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**2008 Schedule**
Date	H/A	Blytheville	234	Opponent	117	W/L	Record	Conf.
Sep. 5	H	Blytheville	28	Osceola	13	W	1-0
Sep. 12	A	Blytheville	42	Cape Girardeau, MO	6	W	2-0
Sep. 19	H	Blytheville	38	Jonesboro	20	W	3-0
Sep. 26	H	Blytheville	35	Wynne	7	W	4-0	1-0
Oct. 3	A	Blytheville	43	Nettleton	6	W	5-0	2-0
Oct. 10	A	Blytheville	34	Greene Co. Tech	25	W	6-0	3-0
Oct. 17	H	Blytheville	14	Helena-West Helena	40	L	6-1	3-1
Oct. 24	A	Blytheville		Batesville
Oct. 31	H	Blytheville		Paragould
Nov. 7	A	Blytheville		Forrest City

2007 Schedule

Date
H/A
Blytheville
395
Opponent
158

W/L
Record Conf

Aug.31
A
Blytheville
29
Osceola
20

W

1-0

Sep. 7
H
Blytheville
34
Poplar Bluff, MO
26

W

2-0

Sep. 14
A
Blytheville
45
Cape Girardeau, MO
6

W

3-0

Sep. 21
A
Blytheville
18
Wynne
6

W

4-0

1-0

Sep. 28
H
Blytheville
48
Nettleton
7

W

5-0

2-0

Oct. 5
H
Blytheville
53
Greene Co. Tech
0

W

6-0

3-0

Oct. 12
A
Blytheville
32
Beebe
22

W

7-0

4-0

Oct. 19
H
Blytheville
22
Batesville
21

W

8-0

5-0

Oct. 26
A
Blytheville
41
Paragould
8

W

9-0

6-0

Nov. 1
H
Blytheville
55
North Pulaski
7

W

10-0

7-0

Nov. 9
H
Blytheville
18
Vilonia
35

L

10-1

**2007 Schedule**
Date	H/A	Blytheville	395	Opponent	158	W/L	Record	Conf
Aug.31	A	Blytheville	29	Osceola	20	W	1-0
Sep. 7	H	Blytheville	34	Poplar Bluff, MO	26	W	2-0
Sep. 14	A	Blytheville	45	Cape Girardeau, MO	6	W	3-0
Sep. 21	A	Blytheville	18	Wynne	6	W	4-0	1-0
Sep. 28	H	Blytheville	48	Nettleton	7	W	5-0	2-0
Oct. 5	H	Blytheville	53	Greene Co. Tech	0	W	6-0	3-0
Oct. 12	A	Blytheville	32	Beebe	22	W	7-0	4-0
Oct. 19	H	Blytheville	22	Batesville	21	W	8-0	5-0
Oct. 26	A	Blytheville	41	Paragould	8	W	9-0	6-0
Nov. 1	H	Blytheville	55	North Pulaski	7	W	10-0	7-0
Nov. 9	H	Blytheville	18	Vilonia	35	L	10-1

2007 Archives

Blytheville clinches 5A East
October 26, 2007

By David Grim
NEARsports.com

PARAGOULD - The Blytheville Chickasaws clinched the top seed in the playoffs from the 5A East with a 41-8 win over the Paragould Rams Friday night.

Blytheville (9-0, 6-0) began the scoring when quarterback Gabriel Osagie snuck in from a yard out. After a successful extra point, the score was 7-0 with 8:18 remaining in the first quarter.

Josh Woodruff scored the Chicks' next touchdown with 2:59 left in the first quarter. Woodruff ran in from 3 yards away to make it 14-0.

Blytheville recovered an onside kick and scored two plays later on a 30-yard run from Oscar Woods. The Chicks led 21-0 with 2:30 in the first period.

Blytheville's defense got in on the scoring when Gerrett Howard returned an interception 71 yards for a touchdown with 8:24 left in the half. The extra point failed, and the score was 27-0.

