OPELIKA FOOTBALL
The Opelika Bulldogs (o-1) were beaten by the Carver Wolverines(1-0) 55-34, in the season opener in front of a sellout crowd at Bulldog stadium. Carver racked up 374 yards and 35 points in the first half to hold a 21 point lead at intermission. Opelika gained 555 total yards, but only scored 14 over the first 3 quarters. The Dawgs gave up 7 plays over 2o yards and committed 2 big turnovers.
This was the first game for Carver in 6A after spending 2 years in 5A. It was obvious Coach Al Pogue was proud of his team and the game plan, “Judging by the score, I would say it went pretty well, Opelika is a good football team and we got some breaks and we were able to hold on at the end.”Pogue said grinning ear to ear after the game.
On the other side, Bulldog head Coach Brian Blackmon was searching for answers, “It’s disappointing when you get beat like this in your opener. We had a huge crowd and a great atmosphere, we were beaten by a good football team and we helped them a little bit.” Blackmon said during his post game interview with me on the radio. Coach Blackmon was shaken by his team’s performance and cut the show a little short.