The Chattahoochee Tech club football team dominated NAIA Point University, 38-6, on a rainy Labor Day evening at home field Osborne High School. The Golden Eagles blocked two punts on the night, covering one for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and recovered two of their own fumbles in the end zone for scores.
The win opens the second season of football for the Chatt Tech program and introduced a freshman class of over 60 players to the college game.
“For the first game, I thought we did exceptionally well,” said head coach Tim Freeman. “We executed our plays. We had a couple of fumbles, but the ball bounced our way. The offense played well, and the defense played hard. In the first game, it doesn’t get any better.”
Chatt Tech opened the scoring in the first quarter after a blocked punt by Cedric Stadom gave the Golden Eagles possession at the Point 29. Shortly after, Devin Davis fumbled into the end zone, but center Dillan Prather covered it for the touchdown.
On the ensuing Point possession, defensive tackle Patrick Beal covered a Skyhawks fumble at the Point 8-yard line. The Golden Eagles then made up for another goal line mistake when running back Alex Camp was stripped of the ball while pushing for the end zone. The loose ball bounced back to quarterback Bryan Owens, who scooped it up and found the corner of the end zone to make it a 14-0 Chatt Tech advantage at the end of the first quarter.
Running back Brandon Whitlock made it 21-0 in the second quarter on a 4-yard run, and Camp added a 2-yard touchdown run later in the period. CTC capped its scoring when Albert Catron recovered in the end zone a Point punt that was blocked by Morgan Wright.
Cornerback Justin Owens gathered in an interception in the second quarter for the Golden Eagles’ second defensive takeaway. The Chatt Tech defense pressured Point quarterback Devon Thames throughout the evening, and the secondary allowed little separation on Skyhawk passes downfield.
“The defensive backs stepped up,” Freeman said. “On those stretch passes, you know they’re coming when [the other team] is losing. They stepped up to the challenge and knocked down some of those deep passes.”
Placekicker Brett Snyder connected on a 36-yard field goal in the third quarter and was perfect on five extra points.
Chattahoochee Tech will next play on Sunday, Sept. 18 at home against Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech (S.C.).
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