Forestview, Sloppy But Victorious

                For most of the game, it looked almost like a game of chess as both teams’ offenses were not able to do much for most of the game. The only scoring in the first half was a quarterback draw play, which Mac England took 60 yards for a touchdown. Dylan Disarro’s extra point made it 7-0.

                The Chargers were also plagued with kicking game woes as they missed three field goals on the night. One of them was blocked, though. Providence Day was able to respond midway through the third quarter with a one-yard plunge into the end-zone by Gabe Montgomery. The point after was mishandled however. So Forestview would keep the 7-6 lead.

                That would be the only highlight for the Charger offense. The Jaguar offense went to work from there. On the ensuing drive, Jayveon Love scored his first of two touchdowns. This was from 80 yards out. Love scored again early in the fourth quarter with a 25-yard touchdown run. The score was 20-6 at that point. Chapperal Smith capped off the night for Forestview with a six-yard touchdown run. The extra point kick by Dylan Disarro was good. He was 4-for-5 on his kicks.

                “We’re 1-0, that’s the goal.” said Forestview head coach Chris Medlin “(Mac England’s touchdown run) gave us a spark and our defense kept us in it and let us hang around long enough and we got a few plays to break. (Jayveon Love) had some good runs. Chapperal Smith came in and had some good runs and we were just fortunate enough to get a little momentum in the second half.”

                “We just made a lot of mistakes that you can’t make. They capitalized off our mistakes and it comes down to that. Our defense did a great job but we didn’t help them that much.” said Providence Day coach Adam Hastings “We got to turn around and be ready to go on Monday. That’s all we can do. (Charlotte Catholic) is a good football team. We played them a lot when I was at Ardrey Kell so I have an idea on what kind of football they play. We better be ready to go.”

                Providence Day travels to play Catholic next week. Forestview will be home against Clover, S.C.

                Jayveon Love led Forestview with 209 all-purpose yards (164 yards rushing, 45 yards receiving) and two touchdowns. Nate Whitaker, Jacob Ash, Jackson Moore, Christian Harwell, Caleb Mayfield and Cameron Jackson were also in on. Harwell, Jackson, Mayfield, Ash, Jared Carter and Rhett Jenkins also had tackles for loss. Jalen Sanders intercepted Providence Day quarterback, Dan Horton, once and Tremayne Booker recovered a fumble to end the game.

Gabe Montgomery led the Providence Day offense with 112 yards rushing and a touchdown. Ross Berry and Elijah Brown registered sacks for the Chargers. Ikem Ekwonu, Osita Ekwonu, Adam Hardy, Harmon Nobili, and Will Filiault each had tackles for loss. Kyle Wood intercepted Forestview quarterback Mac England twice and Cole Brown recovered a fumble.