Blue Devils Advance To Second Round of Playoffs

by Jacob Miner and Jace Frisbee

The Blue Devils advance to the playoffs.

The Blue Devils will advance to the second round of playoffs on Friday.

On Friday, November 18, the Brevard Blue Devils advanced to the second round of the NCHSAA 2A playoffs for the first time since 2007. The Blue Devils faced off against Winston-Salem’s Carver High School for the first round of the playoffs.

The game did not start out as the Blue Devils planned, with 2 fumbles by senior Tanner Ellenberger, but as the game progressed, senior Tanner Pettit pushed his way into the endzone on a 8-yard carry, making the game 6-0 after a point after touchdown (PAT) was blocked.

Carver bounced right back, scoring on a 80-yard drive of their own, which ended with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Germane Crowell to Elijah McRae. That score gave Carver a 7-6 lead after a PAT.

Going into halftime, there was no telling which team had the momentum, due to how even the competition was.

As soon as the third quarter started, Carver took up a lot of time from the clock scoring on a 1-yard rush from Crowell. The Blue Devils came back scoring on a 80-yard drive, capping it off with a 14-yard touchdown by senior Jesse Lowery.

Carver had the lead until late in the 4th quarter, when Tanner Pettit scored on a 43-yard run to give the Devils a 20-14 lead.

Carver got the ball back with limited time to turn the game around, but the Blue Devil defense had other plans, forcing them to punt the ball back to the Blue Devil offense.

Pettit capped off the game with his third touchdown of the night, and after a 2-point conversion, the Devils were up 28-14 with 2:00 remaining.

The Blue Devils sealed the win in the final seconds after an interception from sophomore Luke Ellenberger.

The Brevard Blue Devils will face off at home against North Rowan (10-2) on Friday, November 25 for the second round of the NCHSAA 2A playoffs.

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