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J.H. Rose’s Will Taylor, center, celebrates with teammates Malachi Keyes, left, and Justin Biggs (20) after his 31-yard rushing touchdown opened the scoring of Thursday’s game against Northeastern.
J.H. Rose’s Kenderius Geddis (2) hauls in a touchdown pass from Will Taylor in front of Northeastern’s Tyell Saunders (6) during the opening quarter of Thursday’s game.
J.H. Rose's Malachi Keyes hauls in a deep ball over a Northeastern defender during the third quarter Thursday night.
J.H. Rose's Jaceire Daniels-Waller (11) pulls down his third interception of the game during the fourth quarter in front of Northeastern's Dwan Bell (9) Thursday.
J.H. Rose’s Will Taylor, center, celebrates with teammates Malachi Keyes, left, and Justin Biggs (20) after his 31-yard rushing touchdown opened the scoring of Thursday’s game against Northeastern.
J.H. Rose’s Kenderius Geddis (2) hauls in a touchdown pass from Will Taylor in front of Northeastern’s Tyell Saunders (6) during the opening quarter of Thursday’s game.
J.H. Rose's Malachi Keyes hauls in a deep ball over a Northeastern defender during the third quarter Thursday night.
J.H. Rose's Jaceire Daniels-Waller (11) pulls down his third interception of the game during the fourth quarter in front of Northeastern's Dwan Bell (9) Thursday.
Before some fans had even made their way to their seats, the J.H. Rose football team had stormed out to a 14-0 lead over visiting Northeastern Thursday night.
The Rampants scored two touchdowns in the opening 2:07 of the game, leading from start to finish on their way to a 48-26 victory.
Kenderius Geddis opened the game with a lengthy return to set the Rose offense up in plus territory at the 40-yard line to start the game.
On the hosts’ second play of the game, Will Taylor took an option play to the right side himself, breaking free for a 31-yard touchdown just 25 seconds into the game to put the Rampants in front 7-0.
Northeastern then saw its first drive of the night end quickly, as Jaceire Daniels-Waller intercepted a Jalen Melson pass on the third play of the drive to give the Rose offense a short field once again.
The Rampants’ second drive had the same result as their first, two plays and pay-dirt, as Taylor dropped back and found Geddis in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown to make it a 14-0 lead in the blink of an eye.
“We wanted to get back to our winning ways after a tough loss last week,” J.H. Rose head coach Will Bland said. “We just wanted to come out and show that we’re still one of the top teams out here.”
After the teams went back and forth with turnovers on the following three drives, Rose capitalized on a short field once again after another Daniels-Waller interception.
Five plays and 30 yards later, Brandon Sanders plunged in from three yards out to give Rose a three-score lead.
After turnovers on its first three drives, Northeastern’s fourth opportunity on offense did not appear to fare much better, as it lined up to punt from its own 37-yard line.
Instead, the snap went up-back Shymeer Williams, who took the fake punt down the far sideline all the way to the end zone for a 63-yard touchdown to get the Eagles on the board at the 5:46 mark of the second quarter.
J.H. Rose responded in the final two minutes of the opening half as Taylor connected with Geddis once again, this time on a 23-yard score to send the home side into the half in front 28-7.
Northeastern looked to set the tone coming out of the half, as it marched 85 yards in six plays, with the final being a 36-yard touchdown connection between Melson and Shamar Sutton to bring the deficit back down to 14.
The Rampants’ ensuing drive stalled, but the visitors were unable to capitalize, going three-and-out and punting the ball back to Rose. This time, the hosts had a response, finishing off a drive with a six-yard touchdown connection between Taylor and Malachi Keyes.
Sutton took the ensuing kickoff 99 yards to the house, as it appeared the Eagles may have the momentum yet again.
Rose once again had a response, as Taylor hit Landon Richards and Keyes on a pair of 38-yard passes before ending the drive with his legs, running in for a score from four yards out to make it a 42-20 game with 37 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
“Rose is pretty good, they can really throw the ball and they made more plays than we did tonight,” Northeastern head coach Antonio Moore said. “They executed and we’re still kind of banged up, and I just want to get through the tough non-conference schedule.”
Taylor accounted for five touchdowns in the win, going 9-for-16 through the air for 172 yards and three scores, while rushing for 41 yards and two scores on four carries.
The final gasp for Northeastern came with 7:06 left in the game when Sutton found a hole on the left side on his way to a 19-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 16.
Four plays later, the Rampants put the final nail in the coffin when Jameer Roach got around the right end and tore down the near sideline for a 45-yard score with 4:20 to play to bring the final score to 48-26.
Northeastern finished the game with a 393-246 edge in total offense, but six turnovers, including four interceptions, proved to be the difference, as the home side capitalized on multiple short fields.
“They play hard and they try to take any opportunity when the ball is thrown their way,” Bland said of his defense.
J.H. Rose is back in action next Friday when it visits Southwest Onslow for its final non-conference game of the season.
The Rams kept their early-season stampede rolling on Thursday night with another lopsided win that made them 3-0 on the season.
The win was powered again by the legs of Justice Debro. GC was already ahead 24-6 at halftime when the running back broke loose for his third touchdown of the night, a 52-yard stroll that made it 30-6.
Quarterback Wilkes Thomas and receiver Jamari Coppage also stayed hot with multiple TDs as Greene Central pulled away in the second half.
Unofficially, Rion Roseborough rushed for 123 yards for John Paul II on Thursday evening, and none was more important than his final one as he scored on third-and-goal from the 1 with 1:27 left in the game, lifting the Saints to a victory in their home opener.
Xae Lang’s interception at the JPII 30-yard line with 44.5 seconds remaining sealed it for JPII (3-0).
“It was a great win for our kids,” JPII coach Sean Murphy said. “Playing a tough, close game against a good opponent will only make us better for the rest of the season.”
Keiveon Moore’s 53-yard touchdown put the Saints on the board, and they extended their advantage to 13-0 on a 4-yard touchdown run by quarterback Brody Mitchell with 3:14 left in the third quarter.
Catholic answered immediately on a 2-yard run by Nate Hathaway with 1:17 left in the third. The Crusaders got a short TD run by Alex Rios and the Crusaders pulled even at 13-13 after making the PAT kick, setting up JPII’s fina drive.
Defensively, Quinn McCaffrey and Nick Wojciechowski also came up with interceptions for JPII.
Senior Ryan Davis banged home the winner for Conley when broke a 1-1 tie in the second half on Wednesday.
The Vikings got on the board first via a Corbin Jefferson goal set up by Henry Conway. Wake tied the game before halftime.
D.H.. Conley hosts Washington on Tuesday.
The Vikings had a strong day at the pre-conference championship meet at Boyd Lee Park, sweeping the top three places while placing five in the top 15 on Wednesday.
They were led by Landen Williams (17:03), Christian Villasenor (18:27) and Bryson Bingaman (18:37). Spencer Rundell finished in seventh.
Conley’s girls also finished strong at Boyd Lee Park in second place, led by seventh-place finisher Lily McGrew (23:29). The Vikings placed eight in the top 25.
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