Football: Broad Run Starts Fast and Runs Past Loudoun County, 37-18, to improve to 8-1

Leesburg (Oct. 25, 2010) - Broad Run High School freshman Da'Qwan Earl took the opening kickoff Friday back 87 yards for a touchdown and the Spartans never looked back as they defeated Loudoun County, 37-18.

The win improved the Spartans to 4-1 in the Dulles District and 8-1 overall while the Raiders dropped to 1-3 and 3-5. The only blemish on Broad Run's record is a loss at Briar Woods, which ended the Spartans two-year plus winning streak.

Broad Run piled up 258 yards rushing while County was held to minus-25, with Broad Run sacking Raider quarterback Jake Lokey eight times in the contest. Lokey did manage to toss two touchdowns and run for another while throwing for 257 yards on 16 of 36 passing.

Derril Thomas (104 yards), Kevin Taggart (74 yards) and Earl (62 yards) all scored rushing TDs for Broad Run and Joe Walter returned an interception for a score.

Broad Run 37, Loudoun County 18
SPARTANS 14  7 13 3 - 37
RAIDERS      6  0   6 6 - 18

Team Period Scoring Play Conversion
BR 1 Da'Qwan Earl (24) Kick Return, 87 yards Ryan Ohneiser (12) Kick
BR 1 Kevin Taggart (25) run, 11 yards Ryan Ohneiser (12) Kick
LC 1 Jake Lokey (19) pass to Brad Szoka (84), 39 yards Kick Failed
BR 2 Da'Qwan Earl (24) run, 29 yards Ryan Ohneiser (12) Kick
BR 3 Derril Thomas (26) run, 49 yards Kick Blocked
LC 3 Jake Lokey (19) run, 1 yard Kick Blocked
BR 3 Joe Walter (34) Interception Return, 40 yards Ryan Ohneiser (12) Kick
LC 4 Jake Lokey (19) pass to Garrett Kranias (6), 2 yards Run Failed
BR 4 Ryan Ohneiser (12) Field Goal, 27 yards

SPARTANS RAIDERS
13 First Downs 7
336 Total Offense (Yards) 232
258 Rushing - Yards -25
78 Passing Yards 257
8 - 5 Passess - Completions 20 - 35
0 Pass Interceptions 2
204 Return Yards 124
4 - 3 Fumbles - Lost 1 - 0
6 - 55 Penalties - Yards 8 - 56
2 - 36 Punts - Avg 7 - 34
27:09 Time of Possession 20:51


Statistical Leaders
Rushing
RAIDERS: Ben Messina 3 - 9 yds
SPARTANS: Derril Thomas 15 - 104 yds, TD; Kevin Taggart 13 - 74 yards, TD; Da'Qwan Earl 11 - 62 yards, TD, Michael Stratton 6 - 17 yards

Passing -
RAIDERS: Jake Lokey 16 - 36 - 1 - 257 yds, 2 TDs
SPARTANS: Michael Stratton 6 - 10 - 0 - 78 yds

Receiving -
RAIDERS: Brad Szoka 2 - 79 yds, TD; Jack Reimers, 3 - 65 yds; Garrett Kranias, 6 - 57 yds, TD; Ben Messina, 3 - 37 yds, Worth Mays, 1 - 13 yds; Richard Federico, 1 - 6 yds
SPARTANS: Caleb Lindsey 3 - 40 yds; Matt Preziotti 2 - 25 yds; Derril Thomas 1 - 13 yds

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