BIG PASS PLAYS LEAD TO SOUTHSIDE WIN

For Southside quarterback Taye Gatewood, last Friday night included touchdown passes in all shapes and sizes — from the 71-yard variety to the shovel pass toss from a yard out. None was bigger, though, than the fourth-down screen pass to Ricardo Savoy that helped pave the way to the team’s first conference win of the season. Gatewood threw for 234 yards and ran for 142 more as the Mavericks held on for a 30-24 win over Cabot. Gatewood’s short pass to Savoy led to an 18-yard touchdown play on fourth-and-2 from the Panthers’ 18. Savoy’s 26th career reception enabled the speedy running back to dart to the end zone, and help the Mavericks keep the lead. On the team’s final drive, Gatewood took over and, with a series of mid-line runs along with a crucial 15-yard pass to Tyrese Solomon, put the Mavs in position to win it by running nearly six minutes off the clock. “We knew we could get them off-balance with the quarterback run and Rico with the sweeps,” Gatewood said. “I’m glad that it worked.” “He gutted it out all night long,” Southside coach Jeff Williams said. “He’s an awesome player. That’s a big win for us as far as conference play.” Cabot quarterback Jessie Windemaker, an Alma native, guided the Panthers to four scoring drives, including a game-tying touchdown march in the fourth quarter that preceded the Mavericks’ final drive. Cabot finished with 295 yards of offense — all of it on the ground. “They move the ball on everybody,” Williams said. “I thought we had a good game plan and I’m super proud of our defensive coaches. I thought we executed really well.”

BIG PASS PLAYS LEAD TO SOUTHSIDE WIN

KEVIN TAYLOR

Times Record | 10/3/2018

PHOTO CREDIT: Fort Smith Southside High School Athletics