By MIKE McCOMBS
BEAUFORT 48, AIKEN 13
After a 37-0 whitewashing a week ago in the season opener at Wando, Beaufort High School head coach Mark Clifford told his team to forget about it.
"To be a good football team, you've got to have a bad memory," Clifford said. "We had to get that behind us and go back to work."
Ater all that hard work, the Eagles' first possession Friday night against Aiken at home looked like something else they'd want to forget.
Aiken's William Spann burst through the line and blocked a Jordan Bates punt inside the Beaufort 20-yard line, and Mike Mitchell picked it up and rumbled in for the easy touchdown for a quick 7-0 lead.
But along with the loss to Wando, Beaufort High put this bad start behind them and demolished the Green Hornets, 48-13.
"I'm happy for them," Clifford said. "They've worked so hard. It's great to get that taste out of our mouths from last week."
The Eagles' offense ran like a fine car - smooth and efficient.
Beaufort spread the ball around on the ground, racking up 46 carries among eight runners. JaClay Mixon carried 13 times for 46 yards, and Josh Roberts logged 10 carries for 59 yards to lead the way. Each had two touchdowns on the night, and Mixon added a 28-yard scoring reception, as well.
Junior quarterback Ben Vaigneur was nearly perfect, completing nine of 11 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
"It wasn't me. It was that O-line in front of me," Vaigneur said. "That's who you need to give all the credit to. The backs ran as hard as they could, the receivers caught what they did and I just did my job. But it started with the O-line."
Clifford praised Vaigneur's game-management skills.
"He does a great job of putting the ball where it can be caught," Clifford said. "We started involving him in the run a little bit tonight. And he had a big run early that helped us get over that blocked punt situation. He's a great leader."
Vaigneur said the loss at Wando only doubled the Eagles' resolve.
"It fueled us. It pushed us harder," Vaigneur said. "It made us want it a lot more."
While the offense was nearly unstoppable, the defense did just about nothing but stop the Aiken running game, keeping dangerous quarterback Will Heggs hemmed in. By the time he finally busted loose for a 47-yard touchdown ramble in the fourth quarter, the Eagles were playing many of their reserves.
"Our team played great assignment defense," Clifford said.
Sophomore linebacker Tyler Clancy seemed to be in the right place at the right time on several occasions.
Late in the first half, he sacked Heggs for a 17-yard-loss at the Green Hornets' 20. In the third quarter, he recovered a Heggs fumble at the Green Hornets' 15. And on the last play of the third quarter, he made a big stop of Aiken's Gabe Green on a third-and-short situation.
"He's going to be a great player," Clifford said. "Right now he's a 100-percent energy guy."
Beaufort High 48, Aiken 13Aiken 7 0 0 6 - 13
Beaufort 7 2417 0-48FIRST QUARTERA-Mike Mitchell 10 blocked punt return (Jacob Norton kick), 9:56
B-JaClay Mixon 6 run (Brady Cormier kick), 3:02SECOND QUARTERB-Mixon 5 run (Cormier kick), 11:54
B-Ben Vaigneur 35 pass to Chris Tealey (Cormier kick), 9:13
B-Josh Roberts 15 run (Cormier kick), 2:38
B-Cormier 45 FG, 0:00THIRD QUARTERB-Vaigneur 28 pass to Mixon (Cormier kick)
B-Cormier 37 FG, 3:32
B-Roberts 7 run (Cormier kick), 1:51FOURTH QUARTERA-Will Heggs 47 run (Norton kick failed), 3:16
Individual statsRUSHINGAIK - Will Heggs 20-100-1TD, Gabe Green 5-13, Markese East 3-8, Leon Simmons 3-11, Jacob Norton 1-(minus-13).
BFT - JaClay Mixon 13-46-2TD, Josh Roberts 10-59-2TD, Kareem Robinson 7-38, Ben Vaigneur 5-16, Stephen Baggett 1-4, Deontaye Singleton 4-13, Javon Dudley 5-10, Eric Blakely 1-3.PASSINGAIK - Heggs 1-2-2-0TD-0INT.
BFT - Vaigneur 9-11-162-2TD-0INT.RECEIVINGAIK - East 1-2
BFT - Thomas Parker 5-68, Baggett 2-31, Mixon 1-28-1TD, Tealey 1-35-1TD.
SILVER BLUFF 60, SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 7
GREENVILLE - Silver Bluff picked up a road win in dominating fashion, beating Southside Christian 60-7.
