By DAVE O’SULLIVAN Publisher GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — On Thursday, the entire Vineland High School football team stopped practicing and went over to the tennis court to watch sophomore Tess Fisher as she was in the midst of winning her second straight Cape-Atlantic League singles championship. Perhaps watching one of their classmates compete at a championship level inspired the Fighting Clan to step up their game against host Absegami on Friday night. Something inspired Daivon Seymore, and whatever it was, it worked. After the Braves took an early lead on an Ibn Wilkerson touchdown run, Seymore, a bruising junior running back, ran roughshod over the Absegami defense to the tune of 187 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries as the Fighting Clan ran away with a 25-7 win to even their record at 3-3. The loss may have put Absegami (2-4) out of playoff contention, as the Braves were forced into six turnovers — four fumbles and two interceptions. After a scoreless first quarter, the Braves struck first as Wilkerson capped off a drive by plowing into the end zone from three yards out while lined up as a quarterback in the wildcat formation. Zach Sterr’s extra point made it 7-0 with 7:38 left before halftime, but from there it was the Daivon Seymore show. Vineland coach Dan Russo has been trying to get the ball into Seymore’s hands more. He’s 6-foot-1, 220 pounds and is started to get recruited by such schools as Rutgers University, among others. For much of the game, Russo had Seymore take direct snaps from the wildcat position, and Absegami had no answer for he and Isaih Pacheco. “We’ve lost to them two years in a row, and to be able to come here and beat them, I’m very happy with the guys. They played great. We’ve had a few guys nicked up but some guys stepped up in new positions,” Russo said. “We had (Seymore) play quarterback today for the first time. He’s unbelievable. We’re going to Rutgers (on Saturday) and they want him, and you can see why.” Absegami's Vinnie Nelson takes off up the right sideline on a punt return during Friday night's game. Absegami’s Vinnie Nelson takes off up the right sideline on a punt return during Friday night’s game. “As we kept getting turnovers we knew we had to build each other up and keep scoring. We’ve been in a lot of situations where teams got ahead of us and we gave up, so we had to keep fighting,” Seymore said. “We worked very hard during the offseason, and in practice this week we worked extremely hard, so we just want to keep it up. It’s one win, but we want to keep it going.” Vineland put the game out of reach late in the third quarter, taking advantage of another Absegami fumble. Three straight runs by Seymore brought the ball to the Braves’ 17-yard line, and Vineland caught  break when it was able to recover its own fumble. On the next play, Seymore bulldozed his way into the end zone, running through several Absegami tacklers for a 20-yard touchdown to push the lead to 25-7. “I’m just very thankful for the players sticking to Vineland football and believing in it. The staff and I work really hard to keep the Vineland players in Vineland, and we’re real happy with this victory,” Russo said. “The kids have been working hard. We’ve been very close in some of our other games, but we have a lot of young guys. We’ve made some mental mistakes. This is the first full game we’ve put in of disciplined football. We’re getting better every year. We’re just trying to get better and compete every week.” Contact Dave O’Sullivan: sully@acglorydays.com; on Twitter @GDsullysays [adsense]