ON THE MOVE - Despite the efforts by a Splendora player to strip the ball, Diboll's Kendall Jackson (center) holds on to the pigskin while teammate Nicholas Cortines protects his runner. The Jacks, who will take a 5-0 season record into their first district game against Rusk, also take some impressive numbers into the game. On the season, Diboll is 22 of 42 in third down conversions, six of six in 4th down conversions and 22 of 22 in red zone opportunities.
Splendora held to two first downs, 60 total yards
By Joe Miranda
Lumberjack correspondent
The Diboll Lumberjack Express rolled again last Friday night as they tamed the Splendora Wildcats 48-06 and remain undefeated with a perfect 5-0 mark.
As usual, the two main cogs in the Jacks machine were once again running back Ketaraus Stanton and quarterback Jacolby Spencer. The dynamic duo teamed up to amass a tremendous total of offense with 342 yards rushing and passing and five TD's.
The Jacks' fumbled the opening kickoff and Splendora recovered on the Lumberjack 44-yard line, but the defense took over and forced the Wildcats to punt.
Following the punt, the Jacks took over own their 15 yard line with Spencer engineered a drive- that covered 85 yards in 13 plays, culminating with a 1-yard pass to Cornelius Polk. Alex Castillo followed with the PAT to give Diboll a 7-0 lead they never relinquished.
Still in the first quarter, the Jacks scored again on a Spencer to J.J. Hayes TD pass for 32 yards.
Starting the second quarter-after a Wildcat punt, Diboll took over on the Splendora 42. Spencer promptly fired a 42-yard TD pass to Polk for his second touchdown of the night. The 2-point conversion attempt was no good.
After another Wildcat 3 and out and punt, the Lumberjacks took over on their 16-yard line. From there Stanton broke loose on a 84 yard gallop up the middle. A Spencer to Castillo pass accounted for the 2-point conversion, to make the score 27-0 Diboll.
Josh Odom intercepted a Wildcat pass and back-up quarterback Kyle Prescott came on to direct a 70-yard 8-play drive. Prescott threw a 20-yard TD pass to Hayes. Castillo's kick was good to give the Lumberjacks a 34-0 halftime lead.
Following the intermission, Spencer returned to the game, to throw his fourth TD pass of the night to Castillo for 41-yards Castillo followed with the P.A.T.
Kendal Jackson scored the last touchdown of the night with a 7-yard run and Castillo kicked the extra point. Jackson finished the game with 107 yards rushing on 17 carries.
The Wildcats avoided a shutout when linebacker Josh Connell picked up a fumble and returned it 45-yards to put the Cats on the board. The extra point try was no good making the final scored 48-6 Lumberjacks.
On defense, Adrian Vasquez had a great night making several tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery.
Next game for the Jacks will be their District 20-3A home opener against the Rusk Eagles. Game time will be 7:30p.m. at Lumberjack Stadium. This game will also be homecoming game for the Jacks, so come early to see your old classmates. Support the Jacks! See you at the game.
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