The South Delta Sun Devils have one of the most exciting quarterbacks in all of high school football, Damian Dumas. Dumas not only excited fans, he played a huge part in the Sun Devils 21-20 victory over The Terry Fox Ravens on Saturday.
Dumas is the definition of a dual-threat quarterback. He can sit in the pocket and deliver the ball to his targets as he did on the game-opening touchdown, but his ability to run makes him truly special.
Dumas looked like the most explosive runner on the field yesterday. He showcased that explosiveness when he got to the edge of the defense and sprinted down the sideline, leaving defenders who seemingly had a good angle on him in his dust for a 50-yard score.
That long run was just one of Dumas's three scores—two on the ground and one through the air. Those three touchdowns had South Delta up 21-6 at halftime.
The Ravens desperately needed a shift in momentum. That shift would happen at the second half's opening kickoff. As the Sun Devils Kicked off to start the final half, the ball fell into the waiting arms of Woody MacRae.
The Raven's return man took off along the right hash marks, found the seam in the Sun Devils cover team, and hit the gas for an 85-yard score, cutting the lead to 21-14.
Late in the game, the Ravens had one more chance to even things up. Raven's quarterback Zac Golab led the Ravens downfield, completing passes to multiple targets. After the Ravens capped the long scoring drive by punching the ball in from ten yards out, it was decision time.
Do you kick the extra point and head to overtime? Or do you go for the two-point conversion and win the game on this play? The Ravens chose the ladder and rolled the dice.
The Ravens emptied out the backfield for Golab. He sent a receiver in motion from left to right as the ball was snapped. The Ravens had the perfect pick play called as it appeared one of the team's receivers was wide open in the front corner of the endzone. Golab let go of the ball on time, but much to his dismay, a Sun Devils defender fought over the pick and dove as the pass was released, getting his hand on the ball in the process. Incomplete pass. Sun Devils win 21-20
The Ravens will try to get over this heartbreaking defeat and move their attention to getting ready for next week's game against W.J. Mouat.
The Sun Devils will be on the road when they take on the Seaquam Seahawks under the lights next Friday.