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Story Archives: Neville has week off; Ruston Bearcats await


Neville has week off; Ruston Bearcats await
by Sam Hanna, Jr. - posted Thursday, October 1st, 2009 @ 11:24 pmE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Tigers beat Bulldogs, 37-16, in cross-town rivalry game

Following a 37-16 pasting of previously unbeaten cross-town rival Carroll, Neville enjoys a bye this week before battling Ruston at Ruston on Oct. 9 in a key District 3-4A match-up.

Last week was homecoming week for the Tigers (3-1) who scored early and often en route to racking up 14 first downs and more than 220 yards rushing in the win over Carroll.

Rico Pollard paced Neville with 65 yards rushing on 9 carries, scoring 1 touchdown on the night.

Pollard's score, a 1-yard carry, came with 2:23 remaining in the first quarter. Pollard's TD handed Neville a 14-0 advantage following Matthew Squyres' PAT.

Quarterback Taylor Burch scampered 11 yards for Neville's first touchdown in the contest, but a pass on a two-point conversion attempt failed.

With less than 30 seconds remaining in the first quarter Burch connected with Jeremy Runner on a 26-yard scoring strike. Taylor Stokes hauled in a catch from Runner for the two-point conversion, giving Neville a 22-0 advantage at the end of one quarter of play.
The Tigers added two more scores in the first half.

With 10:08 remaining in the second quarter, Tyler Buford scored from 3 yards out. Squyres added the PAT.

Less than two minutes later, Runner added a touchdown on a 15-yard run, but the PAT failed.

Neville capped off its scoring with Squyres' 25-yard field goal with 10:10 remaining in the fourth.

Carroll didn't get on the board until the fourth quarter when Jamond Collins hit Josh Tarver for 53-yard touchdown. Pierre Martin punched in Carroll's two-point conversion.

Collins added a touchdown on a 3-yard run for another Carroll score while Greg Davis ran for two.

Pollard was named offensive player of the game for Neville while the Tiger defensive unit as whole earned defensive player of the game honors. Squyres was recognized for his on special teams.

Thus far in the 2009 season, Pollard leads all Neville ball carriers with 251 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns. Runner has posted 139 yard rushing and 4 touchdowns, too, while Burch accounts for 103 yards on the ground and 2 scores.

Burch also has thrown for 553 yards and 7 TDs. His primary target is Runner, who has 319 yards receiving on the year and 4 scores through the air.

Defensively, linebacker Waderrious Sellers leads Neville with 24 tackles in 2009. Donald Gibson, a free safety, follows closely with 20 tackles on the year. Andrew Jackson, a defensive back, has 19 stops.

Up front, Simeon Stevenson has recorded 1.5 sacks. Landon Thompson has 1.5 sacks, too, while Lorenzo Lenoir has 1 sack of his own.
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