Dogs smash Lincoln

By By Brian Craig Robinson/special to The Star
September 7, 2002
There was a tornado watch early Friday evening in Clarke County, and that's exactly what the Clarkdale faithful saw as the homestanding Bulldogs ripped through West Lincoln like a twister, 41-0.
Clarkdale scored on every first half possession due to great work by the offensive line which opened gaping holes for the runningbacks and protected quarterback Steven Culpepper when it mattered en-route to the victory.
Kevin Matthews carried on two consecutive plays on the Bulldogs opening drive, gaining 27 yards and setting the Bulldogs up on the West Lincoln 44-yard line. After Quinn Moffite picked up eight yards on the next carry, Culpepper kept it himself and picked up 13 yards. Moffite once again got the call dragging defenders to the one yard line, and Kevin Mathews carried it in to make the score 6-0 with 4:48 left in the first. The PAT was unsuccessful.
On West Lincoln's next possession, the defense flexed its muscles on a sack by Les Boles that set up a punt. West Lincoln attempted a punt which was blocked giving the Bulldogs a first down on Bears 1-yard line. Matthews carried it in for another touchdown with 2:30 left in the first. The kick by David Prewitt made it 13-0.
Things got worse for the visitors as they immediately fumbled their next possession, giving the Clarkdale squad great field position on WL's 39-yard line.
On the very next play, Culpepper hooked up with Moffite, who was all alone in the WL secondary for the touchdown with 1:41 left in the first quarter. Prewitt's kick was good.
West Lincoln tried to pick up the pieces on its next possession, but once again the defense came up big as Quinton Walker picked up a fumble and ran it in from a yard out with 10:04 left in the half. The kick made it 27-0.
After a punt, the Bulldogs closed out the first-half scoring on a 2-yard run by Jake Gray. The two-point conversion was good to make it 35-0.
The second half featured solid play by the Clarkdale second string, and a 9-yard scoring run by Culpepper.
Matthews gained 120 yards on the ground, highlighted by a 45-yard burst to open the second half. Moffite contributed 39 yards on the ground, another 39 in the air, and one TD reception.
Clarkdale is 2-0 on the season and visit Southeast Lauderdale next Thursday night.