Football Tonight: Shelby vs. Brevard

Even with the misting rain still coming down in Shelby around 4:20 p.m., we still plan to kick off the Shelby-Brevard matchup at 7:30 p.m. at Blanton Memorial Stadium's Pearley Allen Field.
The Crest-Ashbrook game has already been postponed to Monday night due to the weather. The other two county games -- Burns at Forestview and Parkwood at Kings Mountain -- are still on tap.

7 p.m. -- it's coming down even harder now. Both teams are on the field going through their warmups. Only a handful of folks on both sides have left their cars to sit in the stands at this point.

7:25 -- almost gametime. Kudos to the Shelby cheerleaders and the
band ... all decked out in their rain gear ready to do their thing!

7:30 -- Brevard wins the toss, defers to the second half. Shelby will receive and be headed toward the north end zone.

Jonathan Hopper returns the kick for Shelby to the Brevard 34. It takes the Golden Lions eight carries to score from there. Michael Copeland goes in from the one with 7:49 on the clock. Turner Almond's kick makes it ... Shelby 7, Brevard 0.

Shelby forces a punt and takes over on its 23. On the first play, Hopper breaks free for 35 yards to the outside, putting the Golden Lions at the Brevard 42. That's followed by gains of 16 yards by Larry Raper and 18 by Copeland before the Shelby fullback (Copeland) bulls in from the 8. Almond's kick with 3:19 on the clock makes it ... Shelby 14, Brevard 0.

On the first play after the kickoff, Hopper (at cornerback) strips the Brevard ballcarrier of the football and recovers it for the Lions at the 46. Shelby moves for one first down but is held short on fourth-and-one at the 26 on the final play of the quarter. Score stays 14-0.

Brevard punts again and Raper returns it to the Blue Devil 45. Shelby moves into position for a 34-yard field goal by Turner Almond. With 4:30 left in the half, Shelby leads ... 17-0.

On second down after the kickoff, Lions' defensive end Quevalas Murray intercepts a screen pass giving Shelby the football at the Brevard six. On first down Raper goes over the right side for the score. Almond's kick with 3:30 on the clock makes the score ... Shelby 24, Brevard 0.

That's the way the half ends, 24-0.

Shelby keeps the football most of the quarter, ending up at the Brevard 4 facing third and goal with the horn sounded.
Copeland scores from the four on the first play of the final quarter. Daniel Pennington kicks the extra point. With 11:56 left in the game, it's ... Shelby 31, Brevard 0.

Latest scores from elsewhere: Forestview 20, Burns 0 late in third period; KM leads Parkwood at halftime, 9-0.

Shelby reserves drive to the Brevard 9 but fumble it away with 5:41 left in game.
Game ends: Shelby 31, Brevard 0.
Shelby (3-2) will host Watauga next Friday.
Golden Lions ended up with 312 yards on the ground, 14 in the air.
Brevard gained eight yards rushing and threw for 72 yards.
Shelby had a 16-5 edge in first downs.