CHESNEE, SC - As Chesnee looks to compete for a home playoff spot, the Eagles welcomed region opponent Blacksburg to town on Friday night and scored the final 27 points of the game to take a 54-13 victory over the Wildcats to improve to 2-1 in region play this season.
Chesnee got the scoring started in the game on their second possession of the game as Kjay Proctor found Kaylob Blanton for a 34-yard scoring strike to put the Eagles up 7-0 with just under six minutes to go in the quarter. It took Proctor just four plays to cash it in again on the next possession as he ran it in from three yards out to double the Chesnee lead with just under 3 minutes to go in the first quarter. On a drive highlighted by a 43-yard pass from Proctor to Kaylob Blanton, Austin Bigford capped the 10th play of the drive four-yard touchdown run to make it 21-0 in favor of the Eagles with just under ten minutes to go in the half. Blacksburg got their first scoring strike with just over eight minutes to go to halftime on a six play 65-yard drive that saw Joshua Sims find Cameron Cobb for a 27-yard touchdown pass to cut the Eagle lead to 21-7. Sims later found Cobb again with three minutes left in the half on a 23-yard touchdown pass to make it 27-13 in favor of the Eagles. After the Wildcats first scoring drive, Chesnee needed just three plays to respond as Adonis Burgess ran the ball in from 50 yards out to make it 27-7 in favor of the Eagles. Chesnee began their first possession of the second half at the Blacksburg 27-yard line and after a big Kyle Martin run of 19 yards, Adonis Burgess ended the drive with a seven-yard scoring run to make the score 33-13 in favor of the Eagles. The Eagles from that point on scored 21 more points that included a safety, a 29-yard pass from Proctor to Blanton, along with Jayden Williams scoring the final two touchdowns for his first two varsity touchdowns. "It feels great to have success on offense after having such a strong year on the defensive side of the ball," said Williams. "I want to thank our quarterback, wide receivers, and lineman for doing such a great job blocking tonight." The Eagles offense outgained the Wildcats 402 to 178 yards, as the Chesnee defense also had a stellar performance. "We knew when we saw how they lined up their safeties and linebackers that the running game would have success," said Chesnee senior Kaylob Blanton. "We were able to use our skill and speed to have success on offense." Kaylob Blanton and Austin Bigford led the Eagles with a pair of individual 100-yard performances as Bigford led the Eagles on the ground with 111 yards and a touchdown while Blanton finished with four catches for 108 yards and a pair of scores. Adonis Burgess finished the game with 83 total yards and a score while quarterback Kjay Proctor finished the game with 126 yards on seven completions and a pair of scores through the air while also rushing for 24 yards. Jayden Williams also finished the game with 24 yards and a pair of scores on the ground. Quinton Gerstenacker led the Eagles with 7.5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and a pair of sacks while Kjay Proctor, Austin Bigford, and Paul Martin each also recorded a sack. Joshua Sims led Blacksburg with 194 yards passing and two scores. Cameron Cobb led the Wildcat receivers with eight catches for 100 yards and a touchdown. The Eagles will be back in action next Friday as they travel to Ninety-Six to take on the Wildcats who are coming off a 56-39 win over Liberty on Friday night. Comments are closed.
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