DMS holds off Northview rally for two-point win


 


Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

After trailing by a touchdown late in the game following a pair of big plays from Dyersburg Middle School running back Triston Edwards, Northview rallied to cut the DMS lead to two points with a late touchdown before being stopped on the two-point conversion which allowed the Trojans to seal their 16-14 win over the Choctaws on Thursday night at J.C. Sawyers Stadium.

“We fought tonight,” Dyersburg Head Coach John Bolan said. “Last week was kind of disappointing. We came out and fought hard this week.

“We took care of the ball, first and foremost.”

With the game tied at 8-8 early in the fourth quarter, DMS was able to capitalize on defense, stopping the Choctaws on 4th-and-six to get the ball near the Northview 30-yard line.


From there, the Trojans drove the ball down the field as Edwards capped off the short drive with a three-yard run four the score with 4:08 left in the game. Edwards then got the ball on a sweep, breaking multiple tackles on his way across the goal line for the two-point conversion to put the black and gold on top 16-8.

“That was his homecoming,” Bolan said of Edwards’ two runs on the drive to give the Trojans the lead. “He transferred in from Lake County. He’s a big fullback.

“We needed him, really. And he fits right into our offense.”


Northview looked to answer but it needed a couple of big passes to do it after bad snap and a penalty, put them well behind the chains. But, Northview quarterback Will Trevathan hit an open Mason McCain who made a diving and rolling catch to secure a first down at the 33-yard line of DMS.

The DMS defense tightened up again and forced a 4th-and-three which was converted into a first down by a seven-yard run from Trevathan. An incomplete pass followed but Trevathan then hit Deshaun Davis for an 11-yard pick up for a first down to give the Choctaws first and goal from the DMS 8-yard line. Trevathan then picked up four yards on first down before scoring on a four-yard run with :43 seconds left.

On the two-point conversion, Trevathan followed a lead blocker to towards the DMS side of the field and headed for the goal line. After being met at the goal line by Trojan defenders, he was ruled down and the two-point conversion ruled no good, leaving DMS ahead 16-14.

From there, the Trojans ran out the clock to seal the two-point win.

“They came out with a plan,” Northview Head Coach Jason Stewart said. “They came out in a different front from what they’ve shown on film. The kids didn’t adjust and the coaches didn’t adjust. And, we looked back in the first half.

“Second half, we got things going a little bit. We just left it down to a play there and it just didn’t work out for us.”

An offensive miscue lead to the first score of the game following a 0-0 opening quarter. With 5:30 left in the second stanza, a bad snap sailed over Trevathan’s head deep in Northview territory. The Choctaw signal caller was able to fall on the ball in the end zone and keep DMS from recovering the ball, resulting in a safety and a 2-0 DMS lead.


DMS was able to get the ball back on the ensuing free kick and drive down the field, capping the first half with a two-yard run from Bentley Teeter for the touchdown as time ran out at the half. The two-point attempt failed, leaving DMS on top 8-0 at the break.

Northview was able to get on the board in the third quarter, getting a 13-yard run from Trevathan for a touchdown with 5:15 left in the frame. Despite the initial two-pointer failing, a facemask penalty was assessed on Dyersburg, resulting in a second attempt, which was a successful Trevathan run to tie the game at 8-8.

After an exciting game to open the season, both coaches agreed that this game doesn’t need to define their season.

“It’s not our season,” Bolan said keeping things in perspective after the win. “We know, going down 51, they get bigger, faster and stronger.

“This is just the start of everything.”

“We told them in the huddle down there, how we respond to this adversity is going to determine the kind of season we’ll have,” Stewart said. “Hopefully the kids will respond – I know they’ll respond.

“They’re a great group. We have a tough Union City team coming up this week. We’re going to do all we can to get better.”

Northview travels to Union City on Thursday, Aug. 21 while DMS is off until Sept. 4 when the Trojans host Martin.

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