West Hendersonville Stuns Franklin In Over Time
Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports October 24, 2021
WRITTEN BY RANDALL KOENIG
Hendersonville, NC- The (2-6) West Hendersonville Falcons are set to take on the (5-3) Franklin Panthers. Tonight’s weather is cool 60 degrees, clear with a slight breeze in the West Asheville area. Franklin loses the coin toss and Franklin receives the punt on their 38-yard line and takes over 1st & 10. After a quick drive, Franklin marches the ball down the field throwing a screen pass from McGuire to Pollock for a touchdown. Extra point good, Franklin 7 – West Hendersonville 0 with 10:38 left in the 1st Quarter. On the ensuing drive, West Hendersonville QB Lucas Kachilo throws a 61-yard pass to John Manuel for a quick touchdown. Extra Point by Mercede was successful making the score 7-7 with 9:24 left in the 1st Quarter. A few plays later, McGuire found Ansley for another TD, giving the Panthers a 14-7 lead with 6:24 left in the 1st Quarter.
Later on in the game, West Hendersonville takes over on downs thanks to a missed Panther field goal with 10:50 left in the 2nd Quarter. West Hendersonville drives the ball down and scores on a TD pass from Kachilo to Manuel for a 35-yard touchdown over the top down the right-side line. This ties the game at 14 a piece for Franklin and West Henderson with 8:13 left in the 2nd Quarter. After the touchdown, West Hendersonville kicks the ball back to the awaiting Franklin Panthers who started at their own 40-yard line with 8:06 left in the 2nd Quarter. Franklin stalls out and has to punt the ball back to the West Hendersonville Falcons who take over at their 35-yard line. Franklin takes over a great 3 and out stand, West Hendersonville shanks the punt allowing Franklin to take over on their own 45-yard line with 5:00 left in the 2nd Quarter. Franklin marches the ball down once again with a touchdown pass from McGuire to Pollock for 35-yards, extra point is good, and Franklin takes the lead 21-14. Ensuing kick-off allows the West Hendersonville Falcons to take over on their 24-yard line. Franklin once again tightens up on the defense and forces a punt, and Franklin takes over on their own 38-yard line with 3:16 left in the half. West Hendersonville shows some great defense forcing a punt to the waiting West Hendersonville Falcons who take over on their own 24-yard line with 1:28 left in the first half. With no scoring in the remaining time of the 1st half leaves the score Franklin Panthers 21 – West Hendersonville 14.
West Hendersonville receives the kick-off and, on the 3rd play, the ball is picked off by #3 Franklin’s Ansley who promptly marches the ball down to the 20-yard line where they stall out. Munoz attempts a 38-yard field goal attempt which is good which makes the score at 6:36 left in the 3rd Quarter, Franklin 24-West Hendersonville 14. Franklin kicks the ball back to West Hendersonville takes over in excellent field position on their own 41-yard line. West Hendersonville takes very little time in scoring a touchdown from Kachilo to Manuel with 4:09 left in the 3rd quarter, extra point is good which makes the score Franklin Panthers 24 – West Hendersonville Falcons 21. West Hendersonville kicks the ball back to Franklin, who takes over with good field position on their own 40-yard line with 4:00 left in the 3rd Quarter. Franklin Panthers move the ball once again with a 30-yard run from Stiles who scores a touchdown, extra point is good which makes the score Franklin Panthers 31 – West Hendersonville Falcons 21 with 3:03 left in the 3rd Quarter. Franklin kicks the ball back to the Falcons who take over at their 32-yard line with 2:56 left in the 3rd Quarter. West Hendersonville on 7 plays once again Kachilo to Manuel touchdown, his 4th of the day. Extra point was no good with 1:21 left in the 3rd Quarter. Score Franklin 31 – West Hendersonville 27. Franklin moves the ball, but time expires leaving the score at the end of the 3rd Quarter Franklin 31 – West Hendersonville 27. What a good game tonight.
At 10:54 left in the 4th Quarter, Franklin boots a 34-yard field goal by Munoz which moves Franklin a little further ahead making the score Franklin 34 – West Hendersonville 27. The ensuing kickoff by Franklin to West Hendersonville where the Falcons take over on their 35-yard line with 10:00 left in the 4th Quarter. West Hendersonville decides to go for it on their own 33-yard line, 4th & 7 – pass incomplete, Franklin takes over with 8:13 left in the 4th Quarter. Franklin mounts a drive and goes for it on their own 34-yard with a 4th & 7, pass incomplete and West Hendersonville takes over at that time with 4:16 left in the 4th Quarter. West Hendersonville once again marches down and makes the 5th connection between Kachilo and Manuel with another touchdown pass, extra point good with 2:58 left in the 4th Quarter the score is tied Franklin 34 – West Hendersonville 13. Franklin moves the ball but is forced to punt back to West Hendersonville who takes over on their own 19-yard line with 1:09 left in the 4th Quarter. The Franklin Panthers hold once again, and get the ball back on their own 19-yard line with :21 seconds left in regulation, the score remains Franklin Panthers 34 – West Hendersonville 34. We are looking at overtime.
Franklin loses the toss and will get the ball first, and on the 3rd play of overtime, Franklin fumbles the ball and West Hendersonville has the chance to win the game on their overtime possession. On the 3rd play of the Falcons possession, Kachilo who already has 5 touchdown passes, runs the ball in from the 9-yards out, who gives West Hendersonville their 3rd win of the season winning the game in Overtime 40 to the Franklin Panthers 34.
Player of the game for Franklin would be Chris McGuire who throws for 3 more touchdowns and plays excellent defense on the corner, but it wasn’t enough as Franklin ends up losing its 3rd game while having a lead in the 4th quarter. Franklin Panthers now move to 5-4, and West Hendersonville move to 3-6. The next Franklin Panthers game will be at TC Roberson High School.
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