This was a defensive game that really hampered the RedZone offense of the Tigers. Do Not Forget that Silsbee actually kept Smith from doing any permanent damage on the scoreboard but the real damage was done in that Silsbee did not have the ball in 2nd Half. A real clock eating ground game.
Jasper's T. Smith reminded me, painfully, of how Jordan Whittington took over the game in the State Semi Final.
Hats off to that performance. Amazing. But if I'm being honest that Oline was the real ticket to that performance. The lead blocking that was being applied downhill was dominant and allowed a talented athlete to show out.
Here are the final stats and keep in mind that T. Smith had almost all these rushing yards and the 4th down conversion rate was insane.
Silsbee
Total Yards - 337 / First Downs - 16
Passing - 194 / Rushing - 143
3rd Dn Eff - 1-8 (13%) / 4th Dn 2-4 (50%)
TOs - 2 / Pen - 6 for 37 Yds
Jasper
Total Yards - 295 Yds / First Downs - 15
Passing - 58 Yds / Rushing - 237 Yds
3rd Dn 1-13 (8%) / 4th Dn 5-6 (83%)
TOs - 2 / Pen - 6 for 51 Yds
