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| North Davie quarterback Alex Newman leads the way on a run by Shelton Sales. - Photo by James Barringer |
With high-school players and coaches on hand, Jared Barber (108 yards on nine carries), Denzel Redmon (59 yards on two carries), Jacob Barber (6-of-9 passing for 73 yards) and Darius Wilson (57 yards on three catches) put on a show while improving to 5-0 this year and 13-0 in two years.
“We wanted them to get a good glimpse of the athletes coming up, and North Davie’s got good athletes, too,” South coach Todd Bumgarner said.
The Tigers came out sloppy, fumbling the ball away on a lateral pass and dropping a throw that Jacob delivered right on the receiver’s numbers.
“With high-school coaches and players being here, I think the jitters got us,” Bumgarner said. “Wilson hadn’t dropped two balls all year. I just think it was nerves and the pressure of the big game. But they all settled down.”
South flexed its muscles late in the first quarter and never looked back. In the second quarter, South used Jacob’s stout arm to dominate. He hooked up with Redmon for 15 yards and with Wilson for 13 before hitting Nick Holder with an 8-yard TD early in the second quarter. On the two-point try, Barber connected with Wilson.
On South’s next offensive play, Jacob whipped a post-route pass to Wilson, who roared to the end zone for a 23-yard score and 14-0 lead.
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