We have looked at the South Point Red Raiders on offense and defense this week, and yesterday we took a good look at the Dudley Panthers’ offense, and now it is time to look at the Panthers’ defense, as they prepare to square off against South Point on Friday, at Dudley’s Tarpley Stadium…Game time is 7:30pm, and you can catch the game, with a 6:50 pregame, on GreensboroSports Radio…
Now for that look, at the Dudley Panthers’ defense….The leading tackler for Dudley is senior defensive lineman, Jhyheem Pittman…Pittman with 102 total tackles on the season….63 solos and 39 assists, with 47 Tackles for a Loss, and overall 7.3 tackles per game…Pittman has been in the opposing team’s backfield all season long…#2 on the Dudley team in tackles is #99 Logan Wright…Wright also right up front in that Dudley Panther defensive front line scheme…Wright with 90 total tackles, creating 6.4 tackles per game and he has 34 Tackles for a Loss…Pittman with 28 1/2 QB Sacks, and Wright with 18 Sacks of the QB….Pittman with 28 QB Hurries and Wright with 25 QB Hurries…Pittman has recovered two fumbles and Wright has one fumble recovery…
We looked at those two defensive lineman, and what they have been doing in tandem up front for Dudley, and as you move into the middle of the field on defense, you find LB Jeremiah Barnes with 84 Total Tackles…Barnes with 49 solo tackles and 35 assists….Also at linebacker, Jaylan Richmond has 64 Total Tackles, with 41 solos and 24 assists….Richmond has been very aggressive all season long, and he has hit a very steady stride on defense, here in the playoffs…You look up, and #4 Richmond is there…19 TFL’s for Barnes and 18 TFL’s for Richmond…Barnes with 3 sacks and Richmond with 2.5 sacks…Barnes with 10 QB Hurries and Richmond with 5 QB Hurries…Richmond and Barnes both with an interception, and Barnes has 7 Pass Deflections and Richmond has 3 PD’s…
Another top tackler for the Dudley Panthers is Austin Lloyd..He is up front most of the time for Dudley, and Lloyd checks in with 75 Total Tackles and he has 29 Tackles for a Loss…43 solo and 32 assists for Lloyd…5.4 tackles per game…Lloyd with 21.5 QB Sacks and 31 QB Hurries…Another line mate and defensive teammate of Lloyd is Braden McCall…McCall with 64 total tackles and 26 TFL’s…McCall with 15 Sacks and 29 QB Hurries…LB Kafi Abass with 59 Total Tackles and 9 TFL’s…Abass with 4 Sacks, 2 QB Hurries, 5 Pass Deflections and 1 Fumble Recovery…
Defensive back Shawn Seagraves with 53 total tackles…4 TFL’s…1 QB Hurry for Seagraves, 15 Pass Deflections and 2 Caused Fumbles…LB/DB K.J. Morehead with 57 Total Tackles and 8 TFL’s…Morehead with 2 QB Hurries, 1 Interception and 8 Pass Deflections…Steven Davis II with 46 Total Tackles…Davis with a team-leading 4 Interceptions, 15 Pass Deflections and 1 Fumble Recovery…DB Sofiyan Oumarou with 48 Total Tackles, with 1 TFL…Sofiyan with 1 INT, and 7 Pass Deflections..DB Elvis Berry with 42 Total Tackles…2 TFL’s for Berry…Berry with 1 QB Sack, 1 INT., 6 Pass Deflections and 1 Fumble Recovery….
Those are your main Dudley Panther defenders, and that gives you an inside look at the DBoyz Defense….