The Bulldogs (2-0) had 565 total yards of offense against the Sabres (1-2). Silver Bluff had five rushers hit pay dirt, three of which, Myles Corbitt, Ladarise Williams and Dontay Ingram, did so twice.
Jalen Jackson completed his only two attempts, one of which was also a touchdown, a 52-yard strike to Jalen Douse at the end of the first quarter.
The Bulldogs limited Southside Christian quarterback John Walker to only 159 yards, well below his season average of 311 per game. Colby Boggs had a strong night for the Sabres, hauling in 11 catches for 129 yards and a touchdown.
SB 27 14 13 6 - 60
SC 0 0 7 0 - 0SCORING SUMMARY
FIRST QUARTERSB-Shaquez Wright 2 run (Zambrano kick) 7:24
SB-R.J. Stallings 57 run (Kick failed) 4:32
SB-Dontay Ingram 2 run (Zambrano kick) 3:25
SB-Jalen Jackson 52 pass to Jalen Douse (Zambrano kick) :12SECOND QUARTERSB-Ingram 7 run (Zambrano kick) 7:49
SB-Ladarise Williams 50 run (Zambrano kick) 6:16THIRD QUARTERSB-Williams 23 run (Kick failed) 5:04
SC-John Walker 9 pass to Colby Boggs (Forrest kick) 2:06
SB-Myles Corbitt 50 run (Zambrano kick) :31
FOURTH QUARTER
SB-Corbitt 65 run (Kick failed) 4:00INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGSB-Myles Corbitt 7-163-2TD, Ladarise Williams 6-83-2TD, Dontay Ingram 5-83-2TD, Shaquez Wright 8-65-1TD, R.J. Stallings 1-63-1TD, Omari El 2-33, Jalen Jackson 1-5
SC-John Walker 2-9, Issa Johnson 2-3, Isaiah Kupec 2-2, Jake Howerin 1-1PASSINGSB-Jackson 2-2-70-1TD
SC-Walker 18-34-159-1TDRECEIVINGSB-Jalen Douse 1-52-1TD, Jaylen Lawrence 1-18
SC-Colby Boggs 11-129-1TD, Parker Howard 3-15, Zack VanWingerden 3-9, Austin Kupec 1-6![]()
BEAUFORT 48, AIKEN 13
After a 37-0 whitewashing a week ago in the season opener at Wando, Beaufort High School head coach Mark Clifford told his team to forget about it.
"To be a good football team, you've got to have a bad memory," Clifford said. "We had to get that behind us and go back to work."
Ater all that hard work, the Eagles' first possession Friday night against Aiken at home looked like something else they'd want to forget.
Aiken's William Spann burst through the line and blocked a Jordan Bates punt inside the Beaufort 20-yard line, and Mike Mitchell picked it up and rumbled in for the easy touchdown for a quick 7-0 lead.
But along with the loss to Wando, Beaufort High put this bad start behind them and demolished the Green Hornets, 48-13.
"I'm happy for them," Clifford said. "They've worked so hard. It's great to get that taste out of our mouths from last week."
The Eagles' offense ran like a fine car - smooth and efficient.
Beaufort spread the ball around on the ground, racking up 46 carries among eight runners. JaClay Mixon carried 13 times for 46 yards, and Josh Roberts logged 10 carries for 59 yards to lead the way. Each had two touchdowns on the night, and Mixon added a 28-yard scoring reception, as well.
Junior quarterback Ben Vaigneur was nearly perfect, completing nine of 11 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
"It wasn't me. It was that O-line in front of me," Vaigneur said. "That's who you need to give all the credit to. The backs ran as hard as they could, the receivers caught what they did and I just did my job. But it started with the O-line."
Clifford praised Vaigneur's game-management skills.
"He does a great job of putting the ball where it can be caught," Clifford said. "We started involving him in the run a little bit tonight. And he had a big run early that helped us get over that blocked punt situation. He's a great leader."
Vaigneur said the loss at Wando only doubled the Eagles' resolve.
"It fueled us. It pushed us harder," Vaigneur said. "It made us want it a lot more."
While the offense was nearly unstoppable, the defense did just about nothing but stop the Aiken running game, keeping dangerous quarterback Will Heggs hemmed in. By the time he finally busted loose for a 47-yard touchdown ramble in the fourth quarter, the Eagles were playing many of their reserves.
"Our team played great assignment defense," Clifford said.
