Canes claim victory from the Fort
Canes claim victory from the Fort
The Marion Scarlet Hurricanes finally got to celebrate a long-awaited win on the gridiron Friday night and the victory occurred in dominant fashion.
Cole Fedorchuk scored three touchdowns in three different ways as Marion dominated from the start in a 56-19 non-district victory over the homestanding Fort Chiswell Pioneers.
It snapped a 28-game losing streak for the ‘Canes, who won for the first time since a 22-20 victory over Virginia High on Nov. 3, 2023, in Bristol.
The triumph also marked Billy Testerman’s first as a head coach as he’s in his second season at the helm.
Fedorchuk had himself a night to remember as he returned a fumble for a touchdown, scored on a 44-yard run and also took a kickoff to the house.
Marion (1-7) jumped out to a 15-0 lead in the first quarter as Colby Davis caught two touchdown passes from Colten Jessee. The advantage was extended to 49-6 by the time halftime rolled around.
Ethan Hylton, Colton Ferland and Breckan White also got in the end zone.
Marion finished with 355 yards of total offense and didn’t punt once.
“The guys executed everything to perfection,” Testerman said. “This was a great win for our team and our program. I am very proud of our kids.”
Dakota Bailey threw three touchdown passes for winless Fort Chiswell.
Marion tries to make it two in a row next week against Richlands (1-7) in a Southwest District game.
Marion 15 34 7 0—56
Fort Chiswell 6 0 13 0—19
Scoring Summary
M – Davis 66 pass from Jessee (Hylton run)
M – Davis 25 pass from Jessee (Hylton kick)
FC – Rooney pass from Bailey (kick failed)
M -- Hylton 6 run (Hylton kick)
M – Ferland 53 run (kick failed)
M – Fedorchuk fumble return (Hylton kick)
M – White 16 run (kick failed)
M – Fedorchuk 44 run (Hylton run)
FC – Rooney 21 pass from Bailey (kick failed)
FC – Hicks 34 pass from Bailey (kick good)
M – Fedorchuk 60 kick return (Hylton kick)
Team Stats
First Downs: M 7, FC 8; Rushing Yards: M 252, FC 21; Passing Yards: M 103, FC 198; Comp.-Att.-Int.: M 3-5-0, FC 14-28-1; Fumbles-Lost: M 2-1, FC 2-0; Penalties-Yards: M 5-44, FC 4-40.
Panthers pound Rural Retreat
Brody Waddle’s 41-yard touchdown run with 10:46 remaining put Northwood ahead to stay as the Panthers recorded a 49-35 Hogoheegee District victory over the Rural Retreat Indians.
Northwood (6-2, 2-1) clinched a Region 1D playoff berth and assured itself a second straight winning season.
It wasn’t easy as the Panthers erased early deficits of 14-0 and 21-7 to prevail.
“I like the way we battled back after halftime,” said Northwood coach Greg Prater. “We came out flat in the first half. We made some adjustments on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Hats off to Rural Retreat, they came out and played their hearts out. I am super proud of this team.”
Waddle finished with 250 yards on 25 carries to bring his season total in ground gains to 1,197. He has already established himself as Northwood’s all-time leading rusher and touchdown scorer.
Skylar Boardwine added 160 rushing yards on 12 carries and three total touchdowns. Brett Garner (eight carries, 75 yards) scored with 6:17 left to seal the deal for the Saltville squad.
Rural Retreat was led by Jake Rollyson, who had 462 yards in combined rushing, receiving and kick return totals. He had 265 rushing yards on 29 carries with three TDs.
Brody Allen also rushed for two scores for the Indians (2-6, 0-3), who have lost six in a row.
The teams combined for 1,068 yards of total offense.
Rural Retreat 7 14 7 7—35
Northwood 0 14 20 15—49
Scoring Summary
RR – Allen 12 run (Davis kick)
RR – Rollyson 32 run (Davis kick)
N – Waddle 39 run (Prater kick)
RR – Rollyson 7 run (Davis kick)
N – Boardwine 28 pass from Prater (Prater kick)
N – Boardwine 25 run (kick failed)
N – Boardwine 39 run (run failed)
N – Waddle 2 run (Boardwine pass from Prater)
RR – Rollyson 27 run (Davis kick)
RR – Allen 11 run (Davis kick)
N – Waddle 41 run (Prater run)
N – Garner 8 run (Prater kick)
Team Stats
First Downs: RR 22, N 20; Rushes-Yards: RR 44-339, N 40-489; Passing Yards: RR 177, N 63; Comp.-Att.-Int.: RR 11-21-1, N 3-5-0; Fumbles-Lost: RR 3-2, N 1-1; Penalties-Yards: RR 11-105, N 7-55; Punts-Average: RR 2-38.5, N 1-39.
Maroons slam Tide
Ethan Bement returned an interception for a score and Beach Molinary scooped up a fumble and took it to the house as the George Wythe Maroons manhandled the Galax Maroon Tide for a 51-7 Mountain Empire District victory.
Those scores were part of a 44-point first quarter deluge for GW.
Caden Golliher carried the ball three times and scored three times as his touchdowns covered 73, 69 and 43 yards for a total of 185.
Isaac Smith and Ryan Wolfe also rushed for scores as the Maroons (4-5, 3-1) racked up 390 yards of total offense on a mere 25 plays from scrimmage.
Meanwhile, Galax (1-7, 1-2) had just 148 total yards.
George Wythe 44 7 0 0—51
Galax 0 7 0 0—7
Scoring Summary
GW – Golliher 73 run (Bralley run)
GW – Smith 61 run (Bard run)
GW – Golliher 69 run (Bement run)
GW – Bement 61 INT return (Bralley kick)
GW – Molinary 30 fumble return (Bralley kick)
GW – Golliher 43 run (kick failed)
GW – Wolfe 2 run (Bralley kick)
G – Rosenbaum 65 run (Vera kick)
Team Stats
First Downs: GW 11, G 4; Rushes-Yards: GW 24-360, G 17-73; Passing Yards: GW 60, G 75; Comp.-Att.-Int.: GW 1-2-0, G 4-12-1; Fumbles-Lost: GW 0-0, G 2-2; Penalties-Yards: GW 1-10, G 3-25; Punts-Average: GW 1-40, G 5-23.8
