Stone Memorial Holds Off 'Canes In 14-7 Win

East Hamilton To Face Page In Class 4A Playoffs

  • Saturday, October 31, 2015
  • Special to Chattanoogan.com

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. – David Whiteside rushed 29 times for 173 yards for East Hamilton on Friday night in its Region 3-4A football showdown with unbeaten Stone Memorial.

The Hurricanes (6-4, 4-2) needed a lot more offense.

Stone Memorial (10-0, 6-0) got 123 yards rushing and two 1-yard touchdowns from Cody Wyllins and the Panthers defeated East Hamilton, 14-7.

The loss dropped the Hurricanes to the region’s No.

3 seed and they will travel to Franklin, Tenn., next Friday to take on Page in the first round of the TSSAA state playoffs. The kickoff is set for 7 p.m. local time.

Stone Memorial will be at home in the opening round against Giles County (3-7), the No. 4 squad from Region 4-4A next week.

Quarterback Nick Woods, who completed only 6-of-16 passes for 91 yards, scored the Hurricanes’ lone touchdown, a 1-yard scamper with 4:41 left in the third quarter.

Defensively, Daniel Wallace and Frankie Campo each had seven tackles for the Hurricanes. Campo also intercepted Stone Memorial Austin Helton, who completed 2-of-4 passes for 37 yards.

SCORING

East Hamilton                               0 0 7 0 – 7

Stone Memorial                           7 7 0 0 – 14

First Quarter

SM – Cody Wyllins 1 run (Cameron Weaver kick), 7:30

Second Quarter

SM – Wyllins 1 run (Weaver kick), 6:59

Third Quarter

EH – Nick Woods 1 run (Jake McClure kick), 4:41

YARDSTICK

                                                                EH                         SM

First Downs                                       14                           14

Rushes-Yards                                    40-189                 47-214

Passing Yards                                   91                           37

Total Yards                                        76-280                 88-251                

Comp-Att-Yds                                  6-18-0                  2-4-1

Fumbles-Lost                                   3-0                         2-0

Punts-Avg                                          3-40.0                   3-36.0

Penalties-Yds                                    6-50                      1-5

INDIVIDUALS

RUSHING – East Hamilton: David Whiteside 29-173, Frankie Campo 2-11, Andrew Sturdivant 1-4, Nick Woods 6-2, Jayden Smith 1-0, Tyler Blum 1-minus 1; Stone Memorial: Cody Wyllins 24-123, Ethan Pierce 11-54, Justin Johnson 10-32, Austin Helton 2-5.

PASSING – East Hamilton: Woods 6-16-0 91; Stone Memorial: Helton 2-4-0 37.

RECEIVING – East Hamilton: Jordan Gorman 3-68, Tyler Blum 2-12; Stone Memorial: Wyllins 1-29, Johnson 1-8.

(E-mail Larry Fleming at larryfleming44@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @larryfleming44)

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