Hickory Ridge Ragin Bulls vs. Concord Spiders

In the battle for conference standings, the Spiders of Concord High School arose to the challenge.  Concord High School has won 4 conference games in a row defeating the Hickory Ridge Ragin Bulls 32-30.  Concord and Hickory Ridge are now 4-2 in the South Piedmont Conference and tied for second place.  With a win by JM Robinson and a loss by Northwest last night, there is now a 4 way tie for second place in the South Piedmont Conference.

In the first quarter, Spider Dominique Posey caught a 70 yard pass for a TD making the score Spiders 7, Ragin Bulls 0.    In the second quarter, the Ragin Bulls answered with a 8 yard TD by Brian Baltimore.  Then the Spiders struck with a 61 yd pass to Jacquise Moore and a 1 yard run by Dominique Posey, both for TD’s,  The score at halftime was Spiders 19, Ragin Bulls 7.

In the third quarter, Dominique Posey would score on a 11 yard pass reception.  In the fourth quarter, Spider J.D. Misenheimer would score on a 29 yard reception for a TD.  The Ragin Bulls answered with a 8 yard run by Brian Baltimore and a 26 yard pass  from Blake Sides to senior Coye Still.  The final score was Spiders 33, Ragin Bulls 20. 

Hickory Ridge had 198 yards rushing to Concord’s 29 yards of rushing.  HR completed 5 of 20 passes to Concord’s 13 of 26 passes.  HR had 1 TD pass and 1 INT compared to Concord’s 4 TD passes.  Concord had 366 yards of total offense to HR 274 yards.  HR was 3 of 12 on 3^rd down conversions compared to Concord’s 7 of 13.  Concord’s passing game was the story of the night with 337 yards, HR only had 76 yards of passing.

Ragin Bull running back Brian Baltimore had an excellent game with 241 yards on 28 carries.  QB Blake Sides was 4 of 12 passing with 77 yards.  Senior Chuckie Sahanas caught 3 passes for 70 yards with a long of 32 yards.  The Ragin Bull defense held Concord to only 29 yards of rushing on the night.  Dillon Burdette, Robbie Newell, Kirk Werth, and Robbie Simyon were defensive standouts.

Next week the Ragin Bulls will host JM Robinson.  If Hickory Ridge wins and Concord looses to AL Brown, the Ragin Bulls will finish the season in sole 2^nd place in the South Piedmont Conference at 5-2.  Go Bulls!

Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Dillon Burdette of Hickory Ridge High School for being this week's winner of the Kiss FM 95.1 Athlete of the Week!  As a junior defensive end, Dillon is in the top 10 in the state of North Carolina in both tackles and sacks.

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As the winner of the Athlete of the Week, Dillon Burdette and Hickory Ridge High School will be spotlighted on Kiss FM 95.1 radio over the next week.  A picture of Dillon and his award will be on display on the website of Kiss FM 95.1.

 http://www.kiss951.com/pages/2870324.php

You can watch the Athlete of the Week on television tonight on channel 3 WBTV Football Friday Night between the hours of 11:30pm and 12:30am.  Congratulations to Dillon  Burdette and Hickory Ridge High School!  Go Bulls!

Hickory Ridge Ragin Bulls vs. Concord Spiders

Tonight the Ragin Bulls of Hickory Ridge will travel to Concord to face the Spiders of Concord High School.  With the victory against NW Cabarrus the Ragin Bulls are in sole second place in the South Piedmont Conference.  The Concord Spiders have won two conference games in a row.  They defeated Central Cabarrus and JM Robinson back to back.  The Spiders victory against JM Robinson puts them just one game behind the Ragin Bulls in the conference standings.  The Ragin Bulls are only one game behind AL Brown for first place in the conference.  Northwest Cabarrus faces AL Brown tonight and a victory by Northwest and Hickory Ridge would result in another 3 way tie for first place in the South Piedmont Conference.  Tonight’s games are very important and the results are much anticipated.  The race for the conference championship is in full swing!

