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The Ruston (LA) varsity football team won Friday's home non-conference game against Byrd (Shreveport, LA) by a score of 27-15.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Byrd700815
Ruston7701327
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Box Score Stats

Byrd (09-10)

Ruston (09-10)

14
First Downs
19
8
Penalties
5
64
Penalty Yards
34
26:18
Possession Time
21:42

Game Stats

Byrd

Passing

#Athlete NameCompAttYdsComp %AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals81967.4218.375011330
12Alex Walton (Sr)81967.4218.375011330
Byrd

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals362176.03702
10C.j. Alexander (So)1-1-1.00
12Alex Walton (Sr)4164.0013
18Erin Smith (Sr)12776.42421
19Brandon Stewart (So)910211.33701
20Gary Mayberry (Jr)2126.008
23C. Willis (So)1-4-4.00
33Chris Kovalsky (Sr)7152.149
Byrd

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals8678.3813
10C.j. Alexander (So)11010.0010
11Q. Gilyard (Sr)188.008
18Erin Smith (Sr)2178.5013
82Brandon Hudgens (So)188.008
88Matt Sharp (So)3248.009
Byrd

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot Tckls
Team Totals26632
7Richard Carthon (So)22
24Ephraim Fields (Sr)11
28N. Peoples (So)33
30Will Anglin (So)314
32L'anthony Davis (Sr)22
35Travis Gibson (Jr)7310
38T. Henderson (Jr)213
42David Andrews (Sr)112
47Seth Caskey (So)22
61Chad Cotton (So)11
90Branden Bowers (Sr)22
Byrd

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHur
Team Totals1.011
42David Andrews (Sr)1.011
Byrd

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals12
28N. Peoples (So)2
30Will Anglin (So)1
Byrd

Kickoffs

#Athlete NameKOYdsLongTchBks
Team Totals297
16Ben Eldredge (Sr)297
Byrd

Punts

#Athlete NamePYdsAvg.LngIn 20
Team Totals518236.40391
16Ben Eldredge (Sr)518236.40391
Byrd

Kickoff Returns

#Athlete NameRetsYdsAvgLng
Team Totals23718.50
2C. Stamps (Sr)12525.00
7Richard Carthon (So)11212.00
Byrd

Punt Returns

#Athlete NameRetYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals4205.001057
2C. Stamps (Sr)25
7Richard Carthon (So)3206.671032
28N. Peoples (So)1.00
Byrd

Scoring

#Athlete NameTot PtsPATTDConvFGS
Team Totals2121
16Ben Eldredge (Sr)11
18Erin Smith (Sr)61
19Brandon Stewart (So)61
Ruston has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Louisiana High School Football - Ruston beat Byrd

September 4, 2009: Ruston, LA 71270

The Ruston Bearcats football squad scored 27 points and restricted the visiting Byrd Yellowjackets to 16 in the Bearcats non-league victory on Friday.

The Bearcats now possess a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Many for a non-league battle on Friday, September 11. Ruston will face a Tigers squad coming off a 43-7 non-league win over Oakdale (Oakdale, LA). The Tigers record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the Yellowjackets face the New Iberia Yellowjackets (New Iberia, LA) in a non-league battle, on Friday, September 11. Byrd will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Yellowjackets enter the battle with a 1-0 record after their 41-6 non-league win over Tara (Baton Rouge, LA).

Coaches Summary

First Quarter

01:13 BYRD - STEWART 70 yd run (ELDREDGE kick)
4 plays, 87 yards, TOP 1:11, BYRD 7 - RUSTON 0
00:10 RUSTON - WILSON 39 yd pass from JOHNSON,C (DUNBAR kick)
3 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:03, BYRD 7 - RUSTON 7

Second Quarter

2nd 00:40 RUSTON - JOHNSON,J 13 yd run (DUNBAR kick)
5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 1:47, BYRD 7 - RUSTON 14

Fourth Quarter

4th 11:40 RUSTON - JOHNSON,J 9 yd run (DUNBAR kick)
7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:22, BYRD 7 - RUSTON 21
09:07 RUSTON - LONG 17 yd run (WELCH pass failed)
6 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:51, BYRD 7 - RUSTON 27
04:29 BYRD - TEAM safety
BYRD 9 - RUSTON 27
00:37 BYRD - SMITH, E 5 yd run (ELDREDGE kick blockd)
12 plays, 44 yards, TOP 0:00, BYRD 15 - RUSTON 27

Rankings & Records

Byrd (09-10)

NationalLAClass
3,6989440
OverallDistrictHomeAwayWin %District %PFPA
4-63-42-32-3.400.429238268

Ruston (09-10)

NationalLAClass
1,501419
OverallDistrictHomeAwayWin %District %PFPA
8-34-14-24-1.727.800219131

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Byrd
4.18.76.84.223.8
Ruston
7.78.07.08.719.9

Team Stat Comparison

ByrdRuston
232.7Rushing Yards Per Game162.9
91.3Passing Yards Per Game92.9
324.0Total Yards Per Game255.8
44.9Tackles Per Game106.9
1.1Sacks Per Game1.6
22.5Points Per Game18.8

Team Leaders

ByrdRustonNational Avg.
#20 Gary Mayberry73.3Rushing Yards Per Game#21 Jaren Johnson103.121.9
#12 Alex Walton93.8Passing Yards Per Game#5 Colby Johnson92.940.4
#12 Alex Walton130.7Total Yards Per Game#5 Colby Johnson115.133.3
#35 Travis Gibson7.0Tackles Per Game#43 Tra Pringle16.03.0
#42 David Andrews.8Sacks Per Game#69 Ladarius Maxwall.5.3
#16 Ben Eldredge5.4Points Per Game#21 Jaren Johnson6.03.0

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Byrd0-1Ruston1-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
10/16/09ByrdOuachita Parish(L) 40-39/18/09RustonOuachita Parish(W) 16-7

Record Breakdown

Byrd (09-10)

Ruston (09-10)

4-6
Overall
8-3
3-4
League
4-1
1-2
Non-League
4-1
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-1
Common Opponent
1-0
2-3
Home
4-2
2-3
Away
4-1
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-1
4-6
In-State
8-3
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0