By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter

brobinson@thepccourier.com

EASLEY — For a half Friday night, Easley hung tough with undefeated Westside, but the Rams’ potent offense and stingy defense was too[cointent_lockedcontent]

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Aislinn Rosier was named Easley High School’s 2015 homecoming queen at halftime of Friday’s game.

much for the Green Wave to overcome in the second half in a 39-7 homecoming loss.

The loss left Easley with a 3-4 record for the season, but an 0-3 mark in Region I-AAAA play. Westside improved to 7-0 with the win and stayed on track to finish the season unbeaten.

Easley had a chance to take a first-half lead early in the second quarter following an interception by Daniel Hine.

Quarterback Dalton Black led the Green Wave on a 15-play, 83-yard drive that featured runs by Will Drawdy and Malaki Robinson and catches by Quenten Phillips and Drawdy. The drive reached all the way to the Rams’ 1-yard line before Ethan Meyers was stuffed on a fourth-down run for a turnover on downs.

Westside returned the favor with a drive of its own, going 99 yards in 16 plays to score the first touchdown of the game on a four-yard run by Quinn Wright with 4:05 to play in the opening half. The extra point attempt failed, and the Rams carried a 6-0 lead into halftime, when homecoming queen Aislinn Rosier was crowned.

Easley had the first possession of the second half, but punted after two incomplete passes.

Westside took possession of the ball and completed a 70-yard pass to Jyston Kendrick to increase its lead. The extra-point attempt was complicated by a Westside penalty, but Chance Poore booted it in to give Westside a 13-0 lead with 10:21 left in the third quarter.

Later in the quarter, Jackson Williamson completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Drek Thomas. The extra point gave Westside a 20-0 lead with 7:20 left in the third quarter.

Easley finally got onto the scoreboard late in the third quarter when Drawdy ran 12 yards for a touchdown. The extra point by Josh Hansen cut he Westside lead to 20-7 with five minutes left in the third period.

In the fourth quarter, Williamson tossed a 42-yard touchdown to Brantley Queen to put the game away and increase the Rams’ lead to 26-0 with 9:45 remaining in the game. A two-point conversion failed.

Westside added two more scores — a nine-yard touchdown run by Wright and a two-yard touchdown by Williamson — to make the final score 39-7.

Easley will travel to Piedmont Friday night to face Woodmont before entertaining Greenville the following week.

Westside will play at 1-6 Greenville Friday night.

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