Fri - 11 Sep
