Top 10 Chargers Football Moments Of The Year
10. 15 Charger Representatives Make All-Conference Team
When the regular season ended a couple of weeks ago, All-Conference teams were announced across the state. To cap off an incredible regular season, eight players were named to the first team and seven players were named to the second team. On the first team this year is Jason Brown, Lovell Armstead, E.J. Jenkins, Noah Manuel, George Brown Jr., Yetur Matos, and Cameron Kneibbe. On the second team was C.J. Washington, Zack O'neal, Ausitn Seipp, E.J. Fields, Damonte Pratt, and Lovell Armstead. Lastly, Yetur Matos and Jason Brown were awarded co-players of the year for both of their impressive defensive and offensive years.
9. Stunning The Red-Hot 'Jackets At Their Homecoming Game
On Octoer 14, the Chargers went on the road to face the James Monroe Yellow Jackets and simply stunned the home crowd. All of the Seniors on the Chargers had never beaten the Yellow Jackets before in their high school campaign. The defense silenced the Yellow Jackets' offense all night. This was a monumental 24 - 7 win that charged up the defense for the rest of the season. Jason Brown's armled the offense down the field multiple times with long drives that tired out the Yellow Jackets' defense. Also the Chargers defense, led by Yetur Matos, forced multiple three-and-outs. Thanks to a pivotal interception by Damonte Pratt early on, the Chargers were able to dominate often. This win was especially huge for the Chancellor fans, as the completely full Yellow Jackets' bleachers had to go home without a win.
8. JV Football Gets Revenge, Stomps Foxes
Freshman quarterback Trevor Gleason had a long wee facing both Spotsylvania's JV and Varsity squads, while also having to try and overcome a challenge early Saturday morning. That challenge was the King George Foxes who had slaughtered Chancellor earlier in the year. The Chargers met the challenge head on, quickly dismantling King George and capturing a JV Championship. This should excite Charger fans as the future is looking very bright. This school's program is showing improvement every year, and it all starts with the JV squad.
7. Broken Records All Around
All year, Chancellor's Senior class was breaking records on the field. Yetur Matos broke the all-time sack record for Chancellor against rival Courtland Cougars, and then went on later in the year to set a new mark for the all-time record. Chancellor's kicker Austin Seipp punted his way into Chancellor's record books, as he broke the all-time field goals made record. With consistent kicking and perseverance through injury during all four years, this was no surprise for Seipp. Lastly was quarterback Jason Brown who broke the all-time touchdown record for Chancellor with his 78 total touchdowns. The record was broken at James Monroe, and he would end up finishing his high school career with 94 total touchdowns.
6. Never Upsetting The Home Crowd
This year the Chancellor fans never left a home game upset. Over the year the Chargers played six home games and didn't lose a single one. Winning against Massaponax, Liberty, Courtland, Caroline, King George, and Powhatan. The Chargers offense also enjoyed the home turf, scoring 303 of their 492 total points on the year at home. Chancellor never played a game at home without the home bleachers being full to cheer them on. Walking through the stands, everybody was family and together for that night under the lights, cheering on a single team to an unforgetable year.
5. Slaughtering Powhatan In Playoffs
As the weather got colder, the Chargers offense and defense only got hotter at home. The Powhatan Indians came into the opening round of the playoffs with an impressive 8 - 2 record that would scare most, but not the Chargers. The defense shut down and explosive offense all night, while the offense continued to stay red-hot and put up 59 points easily. There were questions as to whether this team could handle the pressure, but all those questions were blown away after one quarter of play. Lovell Armstead probably had the biggest performance of the night, having his hand in almost every play. The Chargers needed a powerful running game and Armstead more than answered the call to action. This was also Chancellor's first home playoff victory since 2009.
4. Defense Puts Up The "Doughnut" Against The Foxes
It was a big night for the Senior-heavy Chancellor squad against a team that had proven to have an incredible rushing attack all year. You wouldn't have known that on this Friday night however, as the Chargers held the King George Foxes to 63 total combined yards on the night. It was Senior Night and emotions were high, but this didn't hamper the Chargers at all, clinching a home playoff game along the way. Yetur Matos and George Brown Jr. both had two sacks on the night, along with Ruben Niamien and Damonte Pratt who both pulled in an interception to keep the Foxes completely silent.
3. Chick-Fil-A Bowl Against Riverbend
Though this game isn't officially considered a rivalry, Chancellor and Riverbend High School are only seperated by two miles which raises the tensions between these two teams. C.J. Washington was able to open up the scoring in this game with an incredible, over the shoulder in the corner of the end-zone catch that gave Chancellor an early lead. The game was tight for the rest of the night though, as the two impressive teams played shut-down defense until Riverbend slipped up first. Lovell Armstead started his powerful 2016 year with a touchdown run to give the Chargers a lead, and later returned a punt 40 yards for a touchdown to put a nail in the coffin. There was no absence of energy all night, as both teams wanted more than anything to beat their neighbors.
2. Defense Destroys Rival Courtland On Homecoming Night
Homecoming night is always a special night for students, but when you add on a rivalry football game into the mix, things only get more crazy. Courtland is known to be a powerhouse in Chancellor's region, and Chancellor shut them down. The defense played a major part, forcing turnovers and benefiting from four sacks from Yetur Matos, Noah Manuel, and George Brown Jr.. Things may have been shaky early, but the Chargers regrouped and shut down the Courtland offense en route to a 38 - 23 victory. This was a great cap-off to a crazy first six weeks of the season, as the Chargers began to build their momentum for a postseason run.
1. Snapping Massaponax's 34 Regular Season Game Winning Streak
If anybody tells you they watched this game sitting down, they're lying to you. This was a game that should be considered as one of the best games in Virginia this year, as at no point did on team truly have an advantage over the other. Chancellor was the underdog, and Massaponax was the powerhouse of Spotsylvania County that hadn't lost a regular season game in almost four years. That all changed in Week 2, as Jason Brown and E.J. Jenkins led the Chargers to an unbelievable win. Brown recorded seven total touchdowns on the night, connecting with the towering target Jenkins multiple times. Massaponax tried to drive and tie things up late in the game, but ultimately failed thanks to some pressure from E.J. Fields that caused an interception and a stunning 50 - 47 Chargers victory. This game was a tone setter for the Chargers, and they set a very malicious tone going into the rest of the year.
We are thankful for our Chancellor Chargers this Thanksgiving Week, and all of the incredible moments they provided for us this 2016 season. EMAC
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