There was not much drama inside Jelsma Stadium, Monday evening, and that was just okay for the Guthrie Junior Varstiy and Freshmen football squads.
Both teams prevailed in dominating fashion with wins over Piedmont. The freshmen pulled off a 25-6 win and the junior varsity followed that up by steam rolling the Wildcats 40-2.
The freshmen rolled off 18-unanswered points after Piedmont came within one-point of the Jays with a first quarter score, 7-6. Guthrie jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 92-yard touchdown pass and catch between quarterback Reed Roberts and wide-out Donavan Jordan. The scoring drive was benefited by the Guthrie defense with Zonte’ Veasley’s interception inside Guthrie’s five-yard line.
Jordan finalized the scoring on the night when he took a Wildcat pass the other way for a 35-yard touchdown on an interception late in the third quarter.
Running back Connor Howard had two scores sandwiched between Jordan’s in both the second and third quarters. Howard’s first scoring run of 5-yards gave the Jays a 13-6 lead.
Howard had an easier time getting into the end zone from 1-yard out with 2:17 left in the third quarter, but Jordan helped set it all up with an interception and a return to the one-yard line.
The freshmen improve to 4-1 on the season and will next be in action next week in Noble.
Junior Varsity makes it look easy
It took only 3:15 in the game before the junior varsity made the statement that they were the more dominant team on the field. Guthrie jumped out to a 20-0 first quarter lead and held a 40-0 halftime lead.
The Guthrie JV, who improves to 3-1 on the season, had six scores by six different players. Perhaps the highlight of the scoring plays came from defensive lineman LaMarc Allison. Allison simply stripped the ball away from a Piedmont runner and took off for a 40-yard touchdown run.
Chad Nash scored on the opening drive with a 13-yard run and with Allison’s touchdown on the following possession, Guthrie had a 14-0 lead with 4:49 to play in the opening quarter.
Sophomore running back J.T. McFadden got into the scoring column with a 35-yard run as he tight roped down the home sideline into the South end zone to give his team a 20-0 advantage.
The only score to come through the air was in the second quarter when quarterback Cody Reihs found Jarvis Moore for a 45-yard score. The two following Guthrie scores came on Piedmont turnovers.
After a Wildcat fumble, Tim Zupo scored from 12-yards out in the first two minutes to the start of the second half. The defense came through again in the quarter, but this time it came with an interception.
After the turnover, Reihs kept it in on the ground and scored on a 3-yard run.
The junior varsity improves to 4-1 on the year and will travel to Noble Monday evening.
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