The Eastside Eagles earned a narrow win at home over the Wade Hampton Generals 28-24. Wade Hampton drove down the field in the first, but on third down, Eastside senior Caiden Jordan blew up a play in the backfield, forcing the Generals to settle for a 27-yard field goal with 3:44 left on the first quarter clock. The Generals grew their lead early in the second quarter as Walker Kay unloaded a 55-yard touchdown pass, giving Wade Hampton an early 10-0 lead. On Eastside’s ensuing drive, a pass was tipped by the defensive line and intercepted by senior Nick Gregar and returned 46 yards to the house, putting Wade Hampton ahead by 17. Following the touchdown, the game entered a nearly two-hour rain delay, which proved to alter the course of this contest. With less than two minutes to go before halftime, Eastside finally got on the board as senior Pooh Perrin returned a punt 73 yards for six. With 10 seconds to go, Walker Kay connected with Christian McDowell for a 48-yard touchdown, given Wade Hampton a 24-7 lead at halftime. Just 13 second were left on the third quarter clock when senior Kelyn Durham ran in a 16-yard touchdown for the Eagles, bringing them back within two scores. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles produced another pair of touchdowns, including a second to McDowell, leading them to complete the comeback and beat Wade Hampton 28-24. Sophomore Kason Clark was solid at quarterback, going 14/24 for 200 yards and a pair of touchdown passes. After improving to 2-2, they’ll look to grow their win streak to three next week at home against Easley. Wade Hampton falls to 2-2 with the loss in which junior Coleman Batson led the offense with 18 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown. They’ll look to rebound from the loss next week at home against the Chapman Panthers.

