Wildcats rally in better half to nip Northeast
Northeast Quinton Cross fumbles the ball as he crosses pay out line, But the Eagles recovered in the end zone to take a 14 0 lead on Clarksville High in the 2nd quarter Thursday at Northeast school. CHS won the game 17 14(image: Tony Centonze/For The Leaf explain)CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Northeast High started strong against rival Clarksville High tuesday night, Jumping out to an early 14 point lead.
But the Wildcats launched a comeback that started approximately 5:30 left within a second quarter, And the heart Cats Brandon Marshall Jersey, As they are often called, Managed to score 17 un answered points to rally to a 17 14 victory in a Region 7 5A game at the Eagles Nest.
it had been the first game back for Clarksville coach Isaac Shelby, Who spent five years in conjunction with the helm at Northeast High, Guiding the Eagles to a pair of state quarterfinals and one state semifinal before taking the CHS coaching job two years ago. The Wildcats been successfull, alternatively, 17 14. (shot: Tony Centonze/For The Leaf chronicle)
doing this to avoid a third straight loss, Clarksville looked sluggish first three fumbles as Northeast jumped out on the Wildcats.
The Eagles' Quinton Cross scored early on a 2 yard landing run at the 11:40 mark on the first quarter Demaryius Thomas Youth Jersey. Cross also carried in the Eagles' second score of the night time, An 11 back garden run, by 5:33 left in the setting up quarter.
But the principle moment of the night came from Clarksville kicker Caden Patterson, Who executed two onside kicks that the Cats was able to recover. The first came at the start of the second half to surprise the Eagles (3 5, 1 4), And the other would cause a fourth quarter field goal to give them their first lead of the night, 17 14.
Clarksville improved to 6 2 on the season and above all 3 2 in region play Chris Harris JR. jersey. That keeps the Wildcats on the fourth, And closing, Playoff spot with two more games continuing. The Wildcats will face Dickson County in two weeks and wrap up the standard season at Brentwood.