Lions riding a winning streak after beating Eagles | Sports

“I’m simply actually blissful for the children,” the Lions head coach stated. “That is the primary time we’ve been on the successful aspect shortly.”

With the assistance from Semaj Howard who rushed for 3 touchdowns and a stingy protection that has allowed solely 167 yards over its previous two video games, Eastside prolonged its successful streak to 2 video games for the primary time since 2016 with a 40-16 victory over Lancaster, Friday evening at Lancaster Excessive College.

“Making the change on offense (from week one) to a double wing-T has actually helped us. The youngsters actually prefer it,” Quam stated. “Tonight we made some changes at halftime and it opened up for us.”

In a giant manner and Howard was an enormous a part of that adjustment.

The senior working again rushed for 143 of his 158 complete yards within the second half and scored two touchdowns to assist ice the sport for the Lions (2-1, 2-1).

Following a turnover by the Eagles within the first quarter leaving the ball on the Lancaster 3-yard line, Eastside struck first as Howard bulled his manner into the tip zone from three yards out to assist the Lions construct an 8-0 lead following the two-point conversion.

Later within the first quarter a faux punt by Eastside, through which Howard overthrew an uncovered receiver when the Lions had been seemingly going to punt the soccer, failed and Lancaster (0-3, 0-3) took over on the 8-yard line.

On the following play Eagles’ quarterback Derrick Sterling scampered his manner into the tip zone from eight yards out to tie the rating, 8-8. Sterling accounted for many of Lancaster’s offense as he handed for 70 yards and rushed for 60 yards and had two scores.

“It was a troublesome recreation for us, however the youngsters fought arduous. I believe we simply ran out of fuel on the finish. We’ve performed this the entire season. We begin robust and we’re hanging robust, however we simply run out of fuel,” first-year Lancaster head coach Anthony Coleman stated. “The blokes are competing although. Proper now we’re laying the muse. They only need to belief the method. We’ll get there. I’m pleased with their effort; they by no means gave up.”

The Lions took a 16-8 lead within the second quarter after quarterback Cameron Bailey saved the ball and sprinted up his personal sideline, getting further motivation from his teammates whereas doing his finest Noah Lyles impersonation, scoring from 68 yards out to provide Eastside the momentum.

Howard got here out like a person possessed within the second half after the Lions led 16-8. He had three consecutive runs of 27, 38 and 54 yards, the latter two ending in touchdowns as he juked and jived via the Lancaster protection like a scorching knife via butter. The 38 yard landing run prolonged the result in 24-8. The 54-yard run on his subsequent contact gave the Lions a 32-8 lead.

“I’ve to provide it as much as my line and thank them and the receivers for blocking for me. It was recreation for us. We simply needed to keep targeted,” Howard stated. “We performed nice. We had a few errors, however I’m pleased with the workforce. We simply need to hold working arduous. Tonight was a workforce effort.”

Lancaster trailed 32-8 and minimize into the lead following a methodical drive which was capped by one other landing run by Sterling, this time from 9 yards out. That trimmed the result in 32-16.

On the following kickoff the Eagles recovered a fumble by the Lions on the Eastside 25-yard line. In a recreation that was marred by penalties, a 15-yarder halted Lancaster’s drive and spoiled a golden alternative for the Eagles to inch even nearer.

“We have to work higher as a workforce. In my view, they (Eastside) aren’t a greater workforce than we’re. We simply weren’t targeted,” Sterling stated. “It’s all psychological for us. We simply have to work tougher in follow.”

Howard iced the sport within the fourth quarter with an interception of Sterling to seal the victory.