 Fort Chiswell runs over cross-county rival
RURAL RETREAT – One would think that the loss of an all-region tailback and fullback would slow a team's offense, but that wasn't the case in Fort Chiswell's season opening 41-25 victory over cross-county rival Rural Retreat.
Chris Rodriguez and Hody Viars, both all-region selections in 2009, are graduated, but Pioneers coach Stephen James showed that he had plenty more in the arsenal for 2010.
Leading the pack was senior running back Johnse Hatfield, who tallied two touchdowns and 175 rushing yards on just 14 carries. Will Freeman, Fort Chiswell's senior quarterback rushed for two touchdowns and threw for one more.
“For the most part, those seniors are stepping up and taking a leadership role,” James said of the duo. “We took advantage of them with a couple early turnovers and that sort of put us on the right track.”
James' Pioneer offense capitalized on two early Rural Retreat fumbles, taking a 13-0 first-quarter lead and never looking back. His ball carriers tallied 321 total rushing yards.
“It's not physical, it's all mental with fumbles and things like that,” said Chris Moore, Rural Retreat's newly hired head coach. “We weren't ready mentally and we've got to fix that somehow.”
Moore had been an assistant at Rural Retreat for six years under Quinton Hensley before stepping in as head coach last spring.
As for his Indians' defensive lapses, Moore takes the blame.
“We had a very bad night defensively,” he said. “I'm to blame and I have to fix it.”
A bright spot for Rural Retreat may have been the play of quarterback Zayne Williams, now in his third year as the starter. Williams completed nine of his 11 pass attempts, including a beautiful fade route to receiver Travis Foster for a second-quarter touchdown.
“He made some pretty good reads there too,” Moore said of his signal caller.
James also found a spot for improvement in the season-opener.
“We started getting a little sloppy defensively [in the second half],” James said. “I'm proud of the kids' effort, we just have to to better as coaches.”
The Pioneer coach assures us that he won't lose much sleep over it, though.
“A 'W' is a 'W',” he added. “I'll take 'em any day.”
1 2 3 4 T
FC 13 14 7 6 41
RR 0 7 6 12 25
Scoring summary
FC – Hatfield 24 run (Gregory kick)
FC – Freeman 1 run (kick failed)
RR – Foster 8 pass from Williams (Foster kick)
FC – Freeman 1 run (run failed)
FC – Mabry 17 pass from Freeman (Hatfield run)
FC – Jackson 20 run (Gregory kick)
RR – Marshall 6 run (kick blocked)
RR – Holman 1 run (kick failed)
FC – Hatfield 49 run (Underwood kick)
RR – Anderson 63 run (run failed)
Team stats
FC RR
First downs 19 16
Yards rushing 321 236
Passing C-A-I 5-17-0 9-11-0
Yards passing 110 98
Penalties-yards 5-40 9-70
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-2
Punts-average 0-0 1-30
Individual stats
RUSHING – FC, Hatfield 14-175, Rodriguez 16-73, Freeman 4-29, Jackson 1-20, Cain 5-19, Govin 1-5. RR, Anderson 12-110, Holman 8-46, Caudill 9-44, Marshall 5-23, Williams 7-13.
PASSING – FC, Freeman 5-16-110-1-0. RR – Williams 9-11-98-1-0.
RECEIVING – FC, Jackson 2-41, Cain 1-29, Mabry 1-17, Studebacker 1-15, Mabe 1-8. RR, Caudill 1-46, Foster 5-43, Epps 1-4, Holman 2-(-1).
ROANOKE TIMES
RURAL RETREAT -- Johnse Hatfield rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries to lead the Pioneers.
Will Freeman completed six of 13 passes for 113 yards and one TD for Fort Chiswell. He also ran for two touchdowns.
Travis Anderson rushed for 109 yards and one TD on 12 carries for Rural Retreat.
FC -- Hatfield 22 run (Gregory kick)
FC -- Freeman 1 run (kick failed)
RR -- Foster 7 pass from Williams (Foster kick)
FC -- Freeman 1 run (run failed)
FC -- Maybry 17 pass from Freeman (Hatfield run)
FC -- Jackson 17 run (Gregory kick)
RR -- Marshall 6 run (kick failed)
RR -- Holman 1 run (kick failed)
FC -- Hatfield 50 run (kick good)
RR -- Anderson 64 run (run failed)
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
| Fort Chiswell |
13 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
41 |
| Rural Retreat |
0 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
25 |
BRISTOL HERALD COURIER
Ft. Chiswell 41, R. Retreat 25
Johnse Hatfield carried 14 times for 168 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns to power Fort Chiswell to a non-district win over Rural Retreat.
Hatfield put Fort Chiswell on the board in the first quarter with a 22 yard run en route to a 27-7 halftime lead.
Travis Anderson led the Indians in rushing with 109 yards on 12 carries, including a 64 TD run in the fourth quarter.
Fort Chiswell 13 14 7 7—41
Rural Retreat 0 7 6 12—25
Scoring Summary
FC - Hatfield 22 run (Gregory kick)
FC - Frreeman 1 run (kick failed)
RR - Foster 7 pass from Williams (Foster kick)
FC - Freeman 1 run (run failed)
FC - Mabry 17 pass from Freeman (Hatfield run)
FC - Jackson 17 run (Gregory kick)
RR - Marshall 6 run (kick failed)
RR - Holman 1 run (kick failed)
FC - Hatfield 50 run (Gregory kick)
RR - Anderson 64 run (run failed)
Team Stats
First Downs: FC 18, RR 17; Rushes-Yards: FC 39-310, RR 38-224; Passing Yards: FC 113, RR 94; Comp.-Att.-Int.: FC 6-13-0, RR 7-11-0; Fumbles-Lost: FC 0-0, RR 2-2; Penalties-Yards: FC 11-95, RR 5-30.
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