The Manual star smoked his man and was all over Duncan before he could launch one final Hail Mary pass. Northington made the play of the game in the final seconds after coming in at defensive end for the final few drives. After giving up a touchdown in the first quarter, the Crimsons' defense was a force the rest of the night – even though it needed some help from an offensive specialist.
Ultimately though, it would be defense that would win this game for the Crimsons. Manual's stadium was trembling as he ran down the field and through the back of the endzone. Manual would take the lead on the first play of the next drive, by way of a devious trick play that left wide receiver Curtis Reardon all by himself his lonesome. Northington cut into the Jackets' lead with a 4-yard scamper. But the senior tailback made sure Manual's comeback in the second half came through him. Northington told his teammates after the game that the first half was on him. but I said listen man 'this game is always four quarters.'" "We had just done some things that I'm not even sure ever exists in football in that first half. "I didn't know that team that was looking at me at halftime," Carmony said. He didn't know what that was in the first half. More: Scouted by Indiana and Kentucky, here's what to know about Manual's JaWaun NorthingtonĬarmony challenged his players in the second half to start playing like the team he had prepared all summer. Highly touted running back recruit JaWaun Northington tried to get things going for Manual on the ground, but with little support through the air, the Crimsons weren't able to cut into Central's 12-0 lead before halftime. "We left points in the first half that probably could've distanced us in the game." "We've got to finish," Central head coach Marvin Dantzler said. If Stone's return was a punch to the mouth, Duncan's score was a jab to the eye. Yellowjackets quarterback Vernon Duncan punched in the next score himself, but once again the Crimsons' defense came through on the 2-point conversion.īefore Manual's offense even had a chance to touch the football, it trailed by double digits. Central would go on to recover and make Manual pay, using running back/linebacker Malachi Williams to churn down to the one-yard line. Unfortunately for Manual, their special teams blunders would carry over two plays later.Įager to fight for more field position, Manual's Tavon Johnson coughed up the ball during his second effort. View Gallery: Kentucky high school football: See photos from Manual, Central gameĬortez Stone made a pair of Crimson defenders miss, found the gap and exploded through it for a 76-yard touchdown.
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