The Lane Dragons wrapped up their home slate on Saturday with a win over the Central State Marauders, 42-31.
The offense wasted little time getting on the board, capitalizing on good field position when Virgil Young took the opening kickoff 42 yards to set the Dragons up near midfield.
Head coach Vyron Brown used a little trickeration on the opening play from scrimmage, executing a double pass from Tarik McKinzie to Michael Huntley who found tight end Henry Calixte down the seam for a gain of 34 yards.
McKinzie then completed passes to Calixte and Jacquez Jones to move the offense inside the 10-yard line. Marlen Peters finished off the drive with a touchdown run from six yards out.
It would be a sign of things to come as Lane moved the ball at will throughout the afternoon.
Both quarterbacks played and had efficient games. Huntley finished 7-of-10 for 131 yards and two touchdowns and added a score on the ground.
McKinzie completed five passes for 64 yards and had five rushes for 59 yards.
Jones continued his breakout campaign with seven catches for 152 yards and two touchdowns, one of 54 yards and another from 30 yards out on a fourth down play.
The Dragons offensive line mauled the Marauders defensive front all game, paving the way for the backs to rush for a combined 329 yards, 7.8 yards per carry, and four rushing touchdowns.
Brown rewarded the group by handing the ball off to Taviauhn Turner late in the fourth quarter when a first down would effectively end the game. The 6'1 300-pound hogmollie busted through the line and broke six tackles as he lumbered down the field for a 26-yard gain to put the game on ice.
Walter Tatum led the defense with 10 tackles and an interception. Jeffrey Johnson added eight stops for the Dragons.
Lane will wrap up their season next Saturday when they travel to Georgia to take on Savannah State. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM EST.
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