(FREE) Bethany “Revenge Tour” Starts With Win Over Jones
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- “This year is just basically a revenge tour for us, and that’s how we came out and approached the game tonight”. That’s what junior QB
Taylor Heim
Taylor
Heim
6'4" | 185 lbs | ATH
Bethany | 2023
State
OK
had to say after their big win over one of 2A’s top teams Friday night. With Bethany looking to return the favor of last years opening night loss that Jones handed them at home to the tune of 31-7 that was a very different outcome than the one this year. Jones was expected to come out with high energy, stemming from the opening of their new stadium as well as lofty preseason expectations for the Longhorns. Bethany came out and was the tone setter for this game though.
In the first quarter Bethany jumped out quick on the Longhorns. Scoring at the 6:44 mark of the first quarter when junior Taylor Heim Taylor Heim 6'4" | 185 lbs | ATH Bethany | 2023 State OK connected with fellow Junior Jaden Gilliland on a 4 yard pass. That would be the only time either team found the end zone again until the 2nd quarter as Bethany played with as much ball control as possible to keep the ball away from highly touted Jones 2022 quarterback Carson May Carson May 6'5" | QB Jones | 2022 State OK . It looked like Bethany might blow this one wide open when they scored again when Heim would find the end zone for a second time, but this time it would be as a receiver catching a 44 yard TD from junior Cale Wetwiska. With Bethany up 14-0 at the 9:25 mark of the second quarter Carson May Carson May 6'5" | QB Jones | 2022 State OK went into overdrive. May drove the Longhorns down the field completing chunk passes and connecting with senior WR Caden Karl to cap off their first score with a 3 yard TD pass with about 6:00 left. That would be all the scoring in the first half after Bethany had a tough goal line stand to keep the Longhorns out of the end zone as time expired on the half.
The second half was very similar to the start of this game. Bethany again came out and scored in less than two minutes to start the half, again with Heim rushing in from 2 yards out. May and Karl however would come out and connect on their second big play of the night when May escaped yet another rush from the Bethany defense and found Karl behind the defense for a 67 yard TD pass showing why he’s the consensus #1 QB in the state. The game would go the next eight minutes without a score until Heim again threw a TD, this time to senior Jocelyn Malaska Jocelyn Malaska 6'1" | 180 lbs | ATH Bethany | 2022 State OK from 6 yards out. This would be the last time either team would find the end zone again as Bethany played tough defense and maintained control of the ball the entire fourth quarter to finish the game with a win 27-14 over Jones.
By The Numbers
Bethany Jones
Total yards 323 318
Total Plays 47 57
Passing 10/14 for 110 21/35 for 305
Rushing 33 car for 213 yd 22 car for 13 yd
Receiving YPC 11 14.5
Turnovers 0 0
Player of the game
Taylor Heim Taylor Heim 6'4" | 185 lbs | ATH Bethany | 2023 State OK QB/S/ATH
5-5 35 yard passing 2 TD
7 Rush 66 yards 9.4 YPC 1 TD