Thanks for the game summary, I enjoyed it as always. Also thanks for sharing the game app; it is amazing. Jennifer Pierce Class of 1968 On Sep 7, 2013 1:14 AM, "W. Keith Currie" <wkcurrie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 9-6-13 TIGERS 32 Malden 7 > ** ** > A warm swampeast Missouri night at Malden as the Tigers surfed the Green > Wave to a 32-7 victory. > ** ** > I am going to change the format of my summary a bit, thanks to Thomas > Guest bringing me into the 21st century technology. Rather than posting > a play-by-play, stats, and box score, I will just touch on some of the > Tiger highlights. For a detailed play-by-play, scoring summary and > stats, here’s how: > ** ** > For iPhone/iPad users, download the free app called “HSGC”. Once > downloaded select MENU, FIND A TEAM, MISSOURI, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, > CARUTHERSVILLE, and then VARSITY. From there you can click on tonight’s > game, the Mountain View game or whatever else you desire.**** > ** ** > On your computer, go to: > http://www.hsgamecenter.com/missouri/school/caruthersville-tigers/football/varsity/boys > .**** > ** ** > Another amazing part of this technology is that you can actually “watch” > the game (play-by-play) as Thomas puts the information in during the game. > **** > ** ** > Many, many thanks to Thomas for finding an app that gives us ALL of the > game information we could ever want! > ** ** > ** ** > ** ** > Series History: > ** ** > The Tigers and the Green Wave first met in 1916 with the Tigers winning > 13-0. The teams have met sporadically over the years, and didn’t play > each other at all in the 1930s nor the 1950s. Tonight was the 65thmeeting > between these teams and the Tigers now lead the overall series > 35-30, thanks to dominating the series since 2000, 12-3. > ** ** > Now, for a few tidbits from the game. > ** ** > I think most in attendance would agree that the Tigers appeared a bit > sluggish tonight…just didn’t seem to have the spirit and enthusiasm to > which we have become so accustomed. > ** ** > Strangely, the Tigers appeared to have a few more cramping issues tonight > than last week…even though it was a much cooler night. > ** ** > My stars of the game: > ** ** > MALIK MONROE: What a great comeback story…as in last year’s Malden game, > Malik suffered a horric broken arm, which required surgery and a plate with > a bunch of screws! Malik was simply “going HAM” tonight, as he did a > great job on the offensive line, and was simply a force on defense… 4.5 > tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and was in on many other plays. His shining > moment came with 4:51 to go in the game when he stopped the Malden ball > carrier, stripped the ball and raced 50 yards to the HOUSE for his 1stCHS > varsity TD. > A great, great game Malik! > ** ** > COLT CALLENS: His best game ever! Where do I start? Defense, of course! > Colt was everywhere. 4 solo tackles; 3.5 tackles for loss; 1 sack; and > was even in on a pass breakup or 2. Punting is also a defensive > category, and Colt again shined, punting 5 times for an average of 43.2 > yards, but most importantly…4 punts inside the 20! Oh yeah, he played a > little offense, too. 3 catches for 64 yards, including a TD, and even > had 1 carry for 4 yards. > ** ** > DARRELL MONROE: He’s Malik’s big brother…and he is pretty good at > football, too! ;-) 4 tackles, and a tackle for loss. He carried the > ball 19 times for 176 yards and 2 TDs. He also had 2 long TDs that were > negated by Tiger penalties. Darrell had an amazing run, late in the game > where he shook off numerous Malden defenders on a 3rd and long…gaining > the 1st down. I think I need to give Darrell credit for teaching Malik > how to “strip and score”. ;-) > ** ** > It was great to see a bunch of “new” Tigers playing, and making their > contributions to another Tiger victory. Some freshmen, some sophomores, > and even some new juniors and seniors got some great experience tonight. We > will need ALL of the Tigers to continue to contribute so we can have > another amazing year! > ** ** > > It was not a “pretty” win tonight for the Tigers. But, a win is a win. The > Tigers definitely need to continue to improve and especially need to rid > themselves of the mental mistakes. I have no doubt that they will. They > better, as they will face a tough challenge next Friday night when a tough > bunch of Birds from Charleston will pay the Tigers a visit at Hopke Field. > ** ** > I hope that you have enjoyed the new summary format…it sure makes things > easier on me. If you have any questions about the hsgamechanger app or > website, I would be glad to try to assist you…but Thomas Guest is the local > expert on the subject. > ** ** > W. Keith Currie > CHS Class of 1983 >