BY BRIAN HAMILTON, Sports Correspondent
Pickens Academy attempted to do something a little different to open the regular season finale against Patrician Academy on Friday night. The Pirates lined up in a spread offense to try and move the ball through the air a little bit. However, the plan backfired when PA went three-and-out on their first three drives, resulting in three Saints touchdowns.
“We thought we may need to get wide on them and try to outrun them a little bit,” Pickens Academy head coach Wade Goodman said. “We then went back to our normal offense and drove it right down the field. I thought that second quarter drive was the best we had all year.”
By the time Pickens Academy settled down and went back to their normal offense, which primarily consists of running the ball, the Pirates were already down 21-0. At that point, Pickens Academy was able to methodically drive down the field on a 12-play drive to cut the Patrician lead to 21-6 when Chandler Box went into the end zone for a two-yard touchdown. The Pirates were able to stop Patrician forcing a punt before halftime, but PA was unable to do anything with the ball.
Pickens Academy came out and attempted an onside kick to open the second-half. The onside kick was unsuccessful and the Saints took advantage of the short field and scored another touchdown.
See complete story in the Pickens County Herald.
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