Brady’s rushing attack was too much for Coleman to handle, and the Bulldogs ran to a 54-0 win Friday night. Brady ran for a total of 493 yards, with Channing Booker racking up 253. Jeffrey Bierman had a strong game as well, piling up 118 yards on just 3 carries. Brady controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. The Bulldogs had no turnovers or punts, and only allowed 73 rushing yards on 24 attempts.
 
 

Are these 2004 Brady Bulldogs for real?  That's the question that's going around town after they opened the season last Friday night by hammering Coleman at their place, 54-0.  The score's not so spectacular; it's the fact that they racked up 579 yards in total offense, and 544 of those were rushing.  That's got to be a school record. I've been associated with the Bulldogs for more than 60 years, and never can I recall a Brady team rolling to such fantastic numbers. 

The Bulldogs played virtually perfect ball against the hapless Bluecats, who seemed in awe of this sterling performance put on them.  Coach Todd Bandy's charges never had a turnover while limiting Coleman to only five first downs and 110 yards in total offense.  "We were pleased with the way the kids played. We answered a lot of questions on defense, and we're feeling much better about that. The offense was just awesome," he said after the game.  The opponents' closest penetration into Brady territory was the Bulldog 23. 

Two Brady seniors, TB Channing Booker and QB Paden Behrens had outstanding games. Booker, a 140-pound senior tailback, touched the ball only 15 times and racked up 274 yards rushing while scoring on runs of 46 and 85 yards.  Behrens made TDs on runs of 55 and 67 yards. He only ran the ball four times.  Even backup tailback Flemmon Hightower had a fine night, rushing for 80 yards on 12 second half rushes.  The Dog offensive line of Adam Jacoby, Jacob Bierman, Kiel Pilgrim, Roland Huerta, James Ruldolph and Chris Castleman absolutely shredded the Bluecat line, creating huge holes for their teammates. 

The evening, played on a perfect night for football, was all Brady. Coleman had entered the contest hoping to avenge a 47-7 Bulldog victory from last year, but the game's outcome was never in doubt.  After kicking off to Coleman to open the game, the Doggies held on three downs and took over at their own 39 after a 26-yard Adam Vasquez punt.  The Dogs reached the Coleman 8 before turning the ball over on downs after six plays. That was virtually the last time they were stopped all night long. 

On the second play after the Cats took over at their own 4, outside linebacker Jeffrey Bierman intercepted a Brady Hunter pass at the one and stepped into the end zone for the Brady touchdown.  The Bulldogs scored eight consecutive touchdowns after that, and they only had 10 possessions all night long. They botched the first one, then missed a short field goal in the waning moments of the contest.  "We had planned to throw the ball more, but when Channing and Paden began breaking those long runs, we stayed with the run," Bandy said Monday afternoon. "Both did a great job. The backs were seeing the holes well and making the best of it." 

"It just was a breakout game for Channing. He's a little scatback, but he's not that fast, only running in the high 4.5s in the 40," the coach said.  The coach also lauded Nathan Price, who has just moved back to Brady and is a senior receiver and defensive back.  "This was his first football game since he was in the eighth grade. And he did well, recovering a fumble, intercepting a pass and making a fine grab of a TD pass from Behrens," Bandy pointed out.