The Chesnee Eagles went on the road and downed the Seneca Bobcats 25-13 in the opening round of the playoffs which was also career win number one-hundred for Chesnee head football coach Clay Lewis.
"It's not important to me," said Lewis. "It's about these kids getting the win tonight. If it weren't for these kids, the other kids I've coached, and the coaches I've had I wouldn't be at this point." Jacob Aparis got the Eagle's off to a fast start as he returned the opening kickoff eighty-two yards putting the ball deep into Bobcat territory. The play would set up the first of two Rodney Alexander touchdowns on the night as Alexander picked up the first one on a fifteen yard touchdown run when he raced around the outside edge. A miscue on the PAT try kept the Eagles lead at only six points early. Seneca responded when Cole Bay hit Ej Evett on a thirty-two yard pass to score on following a Chesnee fumble to give Seneca the lead with just under two minutes to play in the first quarter. Chesnee retook the lead at 9-7 on an Ian Harris thirty-eight yard field goal with just over eight minutes left in the first half to give Chesnee the lead for good. The field goal was Harris's fourth made field goal of the season. Chesnee picked up another big play in the first half when Jacob Kimbrell found Jacob Aparis for a screen pass after Aparis avoided several would be tacklers and darted to the opposite side of the field scoring from sixty-nine yards out to give Chesnee a 16-7 lead late in the second quarter. After an impressive third quarter by the Eagle defense that saw them hold the Bobcats scoreless the Chesnee offense responded with Rodney Alexander's second rushing score of the night with this one coming from nineteen yards out to give the Eagles a 23-7 lead with just over eight minutes left. Shawntravis Holden pulled the Bobcats closer with a seventeen yard rushing touchdown to put the Chesnee lead at 23-13 with 6:28 left. Seneca then tried an onside kick that was recovered by Chesnee's Kenwyn Alexander which allowed the Eagles run more time off of the clock. Seneca got the ball back but after a few penalties and big plays by the Chesnee defensive line the biggest play came when Cole Hoskyns sacked the Seneca quarterback for a safety. "I thought they did an outstanding job once they settled in," said Lewis said about his team's defensive performance. Chesnee Jacob Aparis finished the game with 184 total yards with 111 yards rushing and seventy-four yards receiving with a score. Rodney Alexander finished with fifty-five total yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns. The win is the Eagles first playoff win since November 7th 2014 which was a 55-34 home win over the Chesterfield Rams. The win is also the first road playoff win for Chesnee since November 6th 2009, a 28-19 win at Pendleton. Chesnee will travel to Union County next Friday in the second round of the 3A playoffs.
Dr. Neal Isaac
11/9/2019 11:00:18 am
Great job coach. You did a wonderful job at Hibriten, and now it’s good seeing you succeed at Chesnee. Comments are closed.
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