Big third quarter lifts Imps past Catamounts

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CARY - Up to the half-time break, with the game tied at 7, there were no offensive scores.

That changed in the third quarter as Cary posted two offensive touchdowns, then the strong CHS defense clamped down to hold Panther Creek at bay securing a big 19-7 Tri-9 conference win on the road.

Offensively Cary posted 240 yards on 54 plays, while the defense held Panther Creek to 135 yards (50 rushing, 85 passing)

Panther Creek (5-2, 6-3) started the scoring when Dorrel McClain stepped in front of Connor Chase pass at midfield stripe then returned it 50 yards for a Catamount touchdown.  Garrett Lang converted on the extra point attempt making it 7-0, PC, with just :13 seconds left in the opening quarter.

CHS wasted little time correcting their scoring deficit as Caleb Glass, starting from his own 8 yard line, took the ensuing kick-off back 92 yards for the score.  A Drew McCarty PAT tied the game up at 7 with :01 seconds left in the first quarter.

Only other scoring opportunity for either team came with 3:43 left in the half as Lang missed a 47 yard field goal attempt to the right giving the ball back to the Imps at the 20.

That is where the half came to end with the game tied at 7, as both teams went into the locker rooms.

PCHS started the second half with the ball, but after Catamount running back David Mayaka moved the ball up to the PCHS 40 and a first down for the Catamounts, on the very next play, he coughed up the ball and Anthony Sonnier recovered for the Imps at midfield.

It took only 3 plays, and :53 second, for Cary (4-2, 6-2) to score the first of two rushing touchdowns in the quarter after recovering the turnover.

On first down, DeAndre Henry started the drive rushing for 3 yards setting up a 2nd-and-7 for CHS.  On second down, Chase found his Tight End Jackson Gomez down the right side for a 42 yard pass play to the PCHS 4.  From there Henry punched it in from 4 yrds out.  The McCarty PAT was no good leaving the score, 13-7, CHS, with 9:31 left in the third.

After Cary forced a Panther Creek 3-and-out on their next possession, the Imps traveled back down field scoring again, this time in 5 plays covering 86 yrds taking 2:07 off the clock.

Cary started their drive from their own 14, where Henry opened the drive getting around the edge and scampering 12 yards to the CHS 26 and another first down.  Marquise Sherrod-Cooper got the call next cutting up the middle for a five yard gain to the CHS 31.

Cary were called for two penalties on the next three plays setting up a 3-15 from their own 21, where Chase found Gomez again, this time for 27 yards and a first down to the CHS 48.

From there Sherrod-Cooper did the rest as he broke through the PC defensive line

cutting toward the left sidelines and running 52 yards for the score.  The 2-point conversion failed, leaving the score Cary 19, Panther Creek 7, with 5:22 left in the third

That is where the Cary defense took over forcing two Catamount turnovers and holding Panther Creek scoreless securing their road victory over PCHS.

                           Quickie Statistics (Final)
  Cary High School vs Panther Creek High (Oct 14, 2011 at Panther Creek High)



                                                       CHS                  PCHS
Score.........................              19                     7
FIRST DOWNS...................          11                    11
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............       42-140              27-50
PASSING YDS (NET).............          100                   85
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........           12-8-1          20-12-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....    54-240             47-135
Fumble Returns-Yards..........          0-0                  0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............           2-11                1-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........           2-122              4-33
Interception Returns-Yards....          0-0                 1-50
Punts (Number-Avg)............         6-29.7             6-37.0
Fumbles-Lost..................            0-0                  5-3
Penalties-Yards...............            11-79               4-30
Possession Time...............           26:22              21:38
Third-Down Conversions........        2 of 12            2 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions.......       3 of 3               0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......          1-2                 0-0



           Cary High School                                         Panther Creek High

Rushing         No  Yds TD Lg  Avg                   Rushing                 No  Yds TD Lg  Avg
HENRY, DEANDRE  27   85  1 12  3.1               Mayaka, David       19   79  0 15  4.2
SHERROD-COOPER,  5   65  1 52 13.0             Sweeney, Michae      1    5  0  5  5.0
BANKS, RJ        4   10  0  4  2.5                      McClain,                 1    2  0  2  2.0
PAYNE, CARDAVIO  1    2  0  2  2.0                  Jensen, Jordan       6  -36  0  5 -6.0

Passing         AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng                Passing            AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng
CHASE, CONNOR    12-8-1   100  0  42            Jensen, Jordan       20-12-0   85  0  20


Receiving        No.  Yds   TD Long                   Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
GOMEZ, JACKSON     3   78    0   42                 Beilinson, Dani        3   53    0   20
CAESAR, JAMAL      2   14    0    8                   Rochin, Andrew       3    9    0    9
HENRY, DEANDRE     2   -1    0    0                    Ross, Jamel            2    9    0    7
BRYANT, ELIJAH     1    9    0    9                      Mayaka, David          2    5    0    8

Punting          No.   Avg Long I20                     Punting          No.   Avg Long I20
MCCARTY, DREW      6  29.7   43   1                 Beilinson, Dani    6  37.0   42   3


Punt returns     No.  Yds   TD Long                   Punt returns     No.  Yds   TD Long
GLASS, CALEB       2   11    0    6                     Sackey, Kofi       1    0    0    0


Kick returns     No.  Yds   TD Long                    Kick returns     No.  Yds   TD Long
UMEADI, CHUBOY     1   30    0   30                   McClain,           2   35    0   35
GLASS, CALEB       1   92    1   92                      McKoy, Jalen       1  -25    0    0



Team   Qtr Time        Scoring play                                 Conversion                     Plays-Yards  TOP        CHS - PCHS 
----       ---   ----            ------------                                      ----------                          -----------      ---        -----------------
PCHS     1st 00:13  McClain, 50 yd interception return      Lang, Garrett kick                                            0 - 7
CHS      1st 00:01  GLASS, CALEB 92 yd kickoff return        MCCARTY, DREW kick                                          7 - 7
CHS      3rd 09:31  HENRY, DEANDRE 4 yd run                   MCCARTY, DREW kick failed    3-49      0:53           13 - 7
CHS      3rd 05:22  SHERROD-COOPER, 52 yd run                CHASE, CONNOR pass failed    5-86     2:07           19 - 7