By Landen Todd
Habersham Central surged past the Warriors 35-14 on the road tonight.
On the opening kick off, Raider sophomore wide receiver Preston Tatum returned the ball to the Walnut Grove 17 to set up running back Kinley Bee to punch it in. They failed the two-point conversion from an incomplete pass by Owen Gailey.
Toward the end of the first quarter senior quarterback Paris Wilbanks made a leaping throw to an open Drake Roland in the endzone. Bee converted the two-point conversion from a rush to make it 14-0.
In the second quarter, Walnut Grove wide receiver Julian Sease scored an 11-yard touchdown to make it 14-7.
On fourth-and-goal, Wilbanks punched it in for a 21-7 lead with 7:34 left in the half.
WGHS would bring it back within one score before halftime after Billy Hendrix took it to the house from the 26-yard line.
On the first drive of the second half, the HCHS defense recovered a fumble, then Wilbanks hit Jay Feltus in the endzone to make it 28-14 with 8:48 left.
Next, the Habersham defense forced a three-and-out, and Hudson Barnett punched it in for a 35-14 lead.
In the fourth quarter, the Raider defense gets to a big fourth-and-goal stop for a 35-14 final.
The Raiders (4-4, 3-2) head back home to face regional foe Cedar Shoals (3-5, 2-3) on Oct. 30.