Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Week 10 Picks – Conferences

Big South 3A

Stuart Cramer 14 @ Ashbrook 21

Forestview 7 @ Hunter Huss 48

North Gaston 7 @ Crest 42

Kings Mountain 35 @ Burns 21

Southwestern 2A

R-S Central 7 @ South Point 49

East Gaston 7 @ Shelby 52

East Rutherford 42 @ Chase 14

South Fork 2A

Maiden 27 @ East Lincoln 20

Bandys 7 @ West Lincoln 14

Lincolnton 48 @ Lake Norman Charter 28

Newton-Conover 14 @ North Lincoln 35

Southern Piedmont 1A

Mountain Island Charter 48 @ Pine Lake Prep 21

Bessemer City 13 @ Thomas Jefferson 20

Cherryville 21 @ Highland Tech 14

Union Academy 14 @ Community School of Davidson 38

 

South Iredell Rallies In Second Half, Knocks Off West Rowan In Two Overtimes

                This was one of two area games delayed by Hurricane Michael. The South Iredell Vikings played host to the West Rowan Falcons on Homecoming Night. The Falcons looked poised to spoil it for them as they jumped out to a 24-10 half-time lead. The Vikings would outscore the Falcons 28-7 in the second half, taking a 38-31 lead with 2:50 left in the game.

                The Falcons drove down the field to tie the game up with just less than a minute left. Jaden Perry took it in from the one-yard line (PAT good). The Vikings would try and end the game before regulation, but were unable to make it past their own 45 yard line.

To overtime we went! Both teams exchanged field goals in the first overtime. In the second overtime, Holland Dowdy connected with Cullen Smith for the ten-yard touchdown pass. But West Rowan’s possession would not be so successful as Payne Stolsworth was sacked for 20 yards and his next pass attempt would be intercepted in the end zone by Darius Smyre to end the game. Vikings won 48-41.

Perry amassed 181 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a 55-yard touchdown run to open up the scoring for the Falcons. Stolsworth amassed 211 yards passing for West Rowan and three touchdowns, but also had two interceptions. Davis Tadlock amassed 132 yards receiving and would score two touchdowns. Holland Dowdy led the Vikings offense to 129 yards passing, two touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. He started in the second half in place of an injured Ty Everhart. Alterek Adams led the Vikings rushing attack for 106 yards.

South Iredell will travel to take on East Rowan. West Rowan will play host to North Iredell.

 

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

WR – Jaden Perry 60 yard touchdown run – Frederico Cruz kick

SI – Cody Hazzelton 37 Field-goal

Second Quarter

WR – Payne Stolsworth 13 yard touchdown pass to Quay Weeks – Cruz kick

WR – Stolsworth 30 yard touchdown pass to Davis Tadlock – Cruz kick

SI – Gavin Kuld 8 yard touchdown run – Hazzleton kick

WR – Cruz 34 Field-goal

Third Quarter

SI – Holland Dowdy 12 yard touchdown pass to Cullen Smith

WR – Stolsworth 39 yard touchdown pass to Tadlock – Cruz kick

Fourth Quarter

SI – Dowdy 5 yard touchdown run – Hazzleton kick

SI – Jermie Greene 16 yard touchdown run – Hazzleton kick

SI – Will Gordon 28 yard touchdown run – Hazzleton kick

WR – Perry 1 yard touchdown run – Cruz kick

Overtime

Cruz – 35 Field-goal

Hazzleton – 25 Field-goal

Dowdy 10 yard touchdown pass to Smith

Hunter Huss Remains Unbeaten With A Shutout Win Over Crest

                In big games, there are big moments. In big games, big players rise up to the occasion. On the other hand, that’s also when mistakes get magnified. All of this took place in a game where Hunter Huss defeated Crest 14-0 in a key conference matchup.

                The Chargers looked like they might take charge early when they drove deep into Husky territory on their first drive. But a tipped pass that was intercepted by Dontavius Nash, stopping the Crest drive at the 13-yard line. The Huskies were unable to answer and an error just about cost them as a punt sailed over the kicker’s head and he punted it very short to the 31 yard line of Huss.

                The Chargers appeared to go up six when Rae-Kwon Young-Turner took it in for a touchdown, but a holding penalty brought it back. That Chargers ended up settling for a field goal that was partially blocked and no good. That’s two key opportunities missed by Crest.

                First play in the second quarter on a third-and-long play, Huskies quarterback Zo Wallace hit Jaheim Mullen for a short pass that he took 89 yards for a touchdown. A penalty backed them up on the PAT but Trevor Hargett’s kick for the extra point was good. That would be the only score in the first half.

                In the third quarter, the Chargers shot themselves in the foot when they fumbled near their own goal line. The Huskies would make them pay a few plays later when Malik Corry took it in for a one-yard touchdown run (PAT good). The Chargers could not muster any offense after that.

                In the fourth quarter, the Chargers would turn the ball over again as Peyton Kemmerlin was intercepted by Jaheim Mullen. That was three turnovers by the Chargers. The Huskies had none. The Chargers tried getting a drive going at the end of the game to avoid a shutout, but time just simply ran out.

                Zo Wallace led the Huskies offensive attack with 192 yards passing and a touchdown. Jaheim Mullen amassed 106 yards receiving including the 89 yard touchdown reception. Rae-Kwon Young-Turner led Crest with 112 rushing yards.

