2007 Bobcat Fooball
Date |
Opponents |
Location |
Results |
Thursday, 8/23 |
Bellevue vs.Westside |
Crump |
Win, 20 - 0 |
Wednesday, 8/29 |
Bellevue vs. Vance |
Vance |
Win, 16 - 0 |
Tues., September 4 |
Bellevue vs. Treadwell |
Crump |
Win, 44 - 0 |
Tues., 9/11 |
Bellevue vs. Lester |
East |
Lost, 32-28 |
Tues., 9/18 |
Bellevue vs. Humes
|
Crump |
Lost, 14-6 |
Tues., 9/25 |
Bellevue vs. Fairview |
Crump |
Win, 42-0 |
Tues., 10/2 |
Bellevue vs. Cypress (Homecoming) |
Crump |
Win, 44-0 |
Tues., 10/9 |
Playoffs vs. Lester |
Crump |
Lost, 34 - 32 |
2006-07 Football Team - Playoff Qualifier, 8 wins - 2 losses
Football Team 2005-2006, City Champions (4 straight years)
Four years in a row
City Champions!
Football Team 2004-2005, City Champions (3 straight years)
Coach Gaston
Bellevue Junior High's football achieved more in less this
season. The Bobcats, along with other MIAA junior highs, played a six-game
regular season instead of eight due to budget restraints according to Bellevue
coach Rodrick Gaston. Bellevue, the 2002 junior high city champions, still
had sights set on repeating. Gaston said he knew his team hd potential to
win a second title despite schedule adjustments. "Half of my team came
back from last season so anything less wouldn't have been accepted,"
Gaston said. "Our number one goal was to win the city." Gaston found
obstacles nontheless. He added several knew players to his roster and had
to get the acclimated to a new level of competition in a short season. He
said preseason planning and extra effort at practice was a large help in maturing
his younger players. "We set up some scrimmages early on," Gaston
said. "We also used some weekends to practice." The practice games
showed Gaston that he indeed had the talent to win city honors again he said.
"We scrimmaged some junior varsity teams and beat them."
Gaston said he saw the potential to repeat as city champions
from the scrimmages. He knew there would still have to be other pieces to
fit into place, though. "We had guys who had just started to play,"
Gaston said. "A lot of seventh-graders had to step up and play valuable
time." That happened for Bellevue, which led to a 6-0 record at the season's
end.
The Bobcats won two playoff games that included the 14-6 city
championship victory over Georgian Hills at the Fairgrounds. Gaston credited
the leadership of his veteran players for his team's response to the changes
it endured from last season. Freshman wide reciever Jerome Fields, the team's
go-to guy according to Gaston, played a large role this season. After learning
a position and getting comfortable his first two seasons, Fields had to change
jobs for this team.
From the Commercial Appeal
