The Wortham Bulldogs offense was stymied by a tenacious Chilton defense, and the Pirates claimed a 63-0 district win Friday night. The Bulldogs drop to 1-8 on the season with the single win in district play and face the Hubbard Jaguars at home Friday night to complete the season.
The Bulldogs were held to 20 yards total offense on the night, and Chilton jumped out to a quick lead and maintained it throughout the contest.
Chilton had the first possession, and a 23-yard kickoff return put them at the Wortham 36. Junior quarterback Marneko Thomas, Jr. passed to his running back Semaj Evans, and he sprinted those 36 yards for the first touchdown of the game. Thomas added the first of his nine extra points for the early 7-0 lead, with only 18 seconds elapsed in the first quarter.
Wortham had some success moving the ball on their opening possession with Kross Montgomery getting the start at quarterback. He kept the ball on a run that produced a first down but could not advance past midfield and were forced to punt.
The Pirates special teams’ unit had another good kick return and began near midfield for their second score of the quarter. The eight-play drive covered 53 yards and finished with a X’Zavion Taylor two-yard touchdown run and the 14-0 lead.
Chilton would have their second big play on offense in the final moments of the first quarter. On the third play of the drive, Thomas passed to Nathan Wuebker for the 66-yard pass and run and the 21-0 near the end of the first quarter.
The Bulldogs went three and out and were forced to punt on the last play of the first quarter. Jamarion Clark scooped up the short punt and raced 72 yards to finish the time on the clock and end the first quarter, scoring at 28-0.
The Bulldogs picked up another first down on the ensuing drive with a Montgomery pass to Tyler Langley for 21 yards. Chilton went to the run game and kept the drive on the ground, ending with a 40-yard touchdown run by Dha’ Corian Evans and the 35-0 lead.
Thomas added a 47-yard touchdown run before the end of the first half and the teams went to a continuous running clock in the second half. In the rapidly moving final two frames, Taylor scored on a three-yard run and Jaylen Dorsey had a 17-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter and Semaj Evans finished the scoring 45-yard score to close out the scoring.
Wortham returns home on Friday night to take on the Hubbard Jaguars as the Bulldogs hope to end the season on a winning note.
