Ragsdale at Southwest Guilford

Tonight's win comes with the very sad news that Luke "Ono Ono" Sonricker has broken his arm. We are all going to miss seeing Luke play. We can pray for a speedy recovery and a long playoff run so we can see him back in action.

Below is the information I got from the High Point Enterprise's website.

HIGH POINT – Accustomed to rip-roaring affairs the past few seasons, fans on both sides of the stadium sat quietly through much of Friday night’s game.

Blame the Ragsdale offense for dominating so thoroughly in the first half.

Credit Southwest Guilford’s defense for throttling the Tigers most of the second.

“We were trying to show them the last couple of years were a fluke,”

Tigers defensive lineman Cedric Ellison said following Ragsdale’s 35-0 victory. “We had to come out and establish that we were a lot better than them.”

Ragsdale scored on four of its first five possessions. Luke Heavner’s QB sneak ended an eight-play, 53-yard drive highlighted by D-onovan Smith’s 31-yard scamper.

Smith later scored from 5 yards out after Chris Armwood’s 26-yard punt return gave the Tigers a short field. Following a rare three-and-out, Ragsdale used six Smith runs – including a 2-yarder to the end zone – to complete a 62-yard drive.

One series later, a Ragsdale punt was brought back when Southwest had 12 players on the field. After the Tigers made it on fourth-and-inches, DeSean Anderson cut back on an end-around from 5 yards out to cap the 10-play, 68-yard drive. Kasey Redfern’s powerful PATs and booming kickoffs added to the fun of a 28-0 half.

Not that the Cowboys had much fun. Southwest ran 20 plays for 25 yards in the first two quarters, getting two first downs and punting six times. The second half’s lone offensive highlight was J.J. Garrison’s 43-yard scamper in the fourth quarter for the lone first down of the half.

“We have to find a way to score some points, and that’s the bottom line,” Southwest coach Scott Schwarzer said. “It’s like a broken record. It’s frustrating. But, I didn’t get into this business because it’s easy.”

For all the frustration, the Cowboys buckled down in the second half. Ragsdale punted three times, and Heavner saw an interception at the goal line by Greg Bridges returned 72 yards for a Southwest highlight.

Four plays later, the ball went over on downs, and the game played out with only Barry Brown’s 1-yard plunge midway through the fourth adding to the scoreboard.

Tigers coach Tommy Norwood lamented a lack of execution offensively for his 7-0 squad, now 3-0 in the Piedmont Triad 4A. But Ragsdale certainly sparkled on defense against Southwest (3-4, 0-2).

“Defensively, you can talk about everybody who wore a helmet,” Norwood said. “We got after them good and never let up.”


Stars: Ragsdale - D-onovan Smith, 27 carries for 155 yards, 2 TDs; Desean Anderson 4 carries for 39 yards, 4 catches for 40 yards, TD; Barry Brown 8 carries for 45 yards, TD.

Ragsdale
First downs 14 3
Rushes-yards 44-243
Passing yards 89
Comp-Att-Int 9-19-1.
Punts-average 5-32
Fumbles-lost 0-0
Penalties-yards 3-0

Ragsdale 14 14 0 7 - 35
Southwest Guilford 0 0 0 0 - 0

R - Luke Heavner 1 run (Kasey Redfern kick)

R - D-onovan Smith 5 run (Redfern kick)

R - Smith 2 run (Redfern kick)

R - Desean Anderson 6 run (Redfern kick)

R - Barry Brown 1 run (Redfern kick)


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