Marist 34, Woodward 17

The Marist War Eagles got their requital on a Woodward Academy group that ruled them the former seasons and earned long-lasting teach Alan Chadwick a point of reference triumph with a 34-17 win on Friday at Hughes Spalding Stadium.

For Chadwick, who has trained Marist on the grounds that 1985, it changed into win No. 354, which situated him in advance Robert Davis as the second one-most dominating train in Georgia records. Larry Campbell has the most extreme calling wins of any Peach State teach with 477.

"It's just some other amusement," said Chadwick, whose vocation report is 354-sixty seven. "You're generally looking already. You're continually attempting to the consequent one. In this way, that is five star and it's a phenomenal win contrary to a genuine correct, top notch adversary."

Marist (four-0) is positioned No. 5 in AAAA and Woodward — likewise nicknamed the War Eagles — is positioned No. 7 and tumbles to three-1 after the non-region challenge.

Woodward had gotten the past two seasons' matchups a joined 74-14, including 32-0 last yr. On Friday, the amusement changed into on its way to being a nearby one as the 2 headed into halftime tied at 17.

Woodward got a major first-half general execution from Tajh Gary, who had a 60-yard touchdown gathering and a ninety nine-yard speeding score. Yet, Marist close him and the Woodward offense out inside the second half and opened 0.33 district with a 7-minute scoring power that influenced the force its way for suitable.

In the definitive 2d 1/2, Marist had 3 capture attempts that realized 10 factors. Marist quarterback Chase Abshier fixed the win on offense with two second 1/2 dashing touchdowns and finished with 3 for the diversion.

"Woodward and us have been contenders for quite a while and it transformed into essentially genuinely one of a kind to turn out around here and get a win subsequent to dropping to them the past two years," Abshier said.

Abshier scored the diversion's initially focuses with a 6-yard scoring hurried to position Marist already 7-zero with 6:03 remaining in the primary area. Woodward talked back on its next drive while, on 2d-and-5 from its own forty, Christian Wylder associated with Gary for an extended arriving to tie the game. Marist mishandled the accompanying kickoff and Woodward recuperated at the Marist 18. Three performs later, Brian George kicked a 30-patio subject reason to put Woodward head 10-7 with 2:39 remaining in the first.

Marist addressed its ensuing ownership with an eighty-terrace drive that finished with Chris Zowine's 16-yard run. The power was featured through a forty six-yard gathering with the guide of Kyle Hamilton from Abshier four performs prior, which put Marist on the Woodward 22.

Later inside the second quarter, Marist punted from the Woodward 47 and brought down the ball at the 1-terrace line. On Woodward's initially play of the power, Gary surged up the middle, broke through the line and picked up the footrace to the stop area, giving Woodward a 17-14 lead with 7:forty five shutting inside the half.

It transformed into the last time Woodward could lead.

With 10 seconds left in the half of, Timmy Bleekrode hit a 31-yard field objective to tie the game.

Marist's setting up drive of the second one half kept going 13 plays and more noteworthy than 1/2 the zone, completing in Abshier's 1-yard raced to offer Marist a 24-17 lead with 5:09 remaining inside the 1/3.

"I accept that power made them (Woodward) make tracks in an opposite direction from their run don a bit," Chadwick expressed.

Woodward's next three belonging brought about interferences, executing any expectation Woodward had of holding the game aggressive. Senior member Johnson reeled in two block attempts, with one coming inside the main portion of, and Hamilton and Eric Boyd had a pick each.

Woodward's first block attempt of the second 50% of set up each other Bleekrode 31-yard train reason that gave Marist a 27-17 pad with 7:05 remaining. On the principal play of that drive, Abshier found Hamilton on each other long gathering, this one for 48 yards. Woodward's next block attempt gave Marist the ball at the Woodward 35. Five plays later, Abshier ran 2 yards for a score to convey the amusement to its last edge with 4:fifty two remaining.

Abshier completed nine of nineteen going for 180 yards and Hamilton had ninety four getting yards on two gets. In a manner consistent of Chadwick gatherings, Marist apportioned its comprises of inside the run amusement crosswise over 10 extraordinary rushers who totaled 254 yards. Abshier drove the way with 86 yards on 18 joins, took after Charlie Addicks, who had 79 yards on 11 conveys.

Gary drove all rushers with 132 yards on only six incorporates and furthermore drove Woodward with 82 accepting yards on six gets.

Woodward Academy 10 7 zero – 17

Marist 7 10 7 10 – 34

M – Chase Abshier 6 run (Timmy Bleekrode kick)

W – Tajh Gary 60 go from Christian Wylder (Brian George kick)

W – George 30 FG

M – Chris Zowine sixteen run (Bleekrode kick)

W – Gary ninety nine run (George kick)

M – Bleekrode 31 FG

M – Abshier 1 run (Bleekrode kick)

M – Bleekrode 31 FG

M – Abshier 2 run (Bleekrode kick)