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Published October 02, 2008 11:04 pm - Pop quiz time. Which unit of Cullman High’s football team is this Bearcats coach talking about: “This is as hard-working a group as we’ve had here. Everybody is on the same page mentally.” Cullman’s best-kept secret Bearcats’ defensive unit quietly becoming one of the team’s best assets Michael Cummings michaelc@cullmantimes.com Pop quiz time.
Which unit of Cullman High’s football team is this Bearcats coach talking about: “This is as hard-working a group as we’ve had here. Everybody is on the same page mentally.” The speaker? Nope, that would give it away. Here’s another soundbyte: “On Sundays, they come in here early for film. They’re really good about coming in here as a unit and lifting weights.” Give up? It’s Cullman defensive coordinator Matthew Hopper. And the mystery unit is his pride and joy: Cullman’s hard-nosed defense. And he’s alone in his praise. “Our defense still hasn’t given up a first quarter point,” said Cullman head coach Mark Britton. “Everyone has really stepped up.” Britton is right: To go along with Cullman’s season-long first quarter shutout, the Bearcats boast a defense that has given up just 49 points all season. Compared to last year’s unit — which gave up a school-record 298 points, in 14 games — this year’s group of no-names has more than stepped up. The Bearcat defense pitched a shutout in the season opener — shutting down Hayden 35-0 — and followed that up with 14-point efforts against Walker, Curry and Mortimer Jordan. And, in their signature performance so far, they held Pleasant Grove to seven points while the offense piled up 49. And all that with a lineup full of newbies. 
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