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Southern Lee Drops ‘26 Opener

A new season brought new hope for Southern Lee, but along with it came a relatively young roster. Sporting practically-new offensive and defensive lines, the Cavaliers headed to Spring Lake to face Overhills for their 2026 opener.

Southern Lee Junior QB Caleb Coro took the field to command the offense. The Cavaliers, with the benefit of a couple of early penalties on the home team Jaguars, found themselves in Overhills territory before their opening drive stalled. From there, Overhills took control of the game, and the Cavaliers young linemen found themselves struggling to answer Overhills’ power on both sides of the ball, eventually finding a victory by the margin of 52-0.

Long passes, big runs and smothering defense allowed Overhills to control the game, minus the first 6 minutes, eventually putting them ahead enough after halftime to force a running clock. Another unfortunate scenario for the Cavs saw their starting QB Caleb Coro go down early, forcing Southern Lee to turn to backup Gavin Shaffer.

For Southern Lee, in a large loss, it may be difficult to find highlights – but the Cavaliers showed some flashes of promise, especially from a handful of their younger members. With plenty of season left, Southern is far from a final product, with plenty of areas, but plenty of ability and enthusiasm, to grow and learn.

The Cavaliers return to action next Friday, August 28th, to host the Titans of South Garner.

Southern Lee   0  0  0  0   0

Overhills  13  19  7  13    52

Scoring Summary
OH - 64 yd TD pass (Coley to Coley) - PAT No Good
OH - 5 yd TD run (Teewia) - PAT Good
OH - 10 yd TD pass (Coley to Coley) - PAT No Good
OH - 61 yd TD pass (Coley to Coley) - PAT No Good
OH - 5 yd TD run (Teewia) - PAT Good
OH - 11 yd TD run (Teewia) - PAT Good
OH - 24 yd TD pass (Sherman to Stevenson) - PAT No Good
OH - 2 yd TD run (Ortiz) - PAT Good
 

Passing
SL - Caleb Coro (2-4, 72 yds, INT) Gavin Shaffer (1-3, 49 yds)
OH - Kamryn Coley (8-14, 213 yds, INT, 3TD) Gabriel Sherman (3-5, 57 yds)

Rushing
SL - Logan Clark (5-1), Luke Waters (2-1), Tommy Lineberry (6-4), Caleb Coro (1- -7), Gavin Shaffer (8- -1), Caiden Adams (1- -3)
OH - Clarence Teewia (9-61, 2TD), Angel Ortiz (3-29, TD), Kamryn Coley (2- -1), Gabriel Sherman (2-3), David Forth (3-33)

Receiving

SL - Kessler Petrarca (3-121)

OH - Ryan Coley (4-151, 3TD), Christian Gooch (2-41), Clarence Teewia (1-14), Jadyn Goldwire (2-37), Keagan Roe (1-15), Jamir Stevenson (1-24)

• Southern Lee had 3 turnovers to Overhills’ 1
   
• Southern Lee had 5 penalties for 45 yards, Overhills had 15 penalties for 150 yards
   
• Total Yards - Overhills (411), Southern Lee (117)
   
• WWGP/Bubba’s Subs and Pizza Offensive player of the game was Senior WR Kessler Petrarca
   
• WWGP/Bubba’s Subs and Pizza Defensive player of the game was Sophomore LB Caiden Adams
   
• The Wilkinson Chevrolet/Coach Blanks Player of the Game will be announced on the Coach Blanks Show