AggiesAreWe Posted October 17, 2009 Report Posted October 17, 2009 Silsbee edges out Bridge City, 28-21 Mike Sanchez The Orange Leader SILSBEE — The Bridge City Cardinals gave the Silsbee Tigers all they could handle Friday night. The Tigers came in off a huge 13-7 win over West Orange-Stark and it took every thing they had to down the Cardinals, 28-21. Silsbee (3-4, 2-0) got a big night from quarterback Jeremy Johnson who rushed for 110 yards with a score and passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns. The Cardinals (5-2, 1-1) were led by Matt Menard who rushed 108 yards on 23 carries with two trips to the endzone. Bridge City kept the game close and the Cardinals tied the Tigers at 14-14 at the half. Menard’s touchdowns came in the first half to knot the score. Johnson had put Silsbee up 14-7 on a 58-yard touchdown run. Menard then scored from two yards out ot tie the game at 14-14. Silsbee scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter to go up 28-14. Johnson first hooked up with Prentice Lane for a 21-yard touchdown strike to make it 21-14 in the third quarter. Lane finished the night with seven catches for 113 yards. Silsbe then got a 3-yard touchdown run form Rahkeem Bolton to make it 28-14. The Cardinals made it a touchdown game in the fourth quarter as Cameron Dishon caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Josh Lemoine to make the final score. Lemoine finsiehd 11-for-20 passing with 152 yards and two interceptions. Luke Rhodes led the Cardinals with five receptions for 55 yards while Menard hauled in four catches for 66 yards. Dishon had 31 yards receiving and 21 yards on the ground. Johnson was 16-for-26 passing for 227 yards with one interception. The Tigers finished with 348 yards of offense compared to Bridge City’s 280 yards. Both teams finished with a fumble lost. The Cardinals must forget the loss soon as the West Orange-Stark Mustangs will visit Larry B. Ward Stadium next Friday. Silsbee 28 Bridge City 21 Sils 7 7 14 0 — 28 BC 7 7 0 7 — 21 Scoring summary SILSBEE — Kelson McDaniel 12 pass from Jeremy Johnson. Caleb Henry kick. BRIDGE CITY — Matt Menard 2 run. Devin Bertrand kick. SILSBEE — Johnson 58 run. Henry kick. BRIDGE CITY — Menard 2 run. Bertrand kick. SILSBEE — Prentice Lane 21 pass from Johnson. Henry kick. SILSBEE — Rahkeem Bolton 3 run. Henry kick. BRIDGE CITY — Cameron Dishon 5 pass from Josh Lemoine. Bertrand kick. ——— Sils BC First downs 12 14 Rushes-yards 24-121 40-128 Passing 227 152 Comp-Att-Int 16-26-1 11-20-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Silsbee; Jeremy Johnson 12-110, Chris Barnes 9-6, Bolton 3-5. Bridge City, Menard 23-108, Dishon 3-21, Lemoine 13-14, Bertrand 1-(-17). PASSING— Silsbee, Johnson 16-26-1 227. Lemoine 11-20-2 152. RECEIVING—Silsbee, Lane 7-113, Darian Turk 4-44, McDaniel 3-51, Barnes 2-19. Bridge City; Luke Rhodes 5-55, Menard 4-66, Dishon 2-31.
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