Game Notes and Quotes
Week Twelve
White House 42, DeKalb County 20
November 14, 2008
Series Record: White House leads the overall series, 15-2.
Series Streak: White House has won 14 straight in the series.
Series Notes: White House leads the regular season series, 14-2, and the postseason series, 1-0.
Region Notes: White House is the Region 4-3A champion at 11-1 and DeKalb County finished third in Region 4-3A at 9-3.
Schedule notes: White House hosts Station Camp in the Class 3-A Quarterfinals, while
DeKalb County’s season
is complete.
Game Notes:
- White House is a perfect 40-for-40 in the red zone.
- Michael Barrett made his 225th career tackle (228).
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Zack Byrd made his 125th career tackle.
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Trox Greenwade went over the 2,800 career yard
mark passing (2,870).
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Chad Neal now has three straight years with 21
or more receptions (22 this year).
- Chad Neal scored his 10th career receiving touchdown.
- Chad Neal made his 200th career tackle (206).
- Chad Neal needs one catch to tie Cody Harmon for second on the career receptions
list (66).
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Matt Parker needs one catch to tie Adam Spivey
for fourth on the career receptions list (56).
- Matt Parker needs eight tackles to tie Adam Wiss for the fifth best career mark in total tackles
with 253.
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Matt Parker passed Adam Spivey as the third-leading
yardage receiver in school history (1,206) and needs 85 yards to tie Corey Coker for second (1,291).
- Matt Parker made his 10th career interception.
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DeMarqus Payne scored his 30th career
rushing touchdown.
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DeMarqus Payne made his 25th career
reception.
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DeMarqus Payne is now tied for second all-time
on the career interceptions list with 12, with teammate Chad Neal.
Quotes from White House head coach Jeff Porter:
Getting out early…
“Gossett’s kickoff put them on the 20 and then the three and out was huge. It really
created a short field and then we caught the punt at the 50, so we were at about their 43 after the return to start the drive.”
Completely different type of game…
“We played better defensively
and got some turnovers and all the turnovers were inside their territory which created a short field. You can’t put
it into words how critical it is to have a short field in high school football and for the last two weeks our kids have done
a good job.”
Not a single play in the second
quarter on our side of the field…
“That pretty much sums it all up. I can’t remember a half of football where that happened
in a long time, and the thing about it was we didn’t leave a lot of time on the clock. Coming out of the half and scoring
in two plays was huge.”
“Our
kids just had another really good week and they worked hard on the practice field and were able to transfer that to the field.”
Respectful of DeKalb’s situation…
“We talked about it
all week. The decision to wear the white football jerseys tonight was their decision, the decision of this senior class. This
is their football team. That is the way it is with every senior class here. The kids made a decision and we supported them
110 percent. I think was very mature and respectful decision.”
“The referees came up to me after the game and one guy said to me it was the cleanest, most
sportsmanship-filled game he had ever been involved in. Our kids were very aware of the tragedy that happened to the football
team and our student body was very aware of that and did a great job to raise money for it and they should be commended for
that. With all that being said, there are still games to play and our job was to get through this week and our kids did a
good job of getting to the practice field on Monday.”
Station Camp stakes change…
“The stakes are obviously much bigger. It was important in week nine, it
allowed us to play at home this week. But the importance of week nine doesn’t compare to the importance of this game
because the winner moves on and the loser goes home.”
Little things and fundamentals…
“It looked like that game was headed to overtime and it could have gone
either way. We were fortunate to come out on top. Now a month later, here we are again.”
Wing-T and Station Camp’s team…
“They had over 400 yards
against us in week nine and they are very strong defensively. I think Coach Hollingsworth probably has done the best job they
have ever done as far as improving that football team as the year has gone along. They haven’t given up many points,
have a strong kicking game, a great offense and a good defense and they do the things that allow you to advance come playoff
time. The defense really takes the pressure off the offense and then they have a great kicking game on top of that and a great
offense to go with it.”
Quarterfinals
tough…
“There
are only eight teams left and everyone is tough at this point. In 2005 we lost to a very good Notre Dame team in Chattanooga and in 2007
we lost to a good Pearl-Cohn team at home. Everyone is good when you get to this point and Station Camp is very strong. I
just think it will be a game that is very hard fought on both sides. It was hard fought in week nine with sportsmanship by
both teams. That’s the kind of effort I expect from both teams and when it is over, both teams are going to shake hands
and one team is going to move on and one team is going to call it a good year.”
Seniors last game on this field…
“That pretty much sums it up. It’s an honor
to get to play your last game on this field in a game like this, not all kids get that chance. This is the last time they
will play on this field and it’s exciting to be a part of it. We only have one guarantee and that’s four days
to practice and 48 minutes to play and we’re just thankful to have that chance and have to earn it again.”
