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Wildcats Use Balanced Attack to Cruise to Playoffs

-By Rich McKittrick (Statistical Information: Jason “Westy” West)

Comanche (11/04/11)-The Godley Wildcats (9-1, 5-1) spoil a “parent/senior Night” by defeating the Comanche Indians (3-7, 1-5), 42 to 7.

Godley needed only one minute to set the tone of the game by scoring their first touchdown.  Riley Davis (#3) scored on a 33-yard run with 10:56 remaining in the first quarter (PAT good).

Despite turning the ball over on downs for their first offensive series, the Indians kept the ball away from the Wildcats for over seven minutes.  The Indians attempted their second 4^th down conversion of the series, but they gave the ball back to the Wildcats at the Godley 23.

On their second series, the Wildcats went to the air.  With 2:18 to play in the first quarter, Rhett Brawner connected with Koby Foster on a 65-yard touchdown pass (PAT good).

After making the Indians punt to start the second quarter, Brawner again found Foster for another touchdown pass completion (60-yards), 10:51.  Troy Hunt followed up with his third successful point after kick on the night.

As the Wildcat defense tightened up, the Indians only held the ball for under two minutes on their next possession. 

Just as the Wildcats overcame two big holding fouls on their fourth offensive series of the night, Davis (#3) ran for his second score from 56-yards out.  This scoring drive left 7:49 remaining before halftime.

The Wildcat defense created another punting situation for the Indians on the next series.  With 6:06 remaining before halftime, Jay Mathis replaced Brawner at quarterback.  Slightly over two minutes later, Mathis found pay dirt on a 20-yard quarterback keeper (PAT good).

The Wildcats would take a 35 to 0 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The second half showcased the Wildcats using different personnel in different positions on offense.

On their first possession of the second half, the Wildcats installed Gage Haley and Tyron McClendon into the backfield.  Haley wasted no time adding to the Wildcats’ rushing totals with a 38-yard scamper.  But at the 6:47 mark of the 3^rd quarter, McClendon ran full-force into the end zone from 11-yards out (PAT good), 42-0.

Despite a late fourth quarter touchdown reception by the Indians, the Wildcats closed out district play with their fourth win in a row, 42 to 7.

The Wildcats now set their sights on the playoffs.  The 3^rd place team from 2A-1 Region 1, District 3, the Bangs Dragons (6-4, 4-2), will meet the Wildcats in a bi-district, playoff opener in Stephenville (Memorial Stadium, Tarleton State University), Friday night.  Bangs will enter the playoffs following a 14 to 13 loss to the Clyde Bulldogs.

Passing:  Brawner 4/7 138-yards, 2TD;  Mathis 1/1 19-yards

Rushing:  Davis 2/88, (2TD); Mathis 4/42 (1TD); Brawner 2/24;  Brown 1/8; Cerna 2/18; Samples 1/5; Jean 3/16; Haley 1/38; McClendon 2/17 (1TD); Gosselin 6/12; Skinner 2/-3

Receiving:  Brown 2/13; Foster 2/125 (2TD); Williams 1/9

Lady Cats Win Regional Quarter Finals!

By Rich McKittrick (Stat Information:  Jason “Westy” West)

Whitney (10/21/11)----Godley quarterback, Rhett Brawner, passed and rushed for five touchdowns as the Wildcats spoiled Whitney’s last home game of 2011, 59 to 21.

After a delayed start time of 40 minutes due to a lack of game officials, both teams opened the first quarter with two drives resulting in punts.

At 7:36 in the 1^st quarter, Brawner connected with Koby Foster on an 81-yard pass play to start the Godley scoring barrage.

Godley’s Jerry Taft added a huge quarterback sack, on Whitney’s next possession, that thwarted a 4^th down conversion attempt.

Godley added their second touchdown at 1:36 as they used a backfield combination of Brawner and Riley Davis (#3).  Davis scored on a 29-yard rushing attempt.

Whitney opened the second quarter with an Adam Strawbridge touchdown at 11:31.  Less than a minute later, Godley’s Dustin Cheatham secured an onside kick attempt. Thereafter, Godley capitalized on a 15-yard run by Brawner to Whitney’s 16-yard line with a 16-yard touchdown score by Davis.

Less than two minutes after recovering a Whitney fumble, Godley stretched their lead to 28 to 7, behind another Brawner scoring run from 34-yards out.

Godley recovered another Whitney fumble on the next series at their own 5-yard line.  As Godley brought their offense out for their 6^th offensive 1^st half series, a holding foul negated a 97-yard Davis touchdown run, and shortly afterward, Whitney intercepted a Brawner pass at Godley’s 44.

Twenty seconds later, Godley’s Kyle Speicher answered with his own interception from the defensive tackle position.  Godley would setup shop at Whitney’s 46-yard line.

From there, another holding penalty brought back a Godley touchdown (by Vradley Cerna).  At 1:06, Godley brought out the field goal unit, and Troy Hunt nailed a 37-yarder, 31 to 7.

