Month: October 2018

October 28, 2018October 31, 2018

Graham defeats the Fort Chiswell Pioneers

Bluefield…Playing on a cold, rainy night at Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, the Fort Chiswell Pioneers got pounded by the home-standing Graham G-men 41-10.

Graham scored at will it seemed, the whole first half. Senior quarterback and Purdue University commit Cameron Allen hit Devin Lester for a 28-yard strike for six, and then he ran in from two-yards out to put the G-men up 13-0 after the opening quarter. Graham would then score three more times in the second quarter to take a commanding 34-0 lead into intermission. Allen threw three touchdown passes in the period as he hit Lester twice. One was for 24 yards and the other a 52-yard strike. The third touchdown was Allen to Isaiah Justice, a 13-yard pass.

Allen finished the contest with 195 yards passing. He hit 10 of 13 passes, threw four touchdowns and rushed for 31 yards.

While Graham (8-1) was scoring easily, the Pioneers were held to a measly 21 total yards for the entire first half. They just couldn’t move the football.

The second half saw the G-men score on a 45-yard jaunt by Treveese Booker late in the third quarter to put them up 41-0 heading into the final quarter.

Fort Chiswell (4-5) finally crossed the goal line at the 8:23 mark left in the game as freshman running back Ezra Varney scored on a five-yard off-tackle run. He then would run in for the 2-point conversion. The Pioneers would then get a safety on Graham’s next possession with 6:09 remaining to close out the scoring.

The Pioneers finished with only 121 yards of offense, all on the ground. They were zero of three passing, with one of those being intercepted.

“It’s hard to practice how quick and fast Graham really is,” said a very disappointed Pioneer head coach Josh Wingate. “They scored the first drive, and we just never did get untracked on offense. We got behind early and that just killed us. Our players fought hard and didn’t quit, we just plain got beat.”

Besides Allen’s performance, Graham got three touchdown catches from Lester as he had 114 total yards receiving. They had 311 yards of total offense in the victory.

Fort Chiswell will be back on the road this coming Friday as they head to Bastian, Virginia to take on the Bland Co. Bears. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm at the Bland Co. Sports Complex.

Graham 13 21 7 0-41

F C 0 0 0 10-10

Rushing- Graham – Booker 5-48, Lester 1(-2), Hearn 1-0, Allen 6-31, Wimmer 1-0, Reed 5-45, Shinault 1-3, Fort Chiswell – Varney 10-84, Crockett 10-19, Dunford 7-13, Morris 2-(-7) , Poole 8-17

Passing – Graham- Allen 10-13- 0 ints.- 4 tds.- 195 yds., Fort Chiswell – Crockett 0-3 – 1 int. -0 tds. – 0 yds.

Receiving – Graham – Lester 4-114, Justice 3-41, Dales 1-10, Repass 1-9, Shinault 1-21, Fort Chiswell – NONE

October 27, 2018October 27, 2018

Bobcats win seventh consecutive

Playing on a cold, rainy and foggy night in Hillsville, the Radford Bobcats rolled past the Cavaliers of Carroll Co. 38-7. Radford got touchdowns from PJ Prioleau, Zane Rupe, and Justice Marshall in the first half to take a 21-0 advantage into halftime. Marshall carried the ball nine times for 34, caught four passes for 35. Prioleau gained 70 yards rushing on 12 first-half carries. Rupe threw for 105 yards and rushed for another 50.

The Radford defense after halftime shut down the Cavaliers running attack as they held them to just three rushing yards in the third quarter and allowed just 194 total yards of offense. The Bobcats finished with 326 total yards of offense.

The second half saw the Bobcats get a 23-yard field goal from sophomore placekicker Connor Lytton, JW Bethea caught a nine-yard pass for six and Darius Brubeck scored one a one-yard plunge for a score after he had broken loose for a 50-yard run late in the game.

Carroll Co. ( 3-6, 2-3 ) got their lone score at the 3:57 mark left in the fourth quarter when sophomore running back Tristan Peckron took the hand-off, went off tackle and down the Cavalier sideline for a 65-yard gallop for six.

Radford (8-1, 5-0) head coach Matthew Saunders remarked, ” We scored early in the first quarter and then again after a fumble and it helped set the tone for the game. Our defense played very well again tonight. ” When asked about shutting the Cavaliers running attack down in the third quarter, Coach Saunders said, “We made a couple adjustments and we controlled the line of scrimmage much better. I’m really pleased how we performed tonight. It wasn’t the most ideal conditions out there. It was a physical game.”

Radford will now travel to Glenvar next Friday to take on the undefeated number one ranked Class 2-C Region Highlanders. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 pm.

Radford 14 7 3 14 – 38

Carroll Co. 0 0 0 7 – 7

Rushing- Radford – Prioleau 12-70, Marshall 9-34, Rupe 10-50, Shepherd 3-9, Brubeck 3-50, Taylor 1-6, Baylor 1-7, Johnson 1- (-5)

Rushing – Carroll Co. – McMillian 20-74, Motley 3-16, Horton 3-10, Taylor 2-11, Rodrigue 6-6, Davidson 1-(-1), Peckron 1-65

Receiving – Radford – Marshall 4-35, Shepherd 2-18, Taylor 1-18, Chadwick 2-25, Bethea 1-9, Carroll Co.- Horton 1-13

Passing- Radford – Rupe – 10-15 – 0 ints. – 2 Tds.- 105 yds., Carroll Co. – Motley 1 -1 – 0 ints.-0 tds. – 13 yds.

First Downs – Radford – 19, Carroll Co . – 8

Penalties – Radford – 5-57 yds., Carroll Co. 3-35 yds.

Turnovers – Radford – none, Carroll Co. – one ( fumble)

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018