Though we might have wished for less rain, the opening game of the season for Blue Dragon Football was a lot of fun. Peyton Abraham took and submitted this photo of his brother Hunter stiff-arming Jovi Wolf of the Chester Area Flyers.
The GHS Football home opener vs Chester on Friday, Aug. 19, started out with a burst of rain during the National Anthem.
“It is always good to get into that first game to see where the team is at,” said head coach Jerry Weiland. “We have some younger players that are stepping into new roles.”
The first quarter ended 0-0 then in the second Chester was first on the scoreboard with a 10 yard run. The point after was no good. Chester went up 13-0 returning a Dragon fumble for a touchdown. The extra point was good. The Dragons responded with a touchdown by Hunter Abraham and an extra point by Jenna Van Holland. Chester followed that with a 59 yard touchdown pass and a good extra point.
Just before half time, Van Holland kicked a field goal to make it 20-10 Chester leading. Chester added 14 points in the 3rd quarter and Carson Clark had a 13 yard touchdown run along with an extra point from Van Holland. A scoreless 4th quarter left the score at 17-34 in Chester’s favor.
“We were able to move the ball evidenced by only punting once. We will make a few adjustments to prepare for this weeks game at Viborg-Hurley,” said Weiland.
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