Sussex Central's quarterback Malik Delk finds daylight on his way to the endzone.
SUSSEX- The Sussex Central-Southampton rivalry looked like it was going to be a defensive struggle after the first 12 minutes of the contest. Southampton was looking for a key victory in order to get a jump on the rest of the season. The Indians had the ball deep in Tiger territory as a result of stopping them on 4th down. Southampton could not move the ball versus a stingy run defense for Sussex Central and after two possessions inside the Tiger 30, there would be no other scoring threats.
In the second, quarterback Malik Delk would break a scoreless game by pulling away from the defense for a 75-yard touchdown run. He would get the conversion making it 8-0 Tigers.
Southampton would try to go to the air but couldn’t make the grabs in the rain. An’Tae Motton would capitalize on some good blocks and race 54 yards for a touchdown giving the Tigers a 14-0 lead with 5:45 left before halftime.
Delk would get another big run and would go down at the 1-yard after scampering 52 yards on a run. Motton would do the honors and cash in the score giving Sussex Central a 20-0 lead.
In the 2nd half the Tiger’s Delk would be off to the races again on a 45 yard run for the touchdown while Motton would get the conversion. 28-0 Sussex Central was in complete control.
The dynamic duo of Delk and Motton ruled the night propelling the Tigers forward. Trevon Hatch would show his skills going 45 yards for a touchdown run midway in the 3rd to make it 34-0. Motton would add a 30-yard run to conclude the scoring to make it 40-0 Tigers.
Rakeem White of the Tigers stops a Southampton back for loss on the play.
Sussex Central rushed for 422 yards while holding Southampton to only 41 yards.
Head coach Curtis Jefferson called the performance of the best he had witnessed by the Tigers in the rain. The Tigers had no fumbles.
Delk had 10 carries for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns and Motton had 100 yards on 10 carries and 3 scores as Sussex Central moves onto 3-1 and will host Windsor for homecoming next Friday.
AJ Blunt went 4-14 and 1 interception for 26 yards. The Indians managed only 2 first downs on the night. Southampton (1-3) will travel to Lawrenceville and face the Brunswick Bulldogs next.
Sussex Central's An'Tae Motton slips through the arms of defenders to move the chains.
SOUTHAMPTON 0 0 0 0 - 0
SUSSEX CENTRAL 0 20 14 6 - 40
SC- Delk 75 yard run (Delk run)
SC- Motton 54 yard run (run failed)
SC- Motton 1 yard run (run failed)
SC- Delk 45 yard run (Moton run)
SC- Hatch 47 yard run (run failed)
SC- Motton 30 yard run (no attempt)
BRUNSWICK 61 WINDSOR 0
The Bulldogs capitalized on 4 Windsor turnovers and rolled to a dominating Tri-Rivers opener win. Ahadarius Jackson had 4 touchdown runs on the night. Brunswick rushed for 244 yards on the night while the defense held Windsor to 35 total yards.
FRANKLIN 22 PARK VIEW 21
Franklin led 22-15 at the half and couldn’t muster another score. The Dragons were able to score with just under 3 minutes left in the game. With the score being 22-21, Park View elected to go for the win by going for 2. The conversion would be no good and Franklin moves to 4-0 and Park View suffered their first loss.
KING WILLIAM 48 WASHINGTON & LEE 28
Following a 99-yard pick 6 by Washington & Lee's Jarrett Sumiel, the Cavaliers pulled away in the 4th quarter behind the strong running of Taige Brown. Brown scored both his touchdowns in the 4th while rushing for 80 yards. Lafayette Pendleton led the team with 137 yards on the ground and a score. The Eagles Cullen Bell threw for 3 touchdown passes on the night.
OTHER REGION A SCORES
Lancaster 22 Nandua 13
Middlesex 40 Northumberland 0
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