Northview Rolls Over Chipley (With Photo Gallery)

September 13, 2014

The Northview Chiefs rolled over the Chipley Tigers Friday night in Bratt, 24-6.

The Chiefs lit up the scoreboard first with a 17-yard pass from quarterback Gavin Grant to Jacob Weaver. A missed kick, and Northview was up 6-0. Senior Keondrae Lett scored three touchdowns for the Chiefs, the first  from a couple of yards out just a couple of minutes before the half, the second on a 75-yard run with 5:00 in the third quarter, and the final seal the deal TD early in the fourth.  Lett’s third quarter touchdown was set up by a Nick Lambert interception at Northview’s 15 and a return to Chipley’s 33.

Overall, Lett was close to 240 yards on the night.

“I thought our offensive line did a good job tonight,” Northview Coach Sid Wheatley said after the win. “I thought our running backs ran the ball extremely well.”

Chipley’s only score of the night came a lateral when Northview appeared to think the ball was dead.

“Our defense stepped up big. We game them one touchdown in the first half kind of on a flukish play when we thought we had him stopped. We gave up no points in the second half, and that was huge,” he said.

Friday night might not be the only meeting of the year between Chipley and Northview. Both are in different districts in Class 1A and could feasibly meet again in regional play in late November.

For a photo gallery, click here. (Cheerleader, band, dance team and mini-majorette photos have been delayed for technical reasons and will be published as soon as possible.)

The Chiefs (3-0) will be off next Friday night and travel to Fort Walton Beach to play Choctaw on September 26.

During the two weeks downtime, Wheatley said the team will work “fine tune little things”. “We are not where we need to be, but we are doing enough, and we know we can do better.”

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News, Sports, TOP sports