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Bulldogs empty RB cupboard, beat Hubbard 69-6

Running with the Wortham Bulldogs (4-1, 1-0) isn’t easy. The Bulldogs emptied out their backfield cupboard as four different ball carriers found bones in the end zone in their 69-6 victory over Hubbard (0-5, 0-1), Friday, Sept. 23 at Jaguar Field. Unlike the nursery rhyme’s cupboard, the scoreboard was not bare as the points racked up early and often. After a turnover-filled defeat to Blooming Grove a week before, Wortham running back Tanner Bean fumbled the ball on two of the first three plays of the game Friday and the Jaguars recovered on both occasions. “We didn’t come out strong,” Chad Coker, Wortham head coach, said. “We came out and made some mistakes early.” The Bulldogs’ defense held firm and forced a fumble and a punt on the two Hubbard possessions.

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Blackcats try to regroup for game against Kemp

After an emotional loss in overtime in the Battle of River against Groesbeck last Friday, the Mexia football team will try to bounce back this week when it travels to Kemr in the fourth quarter that began the Blackcats’ comeback from two touchdowns behind to tie the game and force overtime. For the season Bryant has 13 receptions for 221 yards and is averaging 17 yards per catch. The ‘Cats also have Da’Kedrick Brooks on the outside. The 6-2, 205-pounder is Mexia’s second-leading receiver for the year with 10 catches for 77 yards. Throwing the ball for Mexia will be junior Brett Swift, a converted tight end. Swift started his first game of the season at quarterback against Groesbeck and completed 9-of-15 passes for 211 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.

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