LYNN — “He’s higher than me. That’s one factor I can say.”
Lynn English head coach Tyllor McDonald is aware of a superb quarterback when he sees one. And his sign caller this season, Shane Knowlton-Simard, completed a 12 months for the document books in model on Thursday at Manning Subject.
The transformed huge receiver rushed for 212 yards and three scores whereas additionally passing for 131 yards and two touchdowns because the Bulldogs bested Lynn Classical, 36-6, within the 112th assembly of the crosstown rivals.
“The child’s only a nice soccer participant, man. He earned it,” McDonald mentioned of Knowlton-Simard. “He confirmed up each day and grinded for what he acquired this season.”
Along with his efficiency on Thursday, Knowlton-Simard completed the 12 months with 1,913 yards speeding and 30 touchdowns whereas including one other 824 yards and eight touchdowns within the air.
“It’s been a magical 12 months for positive,” Knowlton-Simard mentioned after an emotional embrace along with his coach. “This crew is known as a household. I’m actually happy with this crew as a result of we simply battled adversity all 12 months, being younger.”
The high-flying Bulldogs confirmed their explosiveness all through all the first half regardless of Classical working 32 performs to solely 5 for English.
The Rams held the ball for nearly six minutes to start the sport, however an interception by freshman Keilan Smith resulted in a touchback. Moments later, it was 6-0 after Xavier Beauchamp took the primary down play for a landing.
After a Classical three-and-out, it was Knowlton-Simard’s flip as he raced 76 yards down the left sideline on English’s second play to make it 12-0.
The Rams once more adopted with a clock-chewing drive that stretched into the second interval. However a fourth-down fumble inside the ten ended the march.
Knowlton-Simard then electrified the 1,000-plus in attendance as he took a zone learn 93 yards for his twenty ninth rating of the season and an 18-0 lead.
One other Classical three and out gave English all of the ball. This time, the Bulldogs truly wasted a play earlier than Jason McDonald took a cross in stride and went 77 yards for an additional rating.
In all, English gained 327 yards on its 5 performs within the first 24 minutes.
“It was simply electrical,” McDonald mentioned. “I’m not shocked in any respect. Xavier and Shane have been exhibiting all of it 12 months. They’ve been doing all of it 12 months.”
English (9-2) returned the second half kick to the Classical 27 however got here away scoreless. The Rams then made issues fascinating as Charles Washington capped a seven-play drive with a three-yard run to chop the result in 18.
English, nevertheless, delivered a knockout blow on a march that noticed Beauchamp have two touchdowns referred to as again due to penalties. Knowlton-Simard’s third speeding rating of the sport early within the fourth made it 30-6.
One ultimate rating would include 5:52 left as senior Kenneth Gomez Lopez caught a six-yard cross from Knowlton-Simard.
“There’s been no one like him as huge, as quick, as robust as Shane. And simply his numbers this 12 months communicate for itself. There’s no one that’s completed that ever,” McDonald mentioned.
