New coach, same old PA: 'We did play Pulaski Academy ...

New coach, same old PA: 'We did play Pulaski Academy Bruins football' · Earlier: · Replacing a legend: Passion, knowledge, faith make Anthony ... SkiptomaincontentHomeScoresFootballBoysBasketballGirlsBasketballSoftballBaseballGirlsVolleyballStatesAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareWashingtonDCFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNewHampshireNewJerseyNewMexicoNewYorkNorthCarolinaNorthDakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhodeIslandSouthCarolinaSouthDakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWestVirginiaWisconsinWyomingPrivacyPolicyTermsofUsePlatformPrivacyPrivacySettingsJune10,2022HomePulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasByJeffHalpern|PhotosbyJimmyJonesLITTLEROCK—PulaskiAcademyhasanewcoachinformerArkansasRazorbackwidereceiverAnthonyLucas,butaccordingtoRobinsoncoachToddEskola,thedefendingClass5Astatechampionsdidn’tlookanydifferentinaseason-opening60-27routoftheSenatorsatCharlieGeorgeStadium.“Theyranthesamestuffanddidn’tchangeanything,”EskolasaidfollowingthelossFridaynight.TheBruinsscoredonsevenoftheirninefirst-halfpossessions.PulaskiAcademywasheldondownswhenCharlieFisermissedCharlieBarkeronfourth-and-sevenfromtheSenators'40-yardlineontheirfirstpossessionandranoutthefinal1:33ofthesecondquarteraftertakingoverfollowingaSenatorsfumbleontheir46.“Ifeelsomuchbetter,”saidLucas,whowashiredtoreplaceKevinKelleyinMayafterKelley,wholedtheBruinstoninestatechampionshipsin18years,leftforPresbyterianCollegeinSouthCarolina.“IwassonervousbeforethegameandIdidn’tknowhowwe’drespond,butwasIproudofthewayweresponded.”AftertheBruinswereheldondownsontheirfirstpossession,theSenatorstooka7-0leadonafive-play,60-yarddrivethatendedwithJackClevelandscoringfromtwoyardsoutwith9:26leftinthefirstquarter.AlexGabrieladdedtheextrapoint.“Ourkidswerealittlenervousbecausewehadtoseewhattheyweredoingearlyon,butwecalmeddownafterthatfirstdrive,”Lucassaid."Wedidn’thavealotofmeaningfuladversity,butwedidplayPulaskiAcademyBruinsfootball.”PulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasFisercompleted17of28passesfor345yardsandfivetouchdowns.WillHawkinsledthereceiverswithsixcatchesfor103yards.JohnMarkCharettecaughtfivepassesfor102yardsandtwotouchdowns,Barkercaughtfourfor72yardsandtwotouchdowns,andKennyJordancaughtthreefor77yards.“Charliedidagreatjob,butIgivealotofcredittoouroffensivelinebecausehehadalotoftimeinthepocket,”Lucassaid.SaidEskola:“Wehadsomeblowncoveragesinthefirsthalfandgavethemsomecheappoints.Youcan’tspotPAanything.Theyexecutedandwedidn’t.”AftertheSenators'earlytouchdown,itwasallBruins.PulaskiAcademyansweredwithaneight-play,61-yarddrive,withFiserthrowinga13-yardtouchdownpasstoZackBiagioniandthrowingtoHawkinsforthetwo-pointconversiontotakean8-7lead.Robinson’snextdriveendedwithClevelandbeinginterceptedbyJoshCadyattheBruins'9-yardlineatthe3:43mark.Nineplayslater,Fiserthrew25yardstoJordanforatouchdownandthenconnectedwithJaylinMcKinneyforthetwo-pointconversiontomakeit16-7with2:18leftinthefirstquarter.PulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasAfterClevelandwasstoppedshortonfourth-and-twoattheBruins’38with52secondsleftinthefirstquarter,PulaskiAcademyneededsixplaystogetintheendzone.FisherthreweightyardstoBarkerandaddedthetwo-pointconversionwithapasstoJoeHimontomakeit24-7atthe11:12markofthesecondquarter.FollowingaRobinsonpunt,theBruinsagainneededsixplaystoreachtheendzone,withFiserandJordanconnectingona42-yardpasstogivethemfirst-and-goalattheSenators’6.Twoplayslater,Himontookadirectsnapandscoredtomakeit30-7.FiserthrewtoBarkerfortheconversion,anditwas32-7.TheBruinsrecoveredanonsidekickandfiveplayslater,Himontookadirectsnapthreeyardstomakeit38-7atthe6:53mark.AfteraRobinsonpossessionlastedfourplayswithClevelandgettingsackedathis40-yardline,FiserfoundBarkerdownthemiddleofthefieldforatouchdownwith5:15leftinthequarter.FiserthrewtoJordanfortheconversiontomakeit46-7.RobinsonansweredwhenG’KysonWrightscoredona47-yardrunontheSenators'firstplayoftheirnextpossession.Gabriel’skickmadeit46-14.CharettehelpedcaptheBruins'lastscoringdriveofthehalfwitha40-yardcatchthatsetupan18-yardcatchfromFiser.VaughnSeelickekickedtheextrapointfortheBruinstomakeit53-14.NoahFreeemanscoredona28-yardrunatthe5:16markofthethirdquartertofinisha12-play,80-yarddrivefortheSenators.Charettecaughta39-yardpassfrombackupKielBusbywith5:34leftinthegame.ChaseNicholscaughta27-yardpassfromWrightastimeexpiredtoclosethescoring.—Earlier:Replacingalegend:Passion,knowledge,faithmakeAnthonyLucas‘anaturalfit’tosucceedKevinKelleyasheadcoachatPulaskiAcademyPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcademyvsRobinsonJIMMYJONES/SBLiveArkansasPulaskiAcade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