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Tigers still perfect in region, pluck Eagles 37-0
The W-W offense was back to its traditional form Friday night, scoring all of its touchdowns and gaining most of its yards on the ground. The offense also extended its streak to five games in a row scoring four or more touchdowns. The game started with Quarica Smith kicking off to the Putnam 16- yard line and running down the field to make the tackle just 13 yards later. On third-and-four, a W-W offsides gave the Eagles a first down on their 40-yard line. Four plays later, the Tiger defense forced Putnam to punt, with a bad snap causing a loss of 26 yards, giving Washington the ball on the Eagles 16-yard line. After a short gain by Wylie, wingback Jareon Small scored on a 14-yard counter. Mark Tench made the PAT, giving the Tigers an early 7-0 lead.
The Eagles again went three-andout, with the first quarter running out just as they were lining up to punt. The second quarter started in spectacular fashion for the Tigers. A bad snap on Putnam's punt attempt forced the Eagle punter to kick the ball out of the back of the end zone, giving Washington a twopoint safety. Gary Wilburn received the ensuing kickoff for the Tigers, and after waiting for his blockers to set up, shot through the hole they created for a 60-yard return and a touchdown, knocking down the only would be tackler with a stiff-arm on the two-yard line. Tench's kick made the score 23-0 just 15 seconds into the second quarter.
The Eagles started on their 19- yard line, using small chunks of yardage to move down the field. A tackle-for-loss by Gresham on thirdand short stopped Putnam's advance, with an incomplete pass on fourth down giving the Tigers the ball on their 48-yard line. A 22-yard gain by Wylie put Washington inside Putnam territory. Wilson hooked-up with Gresham again, this time for 13 yards, putting W-W on the Eagles' 24-yard line. Wylie got the handoff and went all 24 yards untouched, except for an uncalled late hit in the end zone, with Tench's kick giving the game its final score of 37-0 with 34 seconds left in the third quarter. Putnam ended the third quarter with two double digit gains to the Washington 44-yard line. The Tiger defense forced the Eagles to punt three plays into the fourth quarter, and Putnam never touched the ball again. Quarterback A.J. Perlotte lead W-W on its last drive of the game. Offensive coordinator Chris Mason rewarded his veteran offensive linemen by allowing them play in the backfield, with Khiry Tutt, Dan Wylie, and Quarica Smith all having carries, Smith's for 10-yards and a first down. Runs by Small, Trey McCants, Tevin Turman, Perlotte, Drew Wilson, Charles Wood, and Dexter Norman finished running out the clock, ending the Tigers' sixth straight win. The Washington-Wilkes offense put up 357 total yards, 299 yards on the ground and 58 yards in the air. Wylie led the team in rushing with 21 carries for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Small was next with four carries for 43 yards and a touch- down. Drew Wilson also had a rushing touchdown. Gresham was the leading receiver with two catches for 46 yards. The Tiger defense gave up only 44 yards on the night. The defense was led by Demont Gresham with seven tackles and four assists. Next was Trey McCants with five tackles and four assists. Gary Wilburn had his second kickoff return touchdown of the year, this one for 60 yards. Mark Tench made all five of his PATs.
Next Friday night, the Tigers take on region rival Greene County. This game will decide who the "top tigers" are in the southern sub-region. Greene bases out of a spread offense, featuring quarterback and Georgia Tech-committed Josh Nesbitt. Nesbitt is rated as one of the top five quarterbacks in the entire country. Defensively, Greene bases out of a 4-3, with the defensive backs being the strength of the defense. Kickoff is on November 3 at 7:30 in Greensboro.
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