Football outcomes flip for BE and HHS
It was a reversal of football fortunes for Daniel Island area high school teams Hanahan and Bishop England on Friday night.
Hanahan, which has struggled most of the season, arguably had its best game of 2016, with a 47-0 victory over Lake Marion in Region 7-AAA play.
Bishop England, meanwhile, was handed its first loss of the season, dropping a 26-22 decision to Manning in another Region 7-AAA contest.
Hanahan’s victory was pretty much in the bag at halftime as the Hawks led 27-0 against a team that was shut out for the third straight game. Running back Jerry Bailey had a huge effort while quarterback Victor Colbert and wide receiver Davontae Grant contributed to the offensive explosion. The Hawks turned the ball over four times or the score would have been even more lopsided.
“We moved the ball consistently,” coach Charlie Patterson said after his team improved to 3-6, including 1-2 in region play. We had a good running game.”
Patterson was also pleased by his team’s defensive effort. It was the Hawks’ first shutout of the season.
“We didn’t allow the big play all night,” Patterson said. “In the past, we would play well on a drive, but give up the big play. In high school football, if you make a team drive down the field, they are more likely to make mistakes and turn the ball over.”
Bishop England fell to 7-1, including 1-1 in conference play. The Bishops entered the game ranked No. 5 in the state, but now find themselves in third place in the region. Both Timberland and Manning are undefeated in league play.
Manning quarterback Jalen White scored on a 21-yard run with 4:43 left in the game to settle the issue. The Monarchs outscored BE 13-8 in the final quarter to push their record to 6-2, 2-0.
But it was White’s arm and wide receiver David Fulton’s hands that did most of the damage.
White completed 10 of 14 passes for 233 years and two touchdowns. Fulton, one of the top junior receivers in the state, had all 10 receptions.
Bishop England quarterback Leo Albano rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. He was 7 of 11 passing for 113 yards and two scores.
Albano threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Christian Greavu for the first score of the game. He added a 16-yard scoring strike to Andrew Pizzo to give the Bishops a 14-13 lead late in the first half.
Originally, this was the final week of the regular season for Class AAA, AA and A teams that compete in the High School League.
But Hurricane Matthew forced postponement of all games in the state a few weeks ago. That extended the season an extra week.
Bishop England hosts Timberland this weekend. The Wolves are 4-3, including 1-0 in league play.
Hanahan has an open date and faces Timberland next weekend.
“We’ve already had one open date because we played in ‘Week Zero,’ ” Patterson said. “At this stage of the season, you’d rather be playing. But it’s good to be able to fine-tune a few things and not have to worry about coming up with a game plan. We just have to get better at the things we do best.”