Marys’ Shane Moran intercepted a Channing Lowe pass on the Tigers’ second series, before Wirt put together a go-ahead scoring drive that was finished off by Smith’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Ewing. One play before Parsons plunged into the end zone, Smith threw a 42-yard pass to Brody Ewing. That allowed the Blue Devils to lead 6-0 just 1:03 into the contest, but Wirt County answered immediately with Chase Parsons’ 2-yard touchdown run to pull even 53 seconds later. That’s what we try to do both as adults and players.” is focused on the team and trying to get better and trying to perform on game nights. “We have guys that aren’t me guys and everything is about the team,” Mote said. Kent connected with DeMoss for a 50-yard touchdown pass on the third play from scrimmage in the contest, with DeMoss doing the bulk of the damage after the catch. “My staff does a great job and we worked together and came out in the second half and were able to establish some things.” “We have a great group of young guys and they had some ideas,” Mote said. The Blue Devils followed it up with a 45-13 victory at Oak Glen despite trailing 13-0 in the second quarter. Marys outscored Doddridge County 22-8 in the second half of its season-opening 34-14 victory. Marys 5 on their final possession, before losing a fumble. Our tried to fight through the adversity but in the end, just too many mistakes.”Īshton Boron’s 15-yard touchdown run with 3:09 left put a wrap on the scoring. When he’s down like that, it kind of brings everybody down. He is the spark plug for us and our energy. He had a bad ankle and he’s trying to gut it out. He tried to go, but he couldn’t hardly move out there. Our kids played hard,” Wirt head coach Jason Hickman said. Marys held a 28-12 lead with 4:07 remaining. Although the two-point try was unsuccessful, St. But after picking up one first down, the Tigers were forced to punt, and the Blue Devils followed by putting together an 11 play touchdown drive that covered 63 yards and ended with Kent finding DeMoss on an 11-yard scoring pass. Marys’ 17-yard line with 2:50 left in the third quarter.ĭespite Kent’s 44-yard run on the Blue Devils’ first play of their following series, WCHS forced a turnover on downs and got the ball back trailing by 10. Wirt County (2-2) converted one fourth down on its ensuing series, but faced another in the red zone and Tyler Smith’s pass sailed incomplete on fourth-and-5 from the St. “We were able to run some trap plays with the quarterback and. “He was able to make things happen and he’s a team player and did a nice job,” Mote said. Marys quarterback followed with his second successful run on a two-point play, leaving the Blue Devils with a 22-12 advantage and the game’s first two-score lead. Marys wasted little time adding to its lead, covering 62 yards on three plays and a Tigers’ penalty, with Kent’s 14-yard touchdown run making it an eight-point margin. Marys (3-0) leading 14-12 at halftime, the Blue Devils’ work was far from done and they played like it over the final two frames.Īfter forcing a three-and-out to start the second half, St. Ryan Kent’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Josiah DeMoss - one of three scoring strikes between that duo - tied the game at 12 just past the midway point of the second quarter, and Kent’s successful two-point run put the Blue Devils on top to stay. It’s early and we’re only done with three games of a 10-game schedule, but it’s going in the right direction.” “It’s special when you have fighters - and that’s what we have,” St. 2 Blue Devils followed that script again Thursday in their home opener, falling behind early against Wirt County and scoring all 20 of the game’s points in the second half to prolong an unbeaten start to this season with a 34-12 victory at Bill Hanlon Stadium. Marys overcame early deficits and put together a dominant second half on both occasions to score wins.
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