After the intermission, Whitney did cut the lead to 31-14.  Then, Godley scored on their next four possessions.  Brawner from 36 yards, Jay Mathis from 10, Brawner to Davis on a 3-yard pass play, and Foster hauled in his second touchdown reception from 15 out.

With the victory, Godley improves to 7 & 1 overall, 3 & 1 in district.  Godley hosts Clifton next Friday.

Brawner:  6/12, 123 yards passing, 3 TD; 14/188 yards rushing 2 TD.

Davis:  15/197 rushing, 2 TD;  2/17 receiving 1TD.

Foster:  3/14 rushing;  2/96 receiving, 2 TD.

Mathis:  3/44 rushing 1 TD.

Wildcats Look for Home Remedy

By Rich McKittrick (Stats:  Jason “Westy” West)

(10/06/11)----After being stunned last Friday night in Eastland, the Wildcats (4-1, 1-1) look to start another district winning streak as Godley welcomes the Dublin Lions to Homecoming 2011. Godley defeated the Lions 70-8, last season.

This past Friday, a very vocal and packed house in Eastland witnessed an early district matchup between two of the best teams in Texas 2A Football (#1 vs. #9 according to “Dave Campbell’s…”).  Despite scoring on their first possession on a 31-yard run by Riley Davis (#3), the Wildcats saw the Eastland Mavericks score on all four of their first half series for a halftime score, 23-7.

Coming out from the halftime bell, the Wildcats answered.  Big defensive plays by Dakota Duty, Drew Benge, and J.C. Maney seemed to slow the Mavericks. The first, second-half series for the Wildcats resulted in a 71-yard touchdown run by Davis (#3).  Next, the Wildcats and Mavericks exchanged series. On the third Eastland series of the 2^nd half, they closed the 3^rd quarter.  At 11:53 of the 4^th quarter, the Mavericks stretched their lead, 30-14.

 Godley answered next as a result of a rushing combination of Rhett Brawner and Davis (#3).  At 6:53, Davis hit pay dirt from 5-yards out (2-point conversion was successful). As Eastland approached midfield on their next possession, Wildcat linebacker Sam Cummins made perhaps the defensive play of the night by recovering an Eastland fumble with less than 6-minutes to play in the game. On a 4^th & 4 to go and the stadium at a fever pitch, Brawner carries the mail 35-yards to make it a 2-point game (2-point conversion failed). The Wildcats attempted an on-side kick with 3:01 remaining, but the Mavericks sealed the victory at their own 49-yard line, 30-28.  The result was the first Wildcat district loss since 2008.

Wildcats Win District Opener, Keep Streak Alive

By Rich McKittrick (Statistical information:  Jason West)

September 23, 2011(GODLEY) - The Wildcats started their march towards another District 4-2A DI crown in slow fashion. 

The Wildcats (4-0, 1-0) did finally overcome the sluggish first half to hand last season’s district runner-up, Breckenridge Buckaroos, a 42 -14 loss.  The Wildcat victory extends their district winning streak to 15 games.

“We needed this,” said Wildcat head coach Randy Brawner, after the game.  “They were hitting us.  They came out to play.  They did a good job.”

A scoreless 1^st quarter had a packed house at Wildcat Stadium a bit on edge. It was not until 11:37 in the 2^nd quarter that the Wildcats crossed the Breckenridge goal line, for the first time, on an 8-yard run by quarterback Rhett Brawner (20 carries, 207 yards).

On the next possession, the Buckaroos were able to keep their drive alive courtesy of a controversial personal foul called on Godley defensive end, Tyran McClendon.  With this slight momentum change, the Buckaroos were able to convert yet another first down.  Their drive of 4:46 was slowed by a key defensive play by Wildcat defensive back, Koby Foster, and linebacker, Riley B. Davis.  A bone jarring hit courtesy of Foster, on a fake punt attempt, stopped the Buckaroo drive completely.

On Godley’s third offensive series of the night, the hometown crowd saw their Wildcats complete a series of first down conversions.  A backfield combination of Brawner and running back Riley Davis (#3) kept the chains moving.  On 3^rd & 8, Davis (20 for 195 yards) took the ball 11-yards to the end zone with 2:25 remaining before halftime.  Troy Hunt’s second successful point-after-try, extended the Wildcat lead, 14-0.

The next three series contained two Breckenridge punts with a Brawner interception sandwiched in between as the two teams left the field for halftime.

Coach Brawner commenting on Breckenridge’s 1^st half game plan, “They were trying to slow the game down.”  “We should have went in [halftime], 21-0.”

The Wildcats brought their offense out to start the second half on their own 46-yard line.  At the 11:45 mark, the Buckaroos were penalized for a personal foul that moved the ball to their own 36.  Davis (#3) added two nice runs of 11 and 21 yards.  Moments later with the ball 4-yards from the end zone, Brawner took the ball on his own for his second rushing touchdown of the evening, leaving 10:06 to play in the 3^rd quarter.

On the ensuing Wildcat kickoff, the unexpected happened.  Breckenridge’s, Zach Brown (#42), took the ball 91-yards down the field to score their first touchdown of the night.

