In the season opener for both the Woodruff Wolverines and the Chesnee Eagles, the Wolverines jumped to an early lead behind a strong ground game on their way to a 44-0 victory. Woodruff RB Demi Dale got the Wolverines on the board early in the 1st quarter with 17 yard run. Dale finished with 144 yards on 10 carries and two touchdowns. Dale had a 55 yard run late in the 2nd quarter that moved the Wolverines out of the shadow of their own end zone after the Wolverines defense stopped the Eagles on 4th and goal. The Wolverines would later kick a field goal on the drive to extend their lead to 17-0, and it was a big momentum swing as the Eagles went from a possibly trailing by a touchdown to trailing by three scores.
Woodruff QB Keegan Halloran looked good in his first game back from serious knee injury last season. Halloran finished with 6 carries for 61 yards on the ground, and 8 for 12 for 81 yards through the air and two touchdowns. Halloran and the Wolverine running backs were able to use the read option to great success as they totaled 333 yards on the ground. One bright spot offensively for the Eagles was the running back duo of Josh Russell and Jacob Aparis. The duo found some success on in the first half, but we're limited in the 2nd half. The Eagles need to throw the ball, and a first half injury to Aparis led the duo to totaling 47 yards. The Eagles are happy to have Russell's leadership and heart back on the field this season, "Josh is one of the heart and soul leaders of our team. We have a great senior class, and they have a great work ethic. Josh is a great example of that along with Matthew Wood, Malik Busby, Chase Carver, Jacob Henson, and the rest of the seniors. They just go to work. I know they will punch the clock Monday and be ready to get back to work." Coach Owens said. Tishaun Nesbitt had a good night for the Eagles at defensive end after being a defensive back last season. He used his speed effectively off the edge to be a thorn in the side of the Wolverine passing attack that the Eagle defense did a good job limiting in the 1st half. Chesnee Head Coach Bill Owens was proud of the fight Nesbitt and the rest of his team displayed "our guys never quit playing hard all night long. We just never did anything in the first half give us any momentum to keep us in the game. Our kids played hard, and our kids got better at a lot of positions." Owens said. The Eagles will travel next week to Greenville County to take on former region for the Christ Church cavaliers. Kickoff is set for 7:30pm. Comments are closed.
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