Coming off a 40-0 thrashing to Westside and being held without a first down, the Clover Blue Eagles responded. They raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Known for their powerful running attack, the Eagles scored their touchdowns through the air. Quarterback Noah Lindsey threw touchdown passes to Willie Clark (18 yards) and Cody Payne (15 yards).
The Blue Eagles’ lead was extended early in the second quarter when Forestview was set to punt, but the ball sailed over the punter’s head into the end-zone for a safety. But the Jaguars’ fortunes turned after a holding penalty wiped out a first down play for Clover and a sack by Tremayne Booker that put Clover in a third-and-51 situation.
The Jaguars then capitalized. Moe Neal got the Jaguars on the board with a five-yard run for a touchdown. Due to a personal foul penalty, the Jaguars were backed up on the extra point and the kick was blocked. The Jaguars went into their bag of tricks when Trell McCaskell threw a half-back pass to Jared Carter for 40 yards. That set up Forestview’s next score, a seven yard touchdown pass from Colton Guthrie to Carter.
Forestview took the lead in third quarter with another five yard run from Neal. Dylan Disarro’s kick gave Forestview the 20-16 advantage. The Blue Eagles were knocking at the door later in the third quarter. But on fourth-and-goal from the two-yard line, the Jaguars were able to make the stop and deny Clover’s chance for the lead.
Forestview was unable to take advantage however. Clover retook the lead when Lindsey hit Ryan Clark for a slant route and he took it the distance for a 56-yard touchdown reception. Sam Edmunds kick gave Clover the 23-20 lead. Try as they might, the Jaguars were unable to get anything going to retake the lead.
Tramone Duncan, Tremayne Booker and Rhett Jenkins each recorded sacks in the game. Josh Freeman and Xavier Worthy had a tackle for loss and Jenkins had two. Clint Jenkins, Chase Griffin and Elijah Plummer each recorded a sack for the Blue Eagles. Clark, Plummer, Luke Trowbridge, Blake Watson and Hayden Milley each had tackles for losses for Clover.
Coming off a 266 yard rushing performance, Moe Neal was held to 88 yards. Jared Carter led all Forestview receivers with 80 yards. Noah Lindsey threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns to lead Clover’s offense. Cody Payne and Tanner Tolson combined for 101 yards rushing. Payne had to leave the game due to a hip injury.
“I like the fight, but we just can’t come out the way we did.” Forestview head coach Chris Medlin said “Give (Clover) credit, they played with a lot of intensity early on. We came out as fired up as they did and they jumped on us early. We just gave up too many big plays.”
Clover head coach Chad Smith lauded his team’s performance and their resilience when momentum seemed to shift against them. The win snaps a three-game losing streak to Forestview. The last time Clover beat Forestview was in 2011 by a score of 35-16.
Forestview will be on the road again next week as they travel to Kings Mountain. Clover will be on the road for the first time this year as they travel to Westwood.
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