University of Houston Athletics
Houston Football Spring Practice #8
4/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
Friday afternoon in TDECU Stadium marked the first scrimmage of the 2016 spring season as Houston's offense and defense battled for a two-hour session.
The afternoon started off with the #HTownTakeover Circle Drill and the defense again continued to assert its dominance as it remained undefeated this spring with a 6-1 win. Jerard Carter, Tyus Bowser, Zach Vaughan, Nick Thurman, B.J. Singleton and Cameron Malveaux all picked up wins for the defense while Tyler McCloskey picked up the offenses's lone win.
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The two-hour scrimmage did not feature kickoffs or punts with the offense and defense starting drives at different points across the field to simulate game scenarios.
Houston's offense claimed the win Friday with four touchdowns, three of which came on the ground. Greg Ward Jr. hit Isaiah Johnson for a five-yard touchdown pass on the day's first drive before Duke Catalon scored on a four-yard option pitch from Ward. Kaliq Kokuma would add on a one-yard dive before Josh Burrell became the third back to cross the goal line, running in from nine yards out.
Ward finished the day with 151 yards passing, completing 13-of-18 attempts while Kyle Postma completed 18-of-24 attempts for 243 yards.
Ward also led the way on the ground with 40 yards rushing off nine carries while Burrell ran 12 times for 35 yards. Catalon totaled 25 rushing yards on six attempts while adding four receptions for 41 yards.
Linell Bonner led all receivers with five receptions for 100 yards while Johnson finished with five receptions for 69 yards. Midyear enrollee Tery Mark also had five receptions, finishing with 45 yards.
Defensively, Alexander Myres had 11 tackles while Emeke Egbule and Cameron Doubenmier each had eight stops. Davonte Thomas had two sacks on the day while Egbule, Steven Taylor, Jordan Milburn, Rasheed Tynes, Roman Brown, Thurman and Malveaux each recorded sacks.
Passing Stats
Kyle Postma: 18-of-24, 243 yards
Greg Ward Jr.: 13-of-18, 151 yards, 1 TD
Kyle Allen: 5-of-9, 44 yards
Bowman Sells: 1-of-4, 1 yard
Rushing Stats
Greg Ward Jr.: 9-40
Josh Burrell: 12-35, 1 TD
Duke Catalon: 6-25, 1 TD
Isaiah Johnson: 2-17
Kevrin Justice: 6-16
Blake Hirsch: 6-9
Kyle Postma: 6-8
Kaliq Kokuma: 2-5, 1 TD
Bowman Sells: 2-3
Kyle Allen: 2-(-16)
Receiving Stats
Linell Bonner: 5-100
Isaiah Johnson: 5-69, 1 TD
Terry Mark: 5-45
Derek McLemore: 3-44
Steven Dunbar: 3-42
Duke Catalon: 4-41
Alex Leslie: 5-33
Tyler McCloskey: 3-32
Keisland Smalls: 1-17
Kevrin Justice: 1-10
Austin Dies: 2-5
Defensive Stats
Alexander Myres: 11 tackles
Emeke Egbule: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack
Cameron Doubenmier: 8 tackles
Garrett Davis: 7 tackles, 1 PBU
Steven Taylor: 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack
Michael Eke: 6 tackles
Joeal Williams: 5 tackles, 1 blocked FG
Jordan Milburn: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack
Khalil Williams: 5 tackles
J.J. Dallas: 4 tackles, 1 TFL
Rasheed Tynes: 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack
D'Juan Hines: 3 tackles
Zach Vaughan: 3 tackles
Davonte Thomas: 3 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks
Roman Brown: 3 tackles: 1 TFL, 1 sack
Howard Wilson: 2 tackles
Nick Thurman: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack
Andrew Robertson: 2 tackles
Blaine Medland: 2 tackles
Andrew Mathis: 2 tackles
Ralph Harvey Jr.: 1 tackle
Leroy Godfrey: 1 tackle
Tyus Bowser: 1 tackle
Nathan Hill: 1 tackle
Cameron Malveaux: 1 tackle, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 PBU
Terrell Williams: 1 tackle
Caemen Mayfield: 1 tackle
Marc Reid: 1 PBU
Spring Practice Notes:
Houston returns to practice Tuesday afternoon, the first of three practices scheduled for the fourth week of spring football ... Houston will hold its Student Appreciation Practice next Friday, April 8. Full details can be found here.
Houston's spring practices conclude with the 2016 Red & White Game presented by Energy Ogre at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 16, at TDECU Stadium. Fans can purchase general admission tickets ahead of time for just $5 at UHCougars.com/spring with tickets priced at $10 the day of the event.
First scrimmage of spring!!! #HTownTakeover pic.twitter.com/yhQzdEF3j2
-- #HTownTakeover (@UHCougarFB) April 1, 2016
We play today...
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-- #HTownTakeover (@UHCougarFB) April 1, 2016
Circle drill in full effect. First spring scrimmage about to start in @TDECU Stadium. #HTownTakeover pic.twitter.com/LKLtbwdart
-- #HTownTakeover (@UHCougarFB) April 1, 2016
Special guest announcer for today's circle drill - @Roberts_44! #HTownTakeover pic.twitter.com/Ea2yUF9FRt
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"Scrimmage days are where you make a name for yourself. What will your brothers think of you? Will they trust you?" pic.twitter.com/MdBdkPlEeP
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Big boy circle drill showdown in the #HTownTakeover pic.twitter.com/LdndMJPbt4
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