Davis leads Tazewell Bulldogs past Grundy
Tazewell (38) vs. Grundy (0)
Written: Oct 25, 2014
By LARRY HYPES
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
GRUNDY, Va. — Malik Davis fired touchdown passes on four consecutive throws as Tazewell rolled to a 38-0 Southwest District win over Grundy at Nelson Memorial Field on Friday night.
Juwan Jordan caught three touchdown strikes, good for 121 yards, while Chris Hall rambled for 140 yards on 24 carries and scored two rushing touchdowns.
The Bulldog defense notched four turnovers and pitched a shutout against the Golden Wave (0-8), which did not get a first down in the second half.
Alic Hass recovered a fumble on the Grundy 27 on the game’s initial kickoff to set up the Dogs’ first score, a 2-yard plunge by Hall. Hall scored again in the first quarter on a 1-yard run and the Dogs increased their lead to 12-0.
Corey Brewster intercepted Dylan Wohlford’s pass and the Dogs marched to their next touchdown, when Davis fired a 27-yard scoring strike to Jordan with 4:48 to go in the half.
Grundy, on its longest drive of the night, drove to Tazewell’s 2-yard line, but a great defense stop by Diante Cecil and Andrew Collier halted Wohlford at the 2 on fourth down. That ended a 10-play Grundy drive.
In the third quarter, Davis tossed a 50-yard touchdown pass to Jordan with 11:29 to go, and Barrett’s kick made it 25-0.
Cecil, who had a tremendous defensive effort for Tazewell, grabbed a loose ball on the Grundy 19 and returned it to the Golden Wave 8. Davis threw another touchdown pass to Jordan for eight yards, and Barrett’s point-after kick increased the THS margin to 32-0.
Jordan got an interception on the defensive side for the Bulldogs on the next series. Successive sacks by Jacob McNutt and Ethan Duty halted the Bulldog march.
Jesse Mountain scored the last touchdown on a 46-yard pass from Davis with 3:08 left in the third stanza. The point-after kick sailed wide and the Dogs had a 38-point margin.
Tazewell (5-3) entertains Abingdon on Oct. 31 and Grundy plays Honaker at Grundy on Thursday, Oct. 30.
At Nelson Memorial Field
Tazewell..............12 6 20 0 — 38
Grundy................0 0 0 0 — 0
First Quarter
T - Chris Hall 2 run (run failed), 10:51
T - Hall 1 run (kick failed), 1:42
Second Quarter
T - Juwan Jordan 27 pass from Malik Davis (kick failed), 4:48
Third Quarter
T - Jordan 50 pass from Davis (Nick Barrett kick), 11:29
T - Jordan 8 pass from Davis (Barrett kick), 9:47
T - Jesse Mountain 46 pass from Davis (kick failed), 3:08
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TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Taz 215, Gru 66. Passing Taz 190, Gru 24. Total yards Taz 405, Gru 90. First downs Taz 15, Gru 6. Penalties Taz 3-32, Gru 3-20.
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