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Aug. 18, 2006 · Pope John Paul II
Home · Regular season · Greenbrier 14–28 Pope John Paul II · record after game 0–1.
Greenbrier cut the opener to 21–14 before trying a late onside kick. A later Main Street account says Golden Tate returned that kick 65 yards for the final score after already rushing for three touchdowns.
Pope John Paul II finished 7–4 and reached the Division II-AA semifinals, making this the first of two difficult opening tests.
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Greenbrier and Golden Tate
Main Street later documented the night Tate scored three rushing touchdowns and returned an onside kick 65 yards for the final score. The retrospective also recorded memories from broadcaster Eric Taylor and coaches Jeff White and Kirk Williams.
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Published Jan. 29, 2014. This page summarizes the report and does not reproduce its article text or photography.
The opener, the broadcast and the clips
Contemporary reports give Golden Tate 13 carries for 205 yards and three rushing touchdowns. They describe his last score as a reported 62-yard return of Greenbrier’s onside kick. The later Main Street retrospective reports 65 yards, so both distances remain attached to their sources. School Sports Radio advertised audio and later published edited highlights. Producer Dean Johnson said unstable broadband prevented the planned live video stream. No playable copy has been recovered.
Numerical claims remain source-attributed until a box score, program or newspaper verifies them.
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Through 2025, Greenbrier has met Pope John Paul II 4 times, with a series record of 2–2. Open the opponent page for every meeting, then return to this season or Football History.
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