Meadow Bridge tops Glenwood

In middle school football action last week:



Meadow Bridge 20

Glenwood 0



The Wildcats improved to 2-0 with the shutout.

“We’re beginning to jell,” said Meadow Bridge coach Joe Bennett. “They were hard to score on.

“They’re a good, well-coached ball club.”

For Meadow Bridge, Alex Redden scored on a 52-yard run, Bryan Gwinn reached paydirt on a 95-yard gallop, and Tyler Bennett found the end zone on a 54-yard dash. Bennett provided the two-point run on his TD.

Bennett rushed eight times for 112 yards, Gwinn collected 111 stripes on seven carries, and Redden picked up 38 yards in four attempts.

Bennett was in on 26 tackles, as well as recovering a fumble, to pace the defense. Devonte Deramus picked off a Glenwood pass.

“Our defense came through for us in critical situations,” said coach Bennett.

Meadow Bridge hosts Mount Hope at 6 p.m. Thursday.



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The 2006 Meadow Bridge roster is as follows:

Eighth grade — T.J. Henson, RB/DB; Cody Toney, TE/DB; Devonte Deramus, RB/DB; Bryan Gwinn, RB/LB; Tyler Bennett, RB/LB; Tremaine Mitchell, OT/DT; Patrick Day, G/LB; Joe King, OT/DT; Chris Whitt, OT/DT; Alex Church, DE/TE;

Seventh grade — Caleb Roach, QB/DB; Jason Patterson, RB/LB; Everett Barnett, TE/DE; Tyler Vandall, QB/DB; Tyler Davis, TE/DB; Alex Redden, QB/DB; Dillon Ennis, OG/DE; Joshua Wickline, C/DE; Nick Rookstool, C/DT; Taylor Richmond, OG/DT; James Kincaid, OG/DT; Jonathan Moore, OT/DT; Jagger Cox, OT/DT; Steven Crane, OT/DT; Michael Sifers, TE/DB; Daniel McGuire, TE/DE;

Coaches — Joe Bennett (head), Steve Hambrick, Charlie Redden; and

Support personnel — Dr. Travis Riddle, Chandra Harrah, Chris Judy.