RHETT BAILEY RECOGNIZED

Each week during football season, the Athens News Courier selects players who are recognized for outstanding play.   Rhett Bailey among those chosen this week:

Elkmont: Rhett caught a 63-yard touchdown from his brother, Jared, in the second quarter of Friday’s loss to Wilson. Bailey led the team in receiving with three receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown.






Read complete article: WEEK 12

2012 SEASON ENDS WITH LOSS AT WILSON

Elkmont may have lost its final game of the season 63-20 at Wilson, but it won’t take away from a special moment in the second quarter’s of Friday’s game. Trailing 28-0, quarterback Jared Bailey threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to brother Rhett Bailey.

It was Rhett’s sixth game back since beating cancer and the first time the two brothers had ever connected on a touchdown play. Bailey finished the game completing 5 of 12 passes for 149 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions. Rhett led the team in receiving with three catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.

It was all Wilson up until that touchdown play, however. The Warriors scored four first quarter touchdowns including a reverse pass and interception for a touchdown. James Whited got things started for the home team with a 24-yard run. James Rhodes intercepted a pass for a touchdown on Elkmont’s next drive and Tre-Jon Burris made it 21-0 Wilson when he caught a 33-yard reverse pass from Brennan Parish. Burris finished the first-quarter scoring spree on a 49-yard touchdown connection from Hunter Troop.

Burris finished with three touchdown catches and two interceptions.

Elkmont managed to answer another Troop to Burris touchdown with Bailey’s second touchdown toss of the second quarter, this time to Andrew LaBathe on a 43-yard score.

Wilson Cook made it 42-14 Wilson with 14 seconds remaining in the half when he scored on a 4-yard scamper. Jordan Nelson scored Elkmont’s final touchdown on a 1-yard rushing TD in the fourth quarter.

Elkmont finished its season 2-8. The Red Devils played seven teams with a .500 record or better.



Robby Newport of Down Home Portraits has some great pictures of the game.  Here is link: Elkmont vs Wilson

MIDGET RED DEVILS END SEASON WITH A WIN

The Midgets finished their season with an exclamation point, defeating rival Ardmore 20-6.  The Red Devils dominated on defense, forcing four Tiger turnovers.  Xavier Watkins and Joe Joe Russell each had an interception, and the Red Devils recovered two fumbles.

Elkmont’s first possession resulted in a quick touchdown on a long run down the sideline by Watkins.  On Ardmore’s next possession, defensive end Josh Burrows recovered a fumble deep in Ardmore territory to set up Elkmont’s second touchdown on a run up the middle by quarterback Isaiah Sutherland.  Watkins ran for his second touchdown before half-time, and the extra point by Skyler Morris resulted in a 20-0 half-time lead.  Ardmore’s lone score came late in the game, but the extra point was denied when the Tiger running back was cut down by Burrows in the back field.  Afterwards, the coaches congratulated the offensive line for a tremendous performance, especially in the first half, and praised the defense as a whole for its physical play against Ardmore and throughout the season.

The Midgets ended their season with a record of 4-3, recording victories against Clements, West Limestone, Tanner, and Ardmore.  Their only losses were to East Limestone and Athens.  The Midget All-Star game is scheduled for November 10, 2012, at 4:00 pm.

Masin Morris, Isaiah Sutherland, Coby Scroggins, Ben Hanback, Xavier Watkins, James Walts, Joe Joe Russell, and Nicholas Black played their last game as Midgets, dominating Ardmore 20-6.