Staff Reports

ALPINE – Chapel Pope ran for 92 yards on 16 carries and accounted for both Spring Garden touchdowns in leading the Panthers to a 15-6 victory at Winterboro in Class 1A, Region 6 football action on Friday.

Pope also completed 2-of-4 pass attempts for 39 yards and had three tackles with an interception on defense for the Panthers (3-2, 2-1). He gave Spring Garden a 7-0 lead on a 2-yard touchdown run with 4:01 remaining in the first quarter.

Winterboro (2-2, 1-1) scored its lone touchdown at the 6:15 mark of the second quarter, but missed the extra point to keep Spring Garden in front 7-6 at halftime. It remained 7-6 until early in the fourth quarter when Pope ran in for a 6-yard score with 10:28 remaining in the game. The Panthers went for two and were successful for the final.

Connor Bates added 65 yards on 15 carries for the Panthers. Noah Barber completed 3-of-9 passes for 48 yards. All three of Barber’s completions went to John Welsh, who finished with 91 yards receiving. He also caught a pass from Pope. Welsh also led the Panther defense with six tackles, including a sack.

Spring Garden hosts Cedar Bluff on Friday.