McNair’s Anterrion Theodore (0) ran for 129 yards and a touchdown to help lead the McNair Mustangs to a 27-18 win over the Towers Titans on Thursday night. (Photo by Mark Brock)
McNair rushed for 279 yards and four touchdowns on the way to a 27-18 Division 1 – Region 4-1A win over the Towers Titans at Cobb Stadium on Thursday to give the Mustangs a third consecutive win in the series.
The Mustangs (3-6, 1-4) ground game was at its best in an eight-play drive that drained over five minutes of the fourth quarter and all but sealed the victory as Emmanuel Clark took a pitch, swept right and turned the corner for a 13-yard touchdown run with just 4:07 left in the game. Kobby Kobby extended the Mustang lead to 27-12 as he hit the PAT.
Towers would not go down easily marching 65 yards in 12 plays to close the gap to 27-18 on Quaricus Hurley 22-yard pass to Travon Milsap for the touchdown with just 26.3 seconds left on the game clock. A try for two went incomplete.
The Titans (3-5, 1-4) tried for the onside kick but could not recover the football in a scramble as McNair’s Keyonte Phillips corralled the football. The Mustangs then ran out the final 25 seconds to close out the win.
McNair got on the scoreboard first less than two minutes into the game as Emmanuel Clark recovered a fumble on the Towers 40-yard line. The first play following the recover McNair’s Anterrion Theodore found a big hole up the middle and raced 40 yards into the end zone with 10:07 left in the first quarter. The PAT was wide left to keep the game at 6-0 in favor of the Mustangs.
Towers answered later in the quarter as Quaricus Hurley dropped back on a fourth down and eight play and threw over the middle to a streaking Kayden Patterson. The pass hit him in stride at the goal line for the touchdown. The two-point attempt was no good with 1:30 left in the period for the 6-6 tie.
Towers Javonta Callaway (58) had a busy night disrupting the McNair offense with tackles in the backfield. He got McNair running back Anterrion Theodore (0) for a loss on this play in the first half. (Photo by Mark Brock)
McNair took the lead for good as Jeremy Victor got loose for a 49-yard run and scored on a four-yard touchdown run with 2.1 seconds left in the first quarter. Kobby Kobby hit the PAT to make it a 13-7 lead.
The Mustangs extended the lead to 20-6 at the half as Victor scored his second touchdown, this time on a one-yard keeper, with 3:28 left in the half. Kobby added the PAT.
Towers closed the gap to 20-12 with 34 seconds remaining in the third quarter as Hurley threw left on a screen pass to Jaylen Robinson who got around the corner for a 10-yard scoring play. The two-point try was no good.
Anterrion Theodore finished with 129 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries to lead the Mustangs’ offense. Victor added 73 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries.
Towers got 217 passing yards by Hurley who hit 12 of 22 passes and three touchdowns.
McNair now leads the series with Towers 12-11.
Southwest DeKalb 55, Northview 8
Braylon Carter threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as the Southwest DeKalb Panthers rolled past the Northview Titans 55-8 at North DeKalb Stadium on Thursday night.
The Panthers (6-3, 5-2) picked up a Region 5-4A win to seal a Class 4A state playoff berth.
Samuel Turner caught two of Carter’s four touchdown passes while Tamir Rudolph and Ramique Thomas both hauled in a touchdown pass. Rudolph added a kickoff return for a score to have two touchdowns in the game.
Kingston Lobdell and Bryce Smith also contributed one rushing touchdown each in the win.
Cedar Grove 44, Riverdale 0
Zsewaun Smith followed up his five-touchdown night of a week by running for three more to lead the Cedar Grove Saints to a 44-0 win over Riverdale at Godfrey Stadium on Thursday night.
The Saints (3-5, 3-2) moved a step closer to securing a state playoff bid with the win s Smith ran for over 250 yards and had touchdown reception in the game. Josiah Moore threw two touchdowns including the one to Smith and another to Cleve Sutherland Amon Martin added rushing touchdown to the Cedar Grove total.
Cedar Grove’s defensive shutout was led by Jules Wilborne with a pair of sacks on the night.
DCSD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE – WEEK 11
Thursday, Oct. 24
ADAMS STADIUM
Shiloh (3-6, 3-3) 29, Lakeside (4-5, 3-3)* 21
COBB STADIUM
McNair (3-6, 1-4) 27, Towers (3-5, 1-4) 18
GODFREY STADIUM
Cedar Grove (3-5, 3-2) 44, Riverdale (0-9, 0-6) 0
NORTH DEKALB STADIUM
Southwest DeKalb (6-3, 5-2) 55, Northview (1-8, 1-6) 8
Friday, Oct. 25
ADAMS STADIUM
St. Pius (7-2, 6-1) vs. Tucker (6-2, 5-1)* (SN) 7:30 pm
COBB STADIUM
Redan (3-5, 1-1) vs. Columbia (2-6, 2-0)* (SN), 7;30 pm
GODFREY STADIUM
Marist (8-0, 6-0) vs. Lithonia (5-3, 3-3)* (SN), 7:30 pm
HALLFORD STADIUM
Luella (4-4, 3-1) vs. Stephenson (5-3, 3-1)* (SN), 7:30 pm
NORTH DEKALB STADIUM
Chamblee (1-7, 1-4) vs. Dunwoody (2-6, 1-4)* (SN), 7:30 pm
AWAY GAMES
Arabia Mountain (1-7, 0-5) vs. Tri-Cities (5-2, 3-2)*, 7:30 pm
Cross Keys (0-7) at Skipstone Academy (1-5), 7:30 pm
SOUTHERN CRESCENT STADIUM
M.L. King (2-6, 1-4) at Drew (6-2, 3-2)*, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Oct. 26
ADAMS STADIUM
Clarkston (0-8, 0-6) vs. Druid Hills (3-5, 2-4), 3:00 pm
AWAY GAME
Miller Grove (4-4, 1-2) at Salem (1-5, 0-1), 1:00 pm
OPEN: Stone Mountain (1-7)
*–Region Game
(HC) – Homecoming
(SN) – Senior Night