the opening half, except for the Bulldawgs’ last
possession of the second quarter. Magic Valley only had 38 seconds to march the
ball 85 yards, but the visitors did exactly that.
Brad Cook snared a 25-yard TD pass from Jared Burks with one second remaining
in the half, giving the Bulldawgs a 14-0 advantage at the break. Magic Valley
only had to go 16 yards for its first touchdown, thanks to a big kickoff return
by Chris Floyd.
“Like I said, it’s just a young team and a lack of confidence,” Davis said. “I
really think people will have to look out for us next year.”
Dave Curtis finished with a team-best five tackles, while Ben Buttars and
Carlisle combined for nine-and-a-half for the Stampede, who made it a point to
thank their fans, spouses, family members and sponsors for their success this
season.
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Teams |
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
Qtr. |
Final |
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Bulldawgs |
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14 |
0 |
28 |
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Stampede |
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22 |
22 |
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Scoring
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First
Quarter Summary |
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MV: Burks 7yd TD Topete kick (good) 8:18 |
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Second
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MV: Cook 25 yd pass
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Third
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MV: Edwards 2yd run TD Topete Kick (failed) 9:01 |
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Mv: Hoagland 2 yd run TD Burks run (good) :14 |
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Fourth
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Logan: Carlisle 3-yd TD run (run failed) 8:58 |
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Logan: Carlisle 5-yd TD run (Carlisle run) 1:13 |
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Logan: Phillips 44-yd TD pass from Carlisle (Carlisle run)
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Game
Stats |
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LOGAN |
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M.V. |
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First Downs |
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13 |
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8 |
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Rushes, Yds |
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35-118 |
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20/140 |
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Passes (Att-Com-TD-Int) |
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16-4-1-1 |
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4-7-1-0 |
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Passing Yards |
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131 |
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115 |
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Sacked - Yards Lost |
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1-(-2) |
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0-0 |
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Total Net Yards |
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247 |
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255 |
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Punts, Avgerage |
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4-(36) |
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3-84 |
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Penalties, Yards |
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1-(5) |
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8-120 |
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Fumbles, Lost |
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1-(1) |
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0-0 |
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Passing
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Player |
Att |
Comp |
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Tot
Yds |
Int |
TD |
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Brandon Carlisle |
16 |
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25% |
131 |
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1 |
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BULLDAWGS |
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#4 burks |
7 |
5 |
71% |
115 |
0 |
1 |
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