Stuart Cramer Takes Down Hunter Huss In Overtime, Dashes Huskies Conference Title Hopes

                Coming into this game, both teams had a lot on the line. The Hunter Huss Huskies were trying to keep pace with conference front-runner, Kings Mountain. The Storm was trying to stay in the hunt for a good playoff spot. Neither team’s offense could muster any points in the first half. The Huskies looked like they were going to get the first points on the board, but a field goal attempt by Trevor Hargett was blocked.

                The first score of the game would be a defensive special teams play. Backed up near their own end zone, Hunter Huss was forced to punt. But the Storm’s John Griffin blocked the punt and it was recovered in the end zone by Landon Helton. Devin Baldwin’s extra point kick made it 7-0.

                The Huskies drove down the field to answer that score, but they would be stopped on 4^th-and-goal from the one-yard line. They would not let the Storm get out of the shadow of their end zone however. When the Huskies forced them to punt, Tony Davis took the punt return 32 yards for what would be a touchdown, but an illegal block brought it back. The score would remain 7-0 at half-time.

                On their first drive, the Huskies finally put together a successful drive. Dallas Danner’s explosive 77-yard run up the middle gave the Huskies their first points of the game. Trevor Hargett’s kick tied it up at 7-7. Jaylen Rocquemore’s seven-yard run for a touchdown put the Storm back on top 14-7 in the third quarter.

                The Huskies would tie it up in the fourth quarter with a two-yard run by quarterback Zo Wallace. That play was set up by a 34-yard pass from Wallace to Chase Nixon. The Storm had plenty of time to get a game-winning drive going. But on 3^rd-and-2 near the Huskies 30-yard line, a false start would back them up and they ended up turning it over on downs.

                It was the Huskies turn to try and go a game-winning drive. But Wallace was intercepted by Landon Helton on a deep pass and he took it into Huskies territory near the 45. On the ensuing drive, Jaylen Rocquemore was intercepted by Tony Davis on a deep pass inside the five-yard line. Hunter Huss would opt to play for overtime. Prior to those two turnovers, there was only one turnover and that was a fumble by Kaiser Kayton that was recovered by Hunter Huss’s Chase Nixon.

                The Storm got the ball first in overtime and on the first play, Rocquemore took the ball the whole ten yards for a touchdown. Devin Baldwin’s kick made it 21-14. Disaster struck on the Huskies second play in overtime, as the Huskies would fumble. Stuart Cramer’s Dylan Collins recovered the fumble to seal the deal for the Storm. Along with the fumble recovery, Collins registered 1.5 sacks and 2 TFL’s.

                Dallas Danner led all rushers with 163 yards and a touchdown. Zo Wallace Amassed 135 yards passing and a rushing touchdown. Jalen Rocquemore led the Storm offense with 103 yards (57 rushing and 46 passing) Kaiser Kayton and Tyreese Morris combined for 112 yards rushing.

                “I’m super proud of our guys. We fought through this whole game. They came through and finished the game in the end.” said Cramer head coach Ben McMillan “Our defense played exceptional all night except for two big plays. The goal line stand was huge, the blocked punt was huge. Our defense just did an outstanding job. Hats off to Hunter Huss. They played awesome tonight.”

                Not only was it the Storm’s first win over county rival, Hunter Huss. It was their first ever overtime game. The Huskies will not repeat as Big South conference champs.

                “We got to figure out which team is going to show up. Are we going to have the team that beat Crest show up or are we going to have that team that lost to Kings Mountain show up.” said Hunter Huss head coach Jamar McCoy “Bottom line, offense has to match what defense does. Defense played an excellent, excellent ball game tonight. The offense did not even match it. Offense has been so sporadic this year that it’s not even funny. We put so much pressure on the defense to bail us out. We have to do better offensively. It’s a must, a stone cold must. Come Monday, there’s going to be a reckoning.”

                Stuart Cramer travels to Forestview next week. The Jaguars (3-7)(2-4) lost 63-7 to Kings Mountain. Hunter Huss will host arch-rival, Ashbrook. The Green Wave (4-6)(3-3) won 48-40 over North Gaston.

Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Week 11 Picks

Stuart Cramer 20 @ Hunter Huss 34

Forestview 13 @ Kings Mountain 40

North Gaston 14 @ Ashbrook 24

Crest 41 @ Burns 14

South Point 63 @ Chase 0

East Rutherford 7 @ Shelby 48

East Gaston 21 @ R-S Central 31

Lincolnton 31 @ North Lincoln 24

West Lincoln 14 @ East Lincoln 28

Mountain Island Charter 30 @ Thomas Jefferson 27

Bessemer City 38 @ Community School of Davidson 14

Pine Lake Prep 35 @ Cherryville 13

Union Acadmey 48 @ Highland Tech 20

Bonus: Newton-Conover 35 @ Maiden 21

Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Week 11 Best To Last

1. South Point (9-0)(3-0) won 62-0 over R-S Central
2. Shelby (8-1)(3-0) won 51-6 over East Gaston
3. Kings Mountain (8-1)(5-0) won 15-0 over Burns
4. Hunter Huss (6-3)(4-1) won 41-6 over Forestview
5. Crest (6-3)(4-1) won 49-13 over North Gaston
6. Thomas Jefferson (9-0)(5-0) won 26-14 over Bessemer City
7. Bessemer City (8-1)(4-1) lost 26-14 to Thomas Jefferson
8. Mountain Island Charter (7-2)(4-1) won 48-18 over Pine Lake Prep
9. Stuart Cramer (6-3)(3-2) won 43-15 over Ashbrook
10. East Lincoln (5-4)(4-1) lost 44-43 in 2OT to Maiden
11. Lincolnton (4-5)(3-2) won 53-14 over Lake Norman Charter
12. Ashbrook (3-6)(2-3) lost 43-15 to Stuart Cramer
13. Forestview (3-6)(2-3) lost 41-6 to Hunter Huss
14. West Lincoln (3-6)(1-4) lost 35-23 to Bandys
15. North Lincoln (2-7)(1-4) lost 49-6 to Newton-Conover
16. East Gaston (2-7)(1-2) lost 51-6 to Shelby
17. North Gaston (2-7)(0-5) lost 49-13 to Crest
18. Burns (1-8)(0-5) lost 15-0 to Kings Mountain
19. Cherryville (3-6)(1-4) won 33-25 over Highland Tech
20. Highland Tech (2-7)(0-5) lost 33-25 to Cherryville

This week's match-ups

　

Stuart Cramer @ Hunter Huss

Forestview @ Kings Mountain

Crest @ Burns

North Gaston @ Ashbrook

South Point @ Chase

East Gaston @ R-S Central

East Rutherford @ Shelby

Lincolnton @ North Lincoln

West Lincoln @ East Lincoln

Mountain Island Charter @ Thomas Jefferson

Pine Lake Prep @ Cherryville

Bessemer City @ Community School of Davidson

Bonus: Newton-Conover @ Maiden

Huskies Roll After Giving Up Early Kickoff

               Both teams were trying to stay alive for the playoff race. The Huskies came into the game with a 5-3 record while Forestview came in with a 3-5 record. Hunter Huss was the clear favorite but Forestview was looking for an upset.

                Things looked great early on for Forestview as Jalen Neely-Baldwin took the opening kickoff 85 yards for the first touchdown. The kick for the extra point failed, however. But that would be as good as it got for the Jaguars. On the ensuing drive, a 36 yard run by Dallas Danner and a 32-yard run by Crawford Chandler set up the Huskies first points of the game. Danner finished the drive with a two-yard touchdown run. Trevor Hargett gave the Huskies the lead with the extra point kick.

                Danner would extend the lead with a 12-yard run. Hargett’s kick made the score 14-6. The second quarter was a stalemate as both teams would be plagued with turnovers. The Jaguars had a chance to cut the lead to five but missed field goal with around 16 seconds left in the half. The second half would be all Hunter Huss.

