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Defending Champs handle Southern Lee in Cameron

Coming into the 21^st meeting between Union Pines and Southern Lee with each team winning ten games each, the Cavaliers had hopes of pulling off a victory at the defending Carolina Pines 6A conference champion Friday night. As happened last week, the game got away from their grasp early as the Vikings scored on their first seven possessions in route to a 49-6 win.

After the Cavaliers failed to move the ball on their first possession and were forced to punt, Union Pines return man, Junior Jeremy Leone, returned the punt 62 yards for the score and a 7-0 Viking lead less than two minutes in. Six Union Pines scoring drives later and it was 49-0 at the half.

Playing with a running clock in the second half, the Cavaliers were able to shut down the Vikings and force the only Union Pines punt in holding them to a scoreless second half.

With less than 4 minutes left in the game, the Cavaliers took over the ball at their own 20-yard line and marched 80 yards in 9 plays, with Junior Quarterback Caleb Coro connecting with Senior Wide Receiver Kessler Petrarca from 6 yards out as time expired as Southern Lee avoided the shutout.

Coro had a solid game throwing for 204 yards on the night while connecting with six different Cavalier receivers, but the Cavaliers struggled again with 10 penalties on the night which slowed some of the drives offensively.

Southern Lee (0-4, 0-7) travels to West Johnston (1-3, 2-5) to face the Wildcats next Friday, October 16^th.

Scoring Summary

Southern Lee        0      0       0      6       6               

Union Pines         28    21      0      0      49     

UP  – Jeremy Leone 62 yd punt return (Dylan Miller kick)                                                       

UP  -  Vida Blue 70 yd pass to Leone (Miller kick)                                                                 

UP  -  Blue 15 yd pass to Liam Hicks (Miller kick)                                                                     

UP  -  Blue 22 yd pass to Terai Lottie (Miller kick)                                                                

UP  -  Blue 17 yd pass to Lottie (Miller kick)                                                                                  

UP  -  Adrian Colon 41 yd run (Miller kick)                                                                                

UP  -  Zane Maxwell 2 yd run (Miller kick)                                                                              

SL  -   Caleb Coro 6 yd pass to Kessler Petrarca (No PAT)                                                                         
 

Passing
SL - Caleb Coro 23-42, 204 yds, 1TD, 1INT

UP - 9-12, 217 yds, 4 TD                                    

Rushing
SL – Kessler Petrarca 2-19; Tyone Bright 5-14; Zion Clark 1-5; Caleb Coro 2-(-13); TOTAL: 10-25.                                                                                                                

UP – 21-152, 2TD

Receiving

SL – Kessler Petrarca 10-82, 1TD; Gavin Shaffer 4-36; Tyone Bright 4-35; Kendall Hawkins 3-22; Jahmier Silver 1-15; Logan Clark 1-14; TOTAL 23-204 yds, 1TD.                             UP – 9-217 yds, 4 TD                      

• Southern Lee had two turnovers to Union Pines 0.
• Southern Lee had ten offensive drives on 47 plays. Union Pines eight drives for 34 plays.
• Total Yards – Union Pines 369, Southern Lee 229.
• Southern Lee was two for three on fourth down conversions.
• WWGP/Bubba’s Subs and Pizza Offensive player of the game was Senior WR Kessler Petrarca
• WWGP/Bubba’s Subs and Pizza Defensive player of the game was Junior LB Tyone Bright.
• The Wilkinson Chevrolet/Coach Blanks Player of the Game will be announced on the Coach Blanks Show, Thursday, October 15th, 5:30pm on WFJA/WWGP