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- Williamstown’s JT Amrine (10) delivers successful to a Chapmanville ball-carrier throughout Friday’s recreation. (Photo by Nikki Allen)
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- Williamstown quarterback Breck Allen (7) throws a cross throughout Friday’s recreation towards Chapmanville. (Photo by Nikki Allen)
Williamstown’s JT Amrine (10) delivers successful to a Chapmanville ball-carrier throughout Friday’s recreation. (Photo by Nikki Allen)
WILLIAMSTOWN — The Williamstown Yellowjackets (1-3) fell to the Chapmanville Tigers (4-0) Friday evening 50-13.
“I was really proud of these guys, for three quarters I thought we competed our butts off,” Yellowjacket head coach Chris Beck stated.
The Tigers jumped out to an early lead within the first with quarterback Dakota Dalton working in a 10-yard landing with 3:33 left within the quarter after which discovering Easton Bender on a 35-yard landing cross instantly after the Yellowjackets turned the ball over on downs with 1:30 left to play within the first.
Yellowjacket defensive lineman Christian Hoosier blocked the additional level conserving the rating 13-0.
Dalton then linked with senior large receiver Trey Ward for a 13-yard landing cross with 5:04 left within the second to go up 19-0.
Williamstown quarterback Breck Allen (7) throws a cross throughout Friday’s recreation towards Chapmanville. (Photo by Nikki Allen)
Williamstown responded by driving down the sector and scoring on a 12-yard cross from sophomore quarterback Breck Allen to fellow senior large receiver Carson Haines closing the hole to 19-7.
“Breck (Allen) and the receiver made some plays. We got some good skill guys, and we’re not afraid to air it out with this group. And against the team we were playing, we kind of had to,” Beck stated.
The Yellowjackets got here out of the locker room within the second half and marched down the sector the place Tyrell Miller went above a defender to usher in a 21-yard cross from Allen with 6:39 left within the third quarter. A nasty snap compelled the Yellowjackets to overlook the additional level however it introduced the staff to inside one rating at 19-13.
The protection additionally made some huge performs within the third quarter with Allen snagging an interception on the primary play of the Tiger’s subsequent drive and Hoosier recording a fumble restoration on the next drive.
The Yellowjacket offense couldn’t get a lot going after that as they punted after a three-and-out after which turned the ball over after a faux punt to finish the third quarter.
The Tigers opened the fourth quarter with a 47-yard landing run from Ward who then picked up a punt across the 50-yard line taking it into the top zone to place the Tigers up 33-13.
The Tiger’s Cooper Perry then intercepted a Dalton cross on the thirty-yard line the primary play of the Yellowjackets subsequent drive and gave up a fast thirty-yard run to the Tiger’s senior working again Preston Kovach to go down 40-13.
The Yellowjacket offense struggled within the fourth quarter turning the ball over on two missed hand-offs that led to Chapmanville scores. A 7-yard landing run from Kovach and a 43-yard subject objective from Jonathan Ferrell to finish the sport 50-13.
“That’s kind of been the story for us this year is, once things go down, we start turning it over,” Beck stated. “(Chapmanville) is a team that started, I think, nine seniors on defense. We were playing five sophomores and one freshman. … It’s a big team, senior heavy, tough for us to get going on offense a little bit and slow them down on defense, but all we can do is get better. Get ready for next week. Next week we got a big one. It doesn’t get any easier for us. So we gotta get better starting Monday.”
The Yellowjackets will face the Marietta Tigers (0-6) subsequent Friday at house and Chapmanville will head to Tosia to tackle the 2-3 Rebels.
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