LONDON — North Laurel surpassed its season total of 46 points by turning in its best offensive effort of the season.
Quarterback Hunter Morgan turned in a career game, finishing with more than 200 yards passing while tossing three touchdowns during the Jaguars’ 62-0 blowout win over crosstown rival South Laurel in the First Priority Bowl.
The Jaguars entered the contest averaging a little over nine points per game, but looked unstoppable on Friday.
The win improved Jason Chappell’s squad to 3-3 overall, and 1-1 in district play while South Laurel is now 4-3, and 0-2 in district play.
“Like every game this season, our kids played incredibly hard and we’re very physical,” Chappell said. “We were able to control the line of scrimmage on both sides. Defensively, we flew around and made tackles in space…
“Offensively, we were very physical up front and Hunter Morgan made several plays through the air,” he added. “It was one of these games where everything kind of went our way. I’m proud of our kids effort.”
North Laurel wasted little time taking control of the game against its crosstown counterpart.
A 19-yard touchdown run by Treyshawn Holmes-Evans gave his team a 7-0 lead just two minutes into the contest.
Hunter Morgan connected with Holmes for a 12-yard touchdown pass with 3:40 left in the first quarter to push the Jaguars’ advantage to 14-0.
Morgan’s 40-yard touchdown pass to Jack Chappell continued North Laurel’s dominance as the Jaguars’ lead increased to 21-0 at the 11:52 mark of the second quarter.
Special teams play got into the scoring action during North Laurel’s fourth touchdown of the contest. Freshman Jude McWhorter was off to the races after breaking loose and scoring on a 53-yard punt return to give the Jaguars a comfortable 28-0 advantage with 5:25 remaining in the first half.
North Laurel continues its dominance in the second half as Ethan Gregory found paydirt for the second time this season, pounding his way for a five-yard score to increase the Jaguars’ advantage to 35-0 just 53 seconds into the third quarter.
The Jaguars’ second touchdown on special teams came a few minutes later as Chappell blocked a punt, and returned it for a touchdown as North Laurel’s lead grew to 42-0 with 8:35 remaining in the third quarter.
Morgan’s third touchdown pass of the game, increased the Jaguars’ lead to 49-0 with 4:04 left in the third quarter. He hit Cole Messer for a 70-yard strike.
North Laurel added two more touchdowns, a 39-yard fumble return from Logan Hall, and a 34-yard rushing touchdown by Austin Johnson to wrap-up its 62-0 win.