The Chicks ensured that the mercy clock would run in the second half when Osagie hit Woodruff on a 15-yard touchdown pass with 1:47 remaining in the half. Howard ran in for two points to make it 35-0.

Don Jackson added one more touchdown for Blytheville early in the fourth quarter on a 6-yard run.

Tyson Underwood got Paragould (3-6, 2-4) on the scoreboard with 2:49 left in the game. Underwood sprinted in from 41 yards out, and Steven Vericker added a two-point conversion to set the final score.

Jarvis Jones was the leading rusher for the Chickasaws with 69 yards on just 4 carries.

Blytheville 8 and oh!
Octboer 23, 2007

By David Wallace
Hootens.com

BLYTHEVILLE - The Blytheville Chickasaws are 8-0 for the first time in the Coach Doug Quinn era. The Chickasaws went 10-0 in 1973, winning the AAA East conference before losing in the first round of the AAA playoffs to Texarkana. The Almanac of Arkansas High School Football records only one other season since 1960 when the Chicks won all their non-conference games and at least eight on the year. The exception was 1998 when their first loss came in the 7th game, 35-34 to Forrest City. The 1994 Chickasaws won 10 straight but were 7-1 at this point after losing their opening game.

Blytheville had to dig deep to earn its eighth win. Led by senior quarterback Gabriel Osagie (6-3, 175), the Chicks drove 66 yards in nine plays to score with 39 seconds left. Osagie's pass to senior tight end Ojay Cullens (6-4, 195) for the two-point conversion provided the difference in a dramatic 22-21 win over Batesville, the Pioneers' first conference loss.

"He put it low where only Ojay could get it," Coach Quinn says. "There was no way he was going to get it intercepted."

The drive came after Batesville had turned away the Blytheville offense at the Pioneer 5-yard line. Quinn says his team could have given up at that point but didn't. "During a timeout with 2:40 left (with the Chicks down 21-14), I went out there, and some of the seniors said, 'Coach, we are NOT going to lose,'" Quinn says.

Quinn says he got a sign before the year began of how much resolve his team had. The Chickasaws came back from 10 points down to Jonesboro in a preseason scrimmage. He says they've gained confidence as the season progressed.

Quinn says junior receiver George Merriweather (6-1, 165) made a "big time catch" on the final drive with the game on the line.

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.

Chickasaws rack up return yards, TD's
September 27, 2007

By David Wallace
Hootens.com

BLYTHEVILLE - Kickoff returns for touchdowns helped fuel Blytheville's 4-0 start. Junior Jarvis Jones (5-9, 168) took a fourth-quarter kickoff 77 yards in the Chickasaws' 18-6 win over Wynne week 4. The previous week, Jones ran the opening kickoff from Cape Girardeau Central, MO, back 95 yards for a touchdown.

Senior Gerrett Howard (6-2, 175) was named the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Player of the Week for his performance in a 34-26 win week 2 against Poplar Bluff, MO, when he returned kicks 79 and 76 yards for scores, his only two returns of the year.

Jones' averages 45 yards in five returns this season, and junior Darnell Humphrey (5-11, 159) has returned one kick for 23 yards. Coach Doug Quinn says he looks for guys who are aggressive and can run to put on special teams. And he says Jones and Howard both know how to return kicks. "You've got to have courage," Quinn says. "You've got to be willing to stick it up into the wedge and find a seam."

Quinn says he has enough depth to spread the glory around. Twelve different players have run the ball, eight have caught passes and 11 have scored. The talent spreads throughout the high school classes. In the three years prior to 2007, the junior high team went 24-4-1.

All-state fullback Melvin Brooks (5-9, 176) is almost fully recovered from the stress fracture in his foot he sustained in spring practice. The senior (1,400 yards last season) has been gearing up slowly after returning to the team prior to the Poplar Bluff game week 2.

Reprinted by permission.

Blytheville upends Osceola, 29-20
August 31, 2007

By David Grim
NEARsports.com

OSCEOLA - The Blytheville Chickasaws started the 2007 season off with a 29-20 win over their Mississippi County rivals the Osceola Seminoles Friday night.

