Dangerous Deakyn
Rockets鈥� DeHoet scores 5 TDs in 57-30 victory over Raiders
JEFFERSON 鈥� If you were using baseball terminology, then Deakyn DeHoet hit for the cycle.
The senior-do-everything player for Jefferson-Morgan scored five touchdowns 鈥� three rushing, one receiving and one on a kickoff return 鈥� and added two 2-point conversion runs and threw one pass for a two-point conversion in Friday蘑菇视频 57-30 victory over Waynesburg Central at Parker Field in non-conference play.
The defending Tri-County South Conference improved to 2-0 this season. The Rockets downed Chartiers-Houston, 42-7, in Week Zero. J-M is at Burgettstown (1-0) next week before opening TCS play at Mapletown (1-1) on Sept. 12.
DeHoet was aware of his performance, and wanted to focus on his teammates being prepared for the game against a Greene County rival.
鈥淭his was definitely the best all-around game I had,鈥� DeHoet said. 鈥淚 just showed up and made sure everybody was ready to play. On the kickoff return, I was just patient and waited for the opening.鈥�
DeHoet蘑菇视频 performance 鈥� 167 yards on nine carries 鈥� put a smile on the face of J-M head coach Shane Ziats.
鈥淗e蘑菇视频 a game changer,鈥� Ziats said. 鈥淲e just give him the ball and he does his thing. He蘑菇视频 improved each year, just gotten better. From last year to this year, he蘑菇视频 gotten better.鈥�
John Woodward ran for a two-yard touchdown and returned a kickoff
55 yards for a score. He finished with 97 yards on seven carries.
The first half was an up-and-down circus with eight scores and 45 points. Jefferson-Morgan held a 28-17 lead, thanks to two long returns. The first was DeHoet蘑菇视频, who returned a Waynesburg kickoff 85 yards for a score.
鈥淥ur gameplan against him (DeHoet) was to tackle him,鈥� said Waynesburg head coach Joe Kuhns after his team fell to 1-1. 鈥淗e蘑菇视频 a special player. They did a good job sealing us off. Once he蘑菇视频 in space, well, that蘑菇视频 it鈥�
Woodward蘑菇视频 return for a touchdown with 7:12 remaining in the second quarter gave Jefferson-Morgan an 11-point lead that it took into halftime.
Woodward蘑菇视频 touchdown run opened the scoring with 5:32 left in the first quarter on the Rockets鈥� first drive. Logan Yeck made the first of three PATs.
Teagan Crouse matched the score with a one-yard run to tie the score at 7-7 after Nate Ricciuti made his first of three extra points.
Following DeHoet蘑菇视频 touchdown return, Ricciuti connected on a 25-yard field goal.
DeHoet and quarterback Triton Farabee connected for a 30-yard touchdown pass at 10:48 of the second quarter to extend the home team蘑菇视频 lead to 22-10.
Roan Tustin scored on a one-yard run with 7:50 left before halftime to pull The Raiders within five.
DeHoet蘑菇视频 touchdown runs of 17, 66 and 50 yards all came in the third quarter. Farabee ran for a 13-yard score in the fourth.
Crouse (two yards) and teammate Ross Tennant (five yards) scored on touchdown runs in the second half.