Demons terrorize Warhawks 59-3

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The Warner Robins Demons football team improved to 9-1 overall after an impressive win over the Veterans Warhawks. The Demons rallied together & scored 35 first half points en route to their 59-3 win. The Demons defense forced several fumbles & recovered several as well, which were converted into touchdowns. The Warner Robins offense racked up big yards of total offense. Warner Robins Demons senior Quarterback Christon Lane connected with Slot Receiver Deuce Petty on a 30-yard pass for the first score of the game. The Demons would go into the half winning by a score of 35-3. The Demons failed to let up on the speed of the game, which was unfortunate for the Warhawks. The HHJ Top 10 football players of Houston County were released last week and several Demon football players were nominated to the list. Among those players was Antwon Jackson, who returned a fumble for a 65-yard touchdown and caught an interception. Chaz Sturn had a huge run during the game, which later led to a 70-yard touchdown run by Sturn. The Demons scored 17 third quarter points, which made the score 52-3. Daveon Walker played a great game to add to his season totals. On the season Daveon Walker has 44 receptions for 934 yards and 11 touchdowns. The HHJ Top 10 nominee has averaged 21.2 yards per catch, 103 yards per game and has a long reception of 66 yards. Christon Lane also has had a good season. Lane was recently nominated as a player of honorable mention in the recent HHJ Top 10 football players of Houston County. On the season, Lane has 1,838 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, he has completed 106 out of 163 passes and he averages 204 passing yards per game. Though Christon Lane is not much of a scrambling Quarterback, Lane has two rushing touchdowns and a rushing long of 15 yards on the year. The Warner Robins Demons have scored over 500 points this season, while giving up less than 250 points on defense. The Demons improved their season record to 9-1, (3-1) in region 1-AAAAA. The Demons remain as the best team in class AAAAA & are now the third best overall in the Peach State. The Demons also fell in the national rankings, as they are now the 76 best high school football team in the country. The Warner Robins Demons are set to play the Jonesboro Cardinals on Friday evening. This game will be the first round of the GHSA Class AAAAA state playoffs. Warner Robins & Jonesboro are coming into this game with at least seven wins this regular season. The Demons are averaging 231 rushing yards per game, while the Cardinals are only averaging 87 per contest. Through the air, Warner Robins will usually pass for 233 yards per game. The Jonesboro Cardinals are a balanced team & average 134 yards passing per game. The Cardinal defense does not miss tackles & are averaging 41 per game, as opposed to 55 a game for the Demons. Warner Robins will put the Jonesboro Cardinals tackling to the test on Friday as the Demons high-powered offense will look to match their per game totals. The Demons average 44 points per game & Jonesboro only scores 21 on averages. Kickoff for this contest is set for 7:30.


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