Blytheville (1-0) didn't get the scoring started until the second quarter when quarterback Gabriel Osage threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Remius Thompson. Ervin Torres' extra point made it 7-0 with 1:43 left in the half.

Osceloa (0-1) got on the board when quarterback Kyle Gore snuck in from a yard out with 4:26 left in the third quarter,making the score 7-6.

Josh Woodruff scored next for the Chicks on a 35-yard sprint to the endzone with 2:33 remaining in the third. The extra point was blocked, leaving the score 13-6.

Gore made it 13-12 when he threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Regal Johnson on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Osage answered with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Humphrey with 6:14 left in the game. Osage found Ojay Cullins on the two-point conversion to make it 21-12.

Gore threw another 31-yard strike, this time to Josh James, and then ran in a two-pointer to make it 21-20 with 4:18 remaining.

Blytheville iced the game with :55 left when Osage ran in from 2 yards out. Osage passed to Gerrett Howard for two points to set the final score.

Woodruff led all rushers in the game with 136 yards on 13 carries for the Chickasaws.

**2007 Archives**
Blytheville clinches 5A East October 26, 2007 By David Grim NEARsports.com PARAGOULD - The Blytheville Chickasaws clinched the top seed in the playoffs from the 5A East with a 41-8 win over the Paragould Rams Friday night. Blytheville (9-0, 6-0) began the scoring when quarterback Gabriel Osagie snuck in from a yard out. After a successful extra point, the score was 7-0 with 8:18 remaining in the first quarter. Josh Woodruff scored the Chicks' next touchdown with 2:59 left in the first quarter. Woodruff ran in from 3 yards away to make it 14-0. Blytheville recovered an onside kick and scored two plays later on a 30-yard run from Oscar Woods. The Chicks led 21-0 with 2:30 in the first period. Blytheville's defense got in on the scoring when Gerrett Howard returned an interception 71 yards for a touchdown with 8:24 left in the half. The extra point failed, and the score was 27-0. The Chicks ensured that the mercy clock would run in the second half when Osagie hit Woodruff on a 15-yard touchdown pass with 1:47 remaining in the half. Howard ran in for two points to make it 35-0. Don Jackson added one more touchdown for Blytheville early in the fourth quarter on a 6-yard run. Tyson Underwood got Paragould (3-6, 2-4) on the scoreboard with 2:49 left in the game. Underwood sprinted in from 41 yards out, and Steven Vericker added a two-point conversion to set the final score. Jarvis Jones was the leading rusher for the Chickasaws with 69 yards on just 4 carries.
Blytheville 8 and oh! Octboer 23, 2007 By David Wallace Hootens.com BLYTHEVILLE - The Blytheville Chickasaws are 8-0 for the first time in the Coach Doug Quinn era. The Chickasaws went 10-0 in 1973, winning the AAA East conference before losing in the first round of the AAA playoffs to Texarkana. The Almanac of Arkansas High School Football records only one other season since 1960 when the Chicks won all their non-conference games and at least eight on the year. The exception was 1998 when their first loss came in the 7th game, 35-34 to Forrest City. The 1994 Chickasaws won 10 straight but were 7-1 at this point after losing their opening game. Blytheville had to dig deep to earn its eighth win. Led by senior quarterback Gabriel Osagie (6-3, 175), the Chicks drove 66 yards in nine plays to score with 39 seconds left. Osagie's pass to senior tight end Ojay Cullens (6-4, 195) for the two-point conversion provided the difference in a dramatic 22-21 win over Batesville, the Pioneers' first conference loss. "He put it low where only Ojay could get it," Coach Quinn says. "There was no way he was going to get it intercepted." The drive came after Batesville had turned away the Blytheville offense at the Pioneer 5-yard line. Quinn says his team could have given up at that point but didn't. "During a timeout with 2:40 left (with the Chicks down 21-14), I went out there, and some of the seniors said, 'Coach, we are NOT going to lose,'" Quinn says. Quinn says he got a sign before the year began of how much resolve his team had. The Chickasaws came back from 10 points down to Jonesboro in a preseason scrimmage. He says they've gained confidence as the season progressed. Quinn says junior receiver George Merriweather (6-1, 165) made a "big time catch" on the final drive with the game on the line.
