ASHLAND CITY – On a night when weather played a role in what the offenses could do, Sycamore
quarterback Grady McPherson found just enough in his left arm to throw two touchdowns and lead the War Eagles to a 22-0 win over Cheatham County Central Friday night.
The War Eagles kept the Powder Keg trophy, given annually to the Cheatham County – Sycamore
winner. Sycamore has won the game two years in a row and has an 11-8 edge in the all-time series.
McPherson threw his first score as the clock expired before halftime.. He later found Dakota Dodd on a
quick slant midway through the third quarter for another Sycamore touchdown. The pass only went
about five yards through the air, but Dodd made a defender miss and scampered his way to the end
zone.
The War Eagles found the end zone again in the fourth quarter, although this time by way of special
teams. Noah Jolley blocked a punt, picked up the loose ball and returned it for a touchdown.
The Cubs couldn’t find a lot of success on the ground thanks to a swarming Sycamore defense, but when
they went to the air, the rain and wind made that difficult. On the last drive of the game, the Cubs
opened up the offense and threw a deep pass from Dawson Primm to Joe Moseley for their largest gain
of the night.
“We didn’t finish dives there in the first half, but they fought hard,” Sycamore coach Justin Robison said.
“We knew this wouldn’t be very hard to get them motivated (to play) an in-county rival. We were able
to get the job done.”
Sycamore is now 4-5 on the season and will look to return back to .500 against Camden Central next
week. After that, the War Eagles will head to the playoffs.
“Hopefully we can find a way to keep this hot streak and keep this going,” Robison said. “I think this can
kind of be like a catapult, that’s how we’re going to use it. We hope this can get us going and keep us
going through the playoffs. It’s basically a new season, and things may be starting to click.”
The Cubs dropped to 1-8 and have been outscored 84-6 in their last three games. They will travel to
Kingston Springs next week to take on an injury-riddled Harpeth squad. The Indians are without starting
quarterback Thomas Sloan and running back Luke Gossett.
“We couldn’t get lined up right on offense, couldn’t get lined up right on defense and didn’t make
enough stops,” Cheatham coach Dwayne Daniel said. “We have to be more focused and willing to get
the job done. We have to get going and finish out the year. Football has been teaching us a lesson all
year, and some of us have to start seeing what it’s trying to teach us.”
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