The Joaquin Junior High football team is off to a fast start in 2009, outscoring its last two opponents 76-6 as they rolled to a pair of impressive wins to improve to 3-0 on the season. Its latest win was a 38-0 blowout of Cushing last Thursday night at home. The Rams recorded a 38-6 win over Burkeville the previous week.
Joaquin 38, Cushing 0 -- The Rams scored on five consecutive offensive plays Thursday night to cruise to a 30-0 halftime lead and they never looked back. Gage Belrose scored a pair of touchdowns, and Armando Hernandez Robles added two scores, while Tyler Griffin made it to the endzone once as Joaquin moved the ball at will against the Bearkat defense.
Defensive standouts, according to Coach Scott Owens, included Shaun Rogers, Lance Lawson and Angel Hernandez as the Rams owned the line of scrimmage.
Joaquin 38, Burkeville 6 -- Lance Lawson scored a pair of touchdowns and added a TD pass of 40 yards to Keith Ferguson as Joaquin continued it mastery over its opponents.
Other Rams scoring included Armando Hernandez Robles and Ismail Rhodes. Joaquin also converted 4-of-5 two-point conversions.
Coach Owens said the blue and white teams both played well on the defensive side of the ball. Of course, the offense speaks for itself.