Klein Collins 62, Cy Woods 21: BLOOD EVERYWHERE

2015 Record: 0-1

Let's be real here. There is absolutely no reason for me to sugarcoat a 41-point loss. I have watched nearly every Cy Woods football game, and I have never seen a Wildcat football team botch so many snaps. I have never seen the offense have so many plays where they lost 10 or more yards, either. I have never seen a defense miss so many tackles. Put all of those together and, well... you will get what happened Saturday afternoon at Reliant Stadium. There were few, if any, redeeming values to this game. It was definitely a bottom-5 game in this team's history. All the miscues just ended up snowballing and the Cats ended up getting buried under all of it.

But...... if I remember correctly, the Cats got smacked by Klein Collins to open 2014, and ultimately, they ended up having a fine season. Just relax. Repeat after me and take a deep breath in between: It's only the first game. If you plan on voicing your complaints to me, that will be my answer. If you follow sports outside of Cy Woods football, then surely you realize that blowout wins/losses are a part of sports. They will be alright.

Also... with this loss, Cy Woods was swept by Klein Collins, program-wise.

So, What Happened Was...

Not good, to say the least.

Justin Pratt opened the scoring with a 1-yard run. "Justin Pratt touchdown" would be the running theme of the afternoon. Bryson Powers scored the first points of the season on a 2-yard run, but Pratt seized control of this game in a hurry.

End 1st: Klein Collins 14, Cy Woods 7

The wheels completely fell off for the Wildcats in the 2nd quarter. Let's just leave it at that.

Halftime: Klein Collins 34, Cy Woods 7

Tre' Hart's 56-yard touchdown catch opened up the scoring in the 2nd half, but again, it was all Tigers.

End 3rd: Klein Collins 48, Cy Woods 14

The Tigers added a couple more touchdowns in the final stanza for good measure. Austin Goffney had an impressive run as he broke about 4 tackles and tightroped his way down the sideline and into the endzone from 20 yards out.

Final: Klein Collins 62, Cy Woods 21

Ground

So many bad snaps, and all the scrambling around in an attempt to recover the loose balls ended up wrecking a few very promising drives for the Wildcats.

C.J. Jones: 7 carries, 66 yards
Jared Taylor: 3 carries, 45 yards
Jack Barrientez: 4 carries, 18 yards
R.J. Harmon: 4 carries, 4 yards
Josh Carter: 1 carry, 2 yards
Jordan Johnson: 1 carry, 1 yard
Bryson Powers: 13 carries, -22 yards, TD

There were also 4 carries that were attributed to no one. The Wildcats lost 31 yards on those 4 "carries."

Air

The Tigers' pass rush terrorized Bryson Powers and Austin Goffney all day. Bryson did throw a touchdown pass, but he was under siege and threw a couple of picks, one of which came on a very unfortunate deflection.

Bryson Powers: 6-16, 133 yards, TD, 2 INT
Austin Goffney: 2-6, 33 yards

Tre' Hart was one of the few bright spots for the Wildcats as he caught 5 passes for 128 yards, which included a 56-yard touchdown. He was one of only 3 players to catch a pass for the Wildcats.

Tre' Hart: 5 rec, 128 yards, TD
Jared Taylor: 2 rec, 18 yards
C.J. Jones: 1 rec, 20 yards

Defense

Just like last year, the Wildcat defense had no answer for Justin Pratt. The theme on defense was missed tackles. 3rd down defense was a serious issue last year, and after this game, that aspect still needs rectifying. Klein Collins converted 10 (8-14 on 3rd, 2-2 on 4th) of their 16 late-down opportunities.

Special Teams

Luis Reyes hit all 3 of his extra points. The Tigers decided to pooch kick for much of the game, even with their lopsided lead.

C.J. Jones: 4 kicks returned, 51 yards; 2 punts returned, 17 yards
Jared Taylor: 4 kicks returned, 37 yards
Kason Franklin: 2 kicks returned, 17 yards

Jordan Johnson: 3 punts, 95 yards, long of 42
Seth Despres: 2 punts, 62 yards, long of 36

Man of the Match

I suppose Tre' Hart wins it with his 128-yard performance. He accounted for 77% of the receiving yards that were compiled.

Looking Ahead

After a bye week, the Wildcats will begin District 17-6A play, which represents the actual season, in case you were wondering, against the Cypress Ridge Rams on Friday, September 11 at the Berry Center.