This result did not seem to rattle the Wildcats as Brawner (4/7-58 yards) connected with Davis #3 (2/21 yards receiving) on a 26-yard pass play the next series and added an 18-yard rush to the Buckaroo’s 20-yard line.  But with 9:06 remaining in the 3^rd quarter, Brawner fumbled the ball at the ½-yard line.

Breckenridge could not capitalize on the turnover as they were pinned deep in their own territory.  Two fumbles (retained), two penalties, and a nice defensive stop by the Wildcat’s Davis (#22) on 3^rd & 8 at the 17 brought out the punt team.

After the punt, it took the Wildcats a little over a minute to blow the game open on a 26-yard touchdown score by Davis (#3).  Davis broke through three tackles to make the score, 28-7.

As Breckenridge closed out the third quarter with their ball control offense, they were able to get back into Wildcat real estate.  Then, 47 seconds into the start of the 4^th quarter, the Wildcat’s Davis (#3) took an 86-yard interception the other way to extend the score, 35-7, following another successful Hunt P.A.T.

A key sack by the Wildcat’s Canyon Williams on the next series created a 3^rd & long for the Buckaroo’s.  As the Bucks tried a 4^th down conversion, the Wildcat’s Foster made a great open field tackle to create the turnover on downs.

With 8:00 remaining in the game, Brawner guided the Wildcats on yet another scoring drive.  Some quarterback keepers and a 21-yard pass to Foster (2/29-yards receiving), put the Wildcats deep into the red zone.  At 5:23 from the 12-yard line, Davis (#3) scored his third rushing touchdown on the night.

Breckenridge did march the field on their next possession to score on a 36-yard quarterback keeper, but that was too little, too late.

The Wildcats, with the score 42-14 and 4:46 remaining to play, did their own version of ball control offense to close the game out.  After a few nice runs via Brawner, a 7^th Wildcat touchdown was negated on a holding foul.  As a result, the Wildcats went into “Victory Formation” with :54 to play.

With this Wildcat win and Eastland’s 61-0 drubbing of the Dublin Lions, a matchup between the #1 and #9 teams (“Dave Campbell’s Texas Football”) in Texas 2A-D1 is set to take place next Friday night.  Although early in district play, this game could go a long way in determining the district championship.  Coach Brawner added after the game, “I think Eastland is going to be the best team that we play.” 

Lady Cats Volleyball Celebrate 200th Win

September 20, 2011 - Coach Todd Weese celebrated his 200th win last night agains the Boyd Lady Yellow Jackets. The Lady Cats defeated the Jackets in 3 games (25-5, 25-19, 25-8), and moved their record to 4-0 in district play (20-8 overall). Coach Weese has coached in Godley for the entire 10 years of the Volleyball program. Congratulations again to Coach Todd Weese on 200 wins!

The Lady Cats take on Jacksboro at home this Friday at 5:00 pm.

Wildcats Swat Yellow Jackets In Season Opener

August 26, 2011 - Your fighting Wildcats opened their season against the Boyd Yellow Jackets in style, 62-26. Taking charge on the field from the kickoff, the Wildcats were able to keep the Yellow Jackets on their heels for 4 quarters of play. Offensive team leader in over all yards was new comer Riley Davis who amassed 224 total yards and 4 TD's (120 rush, 104 rec). Davis had an 80+ yard TD run in the second quarter for his longest rush of the game. QB Rhett Brawner found the endzone rushing 3 times and once passing (75 rush, 158 pass). Also, backup QB Jay Mathis ran to the endzone once and totaled 81 yards rushing.

Defensively the Wildcats holding the Yellow Jackets to only 26 points showed shear power and depth in key positions. The Defensive line closing holes and the backs (scoring once on an interception) stopping a formidable Boyd QB from using his impressive throwing skills. Defensive standouts included: Canyon Williams, Riley B. Davis, Riley Davis, Sam Cummins, Gage Haley, and Rhett Roden.

The Wildcats also presented Boyd Coach and 1962 Graduate of Godley High School, J.G. Cartwright, a Helmet adorning both the Wildcat sticker and the Boyd Yellow Jacket sticker on the sides. Coach Cartwright has been coaching for over 30 years and coached at Boyd ISD for the majority of those years. Coach Cartwright has over 260 wins to his record.

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Lady Cats Defeat Grandview

August 26, 2011 – Our Lady Cats volleyball team defeated the Grandview Zebras in 3 games Friday night.  Both teams fought to the bitter end but the Lady Cats, who trailed at one point by as much as 6 points, were able to fight  back to a victory in this pre season battle.  The Lady cats begin their district play on September 13th against Peaster.

MEET THE WILDCATS, SATURDAY 8/6

August 4, 2011 - Whats better on a Saturday evening than coming out and meeting your 2011 Wildcats? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Come watch the innersquad scrimmage, then stay for the introductions of our Volleyball teams, Football teams, and cheerleaders. There will also be food and drinks available. Lets rock the stands and support our Cats!

Scrimmage starts at 6 PM.