Beebe Badgers

2008 Schedule

Date	H/A	Beebe	201	Opponent	139	W/L	Record	Conf.
Sep.   5	A	Beebe	28	Greenbrier	14	W	1-0
Sep. 12	H	Beebe	28	Lonoke	19	W	2-0
Sep. 19	A	Beebe	14	Vilonia	19	L	2-1
Sep. 26	H	Beebe	44	Crossett	27	W	3-1	1-0
Oct.   3	A	Beebe	40	North Pulaski	13	W	4-1	2-0
Oct. 10	H	Beebe	14	Monticello	41	W	4-2	2-1
Oct. 17	A	Beebe	33	LR McClellan	6	W	5-2	3-1
Oct. 24	H	Beebe		LR Mills
Oct. 31	A	Beebe		White Hall
Nov.  6	H	Beebe		Sylvan Hills

2007 Schedule

Date	H/A	Beebe	334		Opponent	205	W/L	Record	Conf
Aug.31	A	Beebe	21		Greenbrier	0	W	1-0
Sep.  7	H	Beebe	32		Lonoke	7	W	2-0
Sep. 14	A	Beebe	47		Vilonia	41	W	3-0
Sep. 21	H	Beebe	35		Paragould	0	W	4-0	1-0
Sep. 28	A	Beebe	34		North Pulaski	7	W	5-0	2-0
Oct.  5	H	Beebe	34		Wynne	22	W	6-0	3-0
Oct. 12	A	Beebe	22		Blytheville	32	L	6-1	3-1
Oct. 19	H	Beebe	35		Greene Co. Tech	18	W	7-1	4-1
Oct. 26	H	Beebe	28		Nettleton	6	W	8-1	5-1
Nov.  2	A	Beebe	20		Batesville	23	L	8-2	6-1
Nov.  9	A	Beebe	26		Greenwood	49	L	8-3

2007 Archives

Beebe fends off GCT October 19, 2007 By David Grim NEARsports.com PARAGOULD - The Beebe Badgers held off the winless Greene County Tech Eagles 35-18 in a 5A East conference game Friday night. The Badgers (7-1, 4-1) scored two touchdowns in the first quarter. Luke Gardner got the first one on a 3-yard run midway through the opening stanza. Roger Glaude made all the extra points on the night, and kicked the score to 7-0. James Anderson got the other first quarter touchdown on a 4-yard run, making it 14-0 with 2:04 left in the period. The Eagles (0-8, 0-5) got on the board with time running out in the first. Kyle Davis ran in from 3 yards out. The extra point was blocked, leaving the score at 14-6 with 15 seconds left in the first. Beebe scored on another short touchdown run, this time a 4-yard run from Chris Blundell, with 2:04 left in the half to make it 21-6. GCT capitalized on a Badger error with time running out in the half. A bad snap on a punt attempt gave the Eagles the ball at the Beebe 17-yard line with 6 seconds remaining in the half. That was all that quarterback Seth Tripod would need to find Tyler Williams in the end zone as time expired, making the halftime score 21-12. After a scoreless third quarter, scoring resumed with 6:58 left in the final period when Beebe quarterback snuck in from 2 yards away. Glaude's kick made it 28-12. The Eagles answered when Tripod and Tyler Williams connected again on a 10-yard touchdown pass with 3:50 left in the game. The score stayed at 28-18 after another failed two-point try. Beebe's Billy Griswold returned the Eagles' ensuing onside kick 40 yards to the GCT 10. Four plays later, Sammy Williams iced the game on a 2-yard run with 1:06 left to play. Tripod led all rushers with 92 yards on 7 carries for the Eagles. Sammy Williams grinded out 90 yards on 28 carries for Beebe.

Beebe vs. Blytheville big in 5A East October 12, 2007 By David Wallace Hootens.com BEEBE - John Shannon still doesn't know what it's like to lose as a head coach, and Beebe (6-0, 3-0 in 5A East) hasn't seen anything like it in 21 years. The Badgers are unbeaten in the former Cabot assistant's debut season, and 6-0 for the first time since 1986. They finished 9-1, 5-1 in the 5AA-South that year, and lost to conference champion Pulaski Robinson in the playoffs 21-6. Beebe's battle for the conference championship with unbeaten Blytheville week 7 is bigger than any game anyone can remember at Bro Irwin Stadium. It's homecoming, and Athletic Director Jerry Jordan estimates an overflow crowd of 4,000 to 5,000. They won't all be Badger boosters. Jordan says Blytheville is sending seven buses to support the Chickasaws. Until this year, Blytheville had gone 6-0 only one year since 1973. In 1998, the Chicks lost their first game 35-34 to Forest City week 7.

