CHESAPEAKE — The Chesapeake Panthers need to fix that self-destruct button.
A bad snap on a punt led to a safety and the ensuing kickoff was returned for a touchdown, a fumble set up another score and 2 short punts gave the Portsmouth Trojans excellent field positions for a couple of scores in their 45-8 Ohio Valley Conference win on Saturday.
The Trojans (5-1, 3-0) finished with 301 total yards including 263 on the ground. Chase Heiland ran just 8 times for 112 yards and 2 touchdowns, J.T. Williams had 38 yards on 5 carries and a score, And Lucas Bradley and Dontavion Parker each had one run that went for a touchdown. Parker ran 48 yards and Bradley 35.
The Panthers (3-3, 0-2) were limited to 138 total yards with 105 rushing as Drew Plantz ran 17 times for 80 yards. Ethan Kerns caught 3 passes for 35 yards.
Chesapeake got to the Portsmouth 45 but was forced to punt. A short punt along with a punt return gave the Trojans the ball at the Panthers’ 47.
On the fifth play of the drive, Lucas Bradley scored on a 35-yard run and it was 6-0 with 5:55 on the clock.
The Panthers were forced to punt again, but this time Plantz picked up a Trojans’ fumble and returned it 37 yards for the score. Plantz ran for the conversion and the Panthers left 8-6.
Portsmouth to the ball at the 42 and Heiland ripped off a 13-yard run., J.T. Williams hit Heiland for 11 yards and then Heiland ran 17 more yards to help set up a 14-yard scoring run by Williams with 1:38 left in the quarter.
Williams passed to Heiland for the conversion and a 14-0 lead.
Someone pushed the sell-destruct button again and the ball was centered over the punter’s head and out of the end zone and it was 16-0.
On the ensuing free kick, Jacob Tidd got the ball at his own 20 and returned it the distance and the lead was 23-0 after Malachi Loper’s conversion kick.
Portsmouth put together a 88-yard, 7-play drive as Williams had runs of 9, 14 and 16 and Heiland had gains of 22, 14 and the final 10 yards for the touchdown with only 46 seconds left in the half.
Loper’s kick made it 30-8 at the half.
The Trojans recovered the onside kickoff to start the second half and went 50 yards in 6 plays. Heiland raced the final 30 yards for the score and he also ran for the conversion and a 38-8 lead with 8:55 on the third quarter clock.
Portsmouth’s final score came with 9:13 to play as Dontavion Parker ran 48 yards on the first play after the Panthers failed to convert on a fourth down play.
On Friday, Chesapeake will visit South Point while the Trojans host Fairland in a battle for first place in the OVC.
Portsmouth 14 16 8 7 = 45
Chesapeake 8 0 0 0 = 8
First Quarter
Prt — Lucas Bradley 35 run (kick blocked) 5:55
Ch — Drew Plantz 37 fumble return (Drew Plant run) 3:09
Prt — J.T. Williams 14 run (Chase Heiland pass from J.T. Williams) 1:38
Second Quarter
Prt — Safety (ball snapped over punter’s head out of end zone) 4:45
Prt — Jacob Tidd 80 kickoff return (Malachi Loper kick) 4:33
Prt — Chase Heiland 10 run (Malachi Loper kick) 0:46
Third Quarter
Prt — Chase Heiland 30 run (Chase Heiland run) 8:58
Fourth Quarter
Prt — Dontavion Parker 48 run (Malachi Loper kick) 9:13
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Prt Ch
First downs 13 10
Rushes-yards 21-263 33-105
Passing yards 38 33
Total yards 301 138
Cmp-Att-Int 4-5-0 4-9-0
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1
Penalties-yards 6-50 4-30
Punts-average 0-00.0 3-23.3
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Individual Leaders
RUSHING–Portsmouth: Chase Heiland 8-112 2-TD, J.T. Williams 5-38 TD, Lucas Bradley 1-35 TD, Dontavion Parker 1-48 TD, Zion Froe 2-26, Marquez Locklear 2-3, Fernando Poxes 1-3, Alex McKenzie 1-minus 2; Chesapeake: Drew Plantz 17-80, Andrew Daniels 6-8, Jacob Harris 9-19, Ethan Kerns 1-minus 2.
PASSING–Portsmouth: J.T. Williams 4-5-0 38; Chesapeake: Jacob Harris 4-9-0 33.
RECEIVING–Portsmouth: Lathan Bradley 1-11, Chase Heiland 1-12, Camron Williams 2-15; Chesapeake: Ethan Kerns 3-35, Andrew Isaacs 1-minus 2.
MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.
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