KFDM COOP Posted November 6, 2008 Report Posted November 6, 2008 Cardnals seek .500 marks against 'Horns Gabe Pruett The Orange Leader BRIDGE CITY — A lot of firsts will be on the line for the Bridge City Cardinals tonight at Larry B. Ward Stadium. A team which went 0-10 a year ago and was devastated by Hurricane Ike about eight weeks ago, now has a chance to be .500 on the season. A Bridge City victory over the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns would also give the Cardinals back-to-back wins in District 21-3A for the first time since 2006 and would be the first win at home for the Cardinals since a 27-7 win over the Longhorns in 2006. The Cardinals (3-4, 1-3) lead the all-time series against the Longhorns (3-5, 1-3) 9-3. The first game between the two schools was in 1990, a 32-6 Longhorns’ victory. It will also be senior night for the Cardinals when the kickoff begins at 7:30 p.m. So with so much on the line for this Redbirds’ unit, one would think Coach Cris Stump and his Cardinals would be feeling some pressure in the last game of the season. “Really the best thing is when you don’t know when your last game is going to be,†Stump said. “We have approached this week as all the others yet still understand it will be the last game. We are going to try to play as if it was just another game but the kids are smart enough to know that is not the case. It would be a great accomplishment to get a victory. I was telling a coach on Monday it feels like four months ago since we played Huntington.†Bridge City defeated Huntington 28-16 in the Cardinals first game back after Hurricane Ike on Oct. 3. The Cardinals are coming off an emotional 14-7 win over their rival Orangefield Bobcats. Dustin Breaux scored with :06 left on the clock on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Josh Lemoine to seal the victory. Bridge City got 122 yards on 14 carries from freshman Matt Menard who now has 398 yards and one touchdown in five games. Junior quarterback Josh Lemoine threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns against Orangefield and also rushed for 68 yards. Lemoine has thrown for 980 yards in 2008 on 63-of-132 passing with eight touchdowns and five interceptions. Jerry Landry has hauled in 18 receptions for 364 yards and three touchdowns. Luke Rhodes has added 15 catches for 143 yards and Cory Moseley has 10 catches for 211 yards. Bridge City’s offense is averaging 279.7 yards and 16.2 points a game. The Cardinals defense is allowing 321.4 yards and 19 points a game in 2008. Stump knows the Cardinals will have to do a lot of things right to make sure Bridge City picks up the win in the last game of the year. “It is going to come down to who has the strongest will to win,†Stump said. “Hamshire-Fannett will not care about all the reasons we want to win. If you compare our common opponents we beat Liberty by twelve and their game was close to the same (34-20). We beat Orangefield with :06 left and they won against Orangefield in overtime. If you go by that, this will be an even game. It comes down to the will to win. We have to execute and not turn the ball over. We can’t give those guys cheap ones along the way.â€
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