NASHVILLE (June 13, 2015)- QB Zac Tate threw four TDs to four different receivers and the defense held the St. Louis Bulldogs to 66 total yards, minus 30 of which was on the ground as the Nashville Storm (4-0) defeated St. Louis 43-0 in Gridiron Developmental Football League action.

“Zac played well tonight but that is expected,” said Storm head coach Charles Hunter. “We limited his passes because we wanted to get our running game going. He made the most of his attempts. I am pleased with the way he is handling the offense.”

Tate only attempted eight passes on the night completing five of them for 163 yards. Jeremie Whittaker (three catches for 90 yards and a TD) made a highlight reel catch when he leaped over a Bulldog defender and fought him off for it. This was the series after Whittaker caught a TD pass from Tate to open the game’s scoring.

“He is a great receiver that can make any quarterback look good,” said Tate of Whittaker. “I threw that one late and he still made the play. We have some weapons on the outside. It is pitch and catch most of the time because these guys stay open. The line kept me clean also. As a unit we played great.”

WR Chris Dansby (one catch for 37 yards), Mario Merriweather (one catch for 11 yards) and Stevie Hendricks (two catches for 57 yards) caught the other three TDs. DB Chris Copeland returned an interception 93 yards for a TD. All of the scoring gave the Storm a commanding 36-0 lead at the half. Back up QB Demarcus Simons scored the lone TD in the second half on a 15 yard run. The game was called early in the fourth quarter after a brash of personal foul calls.

“It got “chippy” out there so they called the game,” said Hunter. “It was hot, they traveled a long way and it was out of hand. Even though I think we needed more work it was the right thing to do. We didn’t want it to get out of hand.”

Storm Forecast:

• Zac Tate was named the WTNTribune Radio Storm Player of the Game.

• Former Storm QB Zach Ducker was on the sidelines. Ducker suffered what doctors have called a career ending injury. Ducker is working hard against the odds to get back on the field.

• Former Dallas Cowboy and Nashville native Cory Fleming was in attendance. Fleming is a former assistant coach with the Storm.

• Former Maplewood stars Ladarius Vanlier, his brother Dante Hall and Ronald Nelson were in attendance to see former teammates, Dewayne and Randall Smith play. Chris Perkins and Ernest Ramsey also prepped at Maplewood.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score

St. Louis Bulldogs.. 0 0 0 0 – 0



Nashville Storm….. 21 22 0 0 – 43

Scoring Summary:

1st 13:14 NASH – Jeremie Whittaker 20 yd pass from Zach Tate (Tim Brecht kick), 5-70 1:46, STLOUIS 0 – NASH 7

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