# 2 PHOEBUS 37, #14 HAMPTON 3
Hampton (4-2) 3, 0, 0, 0 -- 3
Phoebus (5-0) 7, 7, 16, 7 -- 37
Hampton -- Phoebus, using a bruising defense that brutalized its opponent’s offense in the second half, won its 40th straight consecutive and ninth in a row against their vaunted city rival, topping Hampton 37-3 on Saturday afternoon at Darling Stadium.
In spite of being flagged for 15 penalties for 130 yards, the Phantoms held the Crabbers to minus -4 yards and a single first down after intermission, with senior linebackers Nijay Guy and Noah Jefferson leading the charge. Both players were part of four straight Phoebus wins over Hampton, as well as another current streak, that of 63 consecutive Peninsula District wins. Jefferson said the team doesn’t think too far ahead.
“We think about (the streaks) once in a while, but we play in the moment.,” said Jefferson.
Running back Davion Roberts saved the rivalry game for his virtuoso performance, rushing for 141 yards and three touchdowns, before being replaced by Demante Williams (six carries, 44 yards, TD) in the third quarter. He talked of his team’s remarkable performance in the second half. “It’s a mindset thing, with the offense and defense. We just went out there and did our thing. But I just feel like we’re the better team.”
The Crabbers had a chance to pull back into the contest at the beginning of the second half as Xavier Whisenent recovered a Phoebus’ initial kickoff return fumble at the Phantom 16. But Hampton lost four, then 10, and finally, quarterback Marcus ChapMan’s pass was picked off by Jefferson.
Jefferson had two interceptions, as well as a 60-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Maurikus Banks, an airball that caused the Delaware commit to run five yards back to snare the ball before holding off his defender for 25 yards to reach the end zone.
Beginning the game, Hampton appeared to have the initial momentum, mainly with the help of two Phoebus penalties which added 20 yards to the first down earned by an 11-yard pass to fullback Sidney Johnson. But their drive was stuffed, literally, as senior linebacker Kaleb Tillery rocked Johnson backwards on a fourth-and-two run from the Phantom 38.
Abraham Geremew put Hampton on the board with a 26-yard field goal toward the end of the first quarter, ending a six-play, 64-yard drive that was highlighted by Marcus ChapMan’s 55-yard pass to sophomore receiver Davion Perry.
Phoebus answered immediately, pulling together a 12-play, 51-yard scoring drive. Facing first-and-goal at the Hampton 6, lineman Nathaniel Anthony took the first crack at the end zone, bulling five yards to the 1. But it was Roberts who pushed in for the one-yard TD, and the hosts led 14-3 at the half.
Hampton (4-2) netted 135 total yards but were penalized 17 times for 141.
In spite of the lopsided score, Phoebus coach Jeremy Blunt was impressed with the effort from the Crabbers. “We played a team that always makes us play hard. Their quarterback has a lot of arm and holds our kids accountable in the secondary.”
P – Noah Jefferson 60 pass from Maurikus Banks (Farriss Knight XP)
H – Abraham Geremew 26 FG
P – Davion Roberts 1 run (Knight kick)
P – Roberts 17 run (Knight kick)
P – Safety (Hampton RB tackled in end zone)
P – Roberts 7 run (Knight kick)
P – Demante Williams 1 run (Knight kick)
H P
1st Downs 8, 13
Rush-Yards 25-31, 33-208
Pass Yards 104, 148
C – A – I 6-25-2, 4-10-0
Pen-Yards 17-141, 15-130
Punt-Avg. 3-30, 2-32
Fumb-Lost 1-0, 1-1
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