The Chester Yellow Jackets defeated the Westville Tigers 40-35 Saturday, November 2nd. The Yellowjackets did not start off hot. The first drive of the game, Westville scored a touchdown. Instead of getting frustrated, Chester fought back and scored back-to-back touchdowns to go up 13-7. Westville would not go away, and they scored on their next drive to go up 14-13.
The Yellowjacket offense were rolling. On their next drive, they scored again to make the score 21-14. The struggling defense finally made a play when Junior, Ethan Colvis, jumped in front of a Westville pass. Colvis increased the score to 28-14. Westville’s scrappy offense wouldn’t go away, and they scored on their next offensive drive making the score 28-21. Chester’s offense made up for the defensive’s struggle and scored on a 61-yard run from Tray Peters heading into the half up two scores on Westville. The Yellowjackets had the ball at half, and they scored quickly again to make the score 40-21. Many would think that would seal the game, but the tigers would not go away. They scored two unanswered touchdowns to make the score 40-35 and they had the ball on Chester’s territory trying to score again in the 4th quarter. The defense made a big stop on 4th down to seal the win for Chester.
On Offense, Chester was led by Senior Quarterback, Zain Al-Jassim, who had 186 passing touchdowns. Senior, Devante Palacio, led the team in receiving yards with 59 yards and a touchdown catch. Junior, Tray Peters, led the team in rushing with 90 yards and two touchdown runs.
Defensively, the Jackets struggled but there were still multiple players who made big plays for the team. Ethan Colvis had a great day for the Jackets earning 13 tackles, and he had a pick 6. Senior, Alex Williamson, also had a good day, with 5 tackles including 2 Tackles for a loss. This is the first playoff win for the Yellowjackets since 2018. The Jackets move on to play @ Maroa Forsyth, on November 9th, for the second round.
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