Week 4: Cypress Woods Wildcats (1-1, 1-0) @ Cypress Falls Golden Eagles (2-0, 1-0)
7:00 PM, Thursday, September 17, 2015
Berry Center
Previously on Cy Woods Football...
The Wildcats rebounded from their drubbing at the hands of Klein Collins by opening District 17-6A play with a 59-31 victory over Cy Ridge. Bryson Powers shook off a poor start with one of his best games to date as a Wildcat, finishing 14/18 for 223 yards and 5 touchdowns. 3 of those touchdown passes went to C.J. Jones, who racked up 109 yards on 4 catches.
The defense got in on the act as well as Kason Franklin returned an interception 96 yards for a touchdown and Brandon DePrato fell on an errant snap in the endzone.
The Enemy: Cypress Falls Golden Eagles
2014: 4-6, 3-6 (7th) in District 17-6A
Did not qualify for playoffs
The Eagles opened 2015 with a 45-21 victory over Klein. In their District 17-6A opener, they kept up step-for-step with an explosive Langham Creek offense, and ultimately, they were able to keep the Lobos at bay and emerged with a 33-30 victory.
(A Few) Players to Watch on the Other Side
QB Casey Rosellini, RB Desmond Hite, RB Shannon Vaughns, WR Corey Henkhaus, WR/DB Jorren Pollard, TE Brent Hertel, OL Nathan Mikulski, DL Ozie Wilhite, LB Trey Baldwin, DB Davion Morris
All-Time Series
Cy Falls leads 4-3.
Previous Meetings
September 20, 2014: Woods 48, Falls 47
October 25, 2013: Woods 37, Falls 15
October 26, 2012: Falls 35, Woods 10
September 10, 2011: Falls 28, Woods 12
September 11, 2010: Falls 28, Woods 20
November 7, 2009: Falls 46, Woods 43
November 8, 2008: Woods 70, Falls 20
2¢ on Falls
The Eagles will rely on an experienced offense led by three-year starter Casey Rosellini under center.
As a junior, Rosellini emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in the district. Pollard, who is also a starting defensive back, also tied for the team lead in interceptions last season. Corey Henkhaus is their top returning receiver. The emergence of Shannon Vaughns at the running back spot last season following an injury to Desmond Hite gives Cy Falls a solid tandem at that position. Apparently the Eagles have made a shift in their offensive philosophy, and it has paid dividends in the early going. They racked up 387 yards on the ground against Langham Creek, with Hite accounting for 173 of them and Vaughns chipping in with 126 of his own.
Speaking of Hite, he had over 500 yards on the ground and scored 5 touchdowns in an abbreviated season for him. Despite missing a significant portion of the season, he was still the Eagles' leading rusher.
Trey Baldwin, a Missouri pledge, is a transfer from 4A power West Orange-Stark; he starred in their run to the title game last season, where they fell to Gilmer. He's the next impact defender for the Eagles, following Du'Vonta Lampkin and Otaro Alaka. Baldwin made a huge impact in their win over Langham, which saw him absolutely demolish Toneil Carter, the Lobos' star tailback. Wilhite will fill the role of defensive line anchor after Lampkin's departure. In the secondary, Pollard will be joined by Davion Morris, who had a promising sophomore campaign.
Last Time These Two Teams Met
The Eagles got on the board first, but the Cats responded by going on a 27-0 run that was capped off by Michael Wirt, who returned an interception for a touchdown that put them up 27-7. However, two late scores in the first half for Falls cut the Wildcats' lead to 27-20 at halftime and set the stage for an uneasy 2nd half that saw the Eagles hot on the Wildcats' tails.
In the end, 2 missed extra points and some clutch defense turned out to be the difference as the Wildcats escaped with a 48-47 victory. This game wasn't pretty as the Wildcats had to beat themselves as well: they committed 19 penalties, turned the ball over 5 times, and had to overcome a lackluster 4th quarter on offense.
Bryson Powers, who had an interception in this one, recovered a fumble with 5 minutes to go in the game, and Randall Medlin and Wade Carson stopped a screen pass on 4th down with 2:12 remaining in the ballgame.
Tre' Hart (124) and Jared Taylor (101) both had over 100 receiving yards and they both caught a touchdown pass from Nick Hooper, who threw for 311 yards. Nick also ran for 148 yards and 2 touchdowns.
For JV games: Location of Cypress Falls High School
Because the varsity plays on Thursday, the sub-varsity teams will play on Wednesday night.
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