Grace Davis
Riverside (in blue) couldn't match up with the Hillcrest Rams Friday night in the Warriors' first game played at The Reservation.
Three long-range touchdowns took the steam out of the Warriors. Hillcrest’s Quentin Jefferson scored on a 77-yard punt return (first quarter), Quintavis Ballenger ran virtually untouched for a 70-yard touchdown (second quarter) and Brian Spurgeon ran a kickoff back 87-yards (third quarter) to lead Hillcrest’s scoring machine.
Hillcrest ran its two-season win streak to 12 consecutive games while running its record this year to 4-0. Riverside is 0-4.
Atoine Kahaleh scored Riverside’s points on a 36-yard field goal in the third quarter.
Riverside plays Spartanburg High School at Wofford College next Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Notebook:
• Kyle Honeycutt stopped a Hillcrest drive with an interception at the 2-yard line.
• Aaron Odom, quarterback, walked gingerly off the field after injuring a shoulder and did not return in the fourth quarter.
• Logan Dibenedetto subbed for Odom at quarterback.
• The televised game combined with extra timeouts and the scoring plays added about 25 extra minutes to the total time. The first quarter took 45 minutes to play.
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|
1st quarter |
2nd quarter |
3rd quarter |
4th quarter |
Total |
|
Hillcrest |
23 |
26 |
14 |
7 |
70 |
|
Riverside |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
First quarter
Hillcrest: Quintavis Ballenger 13 run, pass failed. 6-0.
Hillcrest: Safety. Riverside center snaps ball out of end zone. 8-0.
Hillcrest: Ballenger 7 run (Gastavo M.-Salas kick), 15-0.
Hillcrest: Quentin Jefferson 77 punt return (Alec Morton pass from Collin Sneed). 23-0.
Second quarter
Hillcrest: Ballenger 13 run (kick failed). 29-0.
Hillcrest: Ballenger 70 run (Salas kick). 36-0. Hillcrest: Keith Humphrey 2 run (Salas kick). 43-0.
Hillcrest: Jaleel Thomas 27 pass from Collin Sneed. (kick failed). 49-0.
Third quarter
Hillcrest: Thomas 27 pass from Morton (Salas kick). 56-0.
Riverside: Atoine Kahaleh 36 field goal. 56-3.
Hillcrest: Brian Spurgeon 87 kickoff return (Salas kick). 63-3.
Fourth quarter
Hillcrest: Humphrey 30 run (Salas kick). 70-3.