PCC Staff
BLOOMFIELD - Central Lee's Chase Johnson rushed for five touchdowns as the Hawks rolled to their second win of the season Friday at Davis County 33-12.
Central Lee used a punishing ground attack throwing just six passes on the night as Johnson found holes behind the beefy Hawks line all night rushing for 182 yards on 22 carries.
The sophomore averaged 8.3 yards per attempt and scored all five of the Hawks touchdowns, the longest coming on a 29-yard run in the 3rd quarter to give Central Lee the lead for good at 21-12.
Ten different Hawks carried the ball on the night totaling 322 yards on the ground.
Central Lee found themselves down a couple times in the first half.
The Mustangs got on the board first with a touchdown run at the 4:02 mark of the first quarter. A 2-point conversion attempt failed, but Davis County would hold that 6-0 lead through the first quarter.
Johnson would find the endzone after the Hawks offense found second gear in the second quarter with 5:29 left when he went off tackle for a 5-yard score to tie it at 6 with a failed PAT.
Neither team would find the endzone again in the first half, but Davis County would score quick in the third period when they picked off a Cory Jones pass and ran it back 28 yards for the pick six.
Again the 2-point conversion failed and the Mustangs led 12-6.
That would be the last time the Hawks would give up a score as the offensive and defensive lines dominated play the rest of the night.
At 5:18 left in the third, Johnson would get his second TD on a 11-yard run, but this time Ayden Krehbiel nailed the PAT for a 13-12 Central Lee lead.
Just ;47 later Johnson would get into the secondary and blaze through the defense for the 29-yard score. Kayden Calfee would convert the 2-point extra try to give Central Lee at 21-12 lead.
Johnson would put up two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to set the final.
Jones completed just one pass for 20 yards to Corbin Pohren and ran for 32 more on five carries.
Calfee had 32 yards on nine carries and Hunter Gregory had 29 yards on five attempts.
Gregory had eight tackles on the night, while Pohren had 6.5. Brody Fuller had the Hawks sole sack.
Central Lee (2-4) hosts 0-6 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Friday, before traveling to Centerville the following week.
Johnson is closing in on 500 yards on the year rushing on 102 carries for just under five yards per attempt. Senior Fuller has five tackles for loss on the year and leads the Hawks with two sacks.
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