Dillon Tech Tigers

Tigers Upset Vols!!!

Game Report Posted: February 03, 2010 09:50  

On a rainy afternoon in Knoxville, the Dillon Tech Tigers were able to pull off a major upset over the Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Freshman quarterback Matt Saracen had a stellar performance in his collegiate debut despite being knocked out of the game late in the 3rd quarter. Runningback Smash Williams also had a great day going over the century mark and adding a touchdown. The Tigers were able to pull ahead of the Vols with only a few secound left on the game clock. Backup quarterback Andrew Jean lead the Tigers down the field on the team's final possesion and connected with WR Jared Dawson on a quick slant in the back of the endzone for the go ahead score.

After the game Coach Mike Leech talked about the program's first victory. "I couldn't have even imagined coming into Knoxville and playing the way we did today. Our defense played an amazing game and they really made it easy for our offense to keep up and put us in a position to win the game at the end. Our offense also played really well despite dropping a few key balls on third downs. We didn't turn the ball over and we were able to win the time of possession battle. This win definately gives the program a huge boost and hopefully we can ride the momemtum of this victory for the rest of the season."

Tigers Outlast Midshipmen

Game Report Posted: February 10, 2010 02:24  

It was a wild finish to an exciting high scoring game between Dillon Tech and the Navy Midshipmen. While the Tigers started out slow and went into halftime trailing 14-7, the second half was a different story as both sides went back and forth scoring a combined 49 points in the second half. Late in the fourth quarter with only 27 seconds left on the clock, Navy pulled ahead 35-28 with a 3 yard touchdown run. The game looked all but over when the Tigers regained possession at their own 33 with 18 seconds left to play. The Tigers came out in a 4 receiver set and sent all 4 receivers streaking down field. As the secondary dropped back into coverage, one of the safeties seemed to have blown his coverage and Matt Saracen was able to connect with slot receiver Travis Lowery over the middle and he was able to outrun the secondary for a 67 yard touchdown reception. This tied the score at 35 with only 8 seconds left to play. In overtime, Navy took possession first and were only able to come up with a field goal. On the Tigers second play of their possession, Smash Williams lined up in the wildcat formation and took off up the middle for a 16 yard run and score to seal the victory for the Tigers.