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Carver running back Nelson English, No. 6 in black, gains positive yardage against the Sauras defense.
Carver
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was halted by penalties and
they were forced to punt.
With a little over two min
utes left in the half. South
Stokes went on the attack
once again. Aided by more
Carver penalties, South
Stokes scored another
touchdown to take a 21-0
lead at the half.
South Stokes varsity
head coach Paul Hall says
he was proud of his kids
and both teams fought hard
during the game.
"We knew Carver was
kind of slim in numbers, so
they have a lot of kids
playing both ways and we
jumped on them early but
they fought right back,"
said Hall. "It was a good
football game and I'm just
proud of these kids. We
are excited about the
future."
"We are a Wing-T team
and the kids have bought
into it and at times it's
tough to defend. The kids
worked hard all off- season
and during practice, so I
think it looks good for the
future of being a solid foot
ball team, too," said Hall of
his team's running game.
It was a tale of two
halves for the
Yellowjackets as they
came out of the locker
room and scored on their
fust drive. Chissar Brooks
broke a 50-yard run into
the end zone to put Carver
on the board. The Sauras
quickly answered on their
next drive to put them back
up by three scores.
Undeterred by the
score, the Yellow jackets
took the ball right back
down the field and scored
another touchdown. At the
start of the fourth quarter,
Carver needed to make a
stop on defense to give
their offense an opportuni
ty to bring the score closer.
Unfortunately for the
Yellowjackets, the Sauras
scored another touchdown,
this time through the air.
Carver fought hard to
the bitter end and was able
to put up a late touchdown
when Maurice Reid ran it
in from four yards out to
make the final score 34-20.
Carver head coach
Walter Black says this year
has been a learning experi
ence and his team has to
play better when they step
out on the field.
"If we could erase all
the mistakes we made in
the first half, the second
half was almost an even
game," said Black.
"We've got to be able to
stop some people, and I
was happy we were able to
move the ball in the second
half running the ball. They
were a very good team that,
came well prepared, well
motivated, and they came
at us."
Carver wide receiver Xavier Gaddy reaches for the football against the South Stokes defensive back.
Photo by Tunotby Ramsey
Jaquan Albright dives into the end zone for one of his many scores on the sea
son.
Mt. Tabor
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hands when a play nee ded to be made.
Following their rematch a gainst
Reagan, he said his team expects to win
every game because of the way his team
prepares during the'week.
"Throughout the season I just told the
guys to stay together as a unit," Muse said.
"We had our plays down in practice and
we rep and we rep and we rep and I just
wanted us to stay as a unit. At Mt. Tabor
we have expectations and we play to win."
The clash between the Spartans and
Reynolds was hyped to be a great matchup
between two undefeated teams.
Unfortunately, the game was out of reach
after the first quarter. Mt. Tabor went on to
win by the score of 49-0.
The following week the Spartans had
their toughest test of the season as they
faced off against another undefeated team,
this time it was the Titans of West Forsyth.
The game was a back and forth battle
between the two teams. West Forsyth
looked to hrfve the game in hand but fum
bled and the ball was recovered by a
.Spartan defender who ran it all the way
back for the winning score as time expired.
To have an undefeated season, you
need some balls to bounce your way figu
ratively and literally and that's exactly
what the Spartans got.
They ended the season with two more
blowout games against Parkland and
Davie County to secure the undefeated
season.
- This year was a magical one for the
Spartans and coach Lovelace, one they
will remember for a lifetime.
Photo by Timothy Ramsey
Panthers running back Zion Thompson tries to break free from the Bills'
defenders.
Champs fall
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To start the fourth quar
ter the Panthers finally got
on track offensively when
Marcus Aikens Jr. broke
multiple tackles and outran
the defense for a 70-yard
touchdown. The .Panthers
did not make the conver
sion and still trailed 7-6.
Now having the
momentum, the Panthers
stopped the next drive from
the Bills and were moving
into their territory when
they fumbled the quarter
back to running back
exchange and the Bills
recovered. On the very
next play, Bills running
back Reginald Holt broke
free for a touchdown run
that made the score 13-6.
The Panthers received
the ball with 42 seconds
left in the game.
Quarterback Jacob Smith
was inserted because of his
passing ability and he was
able to move the ball inside
the red zone with the help
of a late hit penalty on the
Bills. With one second left
on the clock Smith threw
the ball to DeMarlo
Linville, who jumped and
initially caught the pass but
as he went to the ground
the ball squirted out. It was
first ruled a touchdown but
after a referee huddle they
ruled it incomplete.
It was a touch loss for
the Panthers but they have
been invited to Florida fbr
the national tournament on
Dec. 3-8.