Football Recap: Dyer County Choctaws vs. Haywood Tomcats
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dyer County). They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 59-27 win over the Haywood Tomcats. Considering the Choctaws have won seven matchups by more than 23 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ja'Bari Livingston and he. Livingston rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns while he rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Korey Taylor a new career-high in rushing yards (235). Keanthony Barbee made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Dyer County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Barbee and Robert Straile. Straile is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played. Braydon Hendrix was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles (3.5 for loss).
Dyer County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Haywood lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Carson Graves, who threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Reid, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Dyer County's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Haywood, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dyer County will face off against Ridgeway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dyer County is facing Ridgeway at the right time seeing as Ridgeway is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Haywood, they will welcome Millington Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Haywood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
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