{"id":22087,"date":"2026-08-22T18:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?p=22087"},"modified":"2026-08-22T18:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:38:38","slug":"really-good-lesson-senior-qb-colton-overbey-guides-station-camp-past-greenwood-50-21-in-cole-lumber-opening-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?p=22087","title":{"rendered":"‘REALLY GOOD LESSON’\/Senior QB Colton Overbey guides Station Camp past Greenwood, 50-21, in Cole Lumber opening game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
STATION CAMP’s COLIN GILLESPIE
SCORES ON A 14-YARD RUN MIDWAY
THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GATORS COACH TONY ADAMS: ‘THAT’s A GOOD TEAM, THAT BEAT US …’<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SCOTTSVILLE —<\/strong> It was a long night, for the Greenwood High School football team, in first-year head coach Tony Adams’ opening game in the Cole Lumber Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allen County-Scottsville, in fact, wouldn’t take the field until about 9 o’clock, with the first game of the double-header going about three hours on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gators ran into a big, strong physical team in the Station Camp Bison, the Gallatin, Tennessee, based squad that rolled to a 50-21 victory over Greenwood, sending Adams and his coaching staff back to work with an eye cast toward next week’s game against crosstown rival Warren East High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think we had ’em right where we wanted, in the third quarter,” Adams said when it was over. “Turnovers killed us. That’s a good team, that beat us … it’s a really good lesson, going into the Warren East game.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gators trailed, 29-20, after junior GHS quarterback Tyson Howell scrambled into the open field and scored on a 60-yard run with 8:16 left in the third quarter. Greenwood’s Rudy Pardue added the extra point, and the Gatahs needed just a touchdown and a two-point conversion to tie the score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior quarterback Colton Overbey and the Bison had other ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Station Camp running back Colin Gillespie, a three-sport standout for the visiting team, scored on a 14-yard run just three minutes later, putting the Bison in front, 36-21, at which point the Gators had to scramble to stay in contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenwood coach Tony Adams and his first-year offensive coordinator, Tanner Hall, even went for it on two fourth-and-short plays in the second half, turning the ball over on downs as Overbey and Company took control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I really didn’t want to give them the ball there,” Adams said, “but I think you’ve got to be able to get two yards, in those situations … We wanted to maintain possession, shorten the game, because that’s who we are.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
BECK SMITH (No. 19) AND THE GATORS
SPENT MUCH OF THE SECOND HALF
DEFENDING THEIR OWN END ZONE.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
STATION CAMP’s PRESTON MEYERS
SCORES ON A 4-YARD TD RECEPTION IN
THE FINAL 90 SECONDS OF THE FIRST HALF.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
GREENWOOD CORNERBACK RYDER LAMBERT
DEFENDS AGAINST A STATION CAMP RECEIVER.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overbey, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior left-hander, and the Bison stayed on the attack. Overbey found senior wideout Preston Farley for an 18-yard touchdown pass with 7:55 left in the game. And moments later, Station Camp linebacker Ocoee Ellis pounced on a Greenwood fumble in the open field, scoring from 20 yards out to account for the final margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overbey, who has designs on joining the University of Tennessee as a walk-on player, was named the Cole Lumber Bowl Player of the Game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Personally, I don’t think I played very well, but our skill position guys were on top of their game,” Overbey said. “We have a big senior class, maybe 30 guys, and we’ve been looking forward to this year for a while … After (Greenwood’s) last touchdown, our defense was amazing. It’s a good momentum builder, for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“On the bus ride home, we were watching (rival Sumner County high schools) the Beech and Gallatin (High School) games on our phones.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overbey found sophomore runnning back Sawyer Wyatt in the left flat for a 4-yard scoring pass in the final two minutes of the first half, extending the Station Camp lead to 29-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overbey put up some strong numbers for the night, completing 17 of 25 passes for 293 yards and five touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
GREENWOOD QB TYSON HOWELL LOOKS
FOR A RECEIVER IN THE THIRD QUARTER.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
STATION CAMP’s COLTON OVERBEY
IS IN HIS THIRD SEASON AS A
