Summit’s second-half outburst downs Timberview

By Bob Kowalski

Mansfield Record

Summit turned on the offense in the second half and broke open a close game for a 39-29 victory over Timberview on Friday at Vernon Newsom Stadium.

The Jaguars (5-1, 4-0 District 3-5A II) and Wolves (4-3, 3-1) combined for three touchdowns in the game’s first 3 ½ minutes, with Timberview scoring on the opening drive in only four plays. The Wolves’ Jarvis Smith returned the opening kickoff 45 yards to Summit territory. Cedric Portley’s 1-yard run gave Timberview a quick 7-0 lead.

Summit answered as quickly as possible when quarterback Ian Gebhardt went 54 yards for the tying score only 18 seconds later.The Wolves regained the lead less than a minute after that when Steven Hall’s 23-yard TD pass to Braylin Barnett put Timberview in front 14-7.

Summit knotted the score again, but it took a few more minutes this time. Daudu Omogbalaha capped a six-play drive with a 4-yard TD run that made the score 14-14 with nearly 7 minutes left in the first quarter. Neither team scored again before the break.

Summit took the opening kickoff of the second half and needed only five plays to score, with Omogbalaha sprinting 41 yards to give Summit a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The extra-point attempt was blocked, and Timberview’s Geraci Martin returned it 94 yards for two points, making Summit’s lead 20-16 with 2 ½ minutes gone in the second half.

Summit scored the next two touchdowns, the first on a 37-yard pass from Demarus Bird to Domonique Young, who later had a fumble recovery, and an 89-yard interception return that was nullified by a penalty.

The Jags later got a 1-yard scoring run from Adarion Nettles to build the lead to 32-16 with just over 8 ½ minutes to play. Timberview cut the lead to 10 when Portley scored his second touchdown, from 6 yards out about a half-minute later.

Gebhardt put the Jags up 39-22 with a scintillating 54-yard run up the middle of the field with 5 minutes left in the game. Timberview got another 1-yard touchdown run from Portley just after the 2-minute warning to wrap up the scoring.

On Thursday, Legacy (4-3, 2-1 District 3-6A) topped Saginaw Boswell, 36-30, at R.L. Anderson Stadium. Mansfield (3-4, 2-1 3-6A) defeated Crowley on the road, 28-14. Lake Ridge (4-2, 1-2 3-6A) lost to North Crowley, 62-17, at Newsom Stadium.

Next Friday, Mansfield celebrates homecoming at Newsom Stadium, hosting Legacy, Summit travels to Argyle, Lake Ridge is at Crowley, and Timberview hosts Burleson at R.L. Anderson Stadium.

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