TOP TIGERS
Fred T. Foard’s High leading rushers in the 2000s (all totals are unofficial):
Year Player Att.-Yds
2000 Jerrell Walton 127-728
2001 Lonnie Coulter 183-941
2002 Jeremy Ward 78-617
2003 Wesley Gaither 177-666
2004 Ricky Gaither 142-677
2005 Ricky Gaither 129-927
2006 Alex Miller 185-809
2007 Alex Miller 58-288
2008 Quintin Owens 169-1,425
2009 Quintin Owens 245-1,558
2010 Tre Robinson 230-1,149
SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com research/files
By CHRIS HOBBS
HobbsDailyReport.com
NEWTON – Running back Quintin Owens left his mark on the Fred T. Foard High football program by averaging nearly 7 1/2 yards every time he took a handoff.
That was usually from Landon Isenhour in 2008, when Ryan Gettys coached the Tigers (9-3) to a state 3A playoff bid, and from Byron Fullenwider in 2009 when Foard went 4-7 under Gettys.
Owens ran for 1,425 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior in 2008, adding a 95-yard kickoff return TD (against West Lincoln) and 28-yard interception return for a TD (against Maiden).
He ran for 100 to 199 yards three times and for 200 or more in three games – 220 on 20 carries against Hickory, 219 on 12 carries against Bunker Hill and 262 yards on 20 carries against Bandys.
The next year, Owens ran 235 times for 1,558 yards with six games of 100-199 yards, a 270-game on 22 carries against South Caldwell and a whopping 306 yards on 28 carries against Bunker Hill on the road.
Owens had 15 rushing TDs — with 10 of those on runs of anywhere from 34 yards to 80 – and he also added a 49-yard TD reception (against Bunker Hill).
The average yardage of his TDs – 40.4 yards – established Owens as one of the top “big play” players of the 2000s.
THE OWENS FILE
CAREER
Rushing: 404-2,983
Rushing TDs: 37
2008
Opponent Att.-Yds TDs Result
S. Caldwell 6-77 1 FTF 33, S. Caldwell 7
at W. Lincoln 6-18 1 FTF 33, W. Lincoln 0
at Maiden 12-76 3 FTF 47, Maiden 14
Patton 8-104 2 FTF 48, Patton 7
Newton-Con. 21-77 1 N-C 29, FTF 20
at Hickory 20-220 2 FTF 47, Hickory 28
Hibriten 21-185 3 FTF 21, Hibriten 20
at W. Caldwell 11-119 2 FTF 42, W. Caldwell 0
Bunker Hill 12-219 3 FTF 49, Bunker Hill 13
at Bandys 20-262 3 FTF 35, Bandys 28
St. Stephens 16-36 0 St. Stephens 10, FTF 7
N. Buncombe 16-32 1 N. Buncombe 21, FTF 6
TOTALS 169-1,425 22
2009
Opponent Att.-Yds TDs Result
at Bandys 22-116 0 Bandys 22, FTF 14
Maiden 20-117 1 Maiden 26, FTF 21
at W. Lincoln 12-80 1 FTF 31, W. Lincoln 3
at Bunker Hill 28-306 3 FTF 44, Bunker Hill 35
Newton-Con. 15-80 1 N-C 64, FTF 14
Alex Central 19-127 1 Alex Central 37, FTF 21
at Hickory 18-143 2 Hickory 28, FTF 20
St. Stephens 30-189 2 FTF 24, St. Stephens 17
at Watauga 17-13 0 Watauga 27, FTF 14
S. Caldwell 22-270 3 FTF 20, S. Caldwell 17
at Hibriten 32-117 1 Hibriten 45, FTF 7
TOTALS 235-1,558 15
SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com research, files.