D'Iberville had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They breezed by the Columbia Wildcats on the road to the tune of 51-15. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 40-17 loss the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2023.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jayquan Havard and he. Havard rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries while he rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Andre Crosby was another key player, gaining 154 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, D'Iberville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
D'Iberville wouldn't let Columbia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Josh Johnson, Jaden Johnson, and Steven Ramsey Jr. picked up one apiece.
D'Iberville will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Gautier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Columbia, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Petal at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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