By Jake McCoy
The DeQuincy Tigers now have 6 regular season wins for the first time since 2016 after beating Jonesboro-Hodge last Friday 38-20.
DeQuincy scored 21 points in the first quarter but then the offense stalled in the second only scoring a 24 yard field goal off the foot of Kohen Cormier. DeQuincy would go into the locker room at halftime with a 24-14 lead. The Tigers did not score again until the fourth quarter scoring 14 more points and pulling away for good to secure a tough earned victory.
Scoring Summary
DQ: Ty LaVergne 3 yard run (Kohen Cormier kick)
DQ: Wyatt LaVergne 11 yard run (Cormier kick)
JH: Christi McGuire 53 yard kickoff return (McGuire 2 pt. conversion)
DQ: Lindsey Joyce 39 yard pass from Carson Rainwater (Cormier kick)
JH: McGuire 65 yard pass from Dakota Knox (pass failed)
DQ: 24 yard FG Cormier
JH: Ja’Marlon Johnson 34 yard pass from Knox (run failed)
DQ: Wyatt LaVergne 14 yard run (Cormier kick)
DQ: Wyatt LaVergne 11 yard run (Cormier kick)
Individual Leaders
Rushing – DeQuincy: Wyatt LaVergne 31-142, Ty LaVergne 6-44, Carson Rainwater 2-4. Jonesboro-Hodge: Dakota Knox 15-37, D.J. Palmer 1-4, Christian McGuire 1-(minus-1), Landon Boston 4-(minus-7).
Passing – DeQuincy: Rainwater 10-16-1-125. Jonesboro-Hodge: Knox 8-23-0-182.
Receiving – DeQuincy: Lindsey Joyce 5-81, Koby Pool 3-25, Kentrell Rogers 1-12, Nolan Schrader 1-7. Jonesboro-Hodge: Palmer 5-70, McGuire 2-78, Ja’Marlon Johnson 1-34.
