It seems like there wasn't a lot of defense played Friday night at Frank Barger Stadium. The two teams cranked out a combined total of 944 yards and 91 points. Nevertheless, some lucky Tornado defender has to get the Terrible Terry Tate Defensive MVP Award. And the winner is...Navaar Hamrick!
For the record, Hickory's top tacklers against Bunker Hill were juniors Tyler Barnette and Drew Siciliano, each with six total tackles. Barnette also broke up a pass while Siciliano had a tackle for loss, a sack and three "quarterback pressures."
But I'm awarding the bobblehead to Navaar, a senior, because he had four solo tackles, two sacks, three "quarterback pressures" and he also caused a fumble. Plus he is always one of the most fired-up players on the team and I really appreciate that. He did a good job Friday night.
Other top tacklers for Hickory included junior Cole Smithey and senior Clay Johnson who each recorded five total tackles. Smithey had one tackle for loss, Johnson had two. Michael Shook's tackle stats were down significatnly (four tackles, three of them solo hits). But he had a couple of "quarterback pressures". He broke up one pass and intercepted another one. Buddy Withers also intercepted a Bunker Hill pass.
It was good to see the reserves get some quality playing time. Obviously the Bears were still in there fighting for respect. Touchdowns were scored on Hickory's 2nd- and 3rd-stringers but the playing experience will help the younger players who will get another shot at it next season - if not sooner.
Finally, I'm hoping to see several players who have been out with injuries return to action this week to deal with Kings Mountain. Hickory will need all hands on deck and manning their battle stations in order to upset the Mountaineers.
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