WILLIAMSBURG — The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Case in point — Williamsburg’s domination against district opponents.
The Yellow Jackets (3-2) won their 28th consecutive district game, and 16th straight matchup against Pineville by displaying their best effort so far this season with a 58-6 blowout win.
Jerry Herron’s squad scored early, and often, improving to 1-0 against district opponents while running its win streak to three games.
The Mountain Lions fell to 1-6 overall, and 1-1 in district play.
“We got a good win,” Herron said. “Our kids played the game plan to a T tonight. We are really excited with what they accomplished tonight. They really worked hard, and we were able to get a district win.
“We’re also excited about getting the first district win,” he added. “We like to build off each game and get better, and I feel like we are doing that. We’ve got another big district game this week, and it’s against an old rival in Lynn Camp. We will need to continue to play well to give ourselves a chance to win.”
The Yellow Jackets took control of the game early, and never looked back against outmanned Pineville.
Nate Goodin scored on a 20-yard touchdown run two minutes into the contest to give Williamsburg a 6-0 lead.
Five minutes later, Holden Clark returned an interception for six points to push the Yellow Jackets’ advantage to 14-0.
Goodin followed with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Prewitt to make the score, 22-0, with 1:15 remaining in the first quarter while Peyton Hamilton’s punt return for a score with 8:58 remaining in the second quarter pushed Williamsburg’s lead to a comfortable, 30-0, advantage.
Pineville got in the score with 5:57 left in the second quarter thanks to a 17-yard touchdown run by Landon Robbins while cutting the Mountain Lions’ deficit to 30-6.
The Yellow Jackets answered on their ensuing offensive drive with another score as Hunter Thomas found paydirt with an 11-yard touch run at the 3:51 mark, giving his team a 38-6 lead.
A 43-yard touchdown run by Peyton Tye to end the first half gave Williamsburg a comfortable, 46-6, lead at halftime.
Wyatt Probus and Eli Meadors added the finishing touches on the blowout win with a 37-yard touchdown run and a 35-yard touchdown run, respectively, making the score 58-6.
