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Greer fights off penalties, dropped passes. The Greer Yellow Jackets took the lead on the opening kickoff, scored again minutes later for a 14-0 lead, and didn't score again until under four minutes to play, as they defeated the Eastside Eagles 17-6 at Homecoming, Friday night at Dooley Field. Sergio Gilliam took the opening kick at the seven and started upfield through the wedge, cut left in front of the Greer sidelines and sprinted downfield for a 93 yard touchdown to start the game. Collier Smith's extra point made it 7-0 just 16 seconds into the game. After forcing an Eastside punt, the Jackets moved it quickly again downfield, Carlos Bennett taking it the final 13 yards for a touchdown, with the final blocks coming from quarterback Josh Williams, then Tommy Cohen and Jermaine Johnson. The point after made it 14-0. They then squandered three scoring opportunities with penalties as the defense continued to shine. Williams hit Gilliam with a beautiful pass that Sergio caught for a touchdown, but a clipping call brought it back. Later, a Carlos Bennett run to the Eagle 11 was called back accross midfield, with the Jackets being forced to punt on both of those drives. Then, Gilliam returned an Eagle punt on one the most spectacular tackle-breaking runs you could ever see, taking it 80 yards to the Eastside 10, only to have a penalty bring that one back too, to inside their own 10 yard line. Eastside then, after a Greer punt, moved down, aided by two more penalties, to get a short field goal before the half to make it 14-3. In the third period, it was all the Eastside ground game, which was shut down in the first half, but came alive in the second, as the Eagles kept the ball 10 of the quarter's 12 minutes, getting another short field goal to make it 14-6. The Greer offense continued to sputter somewhat, as more penalties dogged them, and three long passes by Sinclair Cannon to open recievers were dropped, two which were headed for touchdowns. The Yellow Jackets did get a late field goal by Collier Smith from 23 yards with about 4 minutes remaining, to give them a little breathing room. The defense was able to move Eastside backwards on the ensuing drive, and the offense ran out the clock to make the final score Greer 17 Eastide 6. The Jackets improve to 4-1, heading into the first conference game of the year, next Friday night at Dooley Field against the Newberry Bulldogs.The Poinsett Grocery players of the game were Sergio Gilliam on offense, who's great game could have been phenomenal aside from the plays called back, and Walter Booker on defense. Booker had 14 tackles, including 3 sacks in grabbing defensive player of the game for the second time. Newberry has been ranked in the top 5 all year after going 12-1 last year. In the Homecoming festivities, Greer senior and cheerleader Laura Beth Neely was crowned Homecoming Queen. Special congratulations to a special girl in Laura Beth! So come on out next week & support the Greer Yellow Jackets nest week, and as usual, we'll be on the air on AM-800! See Greenville Online's photo of the game.... Jackets subdue stubborn Eagles............G-News Big Chad's stats for the game, click here... More from G-News, including TV 7's video highlights..  Laura Beth Neely is the 2002 Homecoming Queen!!  . Congratulations to Greer High senior Laura Beth Neely, who was selected the 2002 Homecoming Queen. Laura Beth is the daughter of Greer High Head Basketball Coach Jeff Neely, and Cathy (Craft) Neely. Laura Beth is also a Greer High cheerleader. Way to go, L.B.!! | Byrnes | Chesnee | Berea | Eastside | Newberry | Riverside | Broome | Union | Clinton | Pickens | Clover | Union II | | Return Home | History, Hall of Fame, & More | Great Links | Contact Us | 2002 Schedule and Roster | Enoree River Region 3 AAA | Basketball & Other Sports at GHS | Greer Yellow Jacket Football | |
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