Happy Valley jumped out early and never looked back.
The Warriors scored 20 points in the opening 87 seconds to pull away and take a 46-0 victory over Unaka in the opening game of the Clash For Compassion at ETSU’s William B. Greene Stadium on Friday night in nonconference play.
HV took the lead on the opening play from scrimmage as Jamie Esterline raced 65 yards for the touchdown.
On the next play from scrimmage, Esterline came up big on the defensive side of the ball as he intercepted a pass and returned it for a pick-six.
The Warrior defense rose to the occasion again a few plays later as Mason Norman picked up a backward pass and recorded the scoop and score to give HV a 20-0 lead with 10:33 left in the first.
Tyler Berry scored on a 30-yard run and Tyler Bailey scored from 16 yards out as HV took a 33-0 lead after the first quarter.
Happy Valley struck again early in the second as Gabe McDougald found Esterline for a 28-yard touchdown.
The Warriors pushed the lead to 46-0 with five minutes left in the half as Berry scored on a 39-yard run.
Unaka continued to battle but was unable to get on the board.
Happy Valley led 46-0 at the half.
Esterline had 118 rushing and receiving yards combined for HV, while Berry had 88 yards on four carries.
Connor McKinney led Unaka as he went 9-of-19 passing for 80 yards, while Brynin Repass had 41 receiving yards on five catches and added nine carries for 12 yards.
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