Scotland, Jones Run Past Lee County 56-21 in Sandhills 3A/4A Action

Scotland County Tailback Zay Jones rushed for 260 yards and Scotland pulled away from a 21-21 tie to rout Lee County by a 56-21 score in Sandhills 3A/4A conference action.   Jones broke free on the game’s 2^nd play for a 74-yard score and never slowed down as Scotland scored on 8 of 10 possessions on the night.   Lee County kept pace until the final minute of the 1^st half, when Scotland scored to take a 28-21 lead at the break.

Lee County was unable to move the ball on the first possession of the 2^nd half, and Scotland blocked the Yellow Jacket punt and scored quickly for a 35-21 lead.   Lee County mounted a nice drive on the next possession and eventually turned the ball over on downs at the Scotland 7-yard line and Scotland never looked back. Scotland County ended the game with 382 yards on the ground and 530 yards of total offense as the Jacket defense couldn’t figure a way to contain Jones.

Lee County finished with 261 yards of offense in the opening half, but Scotland shut down the Jacket scoring in the 2^nd half.  Terrance McKendall finished with 93 yards rushing on 17 carries and QB Jack Martin finished with 9 of 14 passing for 134 yards and added 42 yards rushing for Lee County.

The Yellow Jackets are now 1-4 in league play and 4-5 overall and will face Southern Lee next Friday night in the final regular season game.

Scoring

Scotland Co    14    14    14    14    56

Lee Co              7      14     0      0     21

Scoring Summary

SC – Jones 74 run (Cole kick)

LC – Terrance McKendall 4 run (Alonzo Hernandez kick)

SC – Everette 65 pass from McPhatter (Cole kick)

LC – Ronnie Hooker 46 pass from Jack Martin (Hernandez kick)

SC – Everette 46 pass from McPhatter (Cole kick)

LC – Jack Martin 6 run (Hernandez kick)

SC – Williams 10 pass from McPhatter (Cole kick)

SC – Jones 8 run (Cole kick)

SC – Jones 10 run (Cole kick)

SC – Jones 11 run (Cole kick)

SC – Hasty 48 run (Cole kick)

Rushing

SC – Jones 26-260, Hasty 9-109, McPhatter 5-14, Adams 1-(-1)  Totals 41-382

LC – Terrance McKendall 17-93, Isaiah Peoples 8-34, Jack Martin 13-42  Totals 38-169

Passing

SC – McPhatter 4-9-148

LC – Jack Martin 9-14-134, Jayden Hill 1-1-51  Totals 10-15 185

Receiving

SC – Everette 2-134, Williams 1-10, Hunt 1-4  Totals 4-148

LC – Jayden Hill 5-64, Raymond Knotts 3-68, Ronnie Hooker 1-46, Cedric Lett 1-7  Totals 10-185

Numbers from the Game

• 1^st Downs – SC 19, LC 16
• Total Yardage – SC 530, LC 354
• Time of Possession – SC 25:00, LC 23:00
• Total Plays SC 49, LC 51

• The Normann Financial Group Offensive Player of the Game for Lee County was RB Terrance McKendall.
• The Normann Financial Group Defensive Player of the Game for Lee County was LB Isaiah McKendall.
• Lee County will go on the road to face Southern Lee next Friday night with the #2 3A Spot in the conference up for grabs.
• Don’t forget the Yellow Jacket Coach’s Show Tuesday night at 7:00 on WFJA.