                Freshman Malik Corry would extend the Huskies lead with a 49-yard touchdown run. Forestview would try to answer that with a drive of their own but Jake Lee was intercepted by Tez Price at the Huskie 18-yard line. Price would return it 82 yards for the touchdown. A 13-yard touchdown run by Saveon Falls and a 47-yard run by Damarius Davis would lift the Huskies to a 41-6 lead. Hargett was 5-for-6 on extra point kicks.

                The Huskies improve to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in Big South play. Forestview falls to 3-6 and 2-3 in conference play. Hunter Huss will host Stuart Cramer, a 43-15 winner over Ashbrook. Forestview will travel to Kings Mountain, a 15-0 winner over Burns.

Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland County Week 10 Picks

Ashbrook 28 @ Stuart Cramer 21

Hunter Huss 31 @ Forestview 17

Crest 34 @ North Gaston 7

Burns 7 @ Kings Mountain 38

South Point 55 @ R-S Central 7

Shelby 45 @ East Gaston 7

East Lincoln 14 @ Maiden 28

North Lincoln 14 @ Newton-Conover 31

Lake Norman Charter 7 @ Lincolnton 42

West Lincoln 27 @ Bandys 21

Thomas Jefferson 21 @ Bessemer City 20

Highland Tech 20 @ Cherryville 35

Pine Lake Prep 14 @ Mountain Island Charter 48

Jaguars Stifle Burns Rally In Injury Plagued Game

               The Jaguars broke a five-game losing streak last week with a 35-34 win at North Gaston. Could they keep their winning streak going on their homecoming night? Early on, it looked like the answer would be yes as Forestview raced out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter with a 14-yard run by Javari Rice and a three-yard run by Aaron Bennett. The Bulldogs would drive deep into Forestview territory twice in the first half but would be turned away by turnovers. Forestview also would have a long drive stymied with a turnover. Jahari Mitchell would intercept a pass by Jake Lee toward the end of the first half. Anthony Nance would counter that with an interception of his own after picking off a pass by Spencer Devine. Xavier Worthy intercepted a Devine pass earlier in the game.

                The Bulldogs got back in it in the second half with an 81-yard run by Je’Vione Livingston. Zack Phillips’s extra point made it 13-7. A four-yard run by Jahari Mitchell tied the game up 13-13. It would remain that way as the kick was blocked.

                After Forestview quarterback, Jake Lee and running-back, Aaron Bennett left the game with injuries, it was time for their backups to contribute. Backup quarterback, Graham Wiggins got Forestview back on top with a 65-yard touchdown pass to Jake Long. The two-point conversion would fail however. Burns would counter that with a Kujuan Pryor 13-yard touchdown run. The extra point kick would give the Bulldogs the lead, but it would be blocked once again.

                Holt Cloninger put the Jaguars on top for good with a 25-yard field goal. The Bulldogs would try to respond but an illegal forward pass on fourth down stopped their drive and the Jaguars were able to run the clock out with 14 second remaining.

                CJ Hopper and Je’Vione Livingston combined for 187 yards rushing. Jake Lee led the Forestview offense with 182 yards passing before leaving the game. Kyra Peterkin was the recipient of 111 of those yards and Jake Long amassed 131 yards receiving with 101 coming from Graham Wiggins.

                “Heck of a game by both teams. Proud of our guys. (We) found a way to do it because it was hard fought.” Said Forestview head coach Chris Medlin “We got to go 1-0 next week. Got to take it one game at a time.”

                “I thought our kids played hoard. They continued to play throughout the game. We just couldn’t get ahead. We got our PAT’s blocked.” Said Burns head coach David Devine “Hats off to Forestview. They played hard. We just continue to make mistakes that you can’t make in this league. Part of it is youth. Part of it is lack of playing experience, but we just have to quit making mistakes.”

                Burns will travel to Kings Mountain next week. The Mountaineers defeated Ashbrook 27-26. Forestview will be home again against Hunter Huss. The Huskies defeated Crest 33-30 in overtime.

Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Week 9 Picks

Kings Mountain 31 @ Ashbrook 21

Hunter Huss 17 @ Crest 31

Burns 24 @ Forestview 27

North Gaston 14 @ Stuart Cramer 24

East Rutherford 7 @ South Point 38

R-S Central 7 @ Shelby 42

Chase 14 @ East Gaston 28

Lincolnton 35 @ West Lincoln 21

Bandys 14 @ East Lincoln 35

Maiden 34 @ North Lincoln 17

Bessemer City 35 @ Pine Lake Prep 14

Mountain Island Charter 42 @ Community School of Davidson 21

Cherryville 13 @ Union Academy 41

Thomas Jefferson 48 @ Highland Tech 20

Gaston Lincoln and Cleveland Best To Last Week 9

1. South Point (7-0)(1-0) won 56-0 over East Gaston
2. Shelby (6-1)(1-0) won 63-0 over Chase
3. Kings Mountain (6-1)(3-0) won 38-13 over Hunter Huss
4. Crest (5-2)(3-0) won 38-20 over Ashbrook
5. Bessemer City (7-0)(3-0) won 8-7 over Union Academy
6. Thomas Jefferson (7-0)(3-0) won 63-42 over Community School of Davidson
7. Mountain Island Charter (5-2)(2-1) won 48-6 over Cherryville
8. Hunter Huss (4-3)(2-1) lost 38-13 to Kings Mountain
9. Ashbrook (3-4)(2-1) lost 38-20 to Crest
10. East Lincoln (4-3)(3-0) won 35-31 over North Lincoln
11. Stuart Cramer (4-3)(1-2) won 28-21 over Burns
12. Forestview (2-5)(1-2) won 35-34 over North Gaston
13. North Gaston (2-5)(0-3) lost 35-34 to Forestview
14. West Lincoln (3-4)(1-2) lost 58-8 to Newton-Conover
15. North Lincoln (2-5)(1-2) lost 35-31 to East Lincoln
16. Lincolnton (2-5)(1-2) won 42-21 over Bandys
17. Burns (1-6)(0-3) lost 28-21 to Stuart Cramer
18. East Gaston (1-6)(0-1) lost 56-0 to South Point
19. Cherryville (2-5)(0-3) lost 48-6 to Mountain Island Charter
20. Highland Tech (2-5)(0-3) lost 30-0 to Pine Lake Prep

 
This week's match-ups
　

Kings Mountain @ Ashbrook

Hunter Huss @ Crest

Burns @ Forestview

North Gaston @ Stuart Cramer

East Rutherford @ South Point

Chase @ East Gaston

Lincolnton @ West Lincoln

Bandys @ East Lincoln

Maiden @ North Lincoln

Bessemer City @ Pine Lake Prep

Thomas Jefferson @ Highland Tech

Mountain Island Charter @ Community School of Davidson

Cherryville @ Union Academy

Early Mistakes Ruin Homecoming For Hunter Huss

               Both teams were 2-0 in conference play and looking to keep it going. Hunter Huss won the Big South 3A/2A conference last year with a 7-0 record. In order to keep that streak going, they would have to play great ball against a strong Kings Mountain team. That was not the case early on as the Mountaineers were successful on the opening on-side kick.

                Kings Mountain would capitalize with a two-yard touchdown run by Qua Brooks. Micah Randall’s extra point made it 7-0. The Huskies were unable to find the end zone so they relied on the foot of Trevor Hargett to get them on the board. He did just that with a 42-yard field goal to cut the Mountaineers’ lead to 7-3. Special teams mistakes continued to plague Hunter Huss as the Huskies muffed a punt. They were able to stop Kings Mountain on that drive. But a partially blocked punt in the second quarter set Kings Mountain up in great field position.

                The Mountaineers extended the lead with an 18-yard run by Ricaylen Mack. The extra point by Randall made it 14-3. Hargett kicked another field goal for the Huskies before half-time. This time it was from 32 yards out. That made it 14-6 at half-time.

                The second half would be all Kings Mountain. Micah Randall gave Kings Mountain the 17-6 lead with a 44-yard field-goal. Then on their next drive, they would be assisted by two 15-yard penalties on the Huskies. That gave quarterback Kaylon Wade a chance to hit Dontavious Hughes for an 11-yard touchdown pass. The extra point kick was missed however.

