Eagles continue to fly high, head to third round

BERRYVILLE, Va.-  The Clarke County Eagles moved into the third round of the VHSL 2A Football playoffs with a 47-0 shutout Friday night over Bull Run District rival George Mason.

Jaxon Ottobre scored 3 times for the Eagles        James Murphy / CCS

The Eagles (11-1) took the opening kickoff and scored on the first play from scrimmage as Jaxon Ottobre rambled around the left end for the first of his three scores.

Ottobre led all rushers with 139 yards on 10 carries.

Jordon Turner added 80 yards on 9 carries and threw a touchdown pass to Brett McDonald. Turner was 2 of 5 for 59 yards with McDonald making both catches for the Eagles.

Matt Dang added 80 yards on 15 carries, and Daniel Braithwaite added 77 yards on 9 carries and scored a touchdown.

The Eagles Defense held Mason to 77 yards total offense and recorded their 3rd shutout       James Murphy / CCS

The Eagles defense held the Mustangs (8-4) to 77 yards total offense and snapped a four game win streak.

The top seed Goochland lost on Friday so the Eagles now move to the top seed and will play third seed Robert E. Lee this Friday at Wilbur M. Feltner Stadium in Berryville. Kickoff is set for 7:00PM A win against Lee would secure the Region 2A Championship game at   the Felt next week.

Robert E. Lee comes in to the Felt with a record of 9-3 riding a 7 game win streak after defeating East Rockingham last week 56-21.