Beebe loves its new coach, 4-0 start September 27, 2007 By David Wallace Hootens.com BEEBE - Fans of the Beebe Badgers are finding new reasons every week to like John Shannon. The first-year coach who has guided the Badgers to an impressive 4-0 record showed his humanitarian side this week. He and the other coaches organized the preparation of food for the family of junior team member Larey Six, who's 10-year old brother Tristan was killed Sunday in a four wheeler accident. Beebe Booster Club President Bruce Pursell says Shannon has been active in every aspect of the program. "We love him. He's winning, but it's more than that," says Pursell, who adds the club plans a big tailgate party for the Batesville game November 2nd. Before that, the homecoming game Oct. 12 with Blytheville, potentially a battle of unbeatens, is expected to swell Erwin Stadium beyond its capacity. A new bleacher section for the band should clear about 200 additional seats, but those will be gobbled up quickly by frenzied Beebe fans. They have cottoned quickly to Shannon's rush-oriented approach after some initial misgivings. "It was a real shock going from that spread (run by former coach Cam Prock) to this," Purcell says. "But it's pretty cool when they need three yards, and you know they can get it any time." Purcell has noticed more businesses adorning their store-front signs with messages about the Badgers. Beebe athletic director Jerry Jordan traces the buzz surrounding the program to the comeback from a 41-12 deficit at Vilonia to win 47-41 week 3. Long a hotbed of support, Beebe is seeing even larger crowds this year. Jordan says the Vilonia game brought the largest gate of his four years as AD. He says the players bought into the change in philosophy from the beginning. Shannon re-instituted two-a-day practices and emphasized the trench-warfare football he learned under Mike Malham Jr. at Cabot. Hootens.com picks Beebe to go to 5-0 this week by beating North Pulaski. Reprinted by permission.

Beebe blanks Paragould, 35-0 September 21, 2007 By David Grim NEARsports.com PARAGOULD - The Beebe Badgers took the Williams and Williams show on the road to Paragould in a 5A East conference game with the Paragould Rams Friday night. Sammy Williams rushed for 93 yards on 16 carries and scored three touchdowns, while Kyle Williams scored the other two in a 35-0 rout of the Rams (1-3, 0-1). Sammy started the scoring for Beebe (4-0, 1-0) on a 1-yard plunge with 6:53 left in the opening quarter. Roger Glaude, a perfect 5-of-5 on the night, kicked the extra point to make it 7-0. Beebe's Sammy Williams (33) rushes for some of his 93 yards as Paragould's Zach Franks (12) tries to make the stop. The Badgers shutout the Rams 35-0. Photo by Tony Rose, Timeless Photography. 09/21/07 Kyle got his first with 8:55 remaining in the second period on a 5-yard run to make it 14-0. Beebe got in the endzone one more time before halftime when Sammy ran in from 2 yards away with 10 seconds on the clock. The Badgers continued the Williams onslaught in the third quarter. Sammy sprinted 50 yards for Beebe's fourth touchdown, and Kyle turned on the mercy clock with 4:09 left in the third on a 3-yard run. Paragould's Kelsey Reely (7) runs the ball up the middle against Beebe's Ethan Quick (45). The Rams lost to the Badgers 35-0. Photo by Tony Rose, Timeless Photography. 09/21/07 "We were worried about a let down after last Friday night," said Beebe first year head coach John Shannon. "Our guys fought hard. We don't have a team of superstars. They have a real workman-like ethic. I'm proud of them."

Beebe hits the ground running September 4, 2007 By David Wallace Hootens.com BEEBE - The Beebe Badgers successfully transitioned from the Spread attack of former coach Cam Prock to the Dead T of new coach and Beebe graduate, John Shannon in a 21-0 win over Greenbrier. Shannon, who brought the straight-ahead attack with him from Cabot, was pleased with the first-half effort. The Badgers scored on drives of 13 and 15 plays in the first half but scored on only one of seven possessions in the second half. "We want those 15-play drives," Shannon says. "It's just hard for our players to adjust to being physical on every down." Shannon served as offensive coordinator for Cabot coach Mike Malham from 1999-2006. In vintage Cabot fashion, the Badgers converted three fourth downs in the first half, including a fourth-and-six at the Greenbrier 45. "We kind of like to hang onto the football," Shannon says. "(The other team) can't score if they don't have the football." Shannon will remember his first game as a head coach, feeling goosebumps when he walked in front of a capacity crowd at his old high school. "It was a scary moment walking out there wondering, 'Oh, I hope we can do this,'" Shannon says. "But it was very gratifying to get that first one."... Beebe's defense also had to adjust to a new 5-2 scheme, but Shannon says that unit played without a hiccup. "They got to the ball real well, tackled real well," Shannon says. Greenbrier could not run against Beebe and passed on all but six downs in the second half. … Senior running back James Anderson (5-11, 170) played some after missing all of preseason practice with a broken collarbone. Anderson, whom Shannon calls Beebe's best overall athlete, caught a 36-yard pass and scored on a 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Shannon says Anderson will be back at cornerback as well as rotating in a running back Week 2 (9/7) at Lonoke. … Shannon respects the Jackrabbits' speed and athleticism. "They like to get it to (senior wide receiver Ryan Hobson) a lot," Shannon says. "He's a player, but they've got a bunch of those." Reprinted by permission.

2006 Schedule

Date	H/A	Beebe	217		Opponent	311	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep.  1	A	Beebe	28		Greenbrier	14	W	1-0
Sep.  8	H	Beebe	21		Lonoke	20	W	2-0
Sep. 15	A	Beebe	7		Vilonia	31	L	2-1
Sep. 22	H	Beebe	48		Paragould	42	W	3-1	1-0
Sep. 29	A	Beebe	33		North Pulaski	23	W	4-1	2-0
Oct.  6	H	Beebe	7		Wynne	49	L	4-2	2-1
Oct. 13	A	Beebe	14		Blytheville	41	L	4-3	2-2
Oct. 20	H	Beebe	31		Greene Co. Tech	14	W	5-3	3-2
Oct. 27	H	Beebe	14		Nettleton	35	L	5-4	3-3
Nov.  3	A	Beebe	14		Batesville	42	L	5-5	3-4