                The Huskies would continue to shoot themselves in the foot. A fumble in the end zone by Crawford Chandler put another two points on the board for the Mountaineers for the safety. Mack’s 20-yard touchdown run and Randall’s extra point kick made the score 32-6 before the third quarter was over and it would be an even taller mountain for the Huskies to climb.

                Que Brooks’s 83-yard touchdown run buried Huss even deeper. But the Huskies did finally put a touchdown on the board with a 48-yard pass from Zo Wallace to Crawford Chandler with less than a minute to go. Hargett’s extra point kick was good.

                “It was a big win and I was tickled with how well our team played. I thought everybody contributed in all three phases tonight and I couldn’t be more proud of the guys.” said Kings Mountain head coach Greg Lloyd “We’ve been a good second half team all year for whatever reason so that kind of continued on tonight. They (Huss) have a fantastic team. They got great athletes. They’re tough!”

                “Against a strong team such as this, you can’t turn the ball over. We had two costly turnovers to start this ball game.” said Hunter Huss head coach Jamar McCoy “We played behind the sticks and played behind on the scoreboard all night long. We just never recovered. We had some kids get disqualified because of some hits.”

                Ricaylen Mack led Kings Mountain with 117 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Zo Wallace led Hunter Huss with 146 yards passing and a touchdown. The Mountaineers make another trip to Gastonia next week as they take on Ashbrook. The Green Wave lost 38-20 to Crest. Hunter Huss travels to play the Crest Chargers next week.

Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Week 8 Picks

Kings Mountain 28 @ Hunter Huss 21

Crest 28 @ Ashbrook 14

Forestview 20 @ North Gaston 27

Stuart Cramer 27 @ Burns 14

East Gaston 13 @ South Point 52

Shelby 35 @ Chase 0

Bandys 13 @ Lincolnton 16

East Lincoln 14 @ North Lincoln 21

West Lincoln 14 @ Newton-Conover 38

Union Academy 24 @ Bessemer City 27

Mountain Island Charter 35 @ Cherryville 13

Community School of Davidson 17 @ Thomas Jefferson 34

Highland Tech 20 @ Pine Lake Prep 45

Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Week 8 Best To Last

1. South Point (6-0) won 35-13 over Ashbrook
2. Shelby (5-1) bye
3. Kings Mountain (5-1)(2-0) won 56-20 over North Gaston
4. Crest (4-2)(2-0) won 40-13 over Stuart Cramer
5. Hunter Huss (4-2)(2-0) won 48-21 over Burns
6. Ashbrook (3-3)(2-0) lost 35-13 to South Point
7. Stuart Cramer (3-3)(0-2) lost 40-13 to Crest
8. Bessemer City (6-0)(2-0) won 49-13 over Highland Tech
9. Thomas Jefferson (6-0)(2-0) won 40-8 over Pine Lake Prep
10. Mountain Island Charter (4-2)(1-1) won 28-21 over Union Academy
11. North Gaston (2-4)(0-2) lost 56-20 to Kings Mountain
12. West Lincoln (3-3)(1-1) lost 27-13 to Maiden
13. Burns (1-5)(0-2) lost 48-21 to Hunter Huss
14. North Lincoln (2-4)(1-1) won 55-7 over Lake Norman Charter
15. East Lincoln (3-3)(2-0) won 12-7 over Lincolnton
16. Lincolnton (1-5)(0-2) lost 12-7 to East Lincoln
17. Forestview (1-5)(0-2) bye
18. East Gaston (1-5) lost 56-31 to Blacksburg
19. Cherryville (2-4)(0-2) lost 34-33 to Community School of Davidson
20. Highland Tech (2-4)(0-2) lost 49-13 to Bessemer City

This week's match-ups
　
Crest @ Ashbrook

Forestview @ North Gaston

Kings Mountain @ Hunter Huss

Stuart Cramer @ Burns

East Gaston @ South Point

Shelby @ Chase

Bandys @ Lincolnton

West Lincoln @ Newton-Conover

East Lincoln @ North Lincoln

Union Academy @ Bessemer City

Community School of Davidson @ Thomas Jefferson

Mountain Island Charter @ Cherryville

Highland Tech @ Pine Lake Prep