                “We moved the ball up and down the field early but just couldn’t punch it in. It was a hard-fought game.” said Crest head coach Nick Eddins “I’m proud of our kids for playing so hard. We didn’t execute to the best of our ability. We’ll get better.”

                “Great win! When you can beat a storied program like Crest with a week such as we had with the rain, having to practice inside and not being able to practice yesterday, it’s a major victory for the program. So I’m very pleased and ecstatic of the outcome of the game tonight.” said Hunter Huss head coach Jamar McCoy “We knew coming in that they would be a physical defense. They were big and strong and like to hit you in the mouth. They played smashmouth football, we played smashmouth football. We came out on top tonight and was able to capitalize on some of their mistakes. Offense did not turn the ball over tonight which I’m proud of. We protected the football and that was one of the keys to victory.”

                Hunter Huss (8-0)(4-0) is off to their best start since 1976. They play host to Forestview (3-5)(1-3) next week. Crest (6-2)(3-1) plays host to North Gaston (2-6)(0-4).

Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Best to Last

1.       Hunter Huss

2.       Crest

3.       South Point

4.       Shelby

5.       North Lincoln

6.       West Lincoln

7.       Kings Mountain

8.       East Lincoln

9.       Ashbrook

10.   Stuart Cramer

11.   Bessemer City

12.   Mountain Island Charter

13.   Forestview

14.   Burns

15.   North Gaston

16.   Cherryville

17.   Highland Tech

18.   Lincolnton

19.   East Gaston

 

Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Week 9 Picks – Conferences

Big South

Crest 14 @ Hunter Huss 21

Stuart Cramer 42 @ North Gaston 14

Forestview 24 @ Burns 28

Ashbrook 21 @ Kings Mountain 28

Southwestern 2A

South Point 28 @ East Rutherford 14

Shelby 49 @ R-S Central 7

East Gaston 7 @ Chase 28

South Fork 2A

West Lincoln 27 @ Lincolnton 7

East Lincoln 14 @ Bandys 24

North Lincoln 27 @ Maiden 14

Lake Norman Charter 7 @ Newton-Conover 42

Southern Piedmont 1A

Mountain Island Charter 35 @ Community School of Davidson 14

Highland Tech 14 @ Thomas Jefferson 42

Union Academy 14 @ Cherryville 21

Pine Lake Prep 14 @ Bessemer City 24

Forestview Gets First Conference Win Of The Year

                After taking a break from conference play last week, the Forestview Jaguars resumed conference play as they hosted North Gaston on Homecoming Night. The Jaguars and the Wildcats were looking for their first conference of the year. At the end of the night, it would be the Jaguars (3-4)(1-2) that would leave with the 46-22 conference win.

                The Jaguars would start things off with a 29 yard field goal from Holt Cloninger. Jacob Ash would add to that with a 16-yard run for a touchdown (PAT good) and Jake Lee would connect with Trey Bolch for a 14-yard touchdown pass (PAT good) and it was 17-0 off the bat.

                The Wildcats would respond in the second quarter after Kareem Kennedy picked off a Jake Lee pass and returned it deep into Jaguar territory. Donterrio Chambers got the Wildcats on the board with a five-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion run. Holt Cloninger added another field goal for the Jaguars before half-time. That one was from 22-yards out. He was 2-for-4 on field goals in the first half.

                Forestview went right back to work in the third quarter with two touchdown runs from Jake Lee (one from three yards out, one from one-yard out). Early in the fourth quarter, Jacob Ash added another one from three yards out (PAT good). It was 40-8 at that point.

                The Wildcats did score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. One was an 83-yard run by Kennedy and the other, a nine-yard run by Chambers.

                Jake Lee led the Forestview offense with with 226 yards passing, one passing touchdown and two rushing touchdowns. Larkin Satterwhite amassed 147 yards receiving. Jalen Mims amassed 106 yards rushing and a touchdown that he scored in the fourth quarter (38 yards). Kareem Kennedy led North Gaston with 179 yards rushing and a touchdown.

                “We played a lot better and a lot harder than last week.” said North Gaston head coach Mike Patton “Fundamentally, we still have to get better. We have to take better care of the football and not have turnovers. I thought our defense made some plays early and I thought they played better at times. We got a lot of young guys on the field. We are still without some players. Next man up has to play and get some experience and play well too.”

                “We had some chances early to get some passes and different things and separate a little bit. It’s our fault for not doing that but I was proud of the guys for the way we responded in the second half.” Said Forestview head coach Chris Medlin “I thought our defense played really well. I thought as a unit they played great. Jake (Lee) had a great game. Larkin (Satterwhite) had a great game. I know he had right at 100 yards last week and was the Gazette player of the week. He had another big game this week.”

                Forestview (3-4)(1-2) travels to Burns (2-5)(0-3) next week. North Gaston (2-5)(0-3) hosts Stuart Cramer (4-3)(1-2).

Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland Best to Last Week 8

1.       Hunter Huss

2.       Crest

3.       South Point

4.       Kings Mountain

5t.       Shelby

5t.       North Lincoln

5t.       West Lincoln

8.       Ashbrook

9.       Stuart Cramer

10.   East Lincoln

11.   Bessemer City

12.   Mountain Island Charter

13.   Forestview

14.   Burns

15.   North Gaston

16t.   Cherryville

16t.   Highland Tech

16t.   Lincolnton

19.   East Gaston