Richland Northeast offensive outburst knocks off Swansea
For the first half Friday night, the average play for Richland Northeast went more than 10 yards farther than each play for Swansea.
So even with a few drive-killing mistakes, the host Cavaliers had things well in hand.
RNE opened its season with an offensive explosion, dominating the Tigers 55-7. The backfield duo of tailback TyQuandre Davis and quarterback Aloysius Jackson accounted for 309 yards – 239 rushing – as the Cavaliers (1-0) pulled their starters with nearly five minutes left in the third quarter.
“It feels good,” Cavaliers coach Jay Frye said of having Davis and Jackson in the backfield. “We know that Dre can really do it, he’s a great player, and Aloysius back there.
“We’ve a lot of players back there.”
Marion Houser had 62 yards for the Tigers (1-1), who had only 12 yards after halftime. Richland Northeast’s Marzell Jackson blocked an early punt and Kelvonte Owens returned it for a touchdown to open the scoring.
TURNING POINT
The final minutes of the first half, when Davis and Jackson scored a pair of touchdowns in the span of 1 minutes, 15 seconds to extend the lead to 35-7.
KEY PERFORMERS
TyQuandre Davis: Ran for 194 yards on 12 carries and scored three touchdowns.
Aloysius Jackson: Accounted for 135 yards – 65 passing and 70 rushing. Averaged 8.1 per carry and hit 5-of-7 passes.
KEY NUMBERS
13.2: Yards per play for RNE in the first half, compared to 2.8 for the Tigers.
22: More plays Swansea ran before halftime than RNE, despite gaining 116 fewer yards.
THEY SAID IT
“We’ve just got to clean up the little stuff, make sure we’re paying attention to details. ... You’ve got to win with class, lose with class” – Swansea coach Greg Wright
“We work all summer, we work hard and just do what we’ve got to do. Do what we’re coached to do.” – Davis
HOW THEY SCORED
1st Quarter
RNE – Owens 19 blocked punt return (Maxfield kick) 9:37
RNE – Hills 30 pass from Jackson (Maxfield kick) 5:29
RNE – Davis 49 run (Maxfield kick) 2:08
2nd Quarter
S – Miller 3 run (Rodriqez kick) 10:31
RNE – Davis 17 run (Maxfield kick) 1:52
RNE – Jackson 11 run (Maxfield kick) 0:41
3rd Quarter
RNE – Davis 17 run (Kick blocked) 6:50
4th Quarter
RNE – Simons 5 run (Dove kick) 9:36
RNE – Jones 43 run (Maxfield kick) 2:18
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: S: Houser 17-62, Williams 11-32, Brooks 5-19, TEAM 1-(-3), Miller 13-(-8), Thompson 1-(-15). Total: 48-82. RNE: Davis 12-194, Jackson 8-65, Wallace 2-46, Jones 1-43, Simons 3-19, Manning 2-10, Washington 3-9, Woodberry 1-2, Dunbar 1-(-3). Total: 33-385
Passing: S: Miller 3-10-0-70. RNE: Jackson 5-7-0-70, Simons 2-3-1-30. Total: 7-10-1-100.
Receiving: S: Thomson 2-63, Fielder 1-7. RNE: Smith 3-40, Hills 1-30, Simons 1-6, Jones 1-27, Hills 1-3.
This story was originally published August 27, 2016 at 12:10 AM.