Big second quarter lifts Red Devils at Fruitdale
Verbena used a second-quarter onslaught on Friday to win at Fruitdale, 46-14.
The visiting Red Devils (4-2, 1-2) led 6-0 after a two-yard run by Dorrian Parker, but Fruitdale tied the game at 6-all in the first on a 36-yard pass.
The second quarter was all Verbena.
It started with a two-yard run by Tristan Short and Anthony Miller point-after to give the Devils the lead.
Short then scored on a one-yard run that was set up by a blocked punt and recovery by Dillon Walker.
Short passed to Hakeem Underwood for a 51-yard touchdown, and by the time Parker scored on a 16-yard run to make the score 33-6, VHS had scored 27 points in less than 8 minutes of game time.
Underwood stretched the lead to 40-6 by scoring on a one-yard run with less than 2 minutes remaining in the third quarter, and Johnathan Bryant capped off the scoring with a 17-yard run.
Fruitdale’s only second-half score came on a tipped pass interception returned for a touchdown.
Trey McCullough led the Verbena defense with 15 tackles but had plenty of help, as Miller had 11 stops and Dakota Vessicchio had nine tackles.
High school football statistical leaders through Week 6
OFFENSE Passing Name School Yr G Comp Att Yds TD Y/G Tristan Short Verbena Jr. 5 37 67 710 9... read more