By Cris Greer, WKTV Managing Editor
South Christian continued rolling this season, this time with a 43-2 victory over host Thornapple Kellogg on Friday.
The Sailors scored 23 points in the second quarter to grab a commanding 30-0 halftime lead.
“We scored a lot of points in a hurry in the second quarter to grab that lead,” said South Christian coach Danny Brown, whose Sailors improved to 5-0 overall.
Senior quarterback Jake DeHaan passed for three touchdowns and rushed for one in the win.
“He was just throwing the ball right on the money tonight,” Brown said. “He was reading the mismatches we had and just putting the ball where it needed to be.
“You could see it this week in practice; he was throwing the ball great all week. Jake has been very efficient this year.”
DeHaan completed 12 of 15 passes for 174 yards. Carson Vis had nine receptions for 117 yards and three touchdowns. Both Nate Brinks and Sam Baar had one TD apiece.
“We’re really good up front and have some strong kids and controlled the line of scrimmage,” Brown said. “Our defense set us up to have a lot of short fields and we just executed in those situations.”
Strong “D”
The Sailors held TK to 33 yards passing and 107 rushing.
“Our defense was really good,” Brown added.
Cam Post led South Christian with seven tackles, followed by Cayden Dykema, six and Sawyer TenHaaf, four.
TK Coach Jeff Dock said he was expecting a tough game from the Sailors.
“They were undefeated coming in so we knew they were going be a great opponent,” said Dock, whose team fell to 2-3 overall. “Coach Brown does a great job with his team.
“They’re really big upfront and their skill kids are big and they’re super athletic. And their quarterback is very quick and accurate.”
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