Highpowered Dinwiddie beats Heritage 49-7 at City Stadium
City Stadium, Lynchburg, VA – Dinwiddie got to Lynchburg fast and just kept playing fast once they got there.
Leading the charge was the General’s Sophomore sensation at quarterback, 6 Harry Dalton. Heritage Head Coach Brady Bradley noticed, “He’s a big time player, only a Sophomore.”
The 10th grader passed for 277 yards and 3 TDs, with 2 INTs and rushed for two more scores. Heritage was able to ‘pick’ him twice, but it didn’t seem to phase the signalcaller. Complimenting Dalton was a rushing attack that netted 200 yards and 4 TDs including the QB’s seventy yards. Dinwiddie scored twice in the first six and a half minutes on passes of 51 and 41 yards. But Heritage answered with an 11-yard strike to WR 23 Markus White in the front corner of the end zone on third down with :37 left in the first quarter to make it 14-7. That was as close as it would get. The Generals scored twice more in the second and then on three straight drives late in the third quarter. “They fly around and get after it. Coach Mills does a great job,” Bradley added. “We were better than we were last week. Iron sharpens iron. It’s going to make us better down the road.”
When you think of fast break football, think Dinwiddie. They play fast and force you to go at their pace. Once they get ahead, all you can do is chase them on the scoreboard. Not an easy feat. Heritage played well in the first quarter, trailing only 14-7. But they had early opportunties to get more points and didn’t cash in.
Heritage’s first drive ended in an interception by DB 20 Mickiel Johnson. The Pioneers picked off Sophomore QB 6 Harry Dalton, once in the first quarter by DB 23 Markus White and then DB 6 Tavion Clark got another theft in the 2nd quarter. But the home team could not cash in on ether opportunity. At the start of the second half, Heritage held Dinwiddie and forced a punt. But the General’s defense flexed their muscle and forced a reciprocal punt. But the Pioneers fumbled the snap and Dinwiddie took over on the eighteen. Three plays later RB 5 Raphael Tucker took it in from the
four. Dinwiddie put the game out of reach scoring on their next two possessions. The first was an 85-yard burst off tackle to paydirt by Tucker, and then Dalton powered his was in from 22-yards out to make the final 49-7. Neither team scored in the final quarter as the younger players got an opportunity to play. – Capt’n Crunch
Offense:
Rushing – Dinwiddie – Harry Dalton 11/70, 2TD, Raphael Tucker 12/121, 2TD, Mickiel Johnson 2/11, Team 1-(-2) Heritage – Rajan Booker-Felder 4/9, HOV Bateman 11/24, Elijah Steele 1/(-3)
Passing – Dinwiddie – Harry Dalton 14/19, 277, 3TD, 2 INT Heritage – HOV Bateman 18/31, 167, TD, INT
Receiving – Dinwiddie – Zalen Wiggins 9/152, TD, Christian Drumgoole 1/51, TD, Daniel Smith 1/41, TD, Se’von McDowell 1/29, Raphael Tucker 1/3, Alex Elmore 1/3, 2ptr Heritage – Rajan Booker-Felder 5/75, Elijah Steele 3/11, Markus White 5/42, TD, Tavion Clark 3/7, Terrell Washington 1/22, Jaidyn Johnson 1/10
Punting – Dinwiddie – 1/47 yd avg Heritage – HOV Bateman 6-16 yd avg
Kicking – Dinwiddie – 7/7 PAT Heritage – 1/1 PAT
Scoring:
First Quarter –
• Dinwiddie: C. Drumgoole 51-yd pass from H. Dalton: (43) PAT (8:29)
• Dinwiddie: D. Smith 41-yd pass from H. Dalton: (6:23)
• Heritage: M. White 11-yd pass from HOV Bateman ; (36) PAT (0:37)
Second Quarter –
• Dinwiddie: H. Dalton 1-yd run; (43) PAT (5:59)
• Dinwiddie: Z. Wiggins 64-yd pass from H. Dalton; A. Elmore pass from H. Dalton 2 ptr (1:51)
Third Quarter –
• Dinwiddie: R. Tucker 4-yd run: (43) PAT (8:08)
• Dinwiddie: Z. Wiggins 85-yd run; (43) PAT (4:28)
• Dinwiddie: H. Dalton 22-yd run: (43) PAT (0:06)
Fourth Quarter –
