East 62, Douglas 14 - East scored early and often in rolling to its third win of the young season. Marquez Pride raced 65 yards on the first play from scrimmage to give East a 7-0 lead. After a Douglas punt to the East 19, Antwan James raced 81 yards on the first play from scrimmage to give East a 14-0 lead with 10:15 left in the first quarter. After Keith Southard kicked off into the end zone, East forced Douglas to punt. Jonathan Hill fielded the punt, and 73 yards later, crossed the goal to push the East lead to 21-0 with 7:32 left in the first quarter. East's next drive took 2 plays. From the East 41, Evan Whiteside passed 20 yards to Marquez Pride. Antwan James scored on the next play from 39 yards out for a 28-0 lead with 3:46 left in the first quarter. Late in the first quarter, Antwan James ran 81 yards for an apparent score, but a penalty placed the ball on the East 28. On the next play, Marquez Pride took off for a 72 yard score with 19 seconds left in the first quarter. East led 34-0 after one quarter. East added 2 more TDs in the second quarter for a 48-0 halftime lead. Marquez Pride scored on a 53 yard run, and Jonathan Hill scored from 16 yards out. After a heavy halftime shower, the rain let up for the second half. Sean Darby caught a screen pass from Evan Whiteside and scored from 32 yards out, but a penalty nullified the play, and East was stopped on downs. With 5:40 left in the third quarter, Antwan James was off to the races again with a 67 yarder for a 55-0 lead. In the fourth quarter, Douglas scored on runs of 18 and 4 yards to narrow the lead to 55-14. Jacquez Pride wrapped up the scoring for East with a 47 yard run with 3:12 left. For the game, Keith Southard kicked 8 of 9 PATs. East travels to Guntersville next Friday for a key 4A, Region 7 contest. Douglas travels to North Jackson.
Scoring Summary 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Final Douglas 0 0 0 14 14 East 34 14 7 7 62
First Quarter
East - M Pride 65 run (Southard kick), 11:49 East - James 85 run (Southard kick), 10:15 East - J Hill 73 punt return (Southard kick), 7:32 East - James 39 run (Southard kick), 3:46 East - M Pride 72 run (kick failed), :19
Second Quarter
East - M Pride 53 run (Southard kick), 11:00 East - J Hill 16 run (Southard kick), 4:04
Third Quarter
East - James 67 run (Southard kick), 5:40
Fourth Quarter
Douglas - Driver 18 run (kick failed), 9:18 Douglas - Osborn 4 run (run) East - J Pride 47 run (Southard kick), 3:12
Team Statistics East Douglas First downs 18 16 Rushing yards 475 167 Passing yards 66 60 Total yards 541 227 Att-Comp-Int 5-3-0 11-3-0 Punts-Avg 0 8-23 Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-0 Penalties-yards 4-40 7-65