NEWPORT
NEWS -- For the second straight week, a
D’Angelo Chesson defensive play was the key to a Woodside victory.
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| Woodside's Tamir Walker rushed for 97 yards, but the Denbigh defense allowed only 164 to the usually powerful Wolverine offense. |
Chesson, who
returned both an interception and fumble for touchdowns last week against
Bethel, recovered a crucial fumble in the game’s final two minutes to help
Woodside to a 14-9 win over Denbigh.
Woodside (5-2,
5-1 Peninsula) took a 14-3 lead early in the fourth quarter. After running eight straight plays, Tyhier
Tyler threw a high dart, which Chesson leaped and caught in the end zone for a
13-yard touchdown.
However, the
Patriots responded. After a fumble recovery, L.J. Taylor found freshman Kevin
Anderson for a 28-yard gain. Then, from the Wolverine 13, Taylor connected with
Keyshawn Chisholm, whose touchdown cut the lead to five points.
The two-point
conversion failed, negating the option of a field goal being able to tie the
game in regulation.
But Woodside
failed to move the ball on their next possession, forcing a punt, which Denbigh
returned to its own 45 with 1:40 to play.
However, lined
up in the shotgun, the first snap from center sailed over Taylor’s head, and
Chesson rushed in to dive on the loose ball and make sure that Taylor could not
grab it back. From there, the Wolverines
were able to run out the clock.
The game lived
up to its billing as a defensive slugfest between rival schools. The Denbigh
defense set the tone on Woodside’s first possession. They held the Wolverines
to zero yards on their first three plays, but were then penalized for roughing
the punter, giving Woodside a fresh set of downs. But Woodside lost eight yards
on their next three plays and was forced to punt.
The Patriots
were able to neutralize the high octane Woodside offense, which totaled only 84
yards in the first half, with a mere 31 rushing yards on 21 carries. For the
game, the Wolverines offense, which entered the game leading the Peninsula
District in yardage, was held to 164 yards.
The game got
chippy at times. Woodside was whistled for a late hit out of bounds on Denbigh
quarterback Taylor, who played for the Wolverines last year, while the
officials called several facemask and illegal tackle calls.
With the loss,
Denbigh fell to 4-3, 4-2 in the district. However, with Grafton’s loss to
Warhill last night, they make take sole possession of the fourth seed in 4A
East (Tidewater) when the new VHSL rankings are released early next week.
WOODSIDE – 0, 6,
0, 8 --14
DENBIGH - 0,
0, 3, 6 – 9
Second quarter
W - Lee 4 pass
from T. Tyler (kick failed)
Third quarter
D – Aguilar 28
FG
Fourth quarter
W – Chesson 13
pass from T. Tyler (Walker run)
D – Chisholm 13
pass from Taylor (run failed)
Wood
Denb
First downs; 13, 12
Rushes-yards; 47-97, 28-37
Passing yards; 67, 144
Comp-att-int; 7-12-0, 15-28-0
Penalties-yards; 5-30, 10-100
Punts-avg; 3-29, 3-28
Fumbles-lost; 2-1, 1-1
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