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Carver 50, McMain 3: Randolph Armstead leads Rams' punishing ground attack
Carver 50, McMain 3
at Joe Brown Stadium, Thursday (Sept. 14), Non-District
Records: McMain, 1-2; Carver, 3-0
SCORE BY QUARTERS
McMain -- 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
Carver -- 8 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 50
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Randolph Armstead, Carver
Armstead is just a sophomore but he looked like a seasoned veteran against McMain. The 5-foot-9, 160-pound running back led the Rams' rushing attack with 123 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries. He struck for big yardage on several occasions with four runs of 19 yards or more, the longest of which was a 40-yard gain in the third quarter.
HOW IT WAS WON
Carver dominated from start to finish and never left the game in doubt. They marched 67 yards on 11 plays on their opening drive and broke the game open with touchdowns on two of their next three possessions. The Rams were productive through the air but did most of their damage on the ground rolling up 370 yards between seven different ball carriers.
NOTABLE
- It was the second straight week Carver topped the 40-point mark after beating Central Lafourche, 52-44. The Rams' high-powered also reached 50 points for the first time since a September 4 Week 1 win over Clark, 52-0 in 2015.
- Carver running back Jimmie Cooley had an incredible 17-yard run that saw him completely leap over a defender at the goal line for a touchdown, but it was called back on a 15-yard penalty as players are not allowed to hurdle defenders.
- Carver's defense also came to play totaling six sacks in the matchup. Junior Bryson Lewis had three of those and Ronnie Gray had another that led to a fumble recovery for the Rams early in the fourth quarter.
- McMain's best chance at a touchdown came midway through the third quarter when quarterback Dentrell Quinn escaped pressure and heaved a ball 50 yards downfield into the end zone. The Mustangs looked to have possession but Dekalon Burton delivered a big hit to jar the football loose.
- At halftime, Carver honored coach Jessie Bibbins, who suddenly passed away this summer. The Rams intend to honor Bibbins again during their homecoming week.
THEY SAID IT
Armstead: "It feels good (starting 3-0) but I'm just waiting for next week so we can beat the next team. Our ground game is good and we just want to be able to keep passing and running at the same time, 50-50.
Hurst: "Running the ball was working and the line was blocking. Passes were open too but I just wasn't getting it off right. We've been running the ball really good (this season) and the passing has been helping too, so they're both a factor. (As an offense), we just don't stop -- we keep pushing and we never give up.
Carver coach Byron Addison: "We came in knowing we could throw the ball. We tried to put our ground game to work and we've got some talented kids who can run the ball so we wanted to switch it up and see where it takes us. They blocked pretty well tonight.
TEAM STATS
McMain: 141 yards of total offense total offense: 76 rushing; 65 passing
Carver: 494 yards of total offense total offense: 370 rushing; 124 passing
MCMAIN INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing: Dentrell Quinn, 11-45; Matthew Payne, 4-22; Tyrese Washington, 2-5; Jeremy Benoit, 3-4
Receiving: Tyrhe Brown, 2-62; Matthew Payne, 1-3
Passing: Dentrell Quinn, 3/11, 65 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
CARVER INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing: Randolph Armstead, 10-123, TD; Izea Hurst, 10-81, TD; Quincy Curry, 3-67, TD; Jimmie Cooley, 9-54; Corey Johnson, 2-20; Lynarise Elpheage Jr., 2-14; Cornelius Tyler, 1-11
Receiving: Gary Young, 3-49, TD; Keyon Clark, 3-31, 2 TD; Justin London, 1-24, TD; Jimmie Cooley, 3-19; Lynarise Elpheage Jr., 1-1;
Passing: Izea Hurst, 9/16, 93 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT; Quincy Curry, 3/6, 24 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
SCORING SUMMARY
First quarter
Carver -- Izea Hurst 1 run (Corey Johnson run), 8-0, 6:59
McMain -- Derio Alveres 27 field goal, 8-3, 59.5
Second quarter
Carver -- Gary Young 7 pass from Izea Hurst (kick good), 15-3, 11:00
Carver -- Randolph Armstead 21 run (kick failed), 21-3, 5:49
Carver -- Safety, 23-3, 4:35
Carver -- Keyon Clark 7 pass from Hurst (kick failed), 29-3, 3:05
Third quarter
Carver -- Clark 7 pass from Quincy Curry (Justin London run), 37-3, 43.9
Fourth quarter
Carver -- London 24 pass from Curry (kick good), 44-3, 10:47
Carver -- Curry 51 run (kick failed), 50-3, 3:01
NEXT UP: McMain has a bye in Week 4 and will host Riverdale on Friday, September 29. Carver has a big matchup hosting Karr Friday, September 22, at Joe Brown Park at 7 p.m.