CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee Eagles used a fast start to establish an early lead which allowed them to pull off a 41-30 win over the Blue Ridge Tigers in front of a packed crowd at the Eagle's Nest.
The win gives Chesnee their first 1-0 start in three seasons, as the last time came in 2020 when they defeated Legion Collegiate in the season opener. The Eagles won the opening coin toss, and chose to accept the ball, which turned out to be a good decision as the first seven plays of the drive were runs, started by a Noah Lawter seven-yard run, with the first pass play of the season being a big one when Kjay Proctor found Kaylob Blanton on a curl before beating his defender to the end zone for the 17 yard scoring strike. The Eagles defense quickly forced a three and out to give Chesnee the ball once again. Chesnee started their drive at the Blue Ridge 38-yard line and scored just six plays later on a four-yard run by Adonis Burgess to make it 13-0 in favor of the Eagles with just over four minutes left in the first quarter. The Eagles defense once again forced a three and out, and the Eagles were the beneficiary of a bad snap on the punt attempt that gave them the ball at the Blue Ridge seven-yard line. Three plays later Kjay Proctor barged in from two yards out to give Chesnee a 20-0 lead with just over a minute left in the first quarter. The Chesnee defense continued its strong start with its third straight three and out. "Hustle and great effort," said senior Noah Lawter said about the team's early defensive effort. "We read our keys and maintained our assignments." The Eagles quickly hit a big pass play as Kjay Proctor found Kaleb Swaney for a 31-yard gain and later found Adonis Burgess from 18-yards out in the back of the endzone for a touchdown. Burgess made a tremendous highlight reel grab that took a few seconds of discussion between the officials to confirm he indeed made the catch giving the Eagles a 27-0 lead just two and a half minutes into the second quarter. "I was more focused on making the catch than getting my feet down," said Burgess. "After I went down, I looked back at the referees, and I could tell they were hesitant. When they finally signaled touchdown, I was excited." Blue Ridge hit their first big play of game as Gavin Forrester hit Eli Smith for an 80-yard strike that set up Bryson Wyatt's two-yard touchdown run that made it 27-6 with just over eight minutes left in the half. Blue Ridge edged closer on their next position, this time thanks to a KB Henderson 37-yard scoring run to cut it to 27-14 with just under four minutes to go in the half. Chesnee responded with a big first play on the ensuing drive thinks to a 51-yard run by Kaylob Blanton that set up KJ Proctor for his fourth score of the half, this time from two-yards out that helped push the Eagles to a 34-14 halftime lead. Blue Ridge made it a twelve-point game on their first possession of the second half after KB Henderson scored from four yards out to make it 34-22 with just over seven minutes left in the third. The Eagles responded on the ensuing possession as Noah Lawter and Adonis Burgess each had big runs to set up Kjay Proctor's fifth touchdown of the night, this time a four-yard run to make it 41-22 with just over four minutes left in the third quarter. Blue Ridge added a touchdown with just over a minute left and KB Henderson scored from four yards out to make it 41-30. Chesnee recovered the ensuing onside kick attempt and knelt out the clock. Proctor had a big five touchdown night for the Eagles as he had two through the air and three on the ground. He completed eight passes for 92 yards and ran for 43 yards. "The coaches put in a great game plan," said Proctor. "I knew my teammates would make the plays, and our line did a great job blocking all night." Noah Lawter led the Eagles with 96 yards rushing while Kaylob Blanton had 68 total yards including a 17-yard touchdown grab. Adonis Burgess finished with a pair of touchdowns. KB Henderson finished with 146 yards and three scores on twenty-one carries while Gavin Forrester added 130 yards through the air and 62 on the ground. Eli Smith had 80-yards through the air while Bryson Wyatt had 43 yards on the ground and a score. The Eagles will be back in action next week at Broome as they take on the Centurions, who defeated Powdersville 22-21 on the road as kickoff is set for 7:30 PM. Comments are closed.
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