INMAN, S.C. – Friday evening marked the end of a festive Homecoming week as the Chapman Panthers resumed Region 3-3A play against the visiting Travelers Rest Devildogs. A heavy dose of the ground game helped the Panthers pull away for a 56-0 shutout victory over the Devildogs.
On Chapman’s fourth play from scrimmage, Mathai Scott took the handoff up the middle and sprinted 84 yards to pay dirt, putting the Panthers ahead 6-0 with just under three minutes left in the opening frame. Later, Scott weaved his way through traffic on the near sideline for a 15 yard touchdown and a 12-0 lead with 5:18 left in the second quarter. Scott tallied nine carries for 148 yards and a trio of touchdowns on the night. “It’s great getting to play behind our offensive line,” Scott exclaimed. “I know they’re going to make a lane, so all I’ve got to do is trust them and hit it, and it’ll be there. At first, we were struggling a little bit… but then, we went back to playing Chapman ball and that’s what our O-line did.” On the next drive for Travelers Rest, a Chandler Cartee pass deflection landed in the hands of teammate Cole Daugherty for the interception, which set up a 22 yard strike from Coleman Gray to Shawn Cunningham in the near corner of the end zone on the next play, which made for a 19-0 halftime advantage. Chapman rattled off 16 points in the first two minutes and 29 seconds of the third quarter as Scott scored on a one yard run, followed by a safety and a 55 yard kickoff return touchdown by Shamon Black, which added up to a 35-0 lead. “In the first half, we were not playing the way we could play, up to our standard,” said senior lineman Harrison Bridges. “We put it together and helped Mathai and Keanu (Na), who were running their tails off. As an offensive lineman, you love seeing all three of your running backs get in the end zone. You’re like, ‘This is what we need to do every single game’ and hold that to the standard.” The Panthers found the end zone three more times on a one yard Keanu Na run, a 32 yard pass from Gray to Smith, and a 15 yard run by Dunning. Na finished the game with 10 carries for 62 yards, while Dunning notched five rushes for 35 yards. Gray completed 11 out of 18 pass attempts for 173 yards and two touchdowns, while also recording six carries for 59 yards. Smith tallied two receptions for 77 yards. “(Mathai) has continued to work his tail off, but the guys up front continue to get better and better,” said Chapman head coach Harry Cabaniss. “We had to clean a couple of things up at halftime and after that, I feel like that’s when we got rolling pretty good. Being able to continue watching (the team) get better every week is really cool.” Chapman (7-1, 2-0 Region) will travel over to Greenville County for a Region 3-3A contest against the Blue Ridge Tigers on Friday, October 20th, with a scheduled kickoff of 7:30 PM. Comments are closed.
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