Plainview falls to Oakman

Plainview falls to Oakman

By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

Oakman 37-Plainview 19

Plainview’s Head Coach Dustin Goodwin came into the 2015 football season with big shoes to fill.   It seemed that it would be a tough job at the first of the season.  The Plainview Bears started the first of the season at 0-3.  Coach Goodwin did not give up.  He rallied the troops for the rest of the season and took them to the playoffs.

Plainview made the trip to Oakman on Thursday night, due to the possibility of bad weather for Friday night.  With 9:00 left in the first quarter, Oakman scored on an 1-yard run by Garrett Martin.  The extra point attempt by Joshua Holcutt was not successful.  With 7:14 left in the first, Sam Muller charged into the endzone on a 15-yard run for Plainview. The extra point attempt from Louis Hernandez, failed.  With 1:29 left in the first, Oakman scored on a 13-yard pass.  They went for an 2-point conversion but it was unsuccessful.  At the end of the first quarter, the score was Oakman 12-6.

With 11:03 left in the second quarter, Jacob Wooten caught a 40-yard pass from Bailey Dukes.  The kick by Hernandez was perfect, giving Plainview the 13-12 lead.  With 3:33 left in the second quarter, Nathan Gilbreath from Oakman, had a 35-yard run into the endzone.  The attempted 2-point conversion failed.  With :43 seconds left in the second, Gilbreath scored again for Oakman with a 75-yard run.   The 2-point conversion, failed again for Oakman.  Going into the half, Oakman led Plainview 24-13.

After the half, Plainview scored with 11:01 remaining in the third, with a 32-yard stampede by Sam Muller.  The extra point attempt by Louis Hernandez was unsuccessful.  With 1:21 left in the third, Gilbreath scored on a 24-yard run for Oakman.  The Bears stopped the 2-point conversion.

The fourth quarter remained scoreless until Gilbreath scored with 2:01 left in the game.  The extra point attempt by Joshua Holcutt was no good.  Final was Oakman 37, Plainview 19.

Sam Muller was The Southern Torch Standout with 120 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns.

Coach Goodwin reflected back on the season and had this to say about his Bears, “I was proud of the way our kids competed against Oakman.  Thankful for this group of Seniors.  They rallied the troops when things weren’t going well early in the year and were able to fight our way into the playoffs as a result of that resiliency.  In my opinion, that’s something this group should be real proud of.” When asked of his plans for the off season, “From this point on, we will be focused on getting stronger in the weight room and finding guys to replace this class of seniors.  We will have to find a new group of guys that we can count on for the upcoming season.”  With the talent that Plainview has, that should not be a problem for Coach Goodwin.  We look forward to seeing him achieve greatness with the Bears program.