Ricky Swarn gets one of two sacks on the night as the Tigers defense stepped up big.
SUSSEX- Over the pass several weeks Sussex Central has bended enough but hasn't had their defense break and was able to pull out some tough victories. Tonight with rival Franklin in town the Tigers were looking to be at their best......defensively. In that area, they definitely excel all night.
It would be Franklin who would come out ready to play some defense as Benjamin Owens-Kerbaugh would get an interception stopping the Tigers opening drive. The Broncos would not be able to capitalize off the Tigers mistake and would have to prevent the Tigers from threatening to score.
The Broncos would force a fumble and recover the football at their own 47 with 3:48 to play in the 1st. Unfortunately, for the Broncos they could not convert Sussex misfortune into points and they would be key regarding momentum. The third time would be the charm as a grinding drive would end with Rose going in from 2 yards out, and he would get the conversion to make it 8-0 Tigers at the 9:01 mark of the second quarter.
Tyree Rose powers into the end zone for one of his 3 touchdowns on the night.
Franklin would try to answer back and they looked like they would when Tyvon Carr would break a 42 yard run down to the Sussex Central 37-yard line. The Tigers would no longer bend as they were able to force Franklin into a 4th and 2. Sussex Central's defense would rise up and shut down the Broncos offense and would go into their 2-minute drive mode.
The Tigers would quickly move the ball down the field with excellent time management skills. Runners would be able to get out of bounds and timeouts were called at the perfect time giving them the opportunity to tact on another touchdown before the half. Quarterback Tyree Rose would throw a perfect pass to Jaylin Prosise who appeared to have had the grab but the ball would slip threw his grasp onto the ground. Tigers would be up 8-0 at the halftime.
Rose looks to make the right read on the option picking up the first down.
After halftime missed opportunities wouldn't matter as the Tigers would get rolling. Sussex Central would kick the ball deep and it seemed to catch the Franklin returners off guard as speedster Kendall Hines-Eley would mishandle the ball and Sussex Central would recover. On the next play, Rose would scamper down the sideline for a 26-yard run and get the conversion to make it 16-0 Tigers.
Jaylin Prosise looks for a lane on another big gain for the Tigers.
Franklin's last scoring threat and chance to turn things around occurred when the Broncos drive would get stopped at the Tiger 20-yard line. Sussex Central would get big runs from Imir Clark and Prosise to set up a 1-yard run by Rose to make it 22-0 to begin the 4th quarter. Soon after Prosise would explode for a 27-yard touchdown run. Tyson Garrett would get the 2-point conversion to make it 30-0.
The victory moves the Tigers to 6-1. Franklin drops to 2-5 and will host Greensville County (5-2). Sussex Central will travel 58 West to Lawrenceville to face the Brunswick Bulldogs. Coach Curtis Jefferson's Tigers can lock up the #2 seed by winning at least 2 out of their last 3.
FRANKLIN 0 0 0 0 - 0
SUSSEX CENTRAL 0 8 8 14 - 30
SC- Rose 2 yard run (Rose run)
SC- Rose 26 yard run (Rose run)
SC- Rose 1 yard run (run failed)
SC- Prosise 27 yard run (Garrett run)
KING & QUEEN CENTRAL 21 WEST POINT 19
The Royal Tigers continue to roll on as they got a big win over West Point. Malik Holmes had a big second quarter connecting on 2 touchdown passes. DeAndre Hill hauled in a 14-yard touchdown touchdown while Dre Berry caught a 7-yard pass. Charles Mills came through breaking a 38-yard touchdown run. Holmes went 18 of 26 for 178 yards and 2 touchdowns. Hill who has emerged as one of the top receivers in the state had 12 grabs for 147 yards and a touchdown. Xavon Montgomery led the team with 14 tackles including a sack. King & Queen moves to 7-0.
WEST POINT 0 8 3 8 - 19
KING & QUEEN 0 15 0 6 - 21
KQ- Hill 14 yard pass from Holmes (Hill pass from Graham)
WP- Gonzalez 3 yard run (Gonzalez run)
KQ- D. Berry 7 yard pass from Holmes (Carcamo kick)
WP- Simmons 24 yard fg
KQ- Mills 38 yard run (kick blocked)
WP- Gonzalez 3 yard run (Gonzalez pass from O'Connor)
KING WILLIAM 80 MATHEWS 6
The Cavaliers would get 6 touchdown passes from Lance Alfonso in which 5 of the 6 were thrown in the 1st quarter. King William led 40-0 at the end of the first quarter. Defense and special teams would step up big recovering fumble in their opponents endzone, a punt return for a touchdown, and a pick six. Alfonso finished 13 of 20 for 203, 6 touchdowns and an interception. Demond Claiborne would have a light night rushing the football with only 2 carries in which one scored. He would also catch 3 of the six touchdown passes Alfonso caught.
MATHEWS 0 0 0 6 - 6
KING WILLIAM 40 27 13 0 - 80
KW- Claiborne 8 yard pass from Alfonso (run failed)
KW- Claiborne 45 yard pass from Alfonso (Roane run)
KW- Southern recovers fumble in the endzone (kick failed)
KW- J. Robinson 10 yard pass from Alfonso (Lynch kick)
KW- Stewart 18 yard pass from Alfonso ((kick failed)
KW- Claiborne 15 yard pass from Alfonso (Lynch kick)
KW- J. Robinson 15 yard pass from Alfonso (Lynch kick)
KW- Claiborne 48 yard punt return (kick failed)
KW- J. Johnson 27 yard interception return (Lynch kick)
KW- Stewart 1 yard run (Lynch kick)
KW- P. Rosso 1 yard run (Lynch kick)
KW- White 6 yard run (kick failed)
M- J. Johnson 8 yard run (kick failed)
COASTAL PLAIN PLUS SCORES
Brunswick 31 Park View 14
Central Lunenburg 56 Prince Edward 44
Essex 32 Colonial Beach 12
Greensville 50 Windsor 18
Gretna 62 Altavista 12
Milford Mills (MD) 28 Arcadia 12
Rappahannock 69 Lancaster 0
Southampton 42 Surry Co. 12
Thomas Jefferson 21 Caroline 0
Washington & Lee 58 Northumberland 19
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