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Hayti blows out Chaffee in district semis
In Class 1 District 1 semifinals action Friday night, Oct. 27 on The Tribe’s home turf, the Hayti Indians (9-2) made short order of Chaffee, blowing out the Red Devils in convincing fashion, 66-7. Apart from two or three plays, the Indians played near flawless football, outgunning the Red Devils in total offense, 420 yards to 130. Hayti scored on nine of 10 possessions and recorded 18 first downs to Chaffee’s eight.
“Our defense kept making plays and getting us the ball back, and we stopped them every series, except that one miscue,” said Coach Dominique Robinson. “Hey I’m proud of our guys for working hard on both sides of the ball this late in the season and executing like they should.”
As usual, All-Stater Ivory Winters was a human highlight reel, rushing for 116 yards and hauling in two receptions for 21 yards. Winters also made life miserable for the Chaffee offense, logging in seven tackles and four assists – all in three quarters. Additionally, Winters passed the all-important 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season.
Norshawn McIntyre did not help matters for the Red Devils. McIntyre, the Indians’ 6-foot-1, 210 pound defensive end, got rowdy on Chaffee, putting nine tackles, two assists, one sack and two fumble recoveries in the books. One of those fumble scoops resulted in a 25-yard touchdown gallop for McIntyre. When the Indians travel to Valle Catholic this week for the district title, rest assured the Warrior coaching staff will plan meticulously for both Winters and McIntyre.
Hayti started the game off in grand fashion, as Larrontae Carter recovered a Red Devil sneaky attempt at an opening-kickoff onside kick. A few plays later, Hayti’s light-footed quarterback Chrivontae Moore found TreCharles McCoy for a 46-yard touchdown strike. Although the PAT did not make it through the uprights, the Indians quickly took a 6-0 after just over a minute of the game.
Hayti’s ensuing possession resulted in another touchdown pass, this time from Moore to Winters in a 4-yard hook-up. Winters blasted across the goal line for the 2-point conversion, putting the Indians up 14-0 with 6:56 remaining in the first period.
Norshawn McIntyre scored Hayti’s defensive touchdown at the 5:57 mark of the first quarter, but the Indians were not done – not just yet. With 1:02 showing on the first-quarter clock, Ivory Winters glided up field for another 6 points for the Indians, with TreCharles McCoy putting an exclamation mark on the first quarter with the 2-point conversion. As the opening quarter’s seconds ticked away, Hayti was in full control of the game with a commanding 30-0 lead over Chaffee.
The Red Devils’ first second-quarter drive resulted in one of their three punts. Hayti began the drive on their own 36-yard line, and ended it with a L’Darrius McIntyre 64-yard sprint to the end zone for another Indian touchdown. With 10:57 showing on the clock, Hayti quickly extended their lead to 36-0.
The Indians kept the TDs rolling in, as signal-caller Chrivontae Moore zipped a pass to L’Darrius McIntyre in the red zone for a 15-yard pass play and score. Damorri Reed took it in for the 2-point conversion and Hayti went up 44-0 at the 6:59 mark of the second quarter, which is where the score would remain as the first half came to an end.
In the third period, Hayti did not score again until 6:22 remained in the quarter when QB Chrivontae Moore raced up the field for a 36-yard touchdown run. Winters got the 2 points, and the Indians extended their lead to an impressive 52-0.
The Red Devils finally put together a drive and scored with 2:38 remaining in the third period, making the score 52-7. Hayti, however, would quickly answered as Ivory Winters jetted toward the goal line for a 25-yard touchdown gallop. Winters also rang-up the 2-point conversion, putting the score at 60-7, Hayti.
With reserves in at most positions on both offense and defense, Hayti did not allow the Red Devils to score in the fourth. However, the Indians’ Damorri Reed smashed the ball up the field for a stout 40-yard touchdown scamper. With 8:50 showing on the turbo clock, the final score went on the board, 66-7.
When asked about his team’s performance, Coach Robinson stated, “We were focused on the moment. Hey, we’ve been waiting on this all year long. In the summer time, I told these guys that we have a goal and a dream, and that’s to win a state championship. You know, it’s playoffs time – win or go home, and I don’t want to go home.”
As for the the ground game, the Hayti Indians racked up 318 yards on 23 totes. To go along with Ivory Winters’ 116 yard, L’Darrius McIntyre recorded 99 yards on five carries. Damorri Reed had two carries for 43 yards, and Chrivontae Moore tallied 39 yards on two totes. Tylor Wooden also had two carries, picking up 28 yards for the Indians. In the receiving department, in addition to Winters’ receptions, three players had one reception each: TreCharles McCoy for 46 yards, Xavier Jamerson for 20 and L’Darrius McIntyre for 15.
On defense, in addition to Ivory Winters’ and Norshawn McIntyre’s punishing outings, Cedric Barber had another outstanding night, logging in three tackles, three assists and a sack. Shaq Abbott, DeAnthony Reed, John Agnew, Chrivontae Moore and Louis Wright all had two tackles and two assists apiece for the Indians.
As noted, Hayti will face the 10-1 Valle Catholic Warriors at 7 p.m. this Friday night, Nov. 3 at St. Genevieve. Hayti and Valle have played 12 times, and the series stands at 8-4 in favor of the Warriors, with the Indians dropping last year’s district championship game to the Warriors by a score of 41-24. However, Coach Robinson has every intention of turning last year’s loss into this year’s victory.
“Focus, we have to stay focused on all the little things,” Robinson said. “We have to practice hard, be on time, do our weight lifting every day during school, listen to our teachers, don’t make any dumb decisions and come ready to play Friday. It’s all mental. It’s all mental and it’s all pretty simple – do what you’re supposed to do.”