Forestview Relocates Home Game, Rolls Host Cramer After Trailing Early

                With Hurricane Joaquin on the horizon, many games were moved up to Thursday. Some were moved up an hour or so early on Friday. A few across the state chose to move their games to Monday night. Some teams even relocated their games to other stadiums. One of those teams to relocate their game was Forestview. They were to host the Stuart Cramer Storm, but instead relocated their game to Cramer.

                It seemed that home field advantage played a role early on. The Storm got on the board first with a Robert Truesdale five-yard run for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was no good, however. The Jaguars were not able to get anything going offensively in the first quarter and it continued into the second quarter. The Storm extended their lead in the second quarter with a Kaleb Setzer 32-yard field goal.

                Moe Neal did get Forestview on the board late in the second quarter with an 11-yard touchdown run. Moe Neal’s run for the two-point conversion cut the Storm lead to 9-8. The Jaguars were knocking on the door late and looked like Moe Neal scored on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Colton Guthrie, but officials ruled him short at the one-yard line as the half expired.

                That momentum continued in the second half. On the first play, fullback Trell McCaskill gave the Jaguars the lead with a 65-yard touchdown run. Moe Neal’s two-point conversion run gave the Jaguars a seven-point lead at 16-9. Neal and McCaskell continued to rip apart the Storm in the third quarter. Neal scored on runs of 4 and 35 and McCaskill scored on an 18-yard run. Neal and Tate Payne each had runs for two-point conversions. The Jaguars scored 30 points in the third quarter alone.

                The Storm was able to get a safety in the fourth quarter when Forestview was set to punt deep in their own territory, but the ball sailed over the punter’s head into the end-zone. Each team had three turnovers. Isaiah Foust recorded two interceptions for the Storm. One was from Moe Neal on a half-back pass. The Storm also recovered a fumble on special teams. Jared Carter got Forestview’s only interception on the night. The Jaguars defense recovered two fumbles.

                Moe Neal amassed 195 yards rushing and 14 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Trell McCaskill finished with 86 yards and two touchdowns.

                “They came ready to play. That’s what attributed to our slow start. They came ready to play and we didn’t.” said Forestview head coach Chris Medlin “We came back, kept our composure and kept playing. 2-0 in conference and a 10-game conference win streak.”

                Forestview (3-3)(2-0) will look to keep that streak alive as they travel to North Gaston (3-3)(1-1) next week. The Wildcats upset Ashbrook last night 10-0. Stuart Cramer will travel to take on Lake Norman Charter (2-3)(0-2). The Knights lost to East Gaston 12-7.