Chatham and William Campbell go back and forth in shootout
William Campbell High School Naruna VA – If competitive, high scoring games are your thing, the William Campbell Generals and the Chatham Cavaliers had you in mind tonight. The two squads were both firing on all cylinders on the offensive side, combining for 14 TD’s, a whopping 95 total points. William Campbell kicked the highlight-heavy night off by dominating both sides of the ball. On Chatham’s first possession the Generals defense slowed the Cavs to a halt, namely due to LB 18 Aaron Maddox. The junior picked up two quick tackles before causing Chatham QB 10 Zander Cornell to fumble. Fellow linebacker 11 Hunter Wright scooped up the loose ball, muscling his way 15 yards to the end zone. Next possession it was more of the same. Chatham fumbled and Wright recovered. This time it was QB 3 Montevius Thompson and WR 6 J.J. Graves connecting down the middle for a huge 65 yard TD reception – 14-0 Generals. Despite the Cavs early turnovers, The Cavs were beginning to have success with the quick pitch from Cornell to RB 8 Kendell Sanders. The Cavs and Sanders would go on to capitalize five times and once with RB 6 Jaden Breedlove. The two backs combining for 326 rushing yards and six TD’s. Despite Thompson’s impressive night, throwing 20/26 for 260 yards and two scores, Graves big plays, and a wild 93 yard kickoff TD from WR 7 Elijah Jackson, Campbell couldn’t keep pace with the Cavs. Coach Broggin stood by his squad after the tough loss, “The kids played hard for four quarters and they kept the momentum going. But it’s always the next play in football, we’ve got to keep believing in ourselves when things don’t go our way.”
