Clarkston quarterback Quaricus Hurley (10) gets off a pass for a 28-yard gain despite pressure from Cross Keys’ Tommy Huynh (13). Photo by Mark Brock)
The Clarkston Angoras picked up their first win of the 2023 high school football season on the back timely turnovers to shut out the Cross Keys Indians 24-0 at Hallford Stadium on Thursday night.
Cross Keys (0-4) stopped Clarkston (1-2) on downs at the Indians’ two-yard line but two plays later a Clarkston defender flew into the Cross Key’s backfield and stripped the ball. After a scramble for the loose ball Clarkston’s Habeeb Abdullah came up with the football giving the Angoras a touchdown.
Perry Osakue ran in the two-point conversion to make it 8-0 Angoras with 4:13 left in the first quarter.
The score remained 8-0 until another Indians’ fumble was recovered at the Cross Keys’ nine-yard line to set the Angoras up for another touchdown early in the third quarter. Two plays after the fumble recovery, NyShaun Porter took the football six yards into the end zone with 9:11 to play in the quarter. Osakue tacked on the two-point conversion again to make it 16-0.
Cross Keys’ Jonathan Rodriguez (18) pulls down Clarkston running back NyShaun Porter (5) for a loss. (Photo by Mark Brock)
Six minutes later a bad snap helped give the Angoras the football in Cross Keys’ territory once again, this time at the 23-yard line. Porter would get loose for an 18-yard run that eventually set up the final score of the game. Osakue would take the ball the final two yards for the touchdown. He would add his third two-point conversion of the night to make it 24-0.
The Clarkston defense was opportunistic and also collected 18 tackles for a loss in the game while holding Cross Keys to just seven yards of total offense. Porter finished the night with 17 carries for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
The Cross Keys defense had seven negative yardage plays against the Angoras to help limit Clarkston’s offense to just 186 yards of offense in game.
Miller Grove 38, Campbell 18
Amonte Harden threw five touchdown passes to lead the Miller Grove Wolverines to a 38-18 victory over the visiting Campbell Spartans at Godfrey Stadium on Thursday night.
Miller Grove was holding a 14-6 lead with 6:46 left in the first half when Harden threw two touchdowns to send the Wolverines (3-1) into the locker room up 28-6.
Campbell came out hot in the third quarter closing the gap to 28-18. The Wolverines picked up a 40-yard field goal by Ahmed Jatta to take a 31-18 lead into the fourth quarter. Harden threw another touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to make the final of 38-18. Jatta connected on all five extra points (5-5) to go with his long field goal. Ali Dargan, a state champion sprinter, was on the receiving of three of Harden’s touchdown passes.
Other scores from Thursday include Towers (0-4) falling by a score of 27-0 to Therrell (3-0) at North DeKalb Stadium and Lakeside (3-1) dropped its first decision of the year 28-0 to Osborne (3-0) at Adams Stadium.
DCSD FOOTBALL RESULTS – WEEK 4
Thursday, 9/7
ADAMS STADIUM
Osborne (3-0) 28, Lakeside (3-1) 0
GODFREY STADIUM
Miller Grove (3-1) 38, Campbell (2-2) 18
HALLFORD STADIUM
Clarkston (1-2) 24, Cross Keys (0-4) 0
NORTH DEKALB STADIUM
Therrell (3-0) 27, Towers (0-4) 0
DCSD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE – WEEK 4
Friday, 9/8
ADAMS STADIUM
Dunwoody (2-0) vs. Druid Hills (2-0-1), 7:30 pm
AVONDALE STADIUM
Maynard Jackson (1-1) vs. Lithonia (1-2), 7:30 pm
GODFREY STADIUM
Collins Hill (1-1) vs. Cedar Grove (1-2), 7:30 pm
HALLFORD STADIUM
Carver-Atl (1-1) vs. Stephenson (2-1), 7:30 pm
NORTH DEKALB STADIUM
Duluth (2-0) vs. Chamblee (2-1), 7:30 pm
AWAY GAMES
Columbia (2-1) at Cartersville (3-0), 7:30 pm
M.L. King (0-3) at North Springs (0-3), 7:30 pm
SW DeKalb (1-2) at Westlake (3-0), 7:30 pm
HENDERSON STADIUM
Stone Mountain (0-3) at Douglass (2-1), 7:30 pm
Tucker (2-0) at Dacula (0-3), 7:30 pm
Saturday, 9/9
GODFREY STADIUM
Meadowcreek (0-3) vs. Arabia Mountain (2-1), 7:30 pm
OPEN: McNair (2-1), Redan (1-2)