Polk County High School’s football Wildcats scored early and often in defeating home standing Sequoyah 41-7
By Randy Buehler Sr.
Polk County High School’s football
Wildcats scored early and often in defeating home standing Sequoyah 41-7. That
win gave Polk the district championship and guarantees them a first round home
playoff game.
The final score was not as close as the
game really was. One touchdown was called back on a penalty and fumbles stopped
one drive and gave the Chiefs possession at the Polk seven.
Wildcat defenders never allowed Sequoyah
to cross midfield until the fourth quarter. The defense also forced three
turnovers. The Chiefs had only two first downs in the opening half and finished
with just five. One of those came on a penalty.
Al Akins completed four of five passes for
102 yards and a touchdown. He added almost 70 net yards rushing and scored a
touchdown. Derrick Saxe again went over the century mark with 113 yards on 17
carries. He scored twice. Justin Green ran back an interception for a score,
Collin Wimberly caught a touchdown pass and Chris Moses ran in another.
Polk travels to Jasper Friday night for a
game against defending state champion South Pittsburg. The Pirates have lost
two straight to Polk and are up for revenge. Game time is 8 pm eastern Polk
returns home Oct. 28 for a regular season finale against district foe Meigs
County.
The Game
Sequoyah started with great field position
at their 43 but fumbled after a good run on first down. Five plays later, Polk
led 7-0 with Saxe scoring on a 32-yard romp and Flores kicking the extra point.
After trading punts, Polk had a first down at midfield with eight seconds left
in the opening quarter. Akins swept the left side and went all 50 yards for the
score. Flores kicked the extra point giving Polk a 14-0 lead as the second
quarter began. Sequoyah punted again and Chris Wimberly got a great return all
the way to the Sequoyah 32. The Wildcats fumbled it away at the eight. Sequoyah
lost three yards and punted. This time Akins had a solid punt return reaching
the Chief’s 15. A holding penalty was overcome by a Moses 22-yard run upping
the lead to 21-0. Sequoyah fumbled again and Polk made them pay as Akins passed
to a wide-open Collin Wimberly for 33 yards and a score. Flores kicked the
extra point.
The Chiefs managed a first down on their
first possession of the second half, but Green picked off a pass around
midfield and ran it back for a score. The extra point kick failed. The defense
forced another punt and the offense drove 69 yards in nine plays for its last
score. Big play on the drive was a 24-yard completion from Akins to Moses. Saxe
scored on fourth and one from the one with Flores hitting the extra point seven
seconds into the fourth quarter. Sequoyah mounted its only sustained drive
moving from its 31 to the Polk 11. A fumble on the next play was recovered by
Polk, but the Wildcat reserves fumbled it back two plays later at the six. The
Chiefs scored and kicked the extra point with 2:03 left.
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