What’s On Tap . . .
The Bulldogs continue their four-game road swing Friday heading to Mitchell Stadium to take on the Bluefield Beavers.
The game can be heard on the Bulldog Radio Network with Chase Collins and Jimi Watson on the radio call. Kick-off is set for 7:30pm.
The Beavers (2-5) are coming off a 48-34 win at PikeView. Tazewell (4-3) is coming off a 56-37 win over richlands in the Backyard Brawl.
Common opponents for the two teams this season are Graham and richlands. Both teams lost to Graham and both teams defeated richlands at Ernie Hicks Stadium.
Series History . . .
Friday’s game marks the 22nd meeting all-time between Tazewell and Bluefield… The Bulldogs trail the all-time series by a 5-16 margin, having dropped eight-straight in the series … The teams last met on October 21, 2021 at Bulldog Stadium where the Beavers posted a 57-14 victory … The Bulldogs’ last win in the series came over 25 years ago on October 14, 1994 with a 28-22 victory at Mitchell Stadium …. Tazewell is 4-8 all-time in the series on the road in Bluefield …
House of Horrors . . .
Since 2004, Mitchell Stadium has been a house of horror for the Tazewell football program. It’s been almost 18 years since the Bulldogs last won a football game at Mitchell Stadium, a 7-5 victory over Graham on October 15, 2004. Ever since then, Tazewell has lost thirteen straight road games at Mitchell Stadium by a combined score of 469-161, a near 3-to-1 margin. Coach J’me Harris is 0-5 at Mitchell Stadium…
Moving The Chains . . .
The Bulldogs offense has been forced to punt one time in the last 10 quarters … The 56 points the Bulldogs scored last week were the most points a Tazewell team has ever scored against richlands … The Bulldogs are now averaging 27.86 points per game this season.
Creasy Spreads The Wealth . . .
Sophomore quarterback Carter Creasy broke the Tazewell High School single-game passing yards record last week … Creasy passed for 408 yards and six touchdowns as the Bulldogs gained a season high 554 yards of total offense against richlands … He was efficient, completing 26-of-40 passing… He spread the ball around to 7 different Bulldogs…
McDonald Makes Splash . . .
Sophomore wide receiver Logan McDonald had a career-best day last week against richlands … McDonald caught a career-high 8 passes for a career-high 144 yards against the blue tornadoes … His three touchdown receptions in the game tied the single-game school record … McDonald has 22 receptions for 367 yards in seven games this year, with 7 touchdown receptions — the highest on the team this year.
Linebacker Duo . . .
Linebackers Kaizon Taylor and Brock Alley have been a force together on the inside this season… Taylor and Alley lead the Bulldogs with 98 ½ total tackles in the first seven games… Taylor leads the way with 58 ½ tackles, including a team-high 13 tackles for loss, while Alley has 40 tackles … Taylor also leads the team with 5 sacks …
Huffy On A Mission . . .
Defensive lineman James Huffman always comes up big against richlands … Huffman had the big fourth down stop on richlands QB Dylan Brown in the fourth quarter… He recorded 4.5 tackles in the game… He also forced a fumble on a strip of Kaden Dupree …
Finding The End Zone . . .
Senior Cassius Harris leads the Bulldogs with eleven total touchdowns in seven games … Harris has eight rushing touchdowns while also adding three receiving touchdowns… Harris is 82 yards away from 1,000 yards this season … He has 454 yards rushing and 464 yards receiving …
Booting The Ball . . .
Freshman placekicker Zephyr Dagout has connected on 11-of-14 extra-points this season, four coming against richlands last week …
