Wando off to 2-0 start after win over Hanahan

.Hanahan - Two teams coming off victories on Monday night and high expectations for the season clashed as Wando visited Hanahan on Friday night.

Getting out of the gate with two wins would mean nothing in terms of playoffs but both teams need early confidence.

After a 14-14 tie at halftime, Wando hung on for a 23-20 win.

“It’s huge for us to win two games in five days because it gives our guys belief,” Wando coach Isaiah Perrin said. “It’s what we spent all summer talking about and now the guys can see how the hard work paid off. This is a good win against a good team.”

Both quarterbacks, Harris Stone of Wando and Hanahan’s Tripp Gallus each led their respective team. Stone threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns while adding 67 yards on the ground.

Gallus, a 6-5, 200-pound sophomore and rising prospect, thew for 218 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 47 yards. 

“It basically was a quarterback game and both guys played well,” Perrin said.

Wando struck first on the scoreboard, traveling 70 yards on 10 plays. Stone capped the drive with a touchdown pass to Ryan Jahn with 8:13 left in the first quarter.

The teams swapped turnovers and Wando missed a field goal late in the first quarter. Hanahan scored on the first play of the second quarter, a 14-yard pass from Gallus to Julien Washington. The Hawks missed their extra point attempt.

Wando took a 14-6 lead when Stone connected on a scoring pass to Jake Glassberg from 31 yards with 3:21 left in the half. Glassberg would finish with 102 yards rushing.

Gallus and the Hawks went to work, aided by a pass interference penalty. Gallus completed a 13-yard pass on fourth-and-six to the Wando 18. With :25 seconds left in the half, Gallus combined with Bo Brabham on a 18-yard touchdown. The Hawks converted a two-point conversion to tie the game at 14 heading into halftime.

Hanahan was pushed back inside their own five-yard line on their first possession of the second half and Wando recorded a safety for a 16-14 lead.

After forcing a turnover on Wando’s ensuing possession, the Hawks could not get a first down and punted from their own four-yard line. The Warriors, with great field position, moved inside the 10-yard line. On fourth-and goal from the one-yard line, Glassberg snuck into the endzone to give Wando a 23-14 lead.

Hanahan’s offense went stale in the third quarter, pushed back by penalties and dropped passes. Gallus found his stroke early in the fourth quarter, combining with Washington on a 59-yard scoring play. Again the Hawks missed the extra point, leaving the score 23-20 Wando.

Washington totaled 102 receiving yards on three catches. Isaiah Snodgrass rushed for 89 yards.

Wando will play next Thursday at Ashley Ridge. Hanahan will play at Bishop England.