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.
Chickasaws rack up return yards, TD's September 27, 2007 By David Wallace Hootens.com BLYTHEVILLE - Kickoff returns for touchdowns helped fuel Blytheville's 4-0 start. Junior Jarvis Jones (5-9, 168) took a fourth-quarter kickoff 77 yards in the Chickasaws' 18-6 win over Wynne week 4. The previous week, Jones ran the opening kickoff from Cape Girardeau Central, MO, back 95 yards for a touchdown. Senior Gerrett Howard (6-2, 175) was named the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Player of the Week for his performance in a 34-26 win week 2 against Poplar Bluff, MO, when he returned kicks 79 and 76 yards for scores, his only two returns of the year. Jones' averages 45 yards in five returns this season, and junior Darnell Humphrey (5-11, 159) has returned one kick for 23 yards. Coach Doug Quinn says he looks for guys who are aggressive and can run to put on special teams. And he says Jones and Howard both know how to return kicks. "You've got to have courage," Quinn says. "You've got to be willing to stick it up into the wedge and find a seam." Quinn says he has enough depth to spread the glory around. Twelve different players have run the ball, eight have caught passes and 11 have scored. The talent spreads throughout the high school classes. In the three years prior to 2007, the junior high team went 24-4-1. All-state fullback Melvin Brooks (5-9, 176) is almost fully recovered from the stress fracture in his foot he sustained in spring practice. The senior (1,400 yards last season) has been gearing up slowly after returning to the team prior to the Poplar Bluff game week 2. Reprinted by permission.
Blytheville upends Osceola, 29-20 August 31, 2007 By David Grim NEARsports.com OSCEOLA - The Blytheville Chickasaws started the 2007 season off with a 29-20 win over their Mississippi County rivals the Osceola Seminoles Friday night. Blytheville (1-0) didn't get the scoring started until the second quarter when quarterback Gabriel Osage threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Remius Thompson. Ervin Torres' extra point made it 7-0 with 1:43 left in the half. Osceloa (0-1) got on the board when quarterback Kyle Gore snuck in from a yard out with 4:26 left in the third quarter,making the score 7-6. Josh Woodruff scored next for the Chicks on a 35-yard sprint to the endzone with 2:33 remaining in the third. The extra point was blocked, leaving the score 13-6. Gore made it 13-12 when he threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Regal Johnson on the first play of the fourth quarter. Osage answered with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Humphrey with 6:14 left in the game. Osage found Ojay Cullins on the two-point conversion to make it 21-12. Gore threw another 31-yard strike, this time to Josh James, and then ran in a two-pointer to make it 21-20 with 4:18 remaining. Blytheville iced the game with :55 left when Osage ran in from 2 yards out. Osage passed to Gerrett Howard for two points to set the final score. Woodruff led all rushers in the game with 136 yards on 13 carries for the Chickasaws.

**2006 Schedule**
Date	H/A	Blytheville	320	Opponent	258	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep. 1	H	Blytheville	33	Osceola	26	W	1-0
Sep. 8	A	Blytheville	42	Poplar Bluff, MO	24	W	2-0
Sep. 15	H	Blytheville	41	Cape Girardeau, MO	21	W	3-0
Sep. 22	H	Blytheville	0	Wynne	27	L	3-1	0-1
Sep. 29	A	Blytheville	28	Nettleton	45	L	3-2	0-2
Oct. 6	A	Blytheville	19	Greene Co. Tech	14	W	4-2	1-2
Oct. 13	H	Blytheville	41	Beebe	14	W	5-2	2-2
Oct. 20	A	Blytheville	0	Batesville	35	L	5-3	2-3
Oct. 27	H	Blytheville	40	Paragould	0	W	6-3	3-3
Nov. 2	A	Blytheville	62	North Pulaski	13	W	7-3	4-3
Nov.10	A	Blytheville	14	Camden Fairview	39	L	7-4

