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UMS-WRIGHT vs Citronelle

7:00 PM – Cooper Stadium

BROADCAST INFORMATION:

Radio: Bulldog Radio Network (99.5 FM locally / iHeartRadio streaming globally) - coverage begins at 6:40 PM

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BY THE NUMBERS:

 

All Time Series: UMS-Wright leads the all-time series 17-9-1

Streaks: The Bulldogs and Wildcats first played exactly 100 years ago on October 3rd, 1925.  UMS won each of the first 5 games (1925-1929) in the series for their longest win streak against the Wildcats. Citronelle won 3 games in a row during the '82, '83 and '96 seasons.  Since then, UMS-W has won 4 of the last 5 and 6 of the last 8.  

Last 5 Games:

10/4/2024 Citronelle 14 – UMS-W 7

10/20/2023 UMS-W 24 - Citronelle 0

10/14/2022 UMS-W 50 - Citronelle 6

10/8/2007 UMS-W 28 – Citronelle 24

10/13/2006 UMS-W 42 - Citronelle 35

 

Region 1 Schedule for Week 6

 

Region 1 Standings

 

 

Citronelle Preview

 

Williamson and Vigor are the lone remaining unbeaten teams in Region 1. Williamson travels to Faith Academy tonight while Vigor hosts Elberta.  The top 3 seeds will shake out over the following two weeks as both UMS-Wright (10/10) and Vigor (10/17) travel to Williamson.  

 

Tonight's opponent, Citronelle, sits at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in Region 1 games.  They beat Faith Academy before dropping games to Williamson and Vigor.  It looks like the 4th seed and final playoff spot in Region 1 might come down to the winner of the Citronelle - B.C. Rain game on October 10th.  The Wildcats are led by #5 Kemarkys Howard and #1 Kobe Weaver.  The two running backs have combined for 7 touchdowns, with Howard rushing for over 100 yards in two games.  Quarterback #12 Whyatt Nelson has only completed 36% of his 44 pass attempts this season, and Howard leads the team in passing TDs.  Weaver is the leading receiver for the Wildcats with 9 catches for 89 yards and 2 TDs. Their defense has forced 7 turnovers so far, with Kobe Weaver pulling down 5 interceptions.  Linebacker #34 Timothy Rivers leads the team in tackles, averaging 12 a game.  

 

The Bulldogs are still very much in the hunt for a top-2 finish in the Region and a home playoff game in Round 1.  A win over Citronelle tonight sets up a game at Williamson next week to stay in that hunt.

 

Tonight is a "White-Out" at Cooper Stadium - so grab your favorite white shirt before you head to the game!

 

(Special thanks to the website www.ahsfhs.org for their work in the historical preservation of high school athletics in Alabama. Many of these numbers were pulled from their site).