Cougars vs.
Cavaliers (Homecoming)
by Ardent
Cougar
Alan
Wheeling gets things started right, keeping for a 24-yard TD.
7-0
Cougars.
The
rush got great pressure on this play, resulting in a tipped pass...
...
and an interception by Lucas Nester.
Josh
Calfee (right) had quite a memorable evening.
He
takes the handoff from Wheeling, and 12 yards later...
...
in for the score.
John
Hedge's PAT made it 14-0.
When
it rains, it pours! Botetourt's Jared White can't get a handle on this
bad
punt snap, and...
...
Nester picks it up, and takes it in.
21-0,
with not quite half of the 1st Quarter played.
A
'Run-and-Shoot' offense can be entertaining, when it works.
Before
the game, the Cavaliers were seen warming up
no
fewer than four passers simultaneously.
Here,
Botetourt QB Eric Driscoll (No. 12) shifts to a WR position.
Jeremy
Porter gets in on the action...
...
breaking for the sideline...
...
cranking up the speed...
...
going 70 yards to paydirt, making it 27-0,
with
2:24 still left in the quarter.
John
Hedge's PAT for point No. 28 was his 35th consecutive,
breaking
the school record of 34, held by Shayne Graham.
Calfee
once again...
...
and, 63 yards later..
...
the quarter ended, with the
Cougars
leading by a shocking 35-0!
If
you blinked last Friday night, you risked missing a score!
Stopping
to clean a lense before the play, I barely had time to
catch
the end of Porter's 49-yard burst. PC 42-0!
The
Cavaliers finally got on the board.
Jared
White caught this 5 yard TD pass, making him
the
all-time reception leader in Virginia High School League history.
The
game was briefly stopped, as Jared received congratulations,
a
hearty round of applause, and the game ball.
'Air
Hicks'!
From
the LB 49, Wheeling dropped back,
and
tossed a rainbow for Greg Cobbs,
who
reeled it in over his shoulder, while keeping stride...
...
and, it was now 49-7.
PC
was not done yet.
Already
having an interception, and a fumble return for a TD,
Nester
got what you might call the 'Hat Trick', adding to his tally
this
blocked punt. Josh Slusser picked it up and
ran
it down inside the 10, giving the Cougars 1st-and-Goal.
Two
plays later, Calfee (left)...
...
glides in for the score.
No,
your eyes do not deceive you.
This
was how the scoreboard looked,
at
the end of the half.
Another
memorable monent:
Calfee
takes it in from 35 yards out, early in the 3rd.
With
Hedge's PAT for the 63rd point,
which
gave him a school record 9 for the game,
the
Cougars had tied a team record for scoring in a single game.
More
notably, Josh's 4th touchdown on the night
put
him over 4000 yards for his illustrious career.
He
was also named Homecoming King, and won
Friday
Football Extra's Player Of The Week award,
for
his performance against Salem.
What
a night for Josh Calfee!
The
Cougars took it easy the rest of the game,
and
Botetourt scored a pair of 4th Quarter TDs,
making
the final score 63-21.
Joel
Hicks won his 200th game as PC's Head Coach,
and
got a traditional ice bucket "shower" from his players.
You
can't ask for a better Homecoming game!