It was a tough day for the Panthers most of the game. The last game of the season with no conference hopes available, and playing on the road against a non conference foe made the outcome, no matter what it was, sort of anti climactic. To me it seems like it may be hard to get up for this game, but there was the crooked road trophy to play for. The tie that binds there two SWVA rivals. This game loomed as possibly the final crooked road classic, as Emory and Henry will move to the DII ranks next year. While I had an inkling that this may be a tough one to get motivated for, I was clearly wrong. Ferrum was ready to go, and fought really hard in this one.
The Wasps opened the scoring on a 37 yard pass from Kyle Short to Jermawn Ford. This came with 12:52 left in the first quarter. The extra point was missed leaving the score 6-0. With just over a minute elapsing on the clock, Ferrum answered with a 35 yard Seth Deaton field goad, closing the Wasps lead to 6-3. Emory and Henry would answer back with another Jermawn reception, this time of 15 yards, making the score 13-3.
Ferrum did not waste any time as Josh Ellerbe capped of a 69 yard drive with a one yard run to make the score 13-10. The home team would strike for one more score as Devonte Jordan scored from 2 yards out with 0:40 left in the first quarter making the score 20-10.
The second quarter would only yield one score as Cameron Jones hit a 31 yard field goal to give the Wasps a 23-10 halftime lead.
Ferrum would score first in the second half as Titus Jones hit Joshua Ellerbe on a 53 yard pass. THis brought the Panthers within 6 points as the score was 23-17. Emory and Henry would score three more times in the third quarter to extend the lead to 41-17. Ferrum would score once more in the fourth quarter when Deven Gray hauled in a 10 yard pass from Jones. The extra point was missed and the final score would be E&H 41 Ferrum 23.
This was a tough game, but Ferrum played hard the whole game and while ending the season with a loss, they have laid the foundation for a strong, bright future. This season has shown me as a Ferrum fan something. Ferrum is moving in a strong steady direction and will definitely be a force to contend with in the next few years. I believe that by 2024, Ferrum will bring home an ODAC championship.
There will be roster losses to graduation, and there are areas that need to be addressed, but make no mistake, Ferrum can and will have success recruiting, and this will lead to a championship.
It was a good year Ferrum. No you are not in the playoffs, but stand tall, you are on the right path.
Go Panthers!
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