Virginia Peninsula Game of Week #3 - Willie Drew Throws For 4 TD's - Smithfield Trounces Bruton 55-0

YORK – A pair of second quarter turnovers sparked the Packers, who cruised to a 55-0 victory over Bruton on the road.

Willie Drew threw four touchdown passes, with two to senior standout Chris Pierce, while Will Robinson added 109 yards rushing on seven carries and a touchdown reception.

The Packers scored on their first possession, which was set up by a Kenneth Wilkerson interception that took the ball to the Bruton 17. After a Smithfield penalty, a Caleb Brodie 15-yard run was followed by another handoff to Brodie, who found a seam on the right side and scored from the 5.

Brodie also scored Smithfield’s next touchdown, snaring a pass from Drew and running across the goal line for a 30-yard score.

Bruton’s next two possessions proved to be fatal for their outcome. After a 33-yard pass from Greg Dockery to a leaping Keandre Richards ended the first quarter, a Panther runner heading up the middle was met with force by a Packer defender, and the football went flying. It was grabbed out of the air by Smithfield’s John Darden, who had nothing but open field in front of him, as he rambled 70 yards for the defensive touchdown.

Getting the ball again, the Panthers were again struck with misfortune. A swarming Smithfield defense smothered Dockery, forcing the football to hit the ground where it was scooped up by Jameek Jordan. The junior lineman rumbled 29 yards for a second defensive touchdown, giving the visitors a comfortable 28-0 lead. Drew’s nine-yard run later in the half made it 34-0 at the intermission.

Pierce, who went without a reception in the first half, blocked a Panther punt in the second half. Three plays later, Drew found him across the middle for an 11-yard touchdown, his second of the game.

SMITHFIELD – 14, 20, 14, 7 -- 55

BRUTON       -   0, 0, 0, 0       --  0

1^st Quarter

S -  Brodie 5 run (Tucker kick)

S – Brodie 30 pass from Drew (Tucker kick)

2^nd Quarter

S – J. Darden 70 fumble recovery (Tucker kick)

S – J. Jordan 30 fumble recovery (Tucker kick)

S – Drew 9 run (Tucker kick)

3^rd Quarter

S – Pierce 25 pass from Drew (pass failed)

S – Pierce 11 pass from Drew (Tucker kick)

4^th Quarter

S – W. Robinson 20 pass from Drew (Tucker kick)

         Smith   Brut

First downs;   13, 8

Rushes-yards;  23-241, 25-2

Passing yards;   117, 150

Comp-att-int;   5-9-0, 11-20-2

Penalties-yards; 10-95, 6-45

Punts-avg;      0-0, 3-25

Fumbles-lost;   2-0, 2-2