GREER, S.C. – On Friday evening, the Chapman Panthers crossed county lines along Highway 14 to face the Blue Ridge Tigers in the penultimate Region 3-3A clash of the 2023 campaign. On this night, the Panthers struck quickly on the way to a wire-to-wire 50-21 victory over Blue Ridge.
On the opening possession, Chapman only needed three plays to go 52 yards as North-South selection quarterback Coleman Gray navigated his way through traffic on a 23 yard touchdown run. Micah Rollins completed a pass to Peyton Hodge for a successful two-point conversion, staking the Panthers to an 8-0 lead less than a minute into the game. Less than three minutes later, Gray found fellow North-South selection wide receiver Shawn Cunningham on a four yard touchdown pass along with a successful two-point conversion run by Mathai Scott for a 16-0 advantage. On the ensuing Blue Ridge drive, Hank Tolleson blocked a punt that put the Panthers on the Tigers’ 27 yard line. Hudson Moss took a reverse 25 yards up field and set up a two yard plunge by Scott, which created a three-score lead just under four minutes into the second stanza. Blue Ridge found the end zone on a 67 yard jaunt by K.B. Henderson, which cut the deficit down to 30-7. On the next play from scrimmage, Gray scanned the field and hit Cunningham down the seam for a 55 yard strike and 37-7 Panther advantage at that juncture of the contest. “We told our team (postgame) that we’re going to worry about the process, not the outcome,” said Chapman head coach Harry Cabaniss. “We’ve got to continue focusing on day-to-day stuff and not necessarily about what’s at the end of the rainbow. That’s as fast as we’ve come out (scoring-wise) all year. Every single person played tonight, which is always good.” A seven-yard touchdown run by Scott and two Jackson Visoury field goals (22 and 25 yards, respectively) accounted for Chapman’s final 10 points. Henderson finished with a pair of rushing touchdowns for the Tigers and surpassed 1,000 rushing yards. Scott finished the game with nine carries for 42 yards and three touchdowns, while Keanu Na notched 10 carries for 40 yards. Gray completed all five of his passing attempts for 117 yards and two touchdowns, while also recording five carries for 49 yards. Cunningham tallied three receptions for 77 yards. Chapman (8-1, 3-0 Region) will return home and play for the Region 3-3A championship against the Broome Centurions on Friday, October 27th, with a scheduled kickoff of 7:30 PM. Comments are closed.
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