Rosewood at James Kenan

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on November 11, 2007 11:31 AM

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WARSAW -- James Kenan rattled off 21 first-quarter points and rolled to a 43-6 victory over Rosewood in their opening-round, N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-AA (large school) playoff game Friday evening.

Darius Heslip's 65-yard touchdown run less than two minutes into the game gave the second-seeded Tigers (12-0 overall) the lead for good at Bill Taylor Field. Brandon Satchell (134 yards on 15 carries) added first-quarter scoring runs of 65 and 8 yards.

Stedman Mathis (64 yards) and Alex Monk provided touchdown runs of 37 and 1 yard, respectively, in the second quarter. James Kenan led 33-0 at halftime.

Shawn Jones hooked up with Steven Outlaw on a 38-yard scoring pass midway through the third quarter. Jones finished with 104 yards passing on 7 of 14 attempts.

German Funez-Bonilla's 30-yard field goal capped the scoring.

The Tigers, ranked No. 2 in the final Associated Press 1-A prep poll, accumulated 342 yards rushing and 446 yards of total offense.

Rosewood (4-8) avoided the shutout on a fourth-quarter touchdown pass. The 15th-seeded Eagles managed just 102 yards of total offense and committed five turnovers.

Derrick Barden emerged the Tigers' defensive leader with six tackles and two assists. Monk added five stops and a sack.

Rosewood 0 0 0 6 -- 6

James Kenan 21 12 10 0 -- 43

First quarter

JK -- Heslip 65 run (Funez-Bonilla kick), 10:52

JK -- Satchell 8 run (Funez-Bonilla kick), 6:43

JK -- Satchell 37 run (Funez-Bonilla kick), 4:05

Second quarter

JK -- Mathis 37 run (Funez-Bonilla kick failed), 10:51

JK -- Monk 1 run (Funez-Bonilla kick blocked), 0:16

Third quarter

JK -- Outlaw 38 pass from Jones (Funez-Bonilla kick), 6:24

JK -- Funez-Bonilla 30 FG, 0:56

RW JK

First Downs 5 17

Rushes-yds 29-37 47-342

Passing-yds 65 104

Total yds 102 446

C-A-I 6-16-0 7-14-2

Fumbles-lost 8-5 3-3

Penalties-Yds 4-21 5-45

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING -- James Kenan -- Brandon Satchell 15-134, 2 TDs; Darius Heslip 5-73, 1 TD; Stedman Mathis 4-64, 1 TD; Akeem Carlton 13-31; Jamar Rogers 3-18, Shawn Jones 3-15; Rudy Becton 1-8; Christopher Marable 1-5; Alex Monk 1-1, 1 TD; Shawon Darden 1-(-7).

PASSING -- James Kenan -- Shawn Jones 7-14-2 104, 1 TD.

RECEIVING -- James Kenan -- Steven Outlaw 2-46, 1 TD; Kendall Jones 2-22; Demetrius Vann 1-21; Alex Monk 1-10; Christopher Marable 1-8.