Behind a stout Offensive Line including Jackson Kimble (72), Henry Klinge (78) and Carson Green (54) the Dragons defeated Hebron 52-34 at Dragon Stadium for the outright District Championship. Photo by SnappedDragons.com/S.Johnson
Audricke Gaines put on a big performance Friday night in the Dragons' ninth straight win of the season. Carroll defeated Hebron, 52-34. The senior halfback and First Financial Bank Player of the Week, carried the ball 28 times for 240 yards, putting the ball in the endzone four times. He accounted for more than half the team's touchdowns and averaged 8.6 yards per carry.
Carroll put up 414 yards on the ground, including a nice followup performance from Tre Sledge. The senior rushed for 86 yards in the game. Jack Johansson added 58 yards on the ground and the other two rushing touchdowns.
Quarterback Mason Holmes threw for 91 yards and a touchdown. He completed 82 percent of his passes. The touchdown went to Jackson Davis, who caught three passes for 31 yards. Kicker Kole Ramage hit his second longest field goal of the season, hitting a 50 yarder to add to the team's score.
On defense, Jake Murphy registered 13 tackles, including two for a loss. John Miscoll and Matt Werner each added seven tackles. Werner also forced a fumble.
The Dragons host the first round of the 6A Division II, Region I bi-district playoffs at Dragon Stadium. They face 5-5 Wylie on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Click here for ticket information!
Statistics
Offense
Holmes 9/11, 91 yards, TD; 1 rush, 0 yards
Sledge 0/1, INT; 11 rush, 86 yards
Johansson 8 rush, 58 yards, 2 TD; 2 rec, 19 yards
Gaines 28 rush, 240 yards, 4 TD
Tavian Gould 3 rush, 15 yards
Will Bowers 1 rush, 15 yards
Clayton Keyes 3 rec, 33 yards
Davis 3 rec, 31 yards, TD
Royce Weigel 1 rec, 8 yards
Defense
Murphy 13 tackles, 2 TFL
Miscoll 7 tackles, TFL
Werner 7 tackles, FF, pressure
Zion Sales 6 tackles
Jacob Copeland 5 tackles
Eric Spitler 5 tackles, pressure
R.J. Mickens 5 tackles
Zachery Semrak 4 tackles, FR, pressure
Jackson Canter 3 tackles, TFL
Gavin Arison 2 tackles
Jacob Doddridge 2 tackles
Luke Jeter 2 tackles, pressure
Barrett Buck 1 tackle
Ryan Thompson 1 tackle
Special Teams
Ramage 1/1 FG, 50 yards; 7/7 PAT
Johansson 3 ret, 86 yards, 29.3 ave
Murphy 1 ret, 16 yards
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