Vikings bounce back with trouncing of Tartans

WILLOW WOOD — After suffering their first loss of the season, Symmes Valley needed to regroup and get back on track.

Well, the Vikings got back on track in a big way on Friday night by shutting out the East Tartans 47-0 in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Friday night.

Quarterback Bronx Carpenter piled up 196 yards through the air in just one half of play. His top target Jackson Fields caught a game-high 6 balls for 94 yards, and hooked up with Carpenter for a 42-yard touchdown score in the second quarter.

Asher Maynard scored through the air and on the ground for the Vikings. Maynard opened up the scoring with a 9-yard run with 6:31 in the first quarter. Then Maynard and Carpenter connected in the second quarter for a 24-yard score to push the lead out to 26-0.

The defense turned in a lights-out performance, holding the Tartans to just 42 yards of offense and 4 first downs for the game.

Carpenter's second touchdown pass came with less than two minutes remaining in the opening frame. From the East 10, Carpenter delivered a quick pass out to Gradee Holland and the junior receiver fought off two tacklers and pushed himself over the goal line for the score. Miguel Ferreira tacked on the extra point to make the score 14-0.

The scoring drive was set up by a Carpenter screen pass to Levi Russell for a 35-yard gain, where Russell cut back across the grain down to the East 20.

The Vikings (7-1, 2-1 SOC) capped off the first half scoring with Carpenter's third and final touchdown toss.

On first-and-goal from the 2, Carpenter took the snap and used his feet to buy time for Levi Russell to come open over the middle of the end zone, and Carpenter lined a pass to. Russell for the score. Ferreira added the extra point to put the Vikings ahead 33-0 at the break.

At the beginning of the second half, the Tartans (0-7, 0-3) managed a pair of first downs thanks to some tough runs from Bobby Bryant and Lindon Williams. But the drive was shut down when Jaxon Gates, Michael Weaver and a host of other red shirts combined to make a fourth down stop.

Five plays later, Jordan Nance found the end zone on a run to the corner pylon to push the lead out to 40-0.

In the fourth, Mason Adams shrugged off a tackle, then bobbed and weaved his way 18 yards to pay dirt for the final score of the night with 4:32 remaining in the game.

The Vikings face Notre Dame in their home finale next Friday. East returns home to face Green.

East 0 0 0 0 = 0

Sy. Valley 14 19 7 7 = 47

First Quarter

SV — Asher Maynard 9 run (Miguel Ferreira kick), 6:31.

SV — Gradee Holland 10 pass from Bronx Carpenter (Miguel Ferreira kick), 1:41.

Second Quarter

SV — Jackson Fields 42 pass from Bronx Carpenter (kick blocked), 8:10.

SV — Asher Mayard 24 pass from Bronx Carpenter (kick blocked), 7:48.

SV — Levi Russell 2 pass from Bronx Carpenter (Miguel Ferreira kick), 4:25.

Third Quarter

SV — Jordan Nance 9 run (Miguel Ferreira kick), 1:21.

Fourth Quarter

SV — Mason Adams 18 run (Miguel Ferreira kick), 4:32.

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East SV

First downs 4 12

Rushes-yards 34-42 7-54

Passing yards 0 210

Total yards 42 264

Cmp-Att-Int 0-3-0 16-20-0

Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-0

Penalties-yards 3-20 1-15

Punts-average 0-0.0 0-0.0

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Individual Leaders

RUSHING – Sciotoville East: Levi Boyd 2-6, Tycyn Pernell 2-minus 6, Tanner Baughman 1-1, Lindon Williams 11-13, Bobby Bryant 12-45, # 50 5-7, Team 1-minus 24; Symmes Valley: Michael Weaver 3-41 TD, Mason Adams 2-22 TD, Asher Maynard 1-9 TD, Team 1-minus 18.

PASSING – Sciotoville East: Tanner Baughman 0-1-0 0, Lindon Williams 0-2-0 0; Symmes Valley: Bronx Carpenter 15-18-0 196 2-TD, Beckem Roth 1-1-0 14, Michael Weaver 0-1-0 0.

RECEIVING – Sciotoville East: None; Symmes Valley: Andy Strow 1-3, Levi Russell 2-37 TD, Gradee Holland 2-18 TD, Beckem Roth 1-0, Jackson Fields 6-94 TD, Asher Maynard 4-52 TD.

MISSED FIELD GOALS – None.