STATE CHAMPIONS: #1 BTW vs. East Central

For the 2nd time in 3 years and for the eighth time in the school's history BOOKER T. WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TOOK STATE! And they did this is a dominating fashion as the completely outplayed East Central for beginning to end to grab a 32-3 victory and the gold ball! ''We were upset that people thought they could hang. we knew we were the best. They caught us on a bad night back in september. They called us decent. They thought they could beat us. They thought they deserved it, Well we took it,'' said senior Dillon O'Carroll. The defense was able to shut down the Cardinals offense as they were only able to attain 158 yards of offense. Throughout the game EC's inability to get diverse play calling from the sideline. It was this along with the outstanding performance by all the guys on defense that made it possible. Pressure came from everywhere along the front seven and in the secondary as no receivers were able to get free down field. Opposing offenses did not score a touchdown in the playoffs continuing to add to one of the best defensive teams in a long time. Right off the bat the offense found the end zone and they would find it often behind Isaac Bennett's 222 rushing yard performance along with two scores. He ran behind a great offensive line as they opened up holes on all sides of the field as well as giving the quarter backs time to throw on passing plays. The second half on offense was highlighted by the Hornet's using the wildcat formation on the last drive of the game. First time that this has been used all season and worked to perfection as it ended with Bennett throwing for a score. The Hornets finish the season 13-1 under first year Coach Hall who is graduating around 25 seniors and several division one players.
Player of the Game: This game was made possible in great part to this week's players of the week, Isaac Bennett as well as both the offensive and defensive lines. On offense Bennett had his best game of the season as he looked unstoppable at times running behind huge holes provided by the offensive line. Both lines were by far dominating the Cardinal's lines throughout the entire game. EC was shut down as their running game was not able to get anywhere and the quarter back was under pressure all game.