Selma wins Queen City Classic
Published 9:42 am Sunday, September 1, 2024
Robert Lytle runs for a touchdown against Southside. | Doug Horton, The Selma Times-Journal
Robert Lytle breaks into the open against Southside. | Doug Horton, The Selma Times-Journal
Derick Smith runs for extra yardage against Selma. | Doug Horton, Special to The Selma Times-Journal
Selma quarterback Samarion Woods prepares to hand off the ball to a running back. | Doug Horton, The Selma Times-Journal
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The Selma High School Saints took control of the Queen City Classic by scoring 38 straight points to defeat the Southside Panthers 44-8.
Selma (2-0) will travel to Jemison next week while Southside (0-1) will travel to Thomasville.
The Saints got on the board first. After holding the Panthers on downs, Samarion Woods tossed a 63-yard touchdown pass to Desmeon Conner. The 2-point conversion was no good, but Selma led 6-0,
Southside answered with a 33-yard touchdown pass of their own from Latreyveon Davis to Cedrick Simmons. Amadrion Smith scored the 2-point conversion to give Southside the 8-6 lead with 6:47 to go in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Southside had a touchdown pass called back on a holding penalty, which forced the Panthers to punt.
The kick Selma was backed up on its own 4-yard line. After an offside penalty, Woods went back to the air. This time he found a streaking Coner for a 91-yard touchdown, the two-point conversion failed, but Selma led 12-8 with 2:50 left before halftime.
Southside drove all the way into Selma territory before the half, but Selma recovered a fumble in the red zone to end the threat and end the lengthy two-hour first half.
The second half began with the teams trading turnovers in Southside territory. The Saints finally broke through again on a 26-yard touchdown run by Robert Lytle. Woods connected with Nicholas Thomas for the two-point conversion, giving Selma a 20-8 lead with 6:04 left in the third quarter.
Late in the third quarter, a scuffle ensued that cause a Southside player to be ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. Selma took advantage as Woods scored on a rushing touchdown to increase the lead at 26-8 with three minutes left in the third quarter.
From there, the Saints would score the remaining 18 points over the final 15 minutes to take the convincing win. Thomas scored the first on a passing touchdown from Tristan Wall.
Conner scored his third touchdown of the night, this time on a rushing touchdown. Wall scored the final touchdown of the night.
Kendarius White had two interceptions to lead the passing defense. Kristan Moore, Brian Shears, Amere Eaton, Ryan Woods and Jakobe Sanders also had big nights on defense to limit the Panther attack.
