BIG RUNS, BIG TAKEAWAYS
Trinity Christian kept things simple to avoid its first 0-2 start since 2014.
The Crusaders pounded the ground with a reliable rushing attack and leaned on their stout defense late to put the game out of reach.
Trinity Christian’s running backs accounted for more than 260 yards on the ground and three touchdowns, with Xavier Tubbs-Matthews and DaQuan McNeill rushing for 92 yards each.
Trailing 14-6 at the end of the third quarter, Trinity Christian closed the game with 30 points in the final 12 minutes to earn their first victory of the season.
The Crusaders (1-1) turned a pair of fourth-quarter takeaways into points when Gabriel Galloway-Velazquez took a 45-yard fumble recovery to the end zone and Damion Davis followed with a 95-yard pick-six to put an exclamation point on the win.
Ravenscroft led 6-0 at halftime before Tubbs-Matthews put the Crusaders on the board with a 29-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
The sophomore sparked the fourth-quarter surge with a 46-yard touchdown run for his second score of the night.
McNeill scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 24-yard scamper.
Michael Ross Jr. converted a trio of two-point conversions and finished with 63 rushing yards for the Crusaders, who have an open week before hosting Wake Christian on Oct. 15.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN 36, RAVENSCROFT 20
TRINITY CHRISTIAN - 0 - 0 - 6 - 30 — 36
RAVENSCROFT - 0 - 7 - 7 - 6 — 20
SCORING SUMMARY
R — Julian Quio 4 run (Dean Swift kick)
T — Xavier Tubbs-Matthews 29 run (run failed)
R — Thomas Brown 71 pass from Gavin Mathan (Swift kick)
T — Tubbs-Matthews 46 run (run failed)
T — DaQuan McNeill 24 run (Michael Ross Jr. run)
T — Gabriel Galloway-Velazquez 45 fumble recovery (Ross Jr. run)
R — Anthony Melvin 57 pass from Mathan (pass failed)
T — Damion Davis 95 interception return (Ross Jr. run)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: T — McNeill 11-92, Tubbs-Matthews 10-92, Ross Jr. 11-63, Kirk 6-13. R — Quio 11-60, Mason Foster 1-11, Jack Disbrow 1-1.
Passing: T — Raymond Campos 8-16-1, 26. R — Mathan 10-23-1, 277. Receiving: T — Tubbs-Matthews 4-9, McNeill 2-2, Keondrick Baines 1-19, Ross Jr. 1-(-4).
R — Brown 5-125, Quio 3-83, Melvin 1-57, Deacon Adams 1-12.
Records: Trinity Christian 1-1, Ravenscroft 0-1
Up next: Trinity Christian vs. Wake Christian (Thursday, Oct. 15)
Trinity Christian kept things simple to avoid its first 0-2 start since 2014.
The Crusaders pounded the ground with a reliable rushing attack and leaned on their stout defense late to put the game out of reach.
Trinity Christian’s running backs accounted for more than 260 yards on the ground and three touchdowns, with Xavier Tubbs-Matthews and DaQuan McNeill rushing for 92 yards each.
Trailing 14-6 at the end of the third quarter, Trinity Christian closed the game with 30 points in the final 12 minutes to earn their first victory of the season.
The Crusaders (1-1) turned a pair of fourth-quarter takeaways into points when Gabriel Galloway-Velazquez took a 45-yard fumble recovery to the end zone and Damion Davis followed with a 95-yard pick-six to put an exclamation point on the win.
Ravenscroft led 6-0 at halftime before Tubbs-Matthews put the Crusaders on the board with a 29-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
The sophomore sparked the fourth-quarter surge with a 46-yard touchdown run for his second score of the night.
McNeill scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 24-yard scamper.
Michael Ross Jr. converted a trio of two-point conversions and finished with 63 rushing yards for the Crusaders, who have an open week before hosting Wake Christian on Oct. 15.
TRINITY CHRISTIAN 36, RAVENSCROFT 20
TRINITY CHRISTIAN - 0 - 0 - 6 - 30 — 36
RAVENSCROFT - 0 - 7 - 7 - 6 — 20
SCORING SUMMARY
R — Julian Quio 4 run (Dean Swift kick)
T — Xavier Tubbs-Matthews 29 run (run failed)
R — Thomas Brown 71 pass from Gavin Mathan (Swift kick)
T — Tubbs-Matthews 46 run (run failed)
T — DaQuan McNeill 24 run (Michael Ross Jr. run)
T — Gabriel Galloway-Velazquez 45 fumble recovery (Ross Jr. run)
R — Anthony Melvin 57 pass from Mathan (pass failed)
T — Damion Davis 95 interception return (Ross Jr. run)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: T — McNeill 11-92, Tubbs-Matthews 10-92, Ross Jr. 11-63, Kirk 6-13. R — Quio 11-60, Mason Foster 1-11, Jack Disbrow 1-1.
Passing: T — Raymond Campos 8-16-1, 26. R — Mathan 10-23-1, 277. Receiving: T — Tubbs-Matthews 4-9, McNeill 2-2, Keondrick Baines 1-19, Ross Jr. 1-(-4).
R — Brown 5-125, Quio 3-83, Melvin 1-57, Deacon Adams 1-12.
Records: Trinity Christian 1-1, Ravenscroft 0-1
Up next: Trinity Christian vs. Wake Christian (Thursday, Oct. 15)
