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With a complete team effort, the Rockbridge County High School football team ended its season on a high note, earning a 28-6 home win over Valley District rival William Monroe on Friday night at Prasnicki-Ross Field at Veterans Stadium in Lexington.
Four different Wildcats each scored a touchdown, and RC’s defense stepped up to prevent William Monroe (2-8 overall, 1-4 district) from scoring in the second half.
After a scoreless first quarter, William Monroe took a 6-0 lead when Odell Morton ran for a 10-yard touchdown with 3:25 left in the first half. RC’s Aiden Meyers then blocked Brendan Strickland’s extra-point kick attempt.
The Dragons’ lead was short-lived, as the Wildcats (2-8, 1-4) responded immediately, with Marshall Earhart returning WM’s kickoff 72 yards for a TD. Meyers then converted the extra-point kick to put RC up 7-6 with 2:12 left in the half.
RC stayed mostly with its running game in the second half and scored again when sophomore quarterback Elijah Watkins made a 1-yard plunge, and Meyers converted the PAT to extend the Wildcats’ lead to 14-6 with 4:24 left in the third quarter.
After stopping the Dragons in WM territory, the Wildcats scored another TD on a 6-yard run by Meyers, who then converted the PAT to stretch RC’s lead to 21-6 at the clock expired on the third quarter.
The Wildcats scored their final TD on a 3-yard run by senior Gabe Wade with 1:21 left in the game, followed by a PAT conversion by Meyers. Wade also stepped up defensively in the game, recovering a WM fumble on a kickoff return at the start of the fourth quarter.
Before the game, the Wildcats honored their 10 seniors: Wade, Devin D’Antonio, Brady Edwards, Elijah Fox, Andrew Hughes, Kyle Knick, Jayden Layman, Ashtin Taylor, JP Welsh III and Isaiah Woolfrey.
For the full story and photos, with a season wrap-up, please see our Nov. 13 newspaper.
