Stanly Football Notebook: Sept. 27
Published 12:43 am Saturday, September 28, 2019
Three Stanly football teams took to the field Friday night but only two were able to finish their games the same evening. (Sports Editors Note: The South Stanly story was updated after this article’s original publication online.)
South Stanly 20, South Davidson 14
The Bulls’ YVC road game at South Davidson Friday was suspended with 4:02 left in the third quarter due to lightning in the area.
Both teams resumed the game one night later where each scored another touchdown and the Bulls (3-2, 1-0 YVC) earned a 20-14 conference win.
The two teams played a scoreless first quarter Friday before Bulls quarterback Jaquez Cooke rushed for a two-yard touchdown and threw an 84-yard TD pass to Malik Kluttz.
South Davidson (0-5, 0-1) answered with a rushing touchdown in the final 90 seconds of the first half.
Cooke threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Quavi Caraway with 1:07 left in the third quarter putting the Bulls back up by two scores.
South Davidson added a score with 6:42 left in the game on a short touchdown run.
The Bulls tried to keep the ball in the final minutes, going for it on a fourth down and long at the team’s own 32-yard line but coming up short.
South Davidson took over and drove in the final seconds down inside the Bulls’ 10-yard line. An offsides on the Bulls put the Wildcats at the 2-yard line but the Bulls’ Camren Huneycutt and Trevor Tucker stopped Keith Davis running off tackle on fourth down to preserve the win.
South Stanly plays at North Rowan (3-3, 1-0 YVC) Friday night.
Albemarle 55, Chatham Central 9
The Bulldogs ended a five-game losing and earned the school’s 14th win in 16 games lifetime over the Bears.
Albemarle built a fast lead scoring three first-quarter touchdowns and eventually leading at halftime, 41-3.
The Bulldogs travel to North Moore (1-3, 0-1 YVC) on Friday night. The Mustangs lost at North Rowan on Friday, 39-0.
Forest Hills 42, North Stanly 28
The Comets dropped to 1-4 overall with a road loss to the Jackets (3-3).
Karee Dykes scored a rushing touchdown for the Comets while quarterback Luke Shaver added two rushing TDs for North and threw a touchdown pass in the second half.
North Stanly opens conference play Friday against Chatham Central (0-6, 0-1 YVC).
About Charles Curcio
Charles Curcio has served as the sports editor of the Stanly News & Press for more than 16 years and has written numerous news and feature storeis as well. He was awarded the NCHSAA Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year and named CNHI Sports Editor of the Year in 2014. He has also won an award from Boone Newspapers, and has won four North Carolina Press Association awards.
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