Sloppy win

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September 8, 2010

Corey Davis CNHI The Suwannee Democrat Wed Sep 08, 2010, 06:00 AM EDT

Live Oak — corey.davis@gaflnews.com

LIVE OAK-It wasn’t pretty but Suwannee will take it, after a near disasterous season opening 21-6 win over Hamilton County at Paul Langford Stadium Friday.

Suwannee committed several penalties and turnovers yet somehow escaped with another win in the Battle of the Bridge rivalry.

Things looked promising early on for the Bulldogs after Greg Swinson returned the opening kickoff 50 yards to the 39-yard line. However, three plays later, a high snap sailed over quarterback Jackson Brown’s head before Brown recovered it 19 yards back at the fifty.

This was one of the many mistakes Suwannee would make on the night as the ‘Dogs racked up 18 penalties for 108 yards, accumulated four turnovers and missed a chip shot field goal.

The good news: the defense bailed them out several times and posted a shut out, the lone points coming off an offense turnover.

Hamilton defensive back Gerald Bristol out jumped wide receiver Andre Zanders to pick off a Jackson Brown pass on their second possession.

One play later, Dontavius Hampton back from an injury picked off a Deonte Simmons pass to stall the Trojans drive.

Suwannee took advantage of the turnover and turned it into points as Brown hit a wide open Zanders across the middle for a 27-yard touchdown pass giving the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead with 9:36 left in the second quarter.

Hamilton answered two possessions later as Bristol scooped up a Swinson fumble and returned it 25-yards for a score. However the PAT was no good, cutting the lead to 7-6 with 1:57 remaining till halftime.

Suwannee took a one-point lead into half and answered on its first possession of the second half as Swinson walked in from 8-yards giving the Bulldogs a 14-6 lead early in the third.

Following another Suwannee turnover, this time a Derek Smith fumble, Swinson picked off Simmons and returned it 25-yards for a score increasing the lead to 21-6 with 4:34 left in the third quarter.

Brown had a chance to put it away late in the game but missed a 32-yard field goal with a low liner kick.

Hamilton put together its only decent drive of the night late in the game with under four minutes left in the game but a fourth down pass from Simmons to Will Hill was dropped in the endzone.

Suwannee was able to run out the clock and get the win despite the sloppy play.

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