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Bailey goes for 325, Eagles roll in opener By GARY JOHNSON Sports Writer M URFREESBORO — Shelbyville Central junior running back Rob- ert Bailey was the work- horse for the Golden Ea- gles (1-0) in a 34-22 win on the road at Siegel in the opening game of the 2024 season on Thurs- day night. Bailey rushed for 325 yards on 36 carries and three touchdowns to lead the way for Shelbyville Central. Along the way, the Golden Eagle defense was dominant as well, only allowing the Stars (0-1) 149 yards of total o ff ense. “To go through all the things in this game that could have had things gone wrong for us, we were able to stay in the moment and fought through it all and found a way to get the victory. Robert Bailey was a true workhouse and our de- fense played hard and did a really good job,” Shelbyville Central coach Jud Dryden said. “It was the fi rst game and that showed from time to time, but we will clean some things up and work to continue to get better and better. The Golden Eagles took the opening posses- sion and marched down the fi eld and capped o ff a 13-play drive that took over seven minutes o ff the clock when sopho- more quarterback Steven Bobo scored on a 15-yard run. John Betzelberger connected on the point after for the 7-0 lead. “That opening drive was pretty impressive. It was amazing to see. To drive the ball down the fi eld and eat as much clock as we did was im- pressive for out o ff ensive unit,” Dryden said. Siegel struck next on a Cory Jennifer 4-yard run, but the kick after was no good leaving the score 7-6. Senior William Bobo hauled in a 36-yard pass from younger brother Steven and the kick after made the score 14-6. Shelbyville Central increased the lead to 21-6 after a 31-yard run by Bailey and the point after. A few penalties proved costly for the Golden Eagles as Sie- gel took advantage of a short fi eld and scored on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Jaden Willis to Tristan Thornton to make the score 21-13. Drew Hosteller caught a TD pass from Thornton to cut the lead to 21-19 and make the game interesting. Bailey closed out the third quarter with a one yard run in the closing seconds. Betzelberger’s kick put the Golden Ea- gles up 28-19 to retake control of the game going in to the fourth quarter. Tapia connected on a 27-yard fi eld goal to make the score 28-22. William Bobo had four catches for 63 yards and Steven Bobo con- nected on 8-of-17 passes for 85 yards with an in- terception. Shelbyville Central closed out the game with a Bailey 53-yard TD run to secure the victory. “A nice win on the road to start the sea- son and it makes up for the loss at our place last year,” Dryden said. Shelbyville Central racked up 448 yards to total o ff ense. The Golden Eagles en- tertain Marshall County on Thursday night at 7. Shelbyville 7 7 14 6 — 34 Siegel 0 6 13 3 — 22 First Quarter SC — Steven Bobo 15 run (John Betzel- berger kick), 4:37. Second Quarter S — Corey Jennifer 4 run (Abimelek Tapia kick failed). SC —William Bobo 36 pass from Steven Bobo (Betzelberger kick), 1:24. Third Quarter SC — Robert Bailey 31 run (Betzelberger kick), 8:02. S — Jadn Willis 22 from Tristan Thornton (Tapia kick), 7:44. S — Drew Hostetler 13 pass from Thorn- ton (2pt. run failed), 3:36. SC — Bailey 1 run (Betzelberger kick), 0:07. Fourth Quarter S — Tapia 27 yard field goal. SC — Bailey 53 run (Betzelberger kick failed), 5:59. Feet race past Cornersville with monster 2nd STAFF REPORT B ELL BUCKLE — A massive fi rst half by the Webb School set the stage for a second-half running clock as the Feet raced past Cornersville, 56-6, in the 2024 opener on Friday night. Just about everything fell Webb’s way, high- lighted by a monster sec- ond quarter. Webb (1-0) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the fi rst quarter after a 22- yard touchdown run by James Pierre and a Ray- ene Chiha successful point after put Webb up 7-0 at the 5:33 mark of the fi rst quarter. Pierre found paydirt again in the closing sec- onds of the fi rst quarter, this time coming on a 41-yard jaunt to the end zone. Pierre added one fi nal touchdown, scoring from two yards out with 7:55 left in the second quarter. Leading 21-0, Webb’s o ff ense tacked on two more scores in the half— a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Wirtfeld to Chiha and a 2-yard keeper by Wirt fi eld. With 23 seconds left in the half, Jayden Fra- zier added a defensive score for the Feet on a 15-yard fumble recovery to give Webb a 41-0 lead. In the third, Tikum Aswonge broke free on a 79-yard touchdown run, but Cornersville (0-1) found an answer in the fourth. Hunter Uland scored from six yards out with three minutes left for the lone Cornersville score on the night. Webb added one more score on a 66-yard strike with 25 seconds left for the fi nal score of the night. Webb will hit the road and travel to Colum- bia Academy on Friday night for the fi rst road contest of the year, while Cornersville will host in- county rival to the north Forrest on Friday. Both games are slated for a 7 p.m. kicko ff . Cornersville 0 0 0 6 — 6 Webb 14 27 7 8 — 56 First Quarter W — James Pierre 22 run, (Rayene Chiha kick), (5:33). W — Pierre 41 run, (Chiha kick), 0:25. Second Quarter W — Pierre 2 run, (Chiha kick), 7:55. W — Chiha 20 pass from Ryan Wirtfeld, (Chiha kick), 3:40. W —Wirtfeld 2 run, (Kick failed), 1:27. W — Jayden Frazier fumble recovery 15 yards, (Chiha kick), 0:23. Third Quarter W — Tikum Aswonge 79 run, (Chiha kick), 9:57. Fourth Quarter C — Hunter Uland 6 run, (Kick failed), 3:00. W — Chiha 66 run, (Wyatt Petroka 2pt. run), 0:25. Golden Eagle Zyon Bonner makes a big stop in Shelbyville Central’s win at Siegel on Thursday night. –Post Photos by Gary Johnson Shelbyville Central junior Robert Bailey rushed for 325 yard and scored three touchdowns in the season opener at Siegel on Thursday night. Sports Bedford County Post August 28, 2024 12A