Playoff previews ... all up in your area (parte dos): Wetumpka at Auburn High

By David Morrison
High School Sports Reporter
Published: November 13, 2009

Since I’m obsessive and psycho, I’ve decided to do more in-depth playoff previews than what’s going to run in the paper. One a day until Friday.

Today: Wetumpka at Auburn in the Class 6A second round:

Wetumpka Indians (7-4)

Aug. 28 at Demopolis (L, 11-14)
Sept. 4 vs. Stanhope Elmore (W, 40-27)
Sept. 10 vs. Sidney Lanier (W, 36-6)
Sept. 18 at Prattville (L, 14-38)
Sept. 25 at Northview (L, 13-17)
Oct. 2 at Lee-Montgomery (W, 7-0)
Oct. 8 at Benjamin Russell (W, 15-6)
Oct. 16 vs. Pelham (W, 27-21)
Oct. 22 at Jeff Davis (W, 36-20)
Oct. 30 vs. Central (L, 12-20)
Nov. 6 vs. Enterprise (W, 20-17)

Points scored: 231 (21.0)
Points allowed: 186 (16.9)

Key Players
WR Demario Bell, Jr., 6-1, 175
LB/RB Marquiz Buycks, Sr., 6-0, 225
QB Jamal Golden, Jr., 6-0, 180: probably close to 1,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing.
LB JaMichael Taylor, Sr., 6-0, 235: DI recruit, younger cousin of NFL linebacker Jamie Winborn; leader of defense

Auburn High (11-0)

Aug. 28 vs. Valley (W, 28-7)
Sept. 4 vs. Dothan (W, 37-14)
Sept. 11 at Enterprise (W, 41-7)
Sept. 18 at Northview (W, 48-9)
Sept. 25 vs. Jeff Davis (W, 47-0)
Oct. 2 vs. Smiths Station (W, 49-28)
Oct. 9 vs. Russell County (W, 37-0)
Oct. 16 vs. Central (W, 26-12)
Oct. 23 at Opelika (W, 41-15)
Oct. 29 at BTW (W, 49-14)
Nov. 6 vs. Lee-Montgomery (W, 30-6)

Points scored: 433 (39.4)
Points allowed: 112 (10.2)
Rushing yards: 2664 (242.2)
Passing yards: 1448 (131.6)
Total yards: 4112 (373.8)
Rushing yards allowed: 1179 (107.2)
Passing yards allowed: 921 (83.7)
Total yards allowed: 2100 (190.9)

Key Players
RB Augustus Brooks, Sr., 5-10, 175: 135 att., 934 yds., 6.9 avg., 17 TD
CB Dequavious “Pee Wee” Cobb, Sr., 6-0, 175: 26 tackles, 7 INT
QB Calvin Jenkins, Sr., 6-0, 180: 82-of-131 passing, 1399 yds., 15 TD, 4 INT; 704 rush yds., 13 TD
DL JaMichael Payne, Jr., 6-0, 295: 49 tackles, 4.5 for loss, 1 sack
WR Jason Webb, Jr., 6-3, 185: 19 rec., 460 yds., 24.2 avg., 5 TD

Wetumpka on the road: 3-2
Auburn at home: 7-0
Last meeting: Auburn, 49-21, on Nov. 14, 2008

Pick: Auburn 30, Wetumpka 14