Jaguars Score 35 First Half Points, Defense Shuts Down Huss

                After blowing a 21-point half-time lead in their 32-21 loss to Ashbrook last week, the Jaguars were hoping to avoid another such disaster this week against another cross-town rival on Senior Night. They were able to do just that. Forestview scored 35 unanswered points in the first half. Moe Neal scored on runs of 4 and 2. Trell McCaskell scored from the one-yard line. Tate Payne scored from the four-yard line. Colton Guthrie threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Saveon Falls. Dylan Disarro was 5-for-5 on extra point kicks.

                The Jaguars offense sputtered in the second half, but their defense never let the Huskies into the end-zone. Well, at least not until the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. The Huskies scored two late touchdowns to cut the Jaguars’ lead to 35-12. Akeythio Carson’s nine-yard touchdown got the Huskies on the board. Jaquavious Butler’s four-yard touchdown run capped the night off. That would be all the highlights for the Huskies.

                “A lot of penalties in the first half. A lot of miscues on offense and defense.” said Hunter Huss head coach Jamar McCoy “We had a snap go over the punter’s head and they scored on the next play.”

                “The better team won tonight. Hats off to Chris Medlin. We just got to get better blocking upfront. We got to do a better job covering the secondary. Our linebackers have to come up and fill the holes and hit the runners. We got to be more consistent at what we do well.”

                “It was great to get the win.” said Forestview head coach Chris Medlin “Everyone played well. I thought all three phases played well. We had to put (last week) behind us and we did.”

                Butler led the Huss offense with 179 yards rushing and a touchdown. Colton Guthrie led Forestview with 122 yards passing and 39 yards rushing and a passing touchdown. Moe Neal amassed 51 yards rushing, 25 yards receiving and two rushing touchdowns.

                The Jaguars now have a chance to take the conference’s #2 seed when they travel to East Gaston next week given that Ashbrook got knocked off by Lake Norman Charter 15-9. Hunter Huss’s playoff chances are up in the air, but they can solidify them with a win at home against Ashbrook next week.