William Campbell runs into a tough opener in 48-16 loss to Staunton River
Moneta, VA – The Staunton River Golden Eagles and The William Campbell Generals went head-to-head in both teams’ first matchup of the season. It didn’t take long for the Golden Eagles to flash their strong defense with the freshman defensive back Brady Barnes hauling an his first and the team’s first interception of the year.
1st Quarter – The visiting William Campbell Generals elected to receive the opening kickoff but on the opening possession threw an interception that was returned by Brady Barnes to the William Campbell 46. After an illegal block on the return, Staunton River set up for their opening possession at their own 31. Staunton River went on the attack marching 69 yards down the field with a 2-yard touchdown run from running back Jailin Martin
Staunton River DB 5 Brady Barns gets the pick
RB 20 Jailin Martin scores for the Golden Eagles
The Generals responded with a drive of their own. A couple deep passes from freshman quarterback Montavious Thompson to the hands of wide receivers JJ Graves and Russell Thompson ended with Russell Thompson making a nice one-handed snag over 2 Golden Eagle defenders. A little trickery on the point after led to a successful two-point conversion. The Generals had the lead 8-7.
William Campbell WR 2 Russell Thompson skies for a catch
WR/DB 6 JJ Graves burrows his way in for the 2 pointer
Staunton River didn’t flinch, they got right back to work and after grounding and pounding a 50-yard drive they recaptured the lead with a 10-yard touchdown run from wing back Josh Kelly.
Eagles FB 42 Josh Kelly scores a contested TD on a short run
They took a 14-8 lead heading into the 2nd quarter and would never look back.
2nd quarter –
The Staunton River defense continued to suffocate the Generals offense and the Golden Eagles run game continued to churn out yards. After a fumble on an attempted punt quarterback Lucas Overstreet punched in a 3-yard run making it 28-8 in favor of the Golden Eagles. The Generals scored through the air once again this time a touchdown reception from JJ Graves making it 28-16 at halftime.
Staunton River QB 7 Lucas Overstreet picks his hole, scores
2nd half –
The Golden Eagle offense continued to thrive into the 2nd half leading to 365 yards rushing while holding the Generals to just 185 yards of total offense. In the end it was The Golden Eagles taking the victory over the Generals 48-16. Coach Leonard from Staunton River complemented William Campbell for their efforts.
Eagle TE 40 Hunter Brown gets upended
“They played hard, they played together, and they took advantage of us in some areas and capitalized on it.” Meanwhile Coach Broggin knows his team will improve. “We will build off the good things and we will learn from the bad things, and we will be better. I think we will put out a better effort next week.” – Josiah Emore
River RB 20 Jailin Martin escapes from a General’s tackle