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North Forsyth running back Khalil Baker gets ready to stiff-arm Reagan defender Devon Wilson.
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in the closing minutes of the first
half. Oddly, it all started with a
turnover. The Raiders had a drive
going, but North Forsyth inter
cepted a pass near its goal line to
end that threat.
On the first play from scrim
mage after the interception. North
Forsyth fumbled and Owen Agee
of Reagan scooped up the. loose
ball and scored. At the half, it was
21-16 in the Raiders favor.
The script in the second half
was dramatically different from
the first half. The Raiders and
Vikings delivered stellar efforts
on defense. Offensive miscues.
however, prevented both teams
from putting more points on the
board.
North Forsyth made it a 3
point game in the third quarter
when Benjamin Harris sacked
Ryan Ayers in the end zone for a
safety.
TTie Vikings potential game
winning drive fell short when the
Raiders defense produced a sack
on third down and forced a punt
with 3:35 remaining in the con
test. With a three-point lead and
Carter picking up a crucial first
down on third-and-short yardage,
Reagan maintained possession
and ran out the clock.
"We want the ball in Grant's
hands as much as possible," said
Quick.
Pierce Alston keyed Reagan's
defense as a disruptive factor at
nose tackle. The top defensive
performers for the Vikings were
Aaron Worthy and Antonio
Mims.
Even though North Forsyth is
0-2, the current record isn't a true
reflection of how well it has
played so far this season. The
Vikings lost both games by a total
of four points.
In spite of the slow start,
Coach David Hill isn't complain
ing. A year ago, North Forsyth's
JV dropped its first two games,
but regrouped in time to post the
best record in the Mid-Piedmont
3-A Conference.
"We're still showing our
youth with all the mistakes we're
Thursday, Sept. 10
Carver @ North Forsyth, 7
Mount Tabor @ Glenn, 7
West Forsyth @ Statesville, 7
East Forsyth @ Reagan, 6
Reynolds @ Southern Alamance, 7
Atkins @ West Wilkes, 7
making," said Hill. "But they're it all they have from the first
playing hard and they're learning, quarter through the fourth quar
The effort is there and I'm very ter. As a coach, that's all you can
satisfied with that. They're giving ask."
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ball. There are no secrets
about what we do offen
sively. We get behind the
big boys we have up front,
and come right at you."
Carver beat Mount
Tabor 6-0 last week to
improve its record to 2-1.
For most of the game, nei
ther team could fully
impose its will on the other.
The Yellowjackets made a
full commitment to run the
ball and attempted only
four passes for the entire
game.
The outcome wasn't
determined until the final
four minutes of play. Boyce
scored the game's only
touchdown on a seven-yard
run off tackle to deliver the
victory.
"Going in, the plan was
for us to win the field posi
tion battle and not turn the
ball over," said Winfield.
"We stayed with the plan
and it all worked out the
way we hoped it would."
The previous week, the
Yellowjackets whipped
Parkland, 36-12. Boyce led
the assault with a pair of
rushing touchdowns.
Phillip Legette provided a
spark on special teams with
long-yardage kick returns
which set up several Carver
scores. Legette also caught
a touchdown pass and had
one interception.
Carver looks to keep its
win streak going when it
goes on the road to play
North Forsyth today (Sept.
10). Kickoff is set for 7
p.m.
"With this being my
second year, the players
have a better understanding
of our system," said
Winfield. "And they know
what my expectations are.
Comparing where we are
now as a team, to where we
were at this time last year, I
feel we're further along.
"Still, there are areas
we must continue to
improve on, but at the same
time, we continue to show
progress. We're going into
every game with the idea
that we have something to
prove."
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Bullins, however, was
forced to leave the West
Forsyth game because of
an injury he suffered in the
fourth quarter. Barrett
stepped in as Bullins'
replacement and kept the
flow of the offense going.
Barrett threw a 35-yard
touchdown pass to Jarel
Henry and ran for a two
point conversion.
Trailing 34-33 in the
fourth, the Eagles put
together a promising scor
ing drive. But all thoughts
of a late-game comeback
ended when East Forsyth
failed to convert on fourth
down at the West Forsyth
40-yard line.
The combination of
penalties and missed
assignments on crucial
downs, proved to be too
much for the Eagles to
overcome.
"This was a back-and
forth game," said Horton.
"Effort-wise, I'm pleased
with what I'm seeing. But
we have to get better at
executing what we do. We
have to be more consistent
on both sides of the foot
ball."
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"Effort-wise, I'm pleased with what I'm seeing. But we
have to get better at executing what we do. We have to be
more consistent on both sides of the football."
- Coach Ron Horton of East Forsyth
Tristan Look (with ball) is a key contributor on East Forsyth's offensive line.
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