Chelsea dominates John Carroll 62-14

Chelsea jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter lead and never looked back, opening the 2013 season with a devastating 62-14 win over the John Carroll Cavaliers.

     The first scoring was a methodical 7-play, 62 yard effort, that gave Chelsea a 7-0 lead halfway through the first quarter.

     One of the game’s most important plays came shortly afterward, when Darrell Foster recored a Cavalier fumble in John Carroll territory and set up the Chelsea attack for another score.

     Things got worse for John Carroll.  Trailing 21-0 in the second quarter, the Cavaliers mishandled a punt on its own 22 yard line.  Chelsea quickly scored again on a 1-play drive that was an Austin Washington touchdown run.

     After that, the Chelsea offense struck quickly and often for the rest of the half.  Big plays by Chelsea and miscues by the Cavaliers combined to give Chelsea a 42-0 lead at halftime.

     The Hornets defense also turned in a dominating performance.  In addition to forcing  multiple turnovers, the defense shut out John Carroll until a score with 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter to make the score 49-7.  

     The Chelsea offense piled up an impressive 541 yards of offense, led by quarterback Trent Hagin’s two passing touchdowns and 61 yards rushing.  The potent Chelsea ground attack was led by A.J. Jones, with 101 yards rushing.

     The Hornets look to continue their outstanding 2013 start with a home game against Thompson on September 6.