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Spartans surge in third quarter

After 14-14 tie at halftime, running back Williams leads Sun Valley to win.

By Bruce Gresham
Special Correspondent

INDIAN TRAIL Indian Trail Sun Valley dominated the second half in a 40-14 win over Olympic to give Spartan coach Scott Stein two consecutive wins in as many years over one of his former schools.

The decisive third quarter belonged to Sun Valley and running back Jadarrius Williams. After a 14-all tie at halftime, the Spartans (2-0) scored quickly on ensuing possessions that ended with Williams touchdowns.

The first Williams score - a 93-yard run down the right sideline - was on the possession's only play that gave Sun Valley a 20-14 lead with 3:12 remaining in the frame. Williams followed up with his second touchdown with 16 seconds left in the third, and Ryan Smith's two-point pass to Will Holmes gave the Spartans a 28-14 lead.

The Spartans scored twice more in the fourth quarter on a 67-yard Jody Fuller catch and run from Ryan Smith and Williams' last score - a 58-yard run down the left sideline. Williams finished with 16 carries for 208 yards.

The teams traded 14-point streaks in the first half. Sun Valley took the early lead on Ryan Smith touchdown passes of 14 yards to Chris Duffy with 8:38 remaining in the first quarter and 19 yards to Bryson Bouldin with 10:46 left in the second.

Bouldin finished with four catches for 80 yards, including a 45-yard catch on a wide receiver pass from Kevin Saxton, who doubles as a back-up quarterback for the Spartans.

After the Spartans second score, Olympic fired back 42 seconds later to cut the lead to 14-7 on Jarrett Moore's four-yard run on a misdirection run up the middle. The touchdown was setup by a 77-yard run by Rahiem Jennings (14 carries, 154 yards).

The Trojans (1-2) tied the score on their ensuing possession when Jennings added a four-yard run with 3:20 remaining in the half. The 93-yard scoring drive was aided by three Spartan penalties totaling 35 yards.

Sophomore quarterback Chase Shuford, Olympic coach Barry Shuford's son, completed nine of 22 passes for 135 yards starting in place of the injured Cason Beatty.

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