VIPERS TRIUMPHANT IN MONDAY NIGHT MATCHUP!
Defeat Roanoke Rapids 36-6!
When VCHS Athletic Director Joe Sharrow told Kemp Collins on WIZS Sports Mayhem last week that “good things are coming” for the Viper football program, he wasn’t just handing out “AD-speak” to the press! The first ever victory for Vance County High School’s football program is now in the record books, and it was a big one!
After two weeks of much-needed rest and rebooting, courtesy of Hurricane Florence, the Vipers traveled to Roanoke Rapids on Monday night and handed the Yellow Jackets a decisive 36-6 home loss, dropping RR to 2-3 and 0-2 in the Northern Carolina Conference, and improving VC to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in league play. The Vipers looked like a new team on both offense and defense. They scored twice in the first quarter – on a 5 yard run by QB Samien Burwell, and on a 30-yard pass from Burwell to Shaquan Allen. Burwell connected with William Hawkins, Jr. in the second period. Then, with just 30 seconds left before halftime, Tyquan Lyons intercepted a pass and ran it 35 yards to the end zone, giving Vance County a 30-0 lead.
The Yellow Jackets came out passing in the second half and quickly tallied their only TD, but the Vipers answered when Noah Terry ran for the Vipers’ final score. The Viper defense controlled the RR running game all night, and four interceptions by Lyons, Josh Joyner, Machiah Wilson, and Phadol Jordan prevented the Jacket passing attack from drawing blood.
Make sure to tune into our next broadcast of Vance County Friday Night Football this coming up Friday as the Vipers travel to Durham to face the Pirates of Riverside High. Pregame comments start at 6:45 PM and Game Time kicks off at 7:00 PM. All this on WIZS 100.1 FM / 1450 AM and streaming live anywhere on www.wizs.com.
