War Eagles Defeat the Suwannee Bulldogs in the 2006 Pre-Season Classic

Wakulla Gets a Great Start on the 2006 Season

Wakulla 17 Suwannee 6

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War Eagles Defeat the Suwannee Bulldogs in the 2006 Pre-Season Classic

Written by Mary Katherine Westmark Sunday, 20 August 2006 17:25

Xavier Blocker

Kendell Gavin

Troy Walker

Nigel Bradham

Darrion Wilson

Tim Dawson

Travis Cronin

Kendell Webster

An enthusiastic crowd was on hand at Reynolds Stadium this past Friday night, August 18, to watch the War Eagles defeat the Suwannee Bulldogs 17 to 6 in the 2006 Pre-Season Classic. This was the first game of the season, and the first as Wakulla's head coach for Scott Klees.


War Eagle defense closes in.		Nigel Bradham celebrates his touchdown!

The first quarter of play was pretty much a standoff witih neither team scoring. Then during the second quarter, Nigel Bradham recovered a Suwannee fumble and ran 62 yards for the first War Eagle touchdown of the season. Also during the second quarter, Darrion Wilson recovered a Suwannee fumble on their 20 yard line, and Troy Walker put three more points on the board for Wakulla after he kicked a perfect field goal.

Suwannee scored their one and only touchdown during the third quarter, but Wakulla came back to score again during the fourth quarter on a one yard quarterback sneak by Cory Eddinger.


War Eagles face off with the Bulldogs.		It takes a lot to stop a War Eagle!

"The coaching staff was very pleased with how the team played," said Head Coach Scott Klees. "The defense played extremely well. They and the special teams were definitely the standouts tonight. We won the game because of how well they played. Our offense will get rolling; it just takes a while when you have eight new guys out there."

On offense, Xavier Blocker had 16 rushes for 64 yards, and Kendell Gavin had 6 rushes for 51 yards and 2 catches for 22 yards. Troy Walker averaged 43 yards a punt and kicked a 28 yard field goal.

On defense, Nigel Bradham had 10 solo tackles, 2 assists, 1 sack, and 2 fumble recoveries (one of which resulted in a 62 yard touchdown.) Darrion Wilson had 10 solo tackles, 2 assists, 2 caused fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries. Tim Dawson had 6 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 caused fumble, and one fumble recovery. Travis Cronin had 3 solo tackles, 4 assists, and 3 caused fumbles. Finally, Kendell Webster had 7 solo tackles, 2 caused fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries.

Wakulla will be taking on North Florida Christian this coming Friday night, August 25, 7:30 p.m. at Reynolds Stadium. "This will be a war," said Klees. "It will all come down to who has the ball last and who can score last."

Come on out and support the War Eagles in their first regular season game of the season! Let's keep it going Wakulla!

For more great game pics, visit our Wakulla vs. Suwannee Photo Gallery!


Seniors Colleen Morgan and Brooke Brown		Suwannee going down.

Individual team photos courtesy of Leslie "Carl" Herold Photography
54 Chelsea Drive
Crawfordville, FL 32327
850-926-3941
Carl681@mac.com

This article originally published on August 20, 2006.