Bulldogs motor past Bears, 46-6
Published 11:30 pm Friday, September 14, 2018
JASPER — The Jasper Bulldogs upped their record to 3-0 on the young season and dropped Little Cypress-Mauriceville to 0-3 as they downed the Battlin’ Bears 46-6 at Bulldog Stadium Friday night.
The Bulldogs piled up 416 total yards and limited the Bears to 165 to help seal the victory.
Jasper quarterback Colton Womack completed 8-of-11 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown. Bulldog running back Montavien Hunt rumbled for 111 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns. Charlie Bennett had 61 yards on six carries for Jasper while DeAndre Limbrick had 51 yards on seven totes.
Jasper receiver Lajavien Jackson had four catches for 84 yards and a score.
LC-M starting quarterback Ethan McCollum completed 5-of-14 passes for 48 yards and an interception. Fellow quarterback Adam Pope competed 6-of-18 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Receiver James Williams hauled in five passes for 87 yards and a score. Landon Bearden was LC-M’s top ground gainer with 49 yards on nine carries.
Jasper’s Brashawn Hubbard scored the only points in the first quarter as he scored on a 11-yard run to make it 6-0 with 3:52 in the first.
Hunt helped make it 14-0 with 9:41 in the half when he scooted in the end zone from 18 yards out.
Hubbard scored again, this time with 4:48 in the half when he scored on a six-yard fumble return to make it 21-0.
Hunt scored with 1:56 remaining in the half when he scooted for a five-yard score as the Bulldogs held a commanding 29-0 edge at halftime.
Limbrick muscled his way into the end zone with 4:15 left in the third on a one-yard score.
The Bulldogs went up 43-0 when Womack found Jackson on a six-yard scoring toss.
The Bears found the end zone with 6:16 remaining in the game when Pope teamed up with Williams on a 37-yard touchdown pass.
Bulldog kicker Daniel Mijares booted a long 44-yard field goal with just 2:11 remaining for the final points of the night.
The Battlin’ Bears will return home next week to welcome in the Vidor Pirates.
The Pirates improved to 2-0 on the young season Thursday night after going on the road and throttling Caney Creek 35-7. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, will remain at home to face Livingston.