(FREE) Faulkner & Freeman Lead Hall Past Millwood
Bryce McKinnis
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In its annual inter-class, non-district rivalry match, Heritage Hall got the best of Millwood 44-18 Thursday night at home. It marked the third consecutive season the Chargers opened the year with a win against the Falcons.
Millwood kept it pretty narrow in the first half, with neither team picking up any real momentum until the closing minutes of the second quarter, when Heritage Hall scored, then Millwood, then Heritage Hall again in a 29-second span of game-time. Millwood nearly scored again and had the opportunity to make it a one-score game going into the half, but the Chargers held strong to take a 16-6 lead into halftime.
Out of the halftime break, it was all Hall as the Chargers scored a pair of touchdowns unanswered in the third, ultimately sealing the win.
Faulkner was unquestionably the most productive player of the night, scoring four touchdowns on 147 yards rushing, slicing through and abusing the Millwood defense.
The junior has great speed and intuition in the back-field, and he especially has great trust in his offensive line, showcasing on his 21 carries exceptional patience and great acceleration after hitting the hole.
Faulkner’s third touchdown was perhaps the most impressive, as he broke off for 41 yards to give the Chargers a 30-6 lead and little hope for the Falcons to make it a game afterward. It was that touchdown, which gave Faulkner the hat trick, which he was most fond of following the performance.
"I think the third, long one was the game-changer," Faulkner said.
Faulkner complimented his companions on the offensive line for allowing him to have a productive night, especially seniors
Mason Georgia
Mason
Georgia
6'1" | 205 lbs | DL
Heritage Hall | 2022
OK
and Gavin Wilson:
"We have three young sophomores [on the line]," Faulkner said, "we got in there at halftime, we didn’t have the greatest first half, and [Georgia and Wilson] really led us, they’re just some great leaders."
| HERITAGE HALL 44, MILLWOOD 18 |
| TURNING POINT |
| PLAYER OF THE GAME |
Faulkner’s third touchdown was perhaps the most impressive, as he broke off for 41 yards to give the Chargers a 30-6 lead and little hope for the Falcons to make it a game afterward. It was that touchdown, which gave Faulkner the hat trick, which he was most fond of following the performance.
"I think the third, long one was the game-changer," Faulkner said.
- An honorable mention and close second behind Faulkner’s performance was
Gavin Freeman
Gavin
Freeman
5'10" | WR
Heritage Hall | 2022
State
OK
, who scored a touchdown, caught an interception, and blocked a PAT on an impressive night. The interception, in fact, nearly qualified for play of the game as Freeman shook almost the entire Millwood defense on his way to the end zone, but the score was called back for a block-in-the-back.
Freeman picks off Hunt, and shakes almost the entire Millwood offense to get to the end zone, but block in the back call brings Heritage Hall back to the Chargers 49
— Bryce McKinnis (@McKinnisBryce) September 3, 2021
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River Faulkner
River
Faulkner
5'11" | 205 lbs | ATH
Heritage Hall | 2023
State
OK
| 5’10" RB | Heritage Hall ’23 |
Q3 2:03: Faulkner going OFF. his fourth touchdown goes from four yards (Counts XP)
— Bryce McKinnis (@McKinnisBryce) September 3, 2021
Heritage Hall 37, Millwood 6 @PrepRedzoneOK
