NOTES FOR 2016 GAME vs. E.C. GLASS

 

***This series is one of the oldest in the entire state of Virginia.  It dates back to 1920, but teams from Lynchburg and Danville have been playing each other since 1905.   Glass leads the all-time series 48-39-6.  Since 1964, G.W. leads 25-16-1.  G.W. has won 14 of the last 176 games, and the last seven in a row. Tonight’s is the 94th meeting between the rivals

 

***Jeff Woody is in his second year as the Hilltoppers’ Head Coach.  He won two state championships earlier this decade at nearby Brookville High School. Woody brings the no-huddle offense to Glass.

 

***Jr. Thomas Patterson is a two-year starter at Linebacker.  He was honorable mention All-District in 2015.

 

***Soph. OL-Jacori Katrell was Honorable Mention as a Freshman last fall!

 

***Tre Alexander had three catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns in their win over Harrisonburg. He also returned an interception for a TD. Alexander returned the game’s opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown to put his team on top last week against Halifax County. He also broke up a fourth down pass.

 

***Sackett Wood completed six of 19 attempts for 160 yards in week one.  Wood scored three touchdowns last week against Halifax.

 

***Marcus Berger led Glass in rushing with 121 yards on 11 carries in their season-opening win over Harrisonburg.

***K-Ben McCarthy missed a 41-yard field goal attempt last week.

 

***Last week, Glass effectively locked down the Comets’ ground game, holding the Comets to 61 yards on 30 carries.  They put up 322 yards of total offense. The Hilltoppers have scored 64 points in the first two weeks.

 

GLASS RECORDS

YEAR

RECORD

1990

9-2-0

1991

10-4-0

1992

12-2-0

1993

8-5-0

1994

11-2-0

1995

11-3-0

1996

7-2-0

1997

2-8-0*

1998

8-3-0

1999

6-5-0

2000

3-7-0

2001

4-5-0

2002

4-6-0

2003

6-4-0

2004

5-5-0

2005

7-5-0

2006

3-7-0

2007

1-9-0

2008

4-6-0

2009

1-9-0

2010

5-6-0

2011

4-6-0

2012

4-7-0

2013

4-7-0

2014

3-7-0

2015

1-9-0

 

YR.

WINNER

SCORE

1981

G.W.

20-7

1982

G.W.

34-7

1983

G.W.

26-13

1984

G.W.

26-7

1985

GLASS

24-6

1986

GLASS

24-10

1987

GLASS

23-7

1988

GLASS

34-7

1989

GLASS

22-0

1990

GLASS

13-5

1991

G.W.

7-6

1992

GLASS

14-9

1993

GLASS

36-35 (2ot)

1994

G.W.

34-28

1995

GLASS

27-18

1996

G.W.

26-14

1997

GLASS

13-7

1998

G.W.

10-7

1999

G.W.

19-6

2000

G.W.

21-0

2001

G.W.

42-0

2002

G.W.

35-20

2003

GLASS

10-7

2004

G.W.

24-6

2005

GLASS

40-15

2006

G.W.

31-14

2007

G.W.

47-24

2008

G.W.

28-14

2009

G.W.

34-13

2013

G.W.

21-17

2014

G.W.

31-13

2015

G.W.

55-18

 

 

Stats from last year’s game

 

G.W.

OPP.

First Downs

11

4

Rushes-Yds

28-305

27-69

Pass YDs

85

69

C-A-I

5-9-0

7-23-4

Total Yards

390

138

 

Returnees stats from last year:

 

G.W.:

Forest: 2-20-0 rushing (2014)

Branch: 7-11-109-2-0 passing; 5-(-20)-0 rushing

Harris: 4-(-28)-0 rushing

Barley: 1-(-1)-0 rushing