Vikings Rush Past Lee County for Carolina Pines 6A Title 42-3

The Union Pines Vikings proved Friday night that they are the top team in the Carolina Pines 6A Conference with a convincing win over the Lee County Yellow Jackets by a 42-3 score.   The Vikings led 14-3 at the half but turned on the after burners at the break to run away with a lopsided 42-3 win.  Union Pines won their first conference title in more than 50 years and improved to 8-1 on the season and are still unbeaten (6-0) in conference play.

Neither team scored on their opening drives and Union Pines would get the first score on a 3-yard plunge by Adrian Colon with 1:45 left in the first to take a 7-0 lead.  Lee County would answer with a 9-play drive that ended with a Alex Borrell 29-yard field goal to make it 7-3.   Dylan Benedict would go over from 3 yards out to push the Union Pines lead to 14-3 at the break.

It was all Union Pines in the 2^nd half as their defense controlled Lee County and their offense would crank up with three 3^rd quarter TDs and went on to a 42-3 win.   The Vikings would roll up 350 yards of total offense on the night and held the Yellow Jackets without a 1^st down in the 2^nd half until the Yellow Jackets’ final drive of the game.   

Lee County falls to 4-2 in conference play and 5-4 overall on the season.   Lee County will travel to Southern Lee next Friday while the Vikings will host Western Harnett.

Scoring

Union Pines     7     7    21    7    42

Lee County      0     3     0     0     3

Scoring Summary

UP – Colon 3 run (kick good)

LC – Alex Borrell 29 FG

UP – Benedict 3 run (kick good)

UP – Hicks 49 TD pass to Erguiza (kick good)

UP – Thomas 28 run (kick good)

UP – Colon 16 run (kick good)

UP – Hicks 15 pass to Tobias (kick good)

Rushing

UP – Totals 33-220

LC – BJ Baldwin 23-117, Damian Prosser 5-16, Cody Graham 2-0, Aiden Poole 3-(-8)   Totals 33-125

Passing

UP – 11-18-144

LC – Aiden Poole 10-22-96

Receiving

UP – Totals 11-144

LC – Javonte Randall 2-37, Destry Smith 2-16, Lincoln Smith 2-22, Rodney Tucker 1-4, MJ Sanders 1-11, BJ Baldwin 2-6   Totals 10-96

• BJ Baldwin was selected as the Bubba’s Subs & Pizza Offensive Player of the Game for Lee County and Nathan McNeil was selected and the Defensive Player of the Game.
• Lee County was penalized 9 times during the game including 4 penalties in the first 5 plays of the game.   Union Pines had 17 first downs to 10 for Lee County.
• Lee County committed the only turnover in the game with a goal line interception on the Yellow Jackets final drive in the 1^st half.
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