Raven Football cruised to another big victory at home.
The (3) Ravens dominated all four quarters, winning 66-7.
All three phases of the game were rolling for the Ravens in the first half. The defense allowed just 54 yards in the opening half and only two first downs.
The offense capitalized on the defense's dominance, scoring on every possession in the first half while piling up 363 yards. Xavier Ugorji rushed for 52 yards on the team's first drive, capping it off with a touchdown.
Jackson Dooley and the passing attack went to work on the next drive as he found Tanner Zimmerman for a 48-yard touchdown. The next drive was a 35-yard score from Dooley to Titan Osburn. A 28-0 first quarter was capped off by a blocked punt by Isaac Lopez and taken into the end zone by Blake Dapkus – his second-straight game with a blocked punt returned for a touchdown.
In the second quarter, Dalton Witherspoon took advantage of a fumble forced by the defense by rushing for 34 yards in two plays for score. The opening half also had two more Dooley touchdowns, the first a 28-yard pass to Joseph Lagafuaina, then another scoring strike to Osburn as the Ravens took a 49-0 lead into halftime.
The Ravens then outscored the Vikings 17-7 in the second half to secure the 59-point win.
The rushing attack was strong all day for the Ravens, accumulating 311 yards on the ground. Ugorji had 84 yards on just seven carries, Luke McCormick picked up 63 yards, Derrick Overstreet ran for 61 yards, Robbie Sharp had 50 and Dalton Witherspoon rounded out the balanced attack with 44 yards.
Dooley finished the game 12-of-17 for 226 yards through the air and 4 touchdowns. Lagafuaina had 4 catches for 77 yards, Zimmerman had 3 for 67, and Osburn had the 2 touchdown catches for 49 yards.
The Ravens defense was dominant, holding the Vikings to under 100 yards of offense for most of the game, with the visitors finishing with 145 total. The Ravens had 5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception. Dylan Bennett, Jonathan Crowe, Isaac Lopez, Xavier Hernandez and Jason Anderson combined for the Ravens sacks while Anthony Lonergan picked off the Vikings quarterback.
Next up for the Ravens (8-1, 4-0 Heart South) is a road trip to (RV) Baker University on Saturday, Nov. 8. The Wildcats have won five-straight games and are also unbeaten in conference play.