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WEST BRUNSWICK GETS REVENGE Trojans Roily Post Eosf Bladen For Eastern Championship Doi t; ki ri i k West Brunswick played lough de lense and scored three fourth -quarter touchdowns to del cat Mast Bladen 2* * last Friday in Ihc N ( astern 2-A High School football Champ ionship. With the win. West Brunswick avenged an earlier loss to the Wac eamaw 2-A Conference Champion Cougars anil advanced to the state 2 A finals lor the Inst lime in school history. I"hc I'rojans will face Thomas villc Saturday at noon in Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill for the state championship. Thotnasville beat Swannanoa Owen 14-0 Friday night to advance. Both teams ended die season w ith 13-1 records. West Brunswick's Aldwin Lance rushed lor 208 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Trojan Offense in last Friday night's game at Mast Bladen. "It's great." Lance said afterward. "Something told me we were going to meet them again. I knew we could beat them." East Bladen which finished the season at 12-2. had handed the Trojans their only loss ol the season on Nov. 1. Both teams had won three playoffs to advance to the east em fi rutls. W ith lance leading the offensive attack, the Trojan defense scored eight |x>ints ol its own in the second half Friday night. Sophomore Way ne Branch helped turn the game around midway through the third quarter when he hlot ked a punt lor a salcty. l inebacker Aaron Butler pickcd up an Last Bladen fumble and ran 50 yards for a touchdown in the last quarter. It was Butler's second score off a fumble recovery in the last three games Both teams rushed for more than 2(H) yards F;riday night, and they were close in every category except turnovers. for the second consecutive week. West Brunswick didn't commit any turnovers, but forced several on de I'ense. Two ol die three Easi Bladen tumbles led to West Brunswick touchdowns, and ihc other halted a Cougar drive. West Brunswick started the game in impressive fashion, taking the opening kickofl and marching 76 \ arils in 1 > plays for a touchdow ii. I .a nee, who scored on fourth-and goal from the I. carried nine times for 65 \ arils in the drive as the of fensive line crcalcd huge holes lor the speed \ tailback. Brian Alderson's extra point at tempt sailed wide left, and the Trojans had a 6-0 load with 5:22 to play in ihc tirst quarter. Neither team scored the rest ol the hall, hut Hast Bladen threatened late in ihc second quarter. With the Cougars facing a sec ond and-six at their own 16. running back John Lewis took a pitch from quarterback Robby Priest and sprint ed around the left end of the Trojan defense. Lewis, who rushed for 171 yards in the game, appeared to be headed lor an Fast Bladen touchdown. But West Brunswick's Jimmy Grissett ran him down from behind and knocked the ball loose as he tackled Lewis around the Trojan 35. Jerry Reeves recovered for West Brunswick. East Bladen scored its only touch down of the game early in the sec ond hall. Monta Davis plunged in from five yards out. following a 5 1 - \ard run by Lew is. Tyrone Matins' extra point gave the Cougars a narrow 7-6 lead with 1 1:01 remaining in the third quarter. West Brunswick failed to move the hall on us next possession, but a 45-yard punt b> Aldcrson pinned the Cougars back at their own 2-yard line. After three short runs. East Bla den's Warren Scholar dropped back into his ow n end zone to punt. Branch, one of the smallest pla> - ers on the West Brunswick squad, then came up with one ol the biggest plays ol tlie game. He rushed from his right defen sive end position and stuffed Scholar's kick. The hall rolled out ol the buck ol the end /one lor a safely. The blocked punt gave the Tro jans an X-7 lead with (>:24 loll in the third quarter, and stole the momen tum from East Bladen. West Brunswick increased ils lead to M-7 early in the fourth quarter. 