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Sep. 8—Dallas Center-Grimes used a 10-play, 73-yard touchdown drive out of halftime to grab a little bit of momentum in its road game against the Newton football team on Friday night.
But Christian Ergenbright erased that momentum with a 98-yard return on the ensuing kickoff, and that was more than enough for the Cardinals during a 28-7 non-district victory on RVTV day in Newton.
Ergenbright lured DCG to the visitor’s side of the field with a fake reverse and then sprinted down the home sideline for the touchdown. He only had to break a tackle from the Mustang kicker to reach paydirt.
Christian Ergenbright
“We put it in earlier this week. And in practice, I put the ball behind my back and everyone went that same way,” Ergenbright said. “I scored on it in practice, too. I was telling kids in school all day today that if we ran it again, I was scoring again. The exact same thing happened, everyone went the other way, and we got the touchdown.
“I kind of realized how big it was after I scored. They were getting a little bit of momentum before that. The kickoff return just shut it all down.”
It was a big swing in the game. Newton led 15-0 at halftime following two scoring drives in the final 5 minutes of the second quarter. The Cardinals also scored on their first drive of the second half to put the game away at H.A. Lynn Stadium.
Newton’s defense held DCG to 63 rushing yards on 22 carries, snagged two second-half interceptions and forced the Mustangs into five three and outs.
“It’s been phenomenal. I think it’s even better than last year,” senior defensive back Peyton Rozendaal said about the defense. “I have no doubt when I go out that we can stop them with a three and out.”
Both teams started slow offensively. Newton’s first five drives featured 17 plays and only 34 yards.
But DCG managed only three first downs and 57 total…
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Author : Newton Daily News, Iowa
Publish date : 2024-09-08 22:32:00
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