Dominion, Reaves Power Past Freedom 35-7
(Gameday Recap Provided By Gameday Magazine's Titan Football Insider)
SOUTH RIDING, VA - The road weary Dominion Titans got back on the winning track Friday night by up-ending the Freedom Eagles, 35-7 in South Riding.
Freshman sensation Deandre Reaves continued his impressive ground dominance on the season, rushing for 182 yards on 18 carries, adding 2 touchdowns, and scoring a third touchdown on an 82 yard kick-off return. Geoff McCowat threw touchdown passes of 51 and 21 yards to Henry Lobo. Sr. Todd Lancaster added 105 yards rushing on 10 carries.
The Titans opened the scoring at 5:12 of the first period on a spectacular 71 yard run by Reaves.
Following an Eagle penalty on the extra point try, the Titans went for 2 with Reaves carrying it in for the 2 point conversion. Ben Dickerson provided the key play on defense, when he deflected a pass and tipped it to himself for an interception giving the Titans possession at the Eagle 21.
The Titans scored again at 9:27 of the second quarter on a 51 yard pass from McCowat to a streaking Lobo. The pair would team up again at 3:17 of the third quarter on a 21 yard scoring strike when McCowat threw a laser in the end zone to Lobo, between two Eagle defenders.
The Eagles got on the board with 19 seconds left in the third quarter on a 6 yard run by TJ Mizell. Reaves answered the Eagles score when he took the ensuing kick-off 82 yards with 6 seconds left in the quarter. Reaves then capped the scoring with a 25 yard run to make the final score 35-7.
The Titan defense played an outstanding game. Victor Williams and Anthony Bartolotti were standouts on the defensive side of the ball. Lobo, in addition to his 2 touchdown catches, also had an interception. Kicker Tommy Kowalick averaged 47.3 yards per punt and twice sailed the ball over the Eagle receiver's head pinning the Eagles deep in their own territory.
The Titans (2-2) return to the friendly confines of Titan Stadium Friday night after playing 3 of their first 4 games on the road. They will be taking on the Briar Woods Falcons (3-1) in an important Dulles District contest.
