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Marked Tree Indians

2008 Schedule
Date

H/A

 Marked Tree

235

 Opponent

136

W/L

 Record Conf.
Sep.   5

A

 Marked Tree

32

 Riverview

35

L

0-1
Sep. 12

H

 Marked Tree

7

 East Poinsett Co.

6

W

1-1

1-0

Sep. 19

A

 Marked Tree

46

 Cedar Ridge

8

W

2-1

2-0

Sep. 26

H

 Marked Tree

43

 Augusta

40

W

3-1

3-0

Oct.   3

A

 Marked Tree

25

 McCrory

13

W

4-1

4-0

Oct. 10

A

 Marked Tree

33

 Walnut Ridge

28

W

5-1

5-0

Oct. 17

H

 Marked Tree

49

 Salem

6

W

6-1

6-0

Oct. 24

-

 Marked Tree

 

 OPEN

 

 
Oct. 31

H

 Marked Tree

 

 Cross County

 

 
Nov.  6

A

 Marked Tree Rector

 

2007 Schedule
Date

H/A

 Marked Tree

232

 Opponent

90

W/L

 Record Conf
Aug.31

H

 Marked Tree

16

 East Poinsett Co.

6

W

1-0
Sep.  8

A

 Marked Tree

2

 Palestine-Wheatley

0

W fft

2-0
Sep. 14

H

 Marked Tree

8

 Harrisburg

7

W

3-0
Sep. 21

H

 Marked Tree

20

 Clarendon

26

L

3-1
Sep. 28

A

 Marked Tree

27

 Cross County

12

W

4-1

1-0

Oct.  5

H

 Marked Tree

27

 Augusta

3

W

5-1

2-0

Oct. 12

A

 Marked Tree

46

 Rector

0

W

6-1

3-0

Oct. 19

H

 Marked Tree

42

 McCrory

0

W

7-1

4-0

Oct. 26

A

 Marked Tree

30

 Walnut Ridge

8

W

8-1

5-0

Nov.  2

 

 Marked Tree

 

 OPEN

 

 
Nov.  9

H

 Marked Tree

6

 Spring Hill

0

W

9-1
Nov.16

H

 Marked Tree

8

 Strong

28

L

9-2

2007 Archives

Car wreck derails Marked Tree
September 12, 2007

By David Wallace
Hootens.com

MARKED TREE - Marked Tree lost at Harrisburg for its only regular-season setback of 2006. Avenging that loss got more difficult.

Marked Tree (2-0) starting tight end/free safety Nathan Ivy and all-conference guard and deep-snapper Clint Hawkins likely will miss three weeks or more after an in-town car wreck. Ivy injured his back and Hawkins his knee. They were in the car with another football player when their vehicle straightened a curve and rolled over, Marked Tree coach Tim Branum says. “All of them were wearing seatbelts or it would have been a real disaster,” Branum says. “We're glad they're OK. The sad part is that Ivy has worked hard all his life and he was finally starting. This was his year.”

While Marked Tree loses starters, Harrisburg senior RB Brandon Versie returned Week 2 in the 20-20 tie with Highland, rushing 24 times for 173 yards and a TD.

Reprinted by permission.

2006 Schedule
Date

H/A

 Marked Tree

382

 Opponent

85

 W/L Record Conf
Sep.  1

A

 Marked Tree

40

 East Poinsett Co.

0

W

1-0
Sep.  8

H

 Marked Tree

47

 Palestine-Wheatley

0

W

2-0
Sep. 15

A

 Marked Tree

6

 Harrisburg

14

L

2-1
Sep. 22

A

 Marked Tree

46

 Clarendon

6

W

3-1
Sep. 29

H

 Marked Tree

13

 Cross County

0

W

4-1

1-0

Oct.  6

A

 Marked Tree

44

 Augusta

13

W

5-1

2-0

Oct. 13

H

 Marked Tree

61

 Rector

6

W

6-1

3-0

Oct. 20

A

 Marked Tree

46

 McCrory

0

W

7-1

4-0

Oct. 27

H

 Marked Tree

36

 Walnut Ridge

6

W

8-1

5-0

Nov.  2

H

 Marked Tree

22

 Earle

8

W

9-1
Nov.17

H

 Marked Tree

21

 Mineral Springs

32

L

9-2

 

2005 Schedule
Date

H/A

 Marked Tree

264

 Opponent

160

 W/L Record Conf
Sep.  2

A

 Marked Tree

32

 McCrory

6

W

1-0
Sep.  9

H

 Marked Tree

28

 Salem

8

W

2-0

1-0

Sep. 16

A

 Marked Tree

14

 Earle

8

W

3-0

2-0

Sep. 23

H

 Marked Tree

28

 Norphlet

15

W

4-0
Sep. 30

H

 Marked Tree

14

 Cross County

34

L

4-1

2-1

Oct.  7

H

 Marked Tree

47

 Rector

0

W

5-1

3-1

Oct. 14

A

 Marked Tree

30

 Walnut Ridge

0

W

6-1

4-1

Oct. 21

A

 Marked Tree

8

 Carlisle

7

W

7-1
Oct. 28

H

 Marked Tree

28

 East Poinsett Co.

