D’Evelyn’s offensive can be summed up in one word — impressive.
In just 24 plays from scrimmage in the first half Thursday, Oct. 23, at Trailblazer Stadium the Jaguars racked up 403 yards of offense and scored six touchdowns against Alameda. D’Evelyn (8-1, 7-1 in the Class 3A Metro League) grabbed a 42-0 lead at halftime on its way to a dominating 49-0 win.
“I think we can score with anybody,” D’Evelyn coach Jeremy Bennett said. “People have a hard time stopping what we do.”
The catalyst for D’Evelyn’s high-powered offense is quarterback Garrett Griffeth. The senior was 8-for-9 passing for 189 yards and three touchdowns. He also had five carries for 151 yards and a touchdown.
All of Griffeth’s numbers came in the first half. He gave way to freshman Caleb Flack, who manned the quarterback spot with the running clock going in the second half with D’Evelyn holding over a 40-point lead.
“Garrett is special. He can throw the ball around, but when he decides to go on the ground there aren’t many who can catch him,” Bennett said.
Griffeth had runs of 25, 32, 21 and 58 yards in the first half. He also threw a pair of touchdowns to junior Connor Davis and a third to freshman Matt Menard.
“We wanted to get Alameda down and keep them down,” Griffeth said. “That was our plan.”
There was also a plan to get senior running back Steve Sanchez to 1,000 yards on the season before taking him out of the game. Sanchez had nine carries for 59 yards and a touchdown before taking a seat on the sideline. He needed just 44 yards to reach 1,000.
Bennett said he would more than likely rest Sanchez in the Jaguars’ final regular season game at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at Trailblazer Stadium.
Davis closed in on 1,000 receiving yards for the season. He had six catches for 120 yards. He needs just 30 yards to reach the century mark.
“If everyone does their job we are a machine on offense,” Davis said.
The Jaguars will more than likely open the 3A playoffs on the road next week with both Summit and Conifer finishing ahead of D’Evelyn in the conference. Bennett says his team doesn’t fear having to go into enemy territory for the playoffs.
“We’ll go play anybody,” Bennett said. “We’ll be up to the challenge.”
Alameda (1-8, 1-7) has struggled since its Week 3 victory against Skyview. The Pirates have scored double-digits just once during their current six-game losing streak.
WHAT’S NEXT
D’Evelyn (8-1, 7-1) closes out its regular season against Valor Christian (4-5, 4-4) at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at Trailblazer Stadium. Alameda (1-8, 1-7) wraps up its season against Englewood (2-7, 2-6) at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at Trailblazer Stadium.