Kickoff is at 7:30pm.  Come out and support your Ragin Bulls football team and do not forget to bring your cow bell.  See you at the game.  Go Bulls!

South Piedmont 3-A Conference Standings

02:28 PM EDT on Monday, October 26, 2009

Standings are updated on Mondays. Click on the team name for scores and schedules.

South Piedmont 3-A	Conference W-L	Overall W-L
A.L. Brown	5-0	8-1
NW Cabarrus	4-1	7-2
Hickory Ridge	4-1	5-4
Jay M. Robinson	3-2	4-5
Concord	3-2	3-6
Mount Pleasant	1-4	2-7
Cox Mill	0-4	0-8
Central Cabarrus	0-5	0-9

 

JV-Hickory Ridge Ragin Bulls vs. Concord Spiders

The junior varsity football team of Hickory Ridge High School defeats the Spiders of Concord High School 35-14.  In the first quarter, DeVontae Ellis returns an interception 34 yards for a Ragin Bull touchdown.  D.J. Barnes would score next for the Ragin Bulls with a 30 yard run.  At the end of the first quarter  the score was Ragin Bulls 14, Spiders 0.

 

In the second quarter, Ragin Bull Foil Stafford completed a 2 yard pass to D.J. Barnes for a touchdown.  The Spiders answered with a 6 yard touchdown pass to Eddie Melo.  The score at halftime was 21-6.

 

In the third quarter, D.J. Barnes had a 3 yard touchdown run and Ricardo Day had a 27 yard touchdown run.  In the fourth quarter, Jamil Bost of Concord punched the ball into the end zone with a 1 yard run.  The final score was Ragin Bulls 35, Spiders 14.

 

The Ragin Bulls had 16 first downs compared to the Spiders 5 first downs.  The Ragin Bulls outrushed the Spiders 250 yards to 47 yards.  Total offense was Ragin Bulls 283 yards, Spiders 110 yards.  The Ragin Bulls were 6 for 8 on 3^rd down conversions.

 

Ragin Bull running back T.J. Allen carried the ball 12 times for 125 yards.  D.J. Barnes rushed 5 times for 112 yards and had 3 touchdowns on the night.  Foil Stafford completed 4 out of 6 passes for 28 yards.  Jason Eury had 2 receptions for 21 yards.  Adrian Ike was for 5 for 5 on the PAT kick.  Kicker Jake Douglas kicked the ball 6 times for 304 yards.  Michael Sciascia returned 2 kickoffs for 59 yards.

 

Congratulations to the JV Ragin Bulls !  They have had a very good season thus far with only two losses. Next up, the JV Ragin Bulls will travel to JM Robinson for the last of the game of the season.

Athlete of the Week

Each week channel 3 WBTV Football Friday Night highlights the Athlete of the Week sponsored by Kiss FM 95.1.  This week's list of nominees includes Dillon Burdette of Hickory Ridge High School.  To vote go to:

 http://www.kiss951.com/pages/2870324.php

Voting ends this Tuesday night at 11:59pm.  The winner will be on the Kiss FM 95.1 O-Show this Thursday morning and on Football Friday Night this Friday night.  The winner’s school will receive $100.  You can only vote once, so please spread the word.  Get out the vote!

Hickory Ridge Ragin Bulls vs. AL Brown Wonders

In the battle for first place in the 3A South Piedmont Conference the Wonders of AL Brown arise victorious.  The Hickory Ridge Ragin Bulls fought hard and played well, but in the end that was not enough.  The Final score was Wonders 38, Ragin Bulls 13.

In the first quarter, the Wonders Travis Riley would run 75 of his 207 yards for a TD on their second possession of the game.  Travis Riley would score again, this time from the 7 yard line.  The score at the end of the first quarter was Wonders 14, Ragin Bulls 0.