**2006 Archives**
Blytheville comes from behind to beat GCT, 19-14 October 6, 2006 By David Grim NEARsports.com PARAGOULD - The Blytheville Chickasaws scored on a 6-yard pass from Gabriel Osagie To O.J. Cullins with 13 seconds left to play to go ahead of the Greene County Tech Eagles 19-14 in AAAAA East action Friday night. GCT (3-3, 1-2) made it 6-0 on a 6-yard run from Jordan Hailey with 3:15 left in the opening quarter. Blytheville (4-2, 1-2) answered with 7:27 left in the half when Melvin Brooks sprinted 78 yards for a touchdown. Darnell Humphrey made the extra point to put the Chickasaws ahead 7-6. In the third quarter, Jeffery Blake hauled in an interception for the Eagles at the GCT 41 yard-line. 7 plays later, Blake scored on a 12-yard quarterback keeper with 3:04 left in the third quarter. Blake added two more points to make the score 14-7. Greene County Tech's Jeffery Blake (green 8) stretches for a touchdown againt Blytheville's Gabriel Osagie (white 8). The Chickasaws rallied to beat the Eagles 19-14. Photo courtesy Clifton Garmrath, Lasting Memories Photography 10-06-06 Blytheville capitalized on a turnover early in the fourth quarter. Osagie recovered an Eagle fumble at the Chickasaw 45. 10 plays later, Brooks scored his second touchdown, a 3-yard run, with 7:52 left to play. Blytheville opted to try and take the lead on a two-point try, but came up short, and the score remained 14-13. The Chickasaw defense made it possible for Blytheville to have the opportunity to win the game. The Chicks held the Eagles on 4th and 8 from the Blytheville 37 yard-line with 2:07 left in the game. Blytheville's Gerald Howard (5) runs away from GCT's Tyler Lawrey (11) and Jordan Hailey (44). The Chicks came from behind to win 19-14. Photo courtesy Clifton Garmrath, Lasting Memories Photography 10-06-06 Osagie put Blytheville in position to win the game three plays later with a 43-yard pass from Osagie to Fred Jackson that put the Chickasaws on the GCT 7 yard-line. "They are a great football team," said Blytheville Coach Doug Quinn of the Eagles. "To come in here and get a come from behind win against a team this good is a real confidence boost for our team." Brooks finished the game with 109 yards on 16 carries for the Chickasaws. Blake led all rushers with 132 yards on 28 carries for GCT.

**2005 Schedule**
Date	H/A	Blytheville	260	Opponent	173	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep. 2	A	Blytheville	6	Osceola	40	L	0-1
Sep. 9	H	Blytheville	46	Poplar Bluff, MO	14	W	1-1
Sep. 16	A	Blytheville	32	Cape Girardeau, MO	0	W	2-1
Sep. 23	A	Blytheville	13	Wynne	21	L	2-2	0-1
Sep. 30	H	Blytheville	38	Nettleton	14	W	3-2	1-1
Oct. 7	H	Blytheville	51	Greene Co. Tech	6	W	4-2	2-1
Oct. 14	A	Blytheville	20	Beebe	22	L	4-3	2-2
Oct. 21	H	Blytheville	7	Batesville	12	L	4-4	2-3
Oct. 28	A	Blytheville	47	Paragould	18	W	5-4	3-3
Nov. 4	H	Blytheville	0	Marion	26	L	5-5	3-4

**2005 Archives**
Blytheville's Danny Davis (33) looks for extra yardage against Poplar Bluff. The Chickasaws upended the Mules 46-14. Photo courtesy of Mike Buhler, Eastridge Imaging 09/09/05

