WESTWOOD — Even as Fairview created more and more separation on the scoreboard, the Eagles’ defensive intensity never relented on the field.

The veteran voices of the Fairview defense wouldn’t allow such a thing as Fairview crushed East Carter, 42-2, on Friday night at Fairview.

“Every time we would get down, me, Ryan Webb, Chris Littlejohn ... we would say, ‘Remember what they did to us last year, remember what they did to us last year. Was that not embarrassing? Let’s go,’” said Eagles senior defensive end Zach Segina.

The 16-13 loss in 2009 had weighed heavy on Segina’s mind for the last year.

The senior got his hands dirty early as he came up with the first of his four total sacks on East Carter quarterback Nick Kratzenburg early in the first quarter.

The play set up the Eagles’ offensive onslaught, highlighted by six different players contributing in the end zone.

First, it was Gary Felder, a senior transfer from Huntington High, who executed three perfectly-timed spin moves to scatter East Carter defenders aside during an 18-yard touchdown run. The scoring play capped an 11-play, 84-yard drive that took 5:16 in the first quarter.

Felder added another TD rush in the second quarter, serving as the only player to put points on the board twice aside from Fairview kicker C.J. Leadingham, who converted all seven of his extra-point attempts.

Chris Kimbro, Jared Hutchinson, Chris Littlejohn and Chris Brewer each scored touchdowns. Kimbro’s was equally as flashy as Felder’s, as he used a stiff arm, spun out of a tackle and then took a block by Cody Campbell to spring himself to the end zone on a 40-yard catch and run from a Ty Lowe pass.

“I think our offense is starting to catch up (to our defense),” said Fairview coach Nate McPeek. “If I’m looking at our film as (an opposing) defensive coordinator, what are you gonna do? Six guys score tonight. Who you gonna stop?”

Fairview racked up 240 rushing yards by nine different Eagles and 94 passing yards by Lowe. Devon Turner led Fairview in rushing yards with 77.

While Fairview (3-0) turned the ball over three times in the first half, and hurt its cause with 10 penalties, the defense was virtually immovable.

East Carter’s longest play from scrimmage was an 18-yard burst from its fullback, Brett Carra, in the second quarter. The Raiders gained only 25 yards of offense on 41 total plays.

“Fairview was jacked up,” said East Carter coach Aaron Baldwin. “They really wanted this win bad.”

While Baldwin elected not to make excuses, the East Carter coach had plenty at his disposal.

Along with several other injuries, Kyle Smith hurt his hand in an unlikely accident at home on Friday afternoon. The senior tripped on his pants as he got out of his car and fell and possibly broke his throwing hand.

“I think we’re cursed,” Baldwin said, half-jokingly.

East Carter looked as if it may take early momentum, but it did not last long. The Raiders were the beneficiaries of a botched snap that dribbled into the end zone on the first play of the game. A Fairview player fell on the ball to give East Carter a 2-0 lead.

A sidelines-clearing scuffle added some excitement in the third quarter as East Carter tried to get back in the game.

With 8:38 left in the third quarter, Kratzenburg ran up the middle and into a wall of Eagles. Pushing and shoving ensued, and while it was tough to tell who started the altercation, the officials were able to break it up before any player was ejected. Off-setting penalties were the result.

“We don’t play that way and we don’t need to do that, but it woke us up a little bit,” McPeek said. “We want to try to calm down and win classy.”

AARON SNYDER can be reached at asnyder@dailyindependent.com or (606) 326-2664.