Dorsey, Rickets lead Judges Past Raiders 42-12
WINCHESTER, VA - Week Two of High School football in Virginia saw its final game being played in Winchester, with the John Handley Judges playing host to the Loudoun County Raiders. Both teams came into this game looking for their first win of the season, but in the end, the Raiders couldn't find an answer for super talented Handley quarterback J.J Dorsey.
Dorsey accounted for 4 touchdowns, running for one and throwing for three in a 42-12 win over the Raiders. Loudoun County got off to a rough start when they fumbled the opening kickoff. The Judges took over on the 25 yard line and it was just a short time later when Dorsey hit Andre Rickets for the first score of the game.
Dorsey would connect with Ricketts yet again for another touchdown later in the 1st quarter to put the Judges up 14-0.
The Loudoun County Raiders started the second quarter on fire, scoring their first touchdown with 10:05 left in the half. Quarterback Kelly Reimers hit Joe Bushrod for the Raider score, but the two-point conversion failed and the score remained 14-6.
With 5:48 left in the half, J.J. Dorsey used his legs to find pay dirt as he raced 56 yards to increase the Handley lead to 21-6. The Judges added another score before the end of the half, as Dorsey hooked up once again with Ricketts for the third time.
Handley quickly went down the field on offense to start the second half and tailback Geremi Long capped the drive off with a touchdown run. Long scored again from 2 yards out later in the game to secure the win for Handley.
The final touchdown of the game was scored by Loudoun County's Kelly Reimers, who took a quarterback sneak into the end-zone in the final minutes. In route to a 42-12 win, the Judges looked like a team that was ready to turn the corner and contend for the Northwest District title. After the game, Dorsey thought his team showed plenty of determination.
"We came out hungry and we really gelled as a team," said Dorsey.
With the win, Handley improved to 1-1 on the season and will travel to Park View next week in the most anticipated match-up in Northern Virginia. The game will be broadcast on the Gameday Radio Network at GamedayMagazine.com with live coverage starting at 6:45pm.
The Raiders, who are now 0-2, must get ready for another tough Northwest District opponent as they will play James Wood next Friday.
