Gate City has momentum on their side as they take on Clintwood

By Cody Dalton
TriCitiesSports.com
October 11, 2006

The Blue Devils of Gate City will look to continue their winning streak as they travel to take on the Clintwood Greenwave this Friday.

Gate City (4-2, 3-0), has momentum as they coming off of a 35-20 winning over the J.J. Kelly Indians. The Greenwave (2-4, 1-3) had its two game winning streak snapped after losing 21-14 in a heartbreaking contest to Powell Valley.

Friday’s contest looks to be an extremely competitive one. Clintwood averages 25.2 points per game, while Gate City averages 25.5 a game. If this statistic holds true, then the scoring in this game will be competitive.

“Clintwood always plays tough physical football,” said Coach Nick Colobro. “They gave us a tough test the past two years. We can’t assume we will beat them or we will lose.”

The Gate City-Clintwood series has been one dominated by the Blue Devils. Last year, the Blue Devils beat Clintwood 35-20, propelling them into the Region D playoffs.

“Last year was a tough contest,” said Colobro. “We can’t afford to slack off in this game. Every game we play from here on out is a playoff game.”

Gate City most likely needs to win out their schedule in order to win the Lonesome Pine District crown and secure a playoff position. J. I. Burton (7-0, 4-0) remains undefeated and in 1st place over Gate City in the Lonesome Pine District.

“This should be an interesting remainder of our season,” said Colobro. “I believe our team is prepared for this tough task.”

Gate City Blue Devils (4-2, 3-0)

Offense
TE -- 87 Matt Bays, 6-4, 200 Jr.
RT -- 56 Jacob Jones, 6-0, 230 Sr.
RG -- 73 Jon Pope, 6-3, 290 Sr.
C -- 50 Seth Musick, 5-9, 215 Jr.
LG -- 51 Justin Faulkner, 5-11, 200 Sr.
LT -- 54 Quintin Jones, 6-4, 270 Sol.
SE -- 81 Corey Smith, 5-7, 130 Jr.
QB -- 12 Tihlee Anderson, 5-8, 150 So.
RB -- 20 Tyler Parks, 5-7, 180 Jr.
FB -- 34 Jordan Estepp, 6-3, 190 So.
FL -- 21 Jesse Broadwater, 5-10, 158 Jr.
PK -- 10 Ked Byrd, 5-6, 135 So.

Defense
DE -- 30 Cody Hensley, 6-0, 180 Fr.
DT -- 55 Jake Carter, 6-5, 230 Sr.
DT -- 62 Josh Powers, 5-9, 235 Jr.
DE -- 52 Tyler Tiller, 6-0, 205 So.
LB -- 33 Cameron Browder, 6-0, 196 So.
LB -- 71 Jason Begley, 5-8, 200 So.
LB -- 34 Jordan Estepp, 6-3, 190 So.
DB -- 2 Dustin Faulkner, 5-11, 155 Jr.
DB -- 12 Tihlee Anderson, 5-8, 150 So.
DB -- 43 Eric Hutchins, 6-2, 185 So.
DB -- 23 Will Godsey, 5-9, 140 So.
P -- 20 Tyler Parks, 5-7, 180 Jr.