Crest
would drive down deep into Warrior territory but would commit their first of
three turnovers with a fumble. Weddingto would get on the board first when
Litton would connect with Max Brimigion for a 42-yard touchdown pass. Ian
Williams’s extra point made it 7-0. A muffed punt by the Warriors would set up
Crest’s first score in the second quarter. Davion Pryor got the Chargers on the
board with a three-yard touchdown run. Evan Davis’s extra point tied it up.
The
Chargers were not done turning the ball over. Max Brimigion came up with an
interception that bounced off a Crest receiver’s hand. Brimington would make
Crest pay when he hauled in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Litton. The extra
point failed however and that was huge. The Warriors would extend their lead
midway through the third quarter with another Litton to Brimigion connection.
That one was from ten yards out. The two-point conversion pass failed, however.
The
Chargers would answer that score with a one-yard quarterback sneak for a
touchdown by Kemmerlin. The extra point kick by Evan Davis cut Weddington’s
lead to 19-14. The Warriors would muff the kickoff and the Chargers would be
back in business. That was Weddington's second muff in the game. Each team had three turnovers. The Chargers would not capitalize as they would be stopped on fourth-and-short on the
eight-yard line. It looked like they initially had the first down but officials
ruled it short.
Things would not get better for Weddington nevertheless. Crest
stopped them on their next drive. A bad punt by the Warriors would set
the Chargers up around the 30-yard line. Crest took advantage as they would take the lead for the first time
with a Kemmerlin 25-yard touchdown pass to Gage Long. The two-point conversion
run was stopped just short so the score remained 20-19. The Warriors tried to march down the field but
Litton was sacked at the one-yard line by B.J. Ramseur. Litton’s pass on the
next play fell incomplete and the Chargers were able to run out the clock.
"What a great football game. It came down to the last play just like I've been telling my kids all week long." said Crest head coach Nick Eddins "Weddington is ranked #4 in the state and they are the defending state champs. Coach Carson does an unbelievable job. I knew it was going to come down to that and I'm just glad we come out on top. Our kids made enough plays to win the game. I'm very proud of the kids and our staff.""I'd like to wrestle anybody that says we didn't have a tough schedule because I believe ours was the toughest in the state." Eddins said of their nonconference schedule that included three defending state champions Shelby (2AA), South Point (3A) and Weddington (3AA) "It's just going to get us ready for the end of the season and tough conference games down the road. We'd love to be 4-0, but we'll take 2-2 and move on."
"We play a great football team. Crest is always good. We're a good football team also." said Weddington head coach Tim Carson "But we made a little too many mistakes. Crest made some mistakes also but they just came out on top tonight. We forced some turnovers early that kept the score down and gave us some momentum. We got 13 points in the first half. But it's a game of momentum. They just came out in the second half and started running the ball really well and got some scores. Defense has got to stand up and make a stand."
Crest improves to 2-2 while Weddington falls to 3-1. The Warriors will host Sun Valley next Friday. The Chargers will travel to Forestview to begin conference play.
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