48

L

7-2

4-2

Nov.  3

A

 Marked Tree

27

 Piggott

0

W

8-2

5-2

Nov.11

A

 Marked Tree

8

 Des Arc

34

L

8-3

2005 Archives

An unidentified Marked Tree ball carrier is brought down by McCrory's Dillion Dewitt (4) and Charles Winberry (12). The Indians defeated the Jaguars 32-6. Photo courtesy of Greg Ashby, SearcySports.com 09/02/05

 

2004 Schedule
Date

H/A

 Marked Tree

185

 Opponent

152

 W/L Record Conf
Sep.  3

LR

 Marked Tree

45

 Murfreesboro

0

W

1-0
Sep. 10

A

 Marked Tree

14

 Salem

22

L

1-1

0-1

Sep. 17

H

 Marked Tree

20

 Earle

14

W

2-1

1-1

Sep. 24

A

 Marked Tree

8

 Norphlet

15

L

2-2
Oct.  1

A

 Marked Tree

7

 Cross County

32

L

2-3

1-2

Oct.  8

 

 Marked Tree

 

 OPEN

 

 
Oct. 15

H

 Marked Tree

48

 Walnut Ridge

6

W

3-3

2-2

Oct. 22

A

 Marked Tree

0

 Bearden

28

L

3-4
Oct. 29

A

 Marked Tree

0

 East Poinsett Co.

35

L

3-5

2-3

Nov.  4

H

 Marked Tree

43

 Piggott

0

W

4-5

3-3

2003 Schedule
Date

H/A

 Marked Tree

255

 Opponent

286

 W/L Record Conf
Sep.  5

A

 Marked Tree

0

 East Poinsett Co.

28

L

0-1
Sep. 12

H

 Marked Tree

40

 Salem

34

W

1-1

1-0

Sep. 19

A

 Marked Tree

0

 Earle

60

L

1-2

1-1

Sep. 26

A

 Marked Tree

42

 Parkin

0

W

2-2

2-1

Oct.  3

H

 Marked Tree

21

 Cross County

34

L

2-3

2-2

Oct. 10

H

 Marked Tree

42

 Rector

8

W

3-3

3-2

Oct. 17

A

 Marked Tree

15

 Walnut Ridge

29

L

3-4

3-3

Oct. 24

H

 Marked Tree

55

 Turrell

8

W

4-4

4-3

Oct. 31

H

 Marked Tree

14

 Palestine Wheatley

43

L

4-5

4-4

Nov.  7

A

 Marked Tree

26

 Hughes

52

L

4-6

4-5

 
2002 Results
Date Marked Tree

422

 Opponent 211 W/L Record Conference
Sep.  6 Marked Tree

27

 East Poinsett Co.

51

L

0-1

0-0

Sep. 13 Marked Tree

20

 Salem

6

W

1-1

1-0

Sep. 20 Marked Tree

36

 Earle

8

W

2-1

2-0

Sep. 27 Marked Tree

43

 Parkin

6

W

3-1

3-0

Oct.  4 Marked Tree

27

 Cross County

13

W

4-1

4-0

Oct. 11 Marked Tree

62

 Rector

6

W

5-1

5-0

Oct. 18 Marked Tree

45

 Walnut Ridge

21

W

6-1

6-0

Oct. 25 Marked Tree

69

 Turrell

18

W

7-1

7-0

Nov.  1 Marked Tree

35

 Palestine Wheatley

22

W

8-1

8-0

Nov.  8 Marked Tree

37

 Hughes

34

W

9-1

9-0

Nov. 15 Marked Tree

21

 Carlisle

26

L

9-2

 

2002 Archived Stories

Carlisle rallies by Marked Tree
November 16, 2002

By David Grim
NEARsports.com

MARKED TREE — The Carlisle Bison came from behind twice and made a game-winning defensive stand late in the fourth quarter to beat Marked Tree 26-21 Friday night in the Class AA state football playoffs.

Carlisle held the Indians, the top seed from the 3AA conference, at their own 7-yard-line with 2:31 left in the game to preserve the win.

Carlisle (8-3), the fourth-place team from the 6AA, won despite giving up 306 rushing yards to Marked Tree’s Anquion Williams.

Quarterback Matt Campbell scored what would prove to be the winning touchdown for Carlisle on the third play of the final period. Campbell sneaked in from two yards away to set the final score, 26-21.

Marked Tree (9-2) drove as far as the Bison 7 in its final possession, but was stopped four yards short on fourth-and-9 from the 12.

“They were just tough,” Carlisle coach James Clayton said. “They were determined to line up and play. They were in this game to the end.

“We have some excellent running backs in our conference, but that number 34 (Williams) is the best we have seen all year long.”

Williams’ total came on 29 carries. Cody Simpson got 141 yards on the same number of carries for Carlisle.

“He kept us in the ballgame,” Marked Tree coach Tim Branum said of Williams. “He’s been doing it all year.

“There’s always missed opportunities. Long yardage penalties killed two or three of our drives.”

Carlisle will go on to face the Mount Ida Lions in the second round of the playoffs.

The Bison scored first in what would be a busy first quarter. Brandon Waddell recovered an Indian fumble at the Marked Tree 45 . Three plays later, Simpson scored his first of three touchdowns with 6:24 showing on the clock. Simpson’s 5-yard run gave Carlisle the early lead, 6-0.

Marked Tree answered on its next possession. The Indians started the drive from their own 36. Only three plays later, Williams ran in a touchdown from 57 yards out. With 4:53 left in the first quarter, Fernando Zavala gave the Indians the 7-6 lead with his PAT.

Carlisle followed on its next possession with another touchdown from Simpson, this time from 12 yards away. Campbell ran in the two-point conversion with 2:12 left in the period to give the lead back to the Bison, 14-7.

Marked Tree counter-punched again. Kelsey Snow capped an eight-play, 64-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown early in the second quarter. Zavala’s kick tied the score at 14-14, where it would remain at halftime.

Carlisle used almost seven minutes of the third quarter to score its next touchdown. Simpson got his final TD on a 10-yard run with 5:52 left in the third quarter. Carlisle missed its second PAT to leave the score, 20-14.

Williams broke another long touchdown for Marked Tree to reclaim the lead for the Indians. With 2:21 left in the quarter, Williams ran in a 52-yard touchdown. The extra point made it 21-20.

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