The Hargrave Tigers defeated VIC opponent and the defending State Champion, Blue Ridge School, by a score of 38 to 20. The Tigers were relentless for all four quarters on both the offensive side and defensive side of the ball. Hargrave opened up the game on offense scoring on the first drive of the game on a 11 yard run by Jason Fields. Jason Fields scored again in the first quarter on a 10 yard run after Isaiah Guzman’s interception. Blue Ridge scored early in the second quarter on a 19 yard pass. The Tigers defense did an outstanding job holding Blue Ridge back in the first half of the game.
The third quarter started with a 72 yard kickoff return to take the lead 14-12. The Tigers responded with a quick score of their own when Jason Fields connected with Isaiah Guzman on a screen that covered 58 yards. Isaiah Guzman got in the endzone once more during the third quarter on a 6 yard run. The fourth quarter started with a Blue Ridge score putting the game at 24 to 20 and stated there for about 4 minutes into the game before the Tigers got on the scoreboard once more. Jason Fields scored his second rushing touchdown of the day on a 15 yard run. Hargrave’s defense kept Blue Ridge out of the endzone for the rest of the day and Jason Fields scored a third time on a 64 yard run making the final score 38 to 20.
Offensively, Jason Fields ended with 20 carries and 181 yards with 3 touchdowns. Isaiah Guzman had 17 carries for 94 yards, and 2 receptions for 64 yards with a total of 2 touchdowns. The unsung hero of the day goes to our defense who held Blue Ridge to just two touchdowns, and came up with three turnovers. Myles Regan had 13 tackles, and Yvan Medard had 8 tackles and one sack on the day. Ray Inge III and Isaiah Guzman both had interceptions on the day.
The Tigers play Covenant School on Friday, Sept 13th at 7:00. Please come out and support the team. The Tigers are now 1-1 overall, and 1-0 in the conference.
Go Tigers
