Yoemen cage Lions in 37-8 victory
The Cameron Yoemen caged the Franklin Lions in a 37-8 victory last Friday night, Sept. 11, in Franklin.
The Yoemen (2-1) scored on four of their five possessions in a second-half surge to get the victory on the road.
The Lions had just three days to prepare after canceling last week’s game against Hearne due to COVID-19, and they struggled to get anything going on either side of the ball. The Yoemen capitalized on Franklin’s troubles and held the run-centric offense to one touchdown.
The Yoemen got off to a slow start offensively in the first quarter, and Franklin’s Malcom Murphy ended their first drive with an interception at the Lions’ 30.
Cameron began taking control of the game when senior Randy Flores recovered a Franklin fumble to give the Yoe a big stop on a fourth-and-play to end the first quarter.
The first quarter ended tied at zero.
Then Cameron sophomore wide receiver Pharrell Hemphill took advantage of a hole in Franklin’s defense and ran 60 yards, mostly untouched, for a touchdown with 11:42 left in the second quarter.
Franklin answered almost four minutes later with a 4-yard touchdown run from Seth Spiller followed by a two-point conversion run by quarterback Bryson Washington to put the Lions ahead 8-7.
Cameron sophomore offensive and defensive lineman Ja’Kobe Bailey went down with an injury late in the second quarter after Spiller’s touchdown. The game halted for 11 minutes before Bailey was put on a stretcher and escorted off the field by paramedics. Coach Tommy Brashear said Bailey’s injury was just a pulled muscle in the back and maybe a pinched nerve in the lower back. He said the doctor said his x-rays came back clear.
Yoe running back Keshon Johnson took it in on a 1-yard run with 2:14 left in the half and kicker Angel Martinez added the extra point. The Yoemen led 14-8 at halftime.
Junior quarterback Zane Zeinert broke off a 31-yard run to get Cameron to Franklin’s 30-yard line on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter. Zeinert got completions to Phaibain Bynaum and ZaKorien Spikes before Bynaum ran up the middle for a 16-yard touchdown with 8:45 left in the quarter.
Cameron’s offense clicked the rest of the way. The Yoemen kicked a field goal for a 24-8 lead to end their next possessions.
Bynaum then took it in on a 9-yard run to end the third quarter.
Spikes scored on a 9-yard reception, but the Lions would block the kick to put the Yoemen up 37-8.
STATS
Yoe: First downs – 16; Rushes/yards – 37 for 269; Passing yards – 122; Passes – 9-16-1; Punts – 2 for 38; Fumbles/Fumbles lost – 3-0; Penalties – 6 for 40
Franklin: First downs – 13; Rushes/yards – 51 for 280; Passing yards – 7; Passes – 1-2-1; Punts – 3 for 40.1; Fumbles/Fumbles lost – 3-1; Penalties – 8 for 80
Yoe: Rushing: Zane Zeinert 7 for 65, Keshon Johnson 6 for 38, Phabian Bynaum 15 for 77, Pharrell Hemphill 5 for 78, Ian Duffy 2 for 13, Jesse Martinez 1-0; Passing: Zeinert 9 of 16 for 122 with 1 interception; Receiving: Spikes 5 for 87, Kason Goolsby 1 for 4, Jaidyn Sanchez 2 for 29, Nolan Brashear 1 for 2
Franklin: Rushing: Seth Spillers 22 for 136, Bryson Washington 2 for 6, Malcolm Murphy 15 for 76, Marcus Wade 4 for -2, Devin Hydrago 2 for 7, Justin Carrier 1 for 2, Devin Barnes 5 for 15; Passing: Wade 1 of 2 for seven with one interception; Receiving: Murphy 1 for 7