1 ancc scored on a 20-yard run to cap a six-play. 24-yard drive, (iris sett helped set up the score with a 20-yard punt return. East Bladen's next two drives ended with fumbles, and led to touchdowns lor the Trojans. Gary Khoda, the Cougars' reserve quarterback, fumbled alter being hit b> West Brunswick's Reeves. Butler picked up the ball and rumbled 50 yards for a touchdown with 6:47 to play. East Bladen's Lewis lumbled on the next Cougar drive, and Branch recovered for the Trojans. Lancc scored his third touchdown on the next play, running 41 yards up the middle to give West Bruns wick the final 27-7 advantage. The victory over the Eliza bcthtown squad ended a long dry s|Kll for the Trojans It was the first lime West Brunswick has beaten [East Bladen since 1985, and made up for the 16-7 loss six weeks ago thai ultimately decided the confer ence championship. West Brunswick Head Coach Marshall Scay said the biggest dif ference between the two games was that West Brunswick's offensive line did a better job last week blocking East Bladen's quick defensive front. "We've got great skill people, anil if we blivk we can run on anybody," he said. "Our offensive line did the job tonight." Scay also said a fatal accident near West Brunswick on the morn ing of the first East Bladen game al fccicd his team. "I didn't feel like we played well." Scay said of the regular-sea son contest. "Our offense was defi nitely off track. We played hard, but we didn't play well. 1 think thai ac cident might have had something lo ilo with it." The eastern final win was Seay's TROJAN RECEIVER JIMMY GRISSETT (S3) struggles for yards as East Bladen's Gary Rhoda wraps him up. Grissett, who had been chosen to play in the Shrine Bowl Saturday, will instead play for West Brunswick in the suite 2-A championship game. 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"I'd say this erases those other losses," a relieved Scay commented. "This is number seven and it's the big one. It's the one that counted." Grissctt. who caught two passes for 21 yards in the game, said he didn't expect the Trojans to win by 20 points. "I knew we could win. I knew it would be a hard game though," he said. "I think they just laid down af ter we went up dial touchdown." Lance, who was held to just 34 yards rushing in the third-round playoff game at Whitcvillc two weeks ago. went over 1,5(X) yards rushing for the season last week. The 20X yards Friday night in l li/abethtown was his best ellort ol the year, and l ance increased his season touchdown total to 2X. But the senior was more con cerned with George Daniels, the for mcr West Brunswick student-athlete who was killed in a car accident in May. The Trojans have dedicated their season to Daniels. "I know he's proud of us right now for making it this far," Lance said. "He wants us to win the big one. We're gonna do it for him." THE YARDSTICK West Brunswick Kust Bladen 11 First Downs 10 38-226 Rushes- Yards 32-251 3 1 Passing Yards 1 2 3-9 Pass(Comp-Att) 2-8 0 Interceptions Thrown 0 3-40 PunLs(No-Avg) 4-25 0-0 Fumblcs-Lost 3-3 8-70 Penalties-Yards 5-55 Score By Quarters West Brunswick 6 0 2 19? 17 East Bladen 0 0 7 0? 7 Scoring Summary (WB) Lance, I -yard run (kick failed) (FB) Davis. 5-yard run (Mathis kick) (WB) Branch, punt blockctl for safety (WB) Lance, 20-yard run (2-jx>int conversion tailed) (WB) Butler, 50-yard return of fumble recovery (Aldcrson kick) (WB) Lance, 41 -yard run (kick failed) Individual Rushing West Brunswick: Lance, 22-208: Bullcr. 9-41; Russ, 1-0; Holmes, 2 minus 3; Aldcrson, 4-minus 20. East Bladen: Lewis, 13-171; Davis, 7-34; Smith. 5-7; Lcsanc. 2 11; Simpson, 2-10: McKoy, 1-14; Rhoda, 1-8; Priest. 1 -minus 4. Individual Passing West Brunswick: Aldcrson, 3-9 31. East Bladen: Priest, 2-8-12. Individual Receiving West Brunswick: Grissett. 2-21: Bow en. 1-10. East Bladen: Davis, 1-14: Lewis, I -minus 2. GOOD LUCK TROJANS (N THE State Championship Game ( SERVICE SPECIALS Monroe Gas Shocks $0195 plus installation Oil Change Lube & Filter <#i1295 fcgr 5 Qt. Max, Citgo 10W30 (Most Cars & Light Trucks) Computer Wheel Alignment $24.95 $29.95 ^ Front End Thrust Alignment Free Brake Inspection BRAKES 95 m\ DnHM f?69 Most Cars Semi Metallic Pads Extra Transmission Maintenance $3995 Replace Fluid Pan Gasket & Filter (Most Cars) > Mag Wheels By' m PROGRESSIVE I ? N.C. Inspection Station ? HEY8T0nE Highway 17 North, Shallotte ? 754-7231 Hwy. 17 N., North Myrtle Beach, SC ? 1-803-272-3875 Also Located In Whitevllle, Bolton, Myrtle Beach & Lumberton I 1991 THE BWUNS'.VICK BEACON
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