RED LION ROUTS ANNAPOLIS AREA CHRISTIANRed Lion Christian Academy (Bear, Del.) scored on three of its first four possessions on the way to a 41-6 rout over Annapolis Area Christian Saturday afternoon in the second game on day two.
Red Lion Christian freshman quarterback
David Sills showed on the field why he's one of the most talked about prospects off it. Protected by offensive linemen whose size would rival that of some Div. II college teams, the 6-foot-1, 160-pound right-hander engineered the hurry-up offense effortlessly, completing five of seven passes for 130 yards and a touchdown — a 30-yard TD pass to sophomore wide receiver
Freddy Canteen — in the first quarter alone.
Freshman QB David Sills went 18-for-27 for 292 yards and four touchdowns for Red Lion.
Photo by Jim Stout
"The offseason workouts we had made a difference," Sills, who verbally committed to Southern California as a seventh-grader, said of his team's early success. "If we didn't push that hard we wouldn't be achieving what we are now. And we have God behind us in everything we do and we are pretty good when we all play together and as a family."
Junior running back
Wendell Smallwood rushed for Red Lion's other two first-quarter scores, waltzing up the middle into the end zone through gaping holes on runs of 2 and 6 yards to jump-start the Lions to a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Red Lion increased its lead to 41-6 at the half.
Red Lion's defense forced three turnovers in that decisive first quarter. Junior defensive back
Hakeem Harriott and sophomore defensive back
Vashawn Tucker each had interceptions.
Sills, who sat out the fourth quarter while the game was played with a running clock, finished the game 18-for-27 for 292 yards, four touchdowns and an interception. Red Lion upped its record to 2-0, with its first win coming two weeks ago in a 51-18 drubbing over three-time defending Ohio state champion Ursuline.
Dwayne Thomas, in his first year as Red Lion Christian coach, said he's surprised by the early season success.
"You know what, yes, definitely," Thomas said. "The kids work hard and obviously it's paying off. For the kids to come out and play the way they did today I'm happy and proud of the guys."
Annapolis Area Christian (1-1), which had an 18-game winning streak snapped, pulled to within 27-6 on a 3-yard touchdown pass from junior
Taylor Leabhart to junior running back
Perez MacKell with 7:59 remaining in the second quarter. The score was set up by Leabhart's 45-yard run on a quarterback sweep.
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