Chester varsity defeats Vienna-Goreville 61-19
<span>A little over a week after limiting Hamilton County to just 70 yards of total offense in the season opener, the Chester varsity football team held Vienna-Goreville to just 36 yards and five first downs in a 61-19 victory on Saturday in Vienna.</span>
<span>Chester (2-0) led 48-12 at halftime and had a running clock in the second half.</span>
<span>"I liked what we did defensively," said Chester coach Bryan Lee. "We're pretty fast off the ball and I think that still surprises people.</span>
<span>"They see our little butts come off the bus and are probably not all that impressed. But we've got guys who come get after you and they did a good job of that.</span>
<span>"We were able to get a lot of guys some carries and that's kinda nice as well."</span>
<span>The Yellow Jackets spread the ball around once again, getting touchdowns from eight different sources. Issiac Wingerter had a team-high 13 carries for 44 yards, helping to fill the void after junior Blake Eggemeyer left with a shoulder injury.</span>
<span>Eggemeyer had five carries for 26 yards and a touchdown, giving him five scores in the first two games.</span>
<span>"Blake Eggemeyer dinged his shoulder," Lee said. "It's hard to gauge how bad Blake is hurt because he'll tell you he's fine.</span>
<span>"The last play I saw him, he blocked a kid off the edge with one arm, holding the other one close to his side and that's all I needed to see."</span>
<span>Chester didn't miss a beat in Eggemeyer's absence, building a 28-6 lead at the end of the first quarter after Vienna-Goreville scored less than three minutes into the game on a 20-yard touchdown catch by Gerald Blanco.</span>
<span>The Yellow Jackets rattled off six straight touchdowns after that, including three in a minute and 31 seconds.</span>
<span>"All-in-all, I thought our offensive line did a pretty good job of blocking again," Lee said. "If you told me our offensive line would be as smart as they are this year and as aggressive, I don't know if I would have believed you early-on."</span>
<span>Defensively, Chester sophomore Jake Golding led the Yellow Jackets with seven tackles, while Luke Hartman had five and Jordan Berner added four.</span>
<span>Up next, the Yellow Jackets host Sesser-Valier-Waltonville-Woodlawn on Friday at 6 p.m. at W.O. Smith Field. The Red Devils are 0-2 under new coach Mike McKee.</span>
<span>"They've got a fast little quarterback and they're going to run the spread," Lee said of S-V-W-W. "They've got a running back who goes pretty well with him and they've got a big offensive line.</span>
<span>"They're going to make us play responsibility football and I think it will be a real challenge for us."</span>
Key Stat:
<span>Through two games of action, nine Chester players have at least one touchdown.</span>
<span><span> </span></span>Last time against S-V-W-W:
<span id="docs-internal-guid-42ed0177-50ea-645f-3d8b-c8fbdfd543bc"><span>Trailing 15-7 at halftime, Chester rallied to shut out the Red Devils in the second half of a 36-15 victory at Carroll Kelly Field. Joel Clendenin ran for 107 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns for the Yellow Jackets.</span></span>