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HILLCREST TAKES A BITE OUT OF THE BULLDOGS; RAM TEAMS SWEEP BOILING SPRINGS
The Hillcrest Rams picked up their first home win of the season by defeating Boiling Springs 23 - 14 on Friday night. Hillcrest struck first with an interception by Aramus McDowell, with Chris Merrill taking it in for a touchdown. Anthony Willard kicked the PAT. The Rams trailed 14 - 7 at halftime. The second half started with a kickoff return across midfield by Alex Jamison, followed by a Tony Thompson touchdown and a PAT by Anthony Willard. Michael Chester then recovered the ensuing kickoff when it was fumbled by Boiling Springs and converted on a 28-yard field goal by Anthony Willard. At the beginning of the 4th quarter, Alex Jamison intercepted a Boiling Springs pass at the 2-yard line. Hillcrest then took 7:08 off the clock on a scoring drive culminating in a 41-yard run into the endzone by Chris Merrill and a failed PAT. The Rams shut the Bulldogs out in the second half to earn their third victory of the season.
CTeam and JV also beat Boiling Springs. On Thursday night, CTeam shut out the Bulldogs 21 - 0. Some highlights from their game include: Rushing leaders -- Jamie Brannon, including two touchdowns, and Raheem Kilgore with one touchdown; Andrew Hallman had an interception; Mike Rose led the team with two sacks, and Pat Stoddard and Antonio Bolden had one each.
JV also won by a score of 6 - 0.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL TEAMS!! BEAT MAULDIN!!!!
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK -- GAFFNEY (WEEK 8)
Congratulations to the Players of the Week against Byrnes:
Chuck Dragicevich, #39 and Patrick (PatPat) Neeley #2
Congratulations to CTeam in their 14-0 win over Northwestern on Thursday night!!
...Robert Cole Searfoss arrived at 5:45 a.m. on October 17. Weighing in at 9.2 lb., he may be destined to be a lineman! The proud parents are Lisa Cherry and Coach Rob Searfoss. Proud grandfather is Coach Bob Searfoss. Congratulations, Coach; we're happy to welcome Cole to the Hillcrest family!!
HILLCREST COMES UP SHORT AGAINST GAFFNEY, 14 - 7
The Rams gave Gaffney all they could handle on Friday night, with the 4th-ranked Indians managing to hold onto a 14 - 7 win. The Hillcrest defense played well, only allowing two touchdowns. The Rams' touchdown was set up by an interception by Patrick Neeley. Neeley returned the ball to the 13-yard line, where Tony Thompson took it in for the score. Anthony Willard kicked the PAT.
What a difference a year makes -- keep playing tough, guys!! We're behind you all the way!
