INMAN, S.C. – On Friday evening, the Chapman Panthers returned home for a non-region matchup against the 4A Laurens Raiders. On this night, the Panther offense scored early and often on the way to a 48-3 victory over the Raiders.
Laurens struck first with an 11 play drive – predominantly a rushing attack spearheaded by Nick Danciu and Denari Lee-Jackson – on the opening possession that resulted in a 35-yard field goal and a 3-0 Raider lead just under four minutes into the game. Chapman countered with three scores in as many possessions, starting with a six-yard pass from Coleman Gray to Shawn Cunningham with 4:41 left in the opening frame. Following a Laurens punt, Gray found Hudson Moss down the seam for a 54-yard strike and a 13-3 Panther lead just under two minutes into the second quarter. “We had to have a better mindset (this week), clear out what happened last week, and keep moving forward,” Moss stated. “That is a ‘fox’ play (on the touchdown reception) where you wait until the fake and then jet down the field. I ran down the middle, nobody was there, and went into the end zone. They were playing ‘spot’ defensively… our offense was able to run, run, run and when the pass plays came open, we hit them.” Less than four minutes later, Chapman faced fourth down and three yards to go at the Raiders’ 15-yard line, where Gray scrambled to his left and found Bennett Smith in the back of the end zone for a touchdown, which created a 20-3 advantage. The Panthers notched three more visits to the end zone in the third quarter on a nine yard Gray run, a two-yard Keanu Na run that capped an 80-yard drive following a Chander Cartee interception, and a 15-yard pass from Gray to Max Carter that created a 41-3 lead with 15 seconds left in the frame. Josiah Moore also threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Shamon Black in the final stanza, which provided the final margin of the contest. “We knew that (Laurens) was going to make us nickel and dime them down the field,” said Chapman head coach Harry Cabaniss. “Our kids bought into it. There’s nothing like leaning on the offensive line, which continued to open things up and we were patient. I thought that was the most patient I’ve seen Coleman and we took over the game because of it.” Gray completed 22 of 26 pass attempts for 219 yards and four touchdowns, along with 10 carries for 90 yards and a score; Moore was 4-for-4 for 61 yards and a score. Mathai Scott tallied 15 carries for 136 yards, while Na added seven carries for 44 yards and a touchdown. Moss caught five passes for 71 yards and a TD, while Cunningham finished with eight receptions for 63 yards and a visit to the end zone. Black also notched three catches for 53 yards. Chapman (3-1) will make the trek down Interstate 26 for a non-region road contest against the Clinton Red Devils on Friday, September 15th, with a scheduled kickoff of 7:30 PM. Comments are closed.
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