by Coach Brad Lord, South Lake High School
Score: The Village Charter 28 Vs South Lake High School 21; Season record 0-2
For the second game in a row the South Lake Eagles lost on the road. The Eagles took the lead early with a Sam Wood 15 yard touchdown run in the first half.{Wood would rush for two touchdowns and 96 yards on the night}. The Villages would come back to tie the game 7-7 late in the second quarter with a touchdown run of their own. The Eagles Offense would march down the field after a great kickoff return by Wood. The offensive line had a very strong night for the Eagles. Andrew Carter, Landon Coning, Mark Elder, Brian Bedingfield, Caleb Fuller, Andrew Boris and Joffett Salgado were very physical and created some great holes for Wood, Tre Kelly[ 40 yards rushing}, and Khristian Gustave (76 yards rushing}. The Eagles rushing attack would average 5.9 yards per carry. The Defensive front seven for the Eagles were playing very well keeping the high powered Villages offense at bay until late in the second quarter. A blown coverage by the Eagles Secondary resulted in a Buffalo touchdown right before the half making the score 14-7 in the Villages favor at halftime.
The Eagle defense would stiffen early in the second half with some great play from Ky’mani Gardner, Terrance Cummings, Jayden Kaley, Quoy Nelson, Shamar Murray, and Kade Kynard Felder. Ahvioume Scott would intercept the Buffalos and the Eagles would capitalize on another strong run by Wood for an Eagle touchdown tying the score at 14. The Buffalos would take advantage of another blown coverage by the Eagles secondary to go up 21-14. Again South Lake would drive down the field getting into the buffalos Red Zone but a costly block in the back penalty with a unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on top of it put the Eagles back 30 yards. The Buffalos would take advantage and hit another long pass for a touchdown making the score 28-14. The Eagle defense would rise up and pin the Buffalo offense on their own 15 yard line with 6 minutes left in the game. The Buffalos would be forced to punt and South Lake Senior Wide receiver Willie Dixon would take the punt to the house for a touchdown on a 45 yard return narrowing the score to 28-21. The Eagles defense again rose up but a very questionable interference call against the Eagles gave the Buffalos a first down where they could then run out the clock.
“ Our players played hard this week and we did some really good things on offense and defense. We have to cut down on costly penalties that for the second game in a row have made it very difficult for us to win . Back to the drawing board on Monday. We have a very talented team, We have to get more disciplined and less emotional.”
The Eagles have powerhouse The First Academy at Home this week.
Date of Next opponent: 9/11 Vs The First Academy
