The Class 3A No. 9 ranked Houston Academy Raiders delivered a quick knockout over winless New Brockton on Friday at Northcutt Field, racing to a three-touchdown lead just five minutes
Houston Academy, with five scores in its first six possessions plus a punt return for a touchdown and a fumble recovery for a score, led 49-0 at halftime and the game was played with a running clock throughout the second half with the Raiders playing all back-ups.
Offensively, the Raiders finished with 324 total yards in 10 possessions despite starting with short fields with half in New Brockton territory and two others at their own 45 and 46. Will Wells received the punt at the 35, went to his left then cut back inside to the right 10 yards later with nothing but green grass ahead on way to a 35-yard punt return for a score to boost the HA lead to 14-0 with 8:20 to go in the quarter.
Houston Academy, in its only unfruitful drive in the opening half, went three-and-out and punted with Renshaw booming a 48 yarder to the Gamecock 17. But the Raiders added another score less than a minute later with the defense coming up big. Facing 2nd-and-10 at the 15, New Brockton’s Herrington got pressure from the right side and tried to run away from it going backwards. As he got into the end zone, he was hit and fumbled the ball with Raider senior defensive lineman Ethan Coachman recovering it in the end zone for touchdown with 10:19 left in the half. Renshaw boomed another PAT to make it 42-0.
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