photo by Roger Lee

Ashley Ridge captain Nick Webb and the Swamp Fox mascot race to the sidelines before kickoff.

Ashley Ridge QB Cameron Cox threw three TD passes and rushed for another in the first half as the Swamp Foxes rolled to a 54–7 win over Colleton County.

Cox hit Seamus McKinney for a 76-yard TD on the Foxes second play from scrimmage Oct. 8 and scored on an 8-yard run to give the Foxes a 14-0 first-quarter lead. In the second quarter, he connected with Nick Webb on a 23-yard TD pass and again with McKinney for 6-yard scoring pass. The Foxes added a safety on a high Cougar punt snap and a 23-yard field goal from Dalton Robinson for a 31-0 lead at the half.

“The kids came out and were crisp on offense,” Ashley Ridge coach Kenny Walker said. “The offensive coaches have done a great job all year long and tonight the kids executed their game plan so the credit goes to those coaches and those kids.”

The Swamp Foxes (5-2, 1-0 in Region 8-AAAA) out gained the Cougars (0-7, 0-2) in offensive yards 350-108 in the first half. Ashley Ridge finished with nearly 500 yards of offense while Colleton finished with nearly 200.

The Cougars sole touchdown of the game came with just more than nine minutes to play when QB Wightman Smoak capped a 65-yard drive with a 7-yard run into the end zone. Aaron Brown carried seven times for 28 yards on the drive and Jaques Glover had a 15-yard run on the drive.

A – Seamus McKinney 76 pass from Cameron Cox (Dalton Robinson kick)

A – Cox 8 run (Robinson kick)

A – Nick Webb 23 pass from Cox (kick wide left)

A – Team safety

A – McKinney 6 pass from Cox (kick blocked)

A – Robinson 23 field goal

A – Otis Neals 3 run (Robinson kick)

A – Team safety

A – Romelo Doctor 7 run (Robinson kick)

C – Wightman Smoak 7 run (Jarrett Ritter kick)

A – Jacob Thompson 5 run (Devon Miller kick)

Contact Roger Lee @ 873-9424 ext. 213 or rlee@journalscene.com.

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