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28
Huntingdon HCH 0-1 , 0-0
58
Winner Berry BCV 1-0 , 0-0
Huntingdon HCH
0-1 , 0-0
28
Final
58
Berry BCV
1-0 , 0-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
HCH Huntingdon 0 7 14 7 28
BCV Berry 15 29 7 7 58
Berry vs Huntingdon

Game Recap: Football | | Robert Nilsen

Football Rolls Past Hawks 58-28 to Kick Off Season

MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - The Berry College football team rolled to a 58-28 victory over the Huntingdon College Hawks to open their 2025 season on Saturday afternoon at Valhalla Stadium in front of a sold out crowd.

The Vikings got off to a quick start as they scored on their second drive of the game with Andrew Hunter using a QB sneak on his first play of the game after coming in off the bench to open the scoring with 9:28 left in the first. The Vikings defense then shut down the Hawks on their next drive while the offense answered with another touchdown with another big drive ending with another excellent rushing touchdown by Hunter. The Vikings then went for two and converted to increase their lead to 15-0.

The Hawks found an answer to the Vikings stifling defense in the the second as they scored to make it 14-7. The Vikings special teams promptly answered with an electric record setting 100 yard kickoff return by Zavion Plunkett to push their lead to 23-7 converting once again on the two point conversion. The Vikings defense then stifled the Hawks once again with special teams giving them great field possession on the next drive on the Huntingdon 27 yard line. Josh Rogers then rushed up the middle for a 27 yard touchdown as the Vikings stretched their lead to 30-7 with 10:59 to go in the half. The Vikings would continue to dominate the second quarter as Hunter turned to the air delivering a 50 yard touchdown pass to Nate Lyons with 7:24 remaining to increase the lead to 37-7.

The Vikings defense continued to shut down the Hawks while the offense was unstoppable on the next drive with Hunter continuing to air it out to set himself up for his third rushing touchdown of the game to put the Vikings up 44-7 with 4:36 to go. The Vikings defense then shutdown the Hawks as they went into halftime up 44-7.

The second half was much lower scoring as the teams turned to their benches which gave a slight advantage to the Hawks as they outscored the Vikings 14-7 in the third quarter to get within 51-21. The Vikings only touchdown of the quarter was another highlight reel one as Sammy Kunczewski raced for a 100 yard kickoff return touchdown giving the Vikings two in the same game when they had yet to ever record one. 

The fourth quarter was also low scoring as the Vikings would add another touchdown on their first drive this time with third string QB Caleb Peevy delivering a 32 yard touchdown pass to Grant Cook on 4th and 7 to make it 58-21. The Hawks would add another touchdown in garbage time as the Vikings prevailed 58-28.

Hunter put on a show for the Vikings throwing for 105 yard and one touchdown while adding three more on the ground with 23 yards rushing. Kunczewski also racked up an impressive 140 return yards on three returns on special teams.
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Quarter HCH BCV
BCV
09:49 - BCV - Hunter,Andrew 4 yd run (Richards,Trey kick), 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 03:07
0 7
BCV
02:16 - BCV - Hunter,Andrew 1 yd run (Lyons,Nate rush), 14 plays, 84 yards, TOP 05:39
0 15
2nd Quarter HCH BCV
HCH
12:38 - HCH - McReynolds,Tim 2 yd pass from White,Jake (Alderman,Collyer kick) 9 plays, 54 yards, TOP 04:28
7 15
BCV
12:23 - BCV - Plunkett,Zavion 100 yd kickoff return (Gray,Brendan pass)
7 23
BCV
10:59 - BCV - Rogers,Josh 27 yd run (Richards,Trey kick), 1 plays, 27 yards, TOP 00:06
7 30
BCV
07:24 - BCV - Lyons,Nate 50 yd pass from Hunter,Andrew (Richards,Trey kick) 4 plays, 57 yards, TOP 01:16
7 37
BCV
04:44 - BCV - Hunter,Andrew 10 yd run (Richards,Trey kick), 3 plays, 48 yards, TOP 01:19
7 44
3rd Quarter HCH BCV
HCH
10:12 - HCH - Jones Jr.,Eric 24 yd run (Alderman,Collyer kick), 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:36
14 44
BCV
09:56 - BCV - Kunczewski,Sammy 100 yd kickoff return (Kimbrel,Baker kick)
14 51
HCH
06:11 - HCH - Jones Jr.,Eric 1 yd run (Alderman,Collyer kick), 7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 03:29
21 51
4th Quarter HCH BCV
BCV
12:44 - BCV - Cook,Grant 32 yd pass from Peevy,Caleb (Kimbrel,Baker kick) 6 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:31
21 58
HCH
08:56 - HCH - Roberts,Knox 12 yd run (Alderman,Collyer kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:47
28 58

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