Another great defensive effort. The team really faught hard tonight against a determined, well coached, and talented Glenn team. The win clinched at least a share of 1st place in the conference and sets up a huge showdown next week at High Point Central. Offensively we all have to take our hats off to DeShawn Shouse! He played a great game with Luke Sonricker and Tyquan Roberts out we needed him and he delivered. Way to go DeShawn!
I will post more video and photos over the weekend so check back!
Below is the article from the High Point Enterprise. The Pictures above are from the News and Record.
by Daniel Kennedy of the High Point Enterprise.
JAMESTOWN – Given the nature of Friday night’s contest between Glenn and Ragsdale, it would have been understandable for each team to bring its best game plan to Kenneth T. Miller Stadium and refuse to deviate from the script.
Not so.
Tigers coach Tommy Norwood deployed a secret weapon in the form of junior Deshawn Shouse. Tied 7-7 in the second quarter, quarterback Luke Heavner found an open Shouse, who snagged the pass, shook a tackle and darted into the end zone for a go-ahead 50-yard score. The Tigers never looked back.
“I am proud as I can be of Deshawn Shouse,” Norwood said. “Somebody had to come up big and he made big catch after big catch.”
In a game that featured two teams undefeated in conference play, a 50-year celebration of Ragsdale High School and Senior Night for the Tigers, perhaps the biggest storyline on the field was the chess match between two long-time friends.
While serving as Cline’s assistant throughout the 1980s, Norwood picked up innumerable tendencies from his former ally. Norwood’s willingness to complement a strong running game by throwing the ball more than usual simply illustrated his knowledge of Cline’s tremendous defense.
“Coach Cline and I have known each other for years,” Norwood said. “There’s not much we don’t know about each other.”
Glenn controlled the line of scrimmage throughout the first quarter and Tiger tailback D-onovan Smith – who finished with 26 carries and 84 yards – found tough sledding in the ground game. Josh Hawkins broke an 83-yard touchdown on Glenn’s second play from scrimmage.
One quarter was all Norwood needed to see before making the necessary adjustments and taking to the air. Consequently, Heavner passed for 134 yards – 119 of which went to Shouse – and two touchdowns, completing 14-of-20 passes.
Ragsdale moves to 10-0 (5-0 Piedmont Triad 4A), setting up a regular-season finale at High Point Central that could either result in an outright title or a three-way tie with the Bison and Glenn.
Scoring summary
Glenn 7 3 0 0 — 10
Ragsdale 0 14 3 6 — 23
G – Hawkins 83 run (Thomlinson kick), 10:33, 1st
R – Brown 4 run (Redfern kick), 8:27, 2nd
R – Shouse 50 pass from Heavner (Redfern kick), 4:30, 2nd
G – Thomlinson 24 FG, 0:00, 2nd
R – Redfern 30 FG, 8:17, 3rd
R – Romer 7 pass from Heavner (Redfern kick failed), 0:56, 4th
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