Vance, Pointers roll past Panthers

CHESAPEAKE — The South Point Pointers go to Vance when they want to advance.

The Pointers advanced past the Chesapeake Panthers 41-18 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday thanks to Landon Vance who ran 27 times for 262 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Vance scored on a 20-yard run with 8:02 to play in the first quarter. Logan McFann kicked the conversion and the Pointers took a 7-0 lead they never relinquished.

Chesapeake (0-7, 0-3) answered when Jayden Washington returned the kickoff 89 for the score The kick was blocked and the Pointers led 7-6.

A sack by the Panthers’ Philip Thacker on a fourth down at the Chesapeake 15 halted a drive. But the Panthers fumbled the ball and the Pointers recovered at the 1-yard line. Robert Napier scored 2 plays later and it was 13-6.

Another Chesapeake fumble set up the Pointers’ next score as South Point recovered the ball at the 5-yard line. Vance scored on the next play and it was 19-6 with 2:14 left in the half.

It took the Pointers just 2 plays to score starting the second half as K.J. McLain hit James Carey for 8 yards and then found McFann for a 56-yard touchdown play. Vance ran for the conversion and it was 27-6 with 11:07 on the clock.

Chesapeake was forced to put but Jackson Splitter got off a 53-yard kick to pin the Pointers at the 2-yard line. A pass play on first down was intercepted by Aden Parrott giving the Panthers the ball at the 20.

Jon-Cooper Barker ran for 14 yards and then on first down and then ran the final 6 yards 2 plays later and it was 27-12 at the 7:41 mark.

South Point (3-4, 1-2) answered with a 65-yard, 10-play drive capped by a 29-yard pass from McLain to Caesyn Pope who got behind the secondary on a post route. McFann’s kick made it-34-12 at the 5:08 mark of the quarter.

The Panthers came right back as Peyton Muncy ran 19 yards and Washington ran for 31 to the 4-yard line. Barker went the final yard 3 plays later and it was 34-18 with 3 minutes on the clock.

Chesapeake got to the 13-yard line later only to suffer an interception. The Pointers iced the game as Vance ran for 28 yards and then broke down the middle for a 62-yard scoring run.

McLain was 21 of 30 passing for 207 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Pointers had 432 yards of total offense.

The Panthers had a balanced attack as they got 242 total yards.

On Friday, South Point visits Coal Grove and Chesapeake goes to Gallipolis.

South Point 13 6 13 7 = 41

Chesapeake 6 0 12 0 = 18

First Quarter

SP — Landon Vance 20 run (Logan McFann kick) 8:02

Ch — Jayden Washington 89 kickoff return (kick blocked) 7:45

SP —Robert Napier 1 run (kick failed) 2:08

Second Quarter

SP — Landon Vance 5 run (run failed) 2:14

Third Quarter

SP — Robert Napier 1 run (Landon Vance run) 11:07

Ch — Jon-Cooper Barker 6 run (pass failed) 7:41

SP — Caesyn Pope 29 pass from K.J. McLain (Logan McFann kick) 5:08

Ch — Jon-Cooper barker 1 run (pass failed) 3:00

Fourth Quarter

SP — Landon Vance 62 run (Logan McFann kick) 1:18

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SP CH

First downs 14 11

Rushes-yards 37-225 46-137

Passing yards 207 105

Total yards 432 242

Cmp-Att-Int 21-30-1 9-22-2

Fumbles-lost 2-0 3-1

Penalties-yards 4-49 9-85

Punts-average 3-45.0 4-37.5

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Individual Leaders

RUSHING–South Point : Landon Vance 27-262 3-TD, Robert Napier 4-2 2-TD, Caesyn Pope 1-minus 3, K.J. McLain 5-minus 36; Chesapeake: Philip Thacker 5-29, Andrew Isaacs 7-19, Jon-Cooper Barker 10-35 2-TD Aaden Nester-Howard 10-minus 26, Jayden Washington 3-32, Peyton Muncy 4-25, Uriah Brumfield 1-11.

PASSING–South Point : K.J.McLain 21-30-1 207 2-TD; Chesapeake: Aaden Nester-Howard 4-12-1 24, Jon-Cooper Barker 4-8-1 57, Peyton Muncy 1-2-0 24.

RECEIVING–South Point: Elye Patterson 7-39, James Carey 5-37, Caesyn Pope 4-48 TD, Landon vance 2-18, Robert Napier 1-0, Logan McFann 2-65; Chesapeake: Andrew Isaacs 1-13, Jayden Washington 1-23, Jon-Cooper Barker 1-0, Uriah Brumfield 1-22, Philip Thacker 5-47.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.