Abbeville takes care of business in the second half

MONROE - Things were not looking too good for the Abbeville Wildcats at halftime despite the score being 14-14.
When the Wildcats came out of the locker room to start the second half, they walked onto the field with no emotion. Wossman, on the other hand, was jumping up and down like they were winning and had the game in control.
Wossman, the higher seed at No. 17, had upset on its mind at the start of the second half.
They held Abbeville to 70 yards rushing in the first half and had AHS tailback Blake Saddler in check.
But while the AHS offense was struggling to put a drive together, the Wildcat defense did what it has been doing all season, playing lights out football.
In the third period, the defense had two interceptions and a partially blocked punt.
Jaysen Shelvin had an interception and partially blocked a punt that gave AHS decent field position at midfield.
Saddler, who finished with 151 yards rushing, broke a 49 yard run for a touchdown, and Zaylun Williams kicked his third straight extra point to put AHS up 21-14 in the third period.
The AHS defense came through again when Broderic Fletcher intercepted a pass on the AHS 20 yard line, killing any chance of Wossman tying the game. That was Fletcher’s second interception of the season.
The outcome of Friday’s game was put on the shoulders of Abbeville’s defensive backs because Wossman loves to throw. They completed eight passes and none longer than 22 yards.
“It feels amazing to win,” said Fletcher. “This is the first time in 20 years to be going to the third round. We are bringing this program back.”
The Wildcats’ only mistake in the second half was on a punt when the snap sailed over the punter’s head into the end zone and Wossman fell on the ball for a touchdown.
They went for two points, and AHS defense stuffed it.
In the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, the Wildcats’ offense responded and drove 57 yards in five plays. Running back Tresean Green carried the pigskin three times on the drive for 53 yards. He finished the game with 65 yards.
The biggest run of his season occurred when he ran up the middle for a 38-yard touchdown run. Williams kicked his fourth straight extra point to put Abbeville ahead by eight points with 10 minutes left in the game.
With 6:36 left in the game, Moy gambled on a fourth down on Abbeville’s 42-yard line. The Wildcats were three yards away from a first down, and Moy went for it. However, Saddler only gained two yards and Wossman had the football at the AHS 42 yards line.
After the game, Moy was asked about going for it on fourth down.
“I can not tell kids I am always going to bet on them and then punt when the chips are down,” Moy explained. “I have to stay true to my word on what I say all of the time. If it does not work, we are betting on our defense. The chips are going to go to the middle of the table with the chips, betting on our kids.”
Wossman marched down to Abbeville’s 30-yard line but got negative yards because of a blitzing AHS defense.
Outside linebackers Jason Alvarez and Shelvin had a sack on the series, pushing the ball back 20 yards.
On fourth down and 20 from the 50, Abbeville defensive back McKensey Nicholas knocked down a pass to kill Wossman’s threat.
Moy said Friday’s win was a team effort win.
“We stayed together. After the bad snap, no one pointed fingers at each other. If we can stay together in tough times, we could win. That is what did it for us.”