VIPERS FALL TO 0-3 AFTER LOSS TO BEDDINGFIELD
Vance County High School’s new football program has now, mercifully, finished their season-opening three-game road trip. The Vipers limped home from Wilson Thursday Night after a lopsided 55-20 loss to the Beddingfield Bruins, a solid team with an impressive tradition of playoff appearances.
The Viper Offense, which improved over their first two games, came out strong, scoring the first touchdown of the game on their first possession, with Jr. Quarterback Samien Burwell connecting with Josh Joyner and William Hawkins Jr on a variety of passes that took VC to the Beddingfield 5 yard line. An 11 yard TD pass to Shaquan Allen capped the drive, and the 2-point conversion was good, giving the Vipers an 8-0 lead. It only took Beddingfield 2 minutes to tie the game, though, then another 3½ minutes to take a 14-8 lead. They quickly extended the lead to 22-8 after a squib kickoff was mishandled by the Vipers. Early in the 2nd quarter, Burwell scrambled for a second touchdown to keep his team within reach, but the Bruins led 42-14 at the half.
The Viper Defense had several good stops in the second half, forcing turnovers on down, but the offense never found its rhythm. Although Burwell did throw 1 interception, which makes his 6th interception of the season, in this game, his receivers repeatedly dropped balls that hit them in the hands or were within easy reach. Finally, in an almost eerie similarity with the first two games this season, the Vipers, playing offense to the last, scored their third TD with under a minute left, when Burwell hit Josh Joyner with the final pass of the game.
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