BHP hosted the reigning 2A State Champion Abbeville last week. Even when BHP jumped out to a 15-7 lead, the second half once again became something out of a horror movie. At the end of the night, Abbeville stayed undefeated and BHP must once again look to rebound after a loss.
As a new game week comes, new challenges and importance come as well. With the start of region play for the Bears, each game takes on playoff implications, but in order to get there, BHP has to take it one game at a time.
Week 7 Preview
BHP looks to open region play against a Pendleton team that BHP has been happy to match up with in the past. BHP has never lost to Pendleton and the Bears are looking to keep that streak going this Friday night.
Pendleton comes into the game with only one win coming against West-Oak, 41-6. The Bulldogs opened the season with 4 straight losses against Clinton, Holy Innocents Episcopal (GA), Pickens, and Powdersville. Their last loss came against Palmetto last week (giving Palmetto their first win of the season). Pendleton is allowing nearly 40 points per game while averaging just over 21.
BHP will have to play both halves at a high level. BHP has been able to put together very good first halves all year, but the second halves have been nightmares for the Bears. BHP has been outscored in the second half of games this season 92-31. Along with the scoring disparity, BHP has not found the endzone through the air in the second half.
BHP needs to put together their best all-around game not only to win but to start gaining momentum. So far this year they have not been able to string wins together, so BHP needs to use this game to springboard into region play and hopefully make some noise in the region and playoffs.
2020 Game Stats
Score: BHP 29 -- Pendleton 7
BHP Team Yardage:
Team Rushing: 46 rushes for 220 yards and 4 TDs
Team Passing: 5/12/2 for 109 yards
Team Total: 58 plays for 329 yards and 4 TDs
Rushing Leader: #16 Dusty Hester - 16 rushes for 68 yards and 1 TD
Passing Leader: #2 Tyler Fields - 3/10/2 for 67 yards
Receiving Leaders: #15 Nevada Billups - 2 receptions for 53 yards
Defensive Leader: #8 Jatius Geer - 21 defensive points, 2 solo tackles, 2 sacks
Pendleton Team Yardage:
Team Rushing: 25 rushes for 60 yards and 1 TD
Team Passing: 13/27/2 for 94 yards
Team Total: 52 plays for 154 yards and 1 TD
Rushing Leader: #21 Amir Dendy - 8 rushes for 34 yards
Passing Leader: #2 Connor Simpson - 12/26/2 for 65 yards
Receiving Leaders: #1 Chase Rush - 3 receptions for 30 yards
Quick Stats
- BHP has never lost to Pendleton (11-0).
- BHP has only been held under 30 points against Pendleton 3 times (2020, 1997, 1996).
- BHP averages 37.5 points per game against Pendleton while only allowing 10 points per game.
- This matchup against Pendleton will be the furthest into the season that BHP has ever played the Bulldogs.
- Since 2010 when BHP scores 30 or more points the Bears are 72-3 in those games.
- The game against Abbeville was the first game this season BHP did not force a turnover.
- BHP is attempting 58% more passes per game over last season while having a completion percentage of only 2.6% higher than last season.
- BHP has 20% more turnovers than last season.
- Since 2010 BHP has not lost more than 4 games in a season.
- BHP has been outscored 92-31 in the second half this season.
- BHP’s Marquise Henderson is the only Bear that has rushed more than 10 times and has is averaging over 5 yards per carry this season (his average is 6.45 yards per carry).
- BHP has only 4 plays that have gained 30 or more yards this season. The Bears have given up 12.
- 57% of all BHP rushes have gained less than 5 yards this season.
Conclusion
BHP comes into the game against Pendleton with a losing record, but all three losses came against currently undefeated teams. The good news is, Pendleton is not undefeated and at the end of the night, I believe BHP will no longer have a losing record.
Prediction: BHP 35 - Pendleton 21
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