April 7, 2012

Tulsa, Oklahoma - The Blue scored six touchdowns for a 42-0 victory over the Gold team in the Annual Tulsa Spring Football Game Saturday afternoon at H.A. Chapman Stadium. (the Blue Team wore Blue helmets and White uniforms, while the Gold Team wore Gold helmets with Red jerseys and Gold pants)

Head Coach Bill Blankenship was pleased with the way the entire spring practice has gone, as well as how well the spring game went today.

"I was pleased with the format of how it turned out. We got a little sidetracked with the weather early. We separated the teams where we had the first units working together, instead of working against each other for a change. I thought they were both very effective," said Blankenship.

"We didn't give up any points from the first team defenses standpoint and generated a couple of turnovers. Offensively, I was very pleased except for the one turnover going down into the end zone. I thought we moved the ball very efficiently. The guys we hoped would play well, played well. I was pleased to see Keyarris (Garrett) get his big run for a touchdown after the catch. He's a guy that can really help us spread the ball around with Bernie (Bryan Burnham) and Jordan (James), and that was a key to see him do it in a game situation."

The Blue team took the opening drive 75 yards in nine plays as Cody threw a five-yard scoring strike to Willie Carter. Following that opening drive, play was stopped due to sever weather in the area, forcing the Golden Hurricane team into the locker room.

After a 37-minute delay, play resumed with the Blue team going 69 yards in nine plays as Kalen Henderson threw the final 11 yards to Jordan James. The Gold team took the subsequent possession 29 yards to the Blue 476-yard line before J.D. Ratliff intercepted a Dane Evans pass.

On the very next play, Green hit Keyarris Garrett down the sideline for a 67-yard pass play for the Blue Team's third touchdown.

The Gold Team went 3-and-out on its' next two possessions, while the Blue team went five plays for only seven yards. The Blue team then went 55 yards in eight plays as Ja'Terian Douglas rushed the final four yards for the Blue team's fourth TD of the game.

The Gold Team then put together its longest drive of the day, covering 48 yards in 13 plays, but could not find the end zone. Green then connected on his third TD pass of the game with a 52-yarder to Bryan Burnham. Trey Watts added the Blue Team's final touchdown on a 12-yard TD run, capping a four-play, 36-yard drive.

The big question going into spring practice was who would take over the quarterbacking duties from the graduated G.J. Kinne. Blankenship has not named a starter at this point.

"Honestly, they both have performed very well all spring. The thing that will get lost in the translation is Cody had the better day today, there's no question. But, all the decisions have to be made based on what we've seen in the whole body of work. I've been very happy with the way Kalen has played this spring. He has had a few better days than Cody did, but today clearly went to Cody," said Blankenship. "I think both of these guys can help us win a conference championship."

SCORING SUMMARY
Team	Scoring Play	                                        Pl-Yds		Score
Blue	Cody Green 5 pass to Willie Carter (Levin PAT)	        9 plays, 75 yds	7-0
Blue	Kalen Henderson 11 pass to Jordan James (Levin PAT)	9 plays, 69 yds	14-0
Blue	Cody Green 67 pass to Keyarris Garrett (Levin PAT)	1 play, 67 yds	21-0
Blue	Ja'Terian Douglas 4 run (Levin PAT)	                8 plays, 55 yds	28-0
Blue	Cody Green 52 pass to Bryan Burnham (Levin PAT)	        1 play, 52 yds	35-0
Blue	Trey Watts 12 run (Levin PAT)	                        4 plays, 36 yds	42-0
TOP RUSHERS
Blue Team
Trey Watts - 9 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
Kalen Henderson - 5 carries, 35 yards
Ja'Terian Douglas - 7 carries, 57 yards,
Cody Green - 2 carries, 8 yards
Gold Team
Zack Langer - 8 carries, 19 yards
Alex Singleton - 3 carries, 12 yards
Josh Cade - 1 carry, 1 yard
Joseph Calcagni - 3 carries, 0 yards
Dane Evans - 3 carries, -10 yards
TOP PASSERS
Blue Team
Cody Green - 8-for-9, 189 yards, 3 TD's
Kalen Henderson - 8-for-14, 68 yards, 1 TD
Gold Team
Joseph Calcagni - 6-for-9, 40 yards
Dane Evans - 2-for-7, 13 yards, 1 INT
Stephen Rouse - 0-for-1, 0 yards
Gabe Davis - 2-for-6, 13 yards
TOP RECEIVERS
Blue Team
Keyarris Garrett - 3 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD
Bryan Burnham - 2 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD
Willie Carter - 5 catches, 33 yards, 1 TD
Jordan James - 3 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD
Trey Watts - 2 catches, 31 yards
Ja'Terian Douglas - 2 catches, 3 yards, 1 TD
Gold Team
Samuel Crabtree - 2 catches, 24 yards
Colt Clontz - 1 catch, 13 yards
Conner Floyd - 1 catch, 12 yards
Cody Wilson - 1 catch, 10 yards
Zack Langer - 2 catches, 7 yards
Josh Cade - 1 catch, 3 yards
Malachi Blankenship - 1 catch, 0 yards
Michael Sorrells - 1 catch, -3 yards
TOP DEFENDERS
Blue Team
DeWitt Jennings - 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 fumble recovery
Michael Mudoh - 4 tackles
Shawn Jackson - 4 tackles, 1 pass defended
Trent Martin - 3 tackles
Cory Dorris - 3 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble
Luke Snider - 2 tackles, 1 pass defended, 1 forced fumble
Jared St. John - 2 tackles
Daeshon Bufford - 2 tackles, 1 TFL
Derrick Jackson - 2 tackles
Brentom Todd - 2 tackles, 2 sacks
Derrick Luetjen - 2 tackles
J.D. Ratliff - 2 tackles, 1 interception
John Flanders - 1 tackle
Gold Team
Bradley White - 7 tackles
James Roberson - 3 tackles
Donnell Hawkins - 3 tackles
Jake Sizelove - 3 tackles
Derrick Alexander - 2 tackles, 1 sack
Chris Hummingbird - 2 tackles
Darrell Williams - 2 tackles
Blake Abbott - 2 tackles
Gary Lee - 2 tackles, 1 pass defended
Jack Jewell - 2 tackles, 1 sack
Zachary Lathrop - 1 tackle
Marcus Pate - 1 tackle
Will Noel - 1 tackle
Josh Cunningham - 1 tackle, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery
Joe King - 1 pass defended
KICKING
Cole Way - 5 punts, 31.4 yard average, Long 38
Chad Levin - 6-for-6 PAT