In the second quarter, Brian Baltimore had a nice 45 yard run for a TD.  The Ragin Bulls PAT kick was blocked putting the Ragin Bulls within 8 points of the Wonders.  This was as close as the Ragin Bulls would come to the Wonders for the rest of the night.  The Wonders scored one more TD in the second quarter by Travis Riley on a 4 yd run.  Then the Wonders would kick a field goal to end the half.  The score at halftime was Wonders 24, Ragin Bulls 6.

The only score in the third quarter was by Wonders QB Martell Campbell on a 24 yard run.  In the fourth quarter, Ragin Bull running back Brian Baltimore would score on a 20 yard run.  The Wonders would answer on a 56 yard run by Travis Riley.  The final score was Wonders 38, Ragin Bulls 13.

The game was fairly even on the stats with the Wonders having 359 yards of total offense compared to the Ragin Bulls 235 yards of total offense.  AL Brown had 81 yards of passing compared to the Ragin Bulls 12 yards of passing.  AL Brown threw one interception and both teams lost the ball on a fumble.  AL Brown had 90 yards on penalties and the Ragin Bulls had 25 yards of penalities.  The Ragin Bulls have improved tremendously in the areas of turnovers and penalities.

On the offense, Ragin Bull running back Brian Baltimore had 137 yards on 26 carries.  Slot back Cody Cothren had 43 yards on 9 carries.  Danny Book had a fumble recovery.  On special teams, Alex Daniels kicked a field goal.  Blake Sides punted 6 times averaging 41 yards with 3 punts landing inside the 20.  John Martinez had a 20 yard kickoff return and Jacolby Thompson had a 16 yard kickoff return.  On the defense, Ragin Bull defensive end Dillon Burdette lead the team with about 10 tackles and 2 hurries.  Dakota Shoe had an interception.  Dale Brown had a good game as well.

Next week the Ragin Bulls travel to Concord to face the Spiders who have won 3 in a row.  The Ragin Bulls are currently in second place in the South Piedmont Conference at 4-1.  If the Ragin Bulls win next week and the Wonders loose to the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans, the Ragin Bulls will be in a 3 way tie for first place in the conference again.  Go Bulls!

Hickory Ridge Ragin Bulls vs. AL Brown Wonders

It is the Game of the Week and the biggest football game in Hickory Ridge High School’s history.  After the huge comeback, and victory last week against conference rival Northwest Cabarrus, the Ragin Bulls have won 3 games in a row and remain undefeated in the South Piedmont Conference.  Tonight’s match up against the Wonders of AL Brown promises to be a good one and has all the makings of a championship game.  Both teams are 4-0 in the conference and are tied for first place.  The Wonders are 6-1 overall and the Ragin Bulls are 5-3 overall.  The winner of tonight’s big game will remain undefeated in the South Piedmont Conference and will sit in sole first place for the first time since the season began.  You can fill it in the air!  The anticipation, the excitement, the hype. This is what football is all about!

 

Last week, the Ragin Bulls offense and the defense performed well.  The offense drove the ball up and down the field all night long, dominating the time of possession.  The rushing game and passing game were firing on all pistons.  The offense scored 3 TD’s in the fourth quarter to come from behind and win the game.  The defense stopped a very strong Northwest offense 6 out of 8 possessions.  The Trojans were forced to punt 5 times.  On the Trojans last offensive possession the defense had an interception to seal the victory.  Except for a TD from the 2 yard line, the result of a special teams turnover, the Trojans offense had only one touchdown on the night.

 

The Wonders have a very good football team with a lot of history.  However, the Ragin Bulls are playing very well and are getting better every week.  There is no reason why the Ragin Bulls cannot play as well tonight as they did last week.  I believe in the Ragin Bull football team and I believe that they will be victorious.  No matter what the outcome of tonight’s game is, the Ragin Bulls are already winners.  For this three year old football program to be in the position they are today is phenomenal!  Come out to the game and experience history.  It is the Game of the Week and is at Kannapolis. Kickoff is at 7:30.  Do not forget to bring your cow bell.  Go Bulls!