Friday, November 13, 2009
First winning season since 2001
After an 0-4 start to the 2009 season, the SBU Bearcats turned things around in a big way by winning six of their last seven games including Saturday's 54-13 rout of Missouri S&T. Quarterback Steve Gachette threw five touchdown passes and three players scored twice including senior linebacker Jarred Schumpert, who rushed for and caught his first career offensive touchdowns.Schumpert was among 17 seniors honored before the game and capped off his brilliant SBU career by rushing for a one-yard touchdown in the third quarter. He followed that with a two-yard touchdown catch in the fourth period. The Gilmer, Texas, native ended his four years with Bearcats as the only player in school history to lead the team in tackles for four straight seasons."Our kids went out in style and executed well," said head coach Keith Allen. "I was proud of them for taking charge of the game. They remembered what the Miners did to us last year and were determined not to let it happen again. I'm also proud of their effort all season. After being 0-4, we told them, 'it's not how you start, but how you finish.' "After an early 6-6 tie, the Bearcats took the lead for good late in the first quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Thad Everson. Gachette threw for two scores in the second quarter giving the Bearcats a 27-6 halftime cushion. The Bearcats would tack on two touchdowns in the third quarter and two more in the fourth, giving them their comfortable victory.The Bearcats finished with a flurry, winning six of their last seven games, which were the most wins in a seven game stretch in school history. The 6-5 mark was the first winning season for SBU since 2001.Harlon Hill candidate Steve Gachette added to his resume with five touchdown passes, giving him 28 on the season, breaking his 2008 record of 27 scores. Gachette completed 31 of 39 passes for 407 yards, while also rushing for 163 yards on 15 carries. Gachette ended 2009 with 3990 yards in total offense (975 rush, 3015 pass), which easily surpassed his 2008 former record total of 3360.Two of Gachette's strikes went to seniors Elon Paige and Johnnie King. Paige caught five passes for 74 yards while King caught five for 69 yards. Another senior, John Austin, grabbed six passes for 78 yards. Jameson Manuma had two touchdown catches among his four catches for 82 yards. Justin Duhaney rushed for 71 yards on 11 carries while Thad Everson had two touchdown runs.Senior Tyrin Holt led the 'Cats in his final game with 12 tackles while seniors Lavarus Rue and Shawn Kilduff had interceptions on the day.The seniors honored before the game were Tyler Anderson, John Austin, Scott Crain, Tyrin Holt, Anthony Jackson, Jordan Jackson, Willie Johnson, Shawn Kilduff, Johnnie King, Andrew Lindeman, Henry Ogunjimi, Elon Paige, Tyler Rickard, Lavarus Rue, Jarred Schumpert, Kyle Swallows, and trainer Molly Bryan. After going 0-11 in 2007, the Bearcats went 5-6 last year and bettered that by one this season. The eleven wins were more than the previous five seasons (2003-07) combined.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
5-5 with one game left
We came back after a half-time deficit and won a big road game against a good St. Joseph's College team. We are now 5-5 with one more game left. This will be our Senior Game, so our kids better be ready to come out a play their tails off for one more game!
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