John Tyler Begins Playoffs With Mansfield Legacy, Hoping For Another Long Postseason Run
Class 4A Division I Region II Bi-District Playoff
Mansfield Legacy Broncos (8-2)
vs.
John Tyler Lions (7-3)
2 p.m. Saturday
City Bank Stadium, Forney
Coaches
- Mansfield Legacy: Chris Melson
- John Tyler: Ricklan Holmes
Last week
- Mansfield Legacy: won 64-28 vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge
- John Tyler: lost 55-54 at Whitehouse
Next week
- Winner plays McKinney North or Texas High in a 4A Division I area-round playoff
Playmakers
Mansfield Legacy
- RB Kijana Amous, Sr., 5-10, 195 (245 carries, 1,726 yards, 25 TDs; 10 catches, 110 yards, 2 TDs)
- QB Terrance Ivery, Sr., 5-9, 170 (62 of 104, 902 yards, 12 TDs, 5 INTs; 118 carries, 1,080 yards, 6 TDs)
- RB Kenton Mayberry, Sr., 5-9, 170 (103 carries, 615 yards, 7 TDs; 2 catches, 80 yards)
- WR Josh Conrad, Sr., 6-1, 175 (21 catches, 334 yards, 3 TDs)
- LB Everett Williams, Sr., 6-1, 225 (committed to Minnesota)
- DE Chad Pursley, Sr., 6-4, 235 (committed to SMU)
- LB Michael Sanders, Sr., 6-0, 200
John Tyler
- QB Geovari McCollister, Jr., 6-2, 200 (161 of 244, 2,473 yards, 21 TDs, 6 INTs; 173 carries, 814 yards, 9 TDs)
- S Terry Ausborne, Sr., 5-11, 175 (82 tackles, 4 iNTs, 1 pass break-up)
- CB Isaac Warren, Jr., 6-1, 188 (28 tackles, 2 pass break-ups, 1 forced fumble)
- DT Braylon Jones, Soph., 6-3, 275 (61 tackles, 10.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks, 5 QB pressures, 3 pass break-ups, 1 fumble recovery)
- WR Jeremy Wilson, Jr., 5-8, 160 (35 carries, 422 yards, 7 TDs; 21 catches, 372 yards, 3 TDs)
- RB Reggie Gipson, Sr., 5-10, 175 (86 carries, 384 yards, 12 TDs; 24 catches, 405 yards, 5 TDs)
- WR Nick Cain, Jr., 5-10, 165 (45 catches, 797 yards, 6 TDs; 19 carries, 181 yards, 3 TDs)
- DL Joshua Williams, Jr., 5-10, 225 (27 tackles, 9.5 for loss, 4.5 sacks)
- WR Rodney Bendy, Jr., 6-4, 190 (25 catches, 338 yards, 4 TDs)
- WR Duntayviun Gross, Soph., 5-8, 150 (44 catches, 524 yards, 2 TDs)
Just the facts
- Mansfield Legacy averages 41.2 points and 458.9 yards per game.
- The Broncos' defense allows 27.4 points and 343.2 yards per game.
- Legacy has run 635 plays from scrimmage (517 rushes) for an average for 7.2 yards per snap.
- The Broncos have been held to less than 300 yards on the ground once this season -- a 44-30 win over Lancaster.
- The cumulative record of Legacy's opponents is 49-51.
- Since becoming John Tyler High (previously Tyler High) in 1958, the Lions are 13-9 in first-round playoff games and have won five straight from 2008-12.
- Since 2009, John Tyler is 55-13 overall and 14-4 in the playoffs.
- John Tyler is averaging 40.5 points and 442.5 yards per game.
- The Lions' defense is allowing 27.9 points per game.
- John Tyler has run 619 plays from scrimmage for an average of 7.1 yards per snap.
- Lions quarterback Geovari McCollister has either thrown for at least 200 yards or rushed for at least 100 in nine of his 10 games this season.
- In John Tyler's three losses, it has been outscored on average 51-33. In the Lions' seven wins, they've outscored the opposition by an average score of 44-18.
Did You Know? The previous three John Tyler starting quarterbacks are all currently playing college football -- Jeremy Johnson (SMU), David Bush (McNeese State) and Greg Ward (Houston).