I know they lost several key players, but they had Tommy Armstrong (the starting quarterback) and Justin Stockton (running back) returning.
Tommy is very athletic and can run and pass very efficiently. He has a strong and extremely accurate arm! Last year, he completed half of his passing attempts, had 19 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Already, he has gotten more than 60 letters from colleges! So far this season, he has 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Wow!
As a freshman last year, Stockton was Malcolm Brown’s backup. He carried the ball 54 times for 607 yards and 6 touchdowns. Did I mention he did that as a FRESHMAN? Thru 4 games this season, he already has 54 carries for 545 yards and 6 touchdowns. Wow!
The Southwest Dragons are primarily a running team. They have a sophomore running back named Erin Mack. He made his debut last week and had over 200 yards rushing.
In my 15 years of watching and working high school football games, I have never seen what transpired in the first 6 possessions of the game covering the first 5 minutes!!! It was amazing. I actually had to watch it again!!
I am a stat man, not a play by play or color commentator! I will do my best to describe the action!
Southwest got the ball first and they had a 3 and out.
First play for Steele was a 46 yard touchdown pass!
On the Dragons next play, they scored on an 81 yard run!
Steele’s 2nd play from scrimmage was as 67 yard run for a touchdown!
Southwest turned the ball over on downs.
Third play for the Knights was a 32 yard touchdown pass!
Yes, 4 scoring drives of 1 play!!! Awesome!!! Unbelievable!!! OMG!!!
In a span of 5 minutes, Steele had a 21-7 lead and that was all they needed.
Armstrong was 3 of 4 passing for 74 yards and 2 touchdowns. Stockton had 3 carries for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns. They only played a quarter and a half! Pretty good duo; 7 touches for 190 yards and 4 touchdowns. We knew one of them would be a player of the game and after some discussion, we gave it to Stockton! He told us that was his first real trophy! I know he is going to get a lot more hardware!
Southwest’s Erin Mack had a very impressive 2nd game with 22 carries and 212 yards and 1 touchdown.
Steele won the game 49-24, but it wasn’t that close!
Last night, I got to see the number 1 team, the Judson Rockets take on there former district rival, the Churchill Chargers. Last year, Judson won 28-27 in a double overtime thriller. In 2005, Churchill beat Judson 14-0 which is a rare feat to hold the Rockets scoreless!
I knew this game would be a slugfest and another one where you can throw the record books out the window.
Judson dominated the first half and led 27-10 at halftime. Second half was all Churchill, they outscored the Rockets 23-13!!
Quaylon Jones sealed the game and the win the for Judson with an 85 yard touchdown run on a 3rd and 1! He ended the game with 25 carries for 311 yards and 4 touchdowns, he also had 1 touchdown reception. There was no discussion for the player of the game! I wasn’t expecting a final score of 40-33 in favor of Judson!!!
Oh, Kevin Clanton is a linebacker for Judson and he had some HUGE HITS on the Charger players! One was so loud it shook the press box. He has a knack for tackling and hard hits!!!
Every time Jones touches the ball, he is a threat to score! Come out to a Judson game to watch him play! You will leave the game amazed by the show Q puts on!!!!
The Huguley twins, William and Grantham, had a combined 292 yards and 3 touchdowns for the Chargers.
Tonight, I get to see the Brandeis Broncos take on the Stevens Falcons. Brandeis is number 3 in the football poll. Stay tuned tomorrow for my blog on this game.