**2004 Schedule**
Date	H/A	Blytheville	353	Opponent	239	W/L	Record	Conf
Sep. 3	H	Blytheville	39	Osceola	28	W	1-0
Sep. 10	A	Blytheville	31	Poplar Bluff, MO	10	W	2-0
Sep. 17	H	Blytheville	49	Cape Girardeau, MO	20	W	3-0
Sep. 24	H	Blytheville	20	Wynne	41	L	3-1	0-1
Oct. 1	A	Blytheville	33	Nettleton	24	W	4-1	1-1
Oct. 8	A	Blytheville	42	Greene Co. Tech	14	W	5-1	2-1
Oct. 15	H	Blytheville	21	Beebe	15	W	6-1	3-1
Oct. 22	A	Blytheville	24	Batesville	43	L	6-2	3-2
Oct. 29	H	Blytheville	45	Paragould	7	W	7-2	4-2
Nov. 5	A	Blytheville	35	Marion	14	W	8-2	5-2
Nov.12	A	Blytheville	14	Greenwood	23	L	8-3

**2004 Archived Stories**
Pioneers beat Chickasaws, win homecoming 43-24 October 22, 2004 By David Grim NEARsports.com BATESVILLE - The Batesville Pioneers celebrated homecoming by beating the Blytheville Chickasaws 43-24 in an AAAA East conference game. Tim Childress began the scoring for the Pioneers (7-1, 4-1). Childress got 19 of his 218 yards rushing on the Pioneers' third play form scrimmage. Mason Reeves kicked the extra point to make it 7-0. Jeremy Thrasher doubled the Pioneers' score with a 39-yard touchdown run with 5:28 left in the half. After Batesville notched a safety, the Pioneers scored again on a 25-yard pass form Bo Reynolds to Reeves. Reeves added an extra point to make the score 23-0 with 2:03 left in the half. Blytheville (6-2, 3-2) got in the scoring column with eight seconds left in the half. Brice Beck found Brian Reed on a 27-yard touchdown pass to make the halftime score 23-6. The Chickasaws scored the only points of the third quarter with 5:29 on the clock. Beck tossed a a 7-yard touchdown to Logan Rebstock to bring Blytheville as close as they would get to the Pioneers, 23-12. The Pioneers began the scoring in a 32 point fourth quarter. Reynolds sneaked in from two yards away early in the period to make the score 29-12. Childress scored the game's only defensive touchdown on a 42-yard interception return with 9:03 left in the game, putting the Pioneers up 36-12. Beck threw another touchdown pass to Rebstock for the Chickasaws, this time a 41 yard strike, to make the score 36-18. Reynolds called his own number again for the Pioneer's final touchdown, a 1-yard run with 2:09 left in the game. Beck set the final score with 28 seconds left on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Cecil Chew. Childress' 218 yards came on 30 carries. Beck completed 27 of 47 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns. 10 of those catches went to Rebstock for 147 yards.
Wynne stops Blytheville, 41-20 September 24, 2004 By David Grim NEARsports.com BLYTHEVILLE - The Wynne Yellowjackets racked up 479 yards of total offense, 442 of which came on the ground, en route to a 41-20 victory over the Blytheville Chickasaws Friday night at Haley Field. Blytheville (3-1, 0-1 AAAA East) looked sharp on its opening possession, driving 76 yards on seven plays and scoring on a 24 yard touchdown pass from Brice Beck to Chris Metcalf. Beck kicked the score to 7-0 with only three minutes gone from the opening quarter. Wynne (2-2, 1-0) took over from there. A.O. Collins scored on a 42 yard sprint to the end zone with 7:27 left in the first quarter to pull the Yellowjackets to within one point. The Yellow jackets went on top to stay on the fourth play of the second quarter. Courtney Williams plunged in from a yard out, and then added a two point conversion to set what would be the halftime score at 14-7. Terrance Boykin scored three touchdowns for the Yellowjackets in the third quarter on runs of six, two and three yards respectively to put Wynne up 34-7 going into the fourth quarter. Beck put Blytheville back on the scoreboard with 10:51 left in the game on a three yard touchdown pass to Chris Smith. Beck added the PAT to make the score 34-14. Williams added another touchdown to his tally on Wynne's next possession with a four yard run with 8:09 left in the game. Jamaal Bell scored Blytheville's final touchdown with just 36 seconds remaining on a 13 yard run. "That was obviously our best performance offensively this year," said Wynne head coach Don Campbell. "As crippled up as we are, I thought our guys played with a lot of heart and emotion." Williams led the Wynne rushing attack with 145 yards on 21 carries. Boykin added 90 on 13 carries and Collins notched 81 on 8 carries. Despite the losing effort, Beck completed 19 of 32 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns.