Sophomore linebacker Tyler Clancy seemed to be in the right place at the right time on several occasions.
Late in the first half, he sacked Heggs for a 17-yard-loss at the Green Hornets' 20. In the third quarter, he recovered a Heggs fumble at the Green Hornets' 15. And on the last play of the third quarter, he made a big stop of Aiken's Gabe Green on a third-and-short situation.
"He's going to be a great player," Clifford said. "Right now he's a 100-percent energy guy."
Beaufort High 48, Aiken 13Aiken 7 0 0 6 - 13
Beaufort 7 2417 0-48FIRST QUARTERA-Mike Mitchell 10 blocked punt return (Jacob Norton kick), 9:56
B-JaClay Mixon 6 run (Brady Cormier kick), 3:02SECOND QUARTERB-Mixon 5 run (Cormier kick), 11:54
B-Ben Vaigneur 35 pass to Chris Tealey (Cormier kick), 9:13
B-Josh Roberts 15 run (Cormier kick), 2:38
B-Cormier 45 FG, 0:00THIRD QUARTERB-Vaigneur 28 pass to Mixon (Cormier kick)
B-Cormier 37 FG, 3:32
B-Roberts 7 run (Cormier kick), 1:51FOURTH QUARTERA-Will Heggs 47 run (Norton kick failed), 3:16
Individual statsRUSHINGAIK - Will Heggs 20-100-1TD, Gabe Green 5-13, Markese East 3-8, Leon Simmons 3-11, Jacob Norton 1-(minus-13).
BFT - JaClay Mixon 13-46-2TD, Josh Roberts 10-59-2TD, Kareem Robinson 7-38, Ben Vaigneur 5-16, Stephen Baggett 1-4, Deontaye Singleton 4-13, Javon Dudley 5-10, Eric Blakely 1-3.PASSINGAIK - Heggs 1-2-2-0TD-0INT.
BFT - Vaigneur 9-11-162-2TD-0INT.RECEIVINGAIK - East 1-2
BFT - Thomas Parker 5-68, Baggett 2-31, Mixon 1-28-1TD, Tealey 1-35-1TD.
SILVER BLUFF 60, SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 7
GREENVILLE - Silver Bluff picked up a road win in dominating fashion, beating Southside Christian 60-7.
The Bulldogs (2-0) had 565 total yards of offense against the Sabres (1-2). Silver Bluff had five rushers hit pay dirt, three of which, Myles Corbitt, Ladarise Williams and Dontay Ingram, did so twice.
Jalen Jackson completed his only two attempts, one of which was also a touchdown, a 52-yard strike to Jalen Douse at the end of the first quarter.
The Bulldogs limited Southside Christian quarterback John Walker to only 159 yards, well below his season average of 311 per game. Colby Boggs had a strong night for the Sabres, hauling in 11 catches for 129 yards and a touchdown.
SB 27 14 13 6 - 60
SC 0 0 7 0 - 0SCORING SUMMARY
FIRST QUARTERSB-Shaquez Wright 2 run (Zambrano kick) 7:24
SB-R.J. Stallings 57 run (Kick failed) 4:32
SB-Dontay Ingram 2 run (Zambrano kick) 3:25
SB-Jalen Jackson 52 pass to Jalen Douse (Zambrano kick) :12SECOND QUARTERSB-Ingram 7 run (Zambrano kick) 7:49
SB-Ladarise Williams 50 run (Zambrano kick) 6:16THIRD QUARTERSB-Williams 23 run (Kick failed) 5:04
SC-John Walker 9 pass to Colby Boggs (Forrest kick) 2:06
SB-Myles Corbitt 50 run (Zambrano kick) :31
FOURTH QUARTER
SB-Corbitt 65 run (Kick failed) 4:00INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGSB-Myles Corbitt 7-163-2TD, Ladarise Williams 6-83-2TD, Dontay Ingram 5-83-2TD, Shaquez Wright 8-65-1TD, R.J. Stallings 1-63-1TD, Omari El 2-33, Jalen Jackson 1-5
SC-John Walker 2-9, Issa Johnson 2-3, Isaiah Kupec 2-2, Jake Howerin 1-1PASSINGSB-Jackson 2-2-70-1TD
SC-Walker 18-34-159-1TDRECEIVINGSB-Jalen Douse 1-52-1TD, Jaylen Lawrence 1-18
SC-Colby Boggs 11-129-1TD, Parker Howard 3-15, Zack VanWingerden 3-9, Austin Kupec 1-6