STARTING QUARTERBACK.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenwood quarterback Tyson Howell yielded to his backup QB, Eli Eubank, in the fourth quarter, after being sidelined with an injury. It was a typical Opening Night game, with cramps and other issues on the field, and Greenwood linebacker Trent Ross was treated for a possible head injury before leaving the field in an ambulance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenwood coaches told the media that Ross had been released from the hospital, but it was that kind of night for the Gators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an uphill battle all the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I like how we responded, in the first half,” Greenwood coach Tony Adams said. “In the second half, (Station Camp) made some good adjustments, against our running game … Even in the first half, they killed us on third down (defensively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Kudos to them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
THE GAME MARKED TONY ADAMS’
DEBUT AS THE HEAD COACH
AT GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
GREENWOOD’s CESAR ORTEGA
SCORED ON AN 80-YARD RUN
IN THE FIRST QUARTER.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
CESAR ORTEGA (No. 0) AND THE GATORS
LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST WARREN EAST.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Station Camp received the game’s opening kickoff and quickly set the tone for the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Station Camp’s R.J. Jones burst through a gaping hole in the middle of the field, on his way to the end zone, before the apparent score was wiped out by a block in the back. Penalty flags were fairly commonplace in this game, including a couple for pass interference that hurt the Gators’ chances down the stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Station Camp QB Colton Overbey got his team in the red zone midway through the first quarter, and he found Bison teammate Ryland Keefe for a 17-yard touchdown pass in the left corner of the end zone. The extra point made it 7-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenwood running back Cesar Ortega found some daylight himself, on a draw play, before scoring on an 80-yard touchdown run with 5:45 left in the first quarter. There was a fumbled exchange on the PAT try, however, and the Gators still trailed 7-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overbey needed just seven plays to guide the Bison to their second touchdown of the game. Keefe made a spectacular catch at the goal line with 2:46 left in the first quarter, and the extra point extended Station Camp’s lead to 14-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Station Camp then opted for an onside kick attempt, at which point the aforementioned Trent Ross was injured. The Greenwood training staff stayed busy on a warm night, and so, too, did the Station Camp sideline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An interception by Station Camp’s Gavin Pennington stopped one Greenwood scoring threat in the second quarter. Overbey would then find Station Camp teammate Colin Gillespie on a hitch pass to the left side of the field, and Gillespie weaved through traffic before scoring on a 67-yard reception with 9:08 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gillespie’s two-point conversion run made it 22-6, but a good kickoff return by Greenwood’s Max Isenhower, and a personal foul against the Bison, put the Gatahs on Station Camp’s side of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenwood’s Tyson Howell found Isenhower for completions of 14 and 10 yards before the Gators got in the end zone for the second time of the evening. He slipped a swing pass to Greenwood running back Cesar Ortega on the right side of the field, and Ortega scored on a 5-yard reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two-point conversion try was successful, and the Gators trailed 22-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
THE GATORS PULLED TO WITHIN
A SINGLE SCORE ON THIS
TWO-POINT CONVERSION.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
GREENWOOD’s TYSON HOWELL
LOOKS FOR A RECEIVER
FROM HIS OWN END ZONE.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenwood’s Beck Smith made a nifty play on a sideline pass for an interception with about five minutes left in the first half. The Station Camp defense, however, forced a three-and-out and a punting situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Station Camp moved into the red zone before a critical penalty for pass interference, on fourth down, helped the Bison get in the end zone one last time before halftime. Overbey found Station Camp teammate Preston Meyer for a 4-yard touchdown pass with 1:30 left in the first half, and the Bison were on their way to victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tennessee squads made it a two-game sweep in the Cole Lumber Bowl nightcap, with Westmoreland High School using 15 points in the third quarter to pull away from Allen County-Scottsville, 43-15. AC-S (0-1) is on the road next Friday against Monroe County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monroe County traveled to Bowling Green on Friday and defeated Warren Central High School, 21-0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
GREENWOOD WILL TRAVEL
TO WARREN EAST NEXT WEEK.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
PIPER IS SERIOUS ABOUT HER CONDITIONG
— LIKE THIS ‘MONKEY ROLL,’ FOR INSTANCE —
WHEN WE GO TO THE DOG PARK.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GATORS COACH TONY ADAMS: ‘THAT’s A GOOD TEAM, THAT BEAT US …’ SCOTTSVILLE — It was a long night, for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15,14,1,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hsbaseball","category-hsbasketball","category-hsfootball","category-potpourri","category-thesec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22087"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22111,"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22087\/revisions\/22111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}