Chickasaws "eliminate doubt", Beat Osceola 39-28 September 3, 2004 By David Grim NEARsports.com BLYTHEVILLE - The Blytheville Chickasaws ended an 18 game losing streak here Friday night, beating Mississippi County rival Osceola, 39-28 at Haley Field. "There were some doubters out there," said Blytheville head coach Doug Quinn. "There were people out there that didn't think we could perform. I saw these men step up and play with confidence. They eliminated the doubt tonight." The Seminoles (0-1) got the ball first and took their opening drive to the Chickasaw 16 yard line before fumbling away to Blytheville (1-0). Trey Lucas returned the fumble 36 yards to the Osceola 48. The Chickasaws wasted no time putting the first points on the board. Senior quarterback Brice Beck passed 48 yards to Chris Metcalf on the first play from scrimmage. Beck kicked the PAT to make it 7-0 with 7:28 left in the opening period. Metcalf scored again with 2:37 remaining in the 1st quarter. Metcalf ran in from four yards out to extend the lead to 13-0. Osceola answered on the second play of the second quarter. Mario Barber sprinted 35 yards to the end zone to make the score 13-6 and cut the gap back to seven points. Blytheville answered with Metcalf again. The senior running back ran in from 21 yards away and Beck kicked the score to 20-6 with 5:00 left before intermission. Osceola senior quarterback Darius Harris passed 59 yards to Andrez Adams with 2:53 left in the half for the next Seminole touchdown. Harris added a two point conversion to make the score 20-14. Blytheville needed just over two minutes to score one more time before the break. Beck threw a 25 yard strike to Logan Rebstock with just 18 ticks left on the clock to set the halftime score at 26-14. Osceola used most of the third quarter to draw within six points again. The Seminoles capped a 17 play, 47 yard drive with 3:37 left in the quarter on a nine yard touchdown run from Harris. The Chickasaws needed only three more plays to answer again. Brian Reed scored on a 61 yard touchdown run. Beck's PAT made the score 33-20 with 3:04 left in the third stanza. The Seminoles got as close as five points away from Blytheville late in the game. Lonnie Dabney plunged in from a yard out with 4:03 left to play. Harris hit James Coleman for the two point play and made the score 33-28. Blytheville iced the game with 2:03 left. Receiver Chris Smith, running successful reverses all night long, scored on a 62 yard run to set the final score. Smith led Blytheville's running attack with 94 yards on only six carries. Beck completed seven of 13 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Harris completed 8 of 15 passes for the Seminoles for 169 yards. Chris Brock led all rushers with 97 yards on 18 carries for Osceola.

2003 Schedule

Date
H/A
Blytheville
112
Opponent
341

W/L
Record Conf

Sep. 5
A
Blytheville
12
Osceola
43

W/L*

0-1

Sep. 12
H
Blytheville
7
Poplar Bluff, MO
10

L

0-2

Sep. 19
H
Blytheville
3
Cape Girardeau, MO
28

L

0-3

Sep. 26
A
Blytheville
12
West Memphis
50

L

0-4

0-1

Oct. 3
H
Blytheville
18
Mountain Home
21

L

0-5

0-2

Oct. 10
A
Blytheville
15
Jacksonville
45

L

0-6

0-3

Oct. 17
H
Blytheville
12
Forrest City
34

L

0-7

0-4

Oct. 24
H
Blytheville
8
Cabot
27

L

0-8

0-5

Oct. 31
A
Blytheville
6
Searcy
34

L

0-9

0-6

Nov. 7
A
Blytheville
19
Jonesboro
49

L

0-10

0-7

Nov. 10

*Won by forfeit

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