The Laney Wildcats remain undefeated in three games as they rolled past the First Presbyterian Day School Vikings (1-2) by a score of 26-14.
For the Wildcats, the running game proved to be unstoppable with CJ Holmes having a monster game.
In the first half, the Wildcats jumped out to a 12-7 lead, behind the running of Holmes.
The Wildcats were the first to score with Holmes catching a nine-yard touchdown pass with 2:09 left in the first quarter. They were unable to score on their two-point attempt.
With the score being 6-0 in favor of the Wildcats, the Vikings would then answer with an 80-yard touchdown pass from FPD’s Jakhari Williams to Carter Hays. Lucas Buckner would follow that up by making the extra point attempt, making the score 7-6 in favor of First Presbyterian with 1:50 left in the first half.
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In the second quarter, Holmes would continue his impressive running by breaking a big run for 59 yards that set the Wildcats up with a first-and goal.
Fullback James Pride punched in the touchdown on a 3-yard run with 7:40 to go in the second quarter. The Wildcats attempted another 2 point conversion but did not convert, making the score 12-7.
Williams would complete a critical pass to Carter Hays for 15 yards, and another to Gavin Spillers for 13 yards—both for first downs—but several dropped passes stalled their momentum.
At the beginning of the second half, Holmes drove the Wildcats down the field, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run with a lead block by Laney’s Johnathan Ashley.
Behind the running of Holmes, the Wildcats would finally score on a 2-point conversion, bringing the lead for the Laney to 13 points with the score being 20-7.
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Behind a run by Keshaun Sanders that set them up in the red zone, the Wildcats would score on a 13-yard touchdown run. The 2-point conversion attempt by James Pride was no good, making the score 26-7 with 5:02 left in the fourth quarter.
With 0:34 left in the fourth quarter, the Vikings’ tight end Griffin Green ran for a touchdown, making the score 26-14. However, with time running out, the Vikings were unable to erase the deficit.
The next game for the Wildcats (3-0) will be at home against Thomson High School on Friday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
The Vikings (1-2) will next play on Friday, Sept. 16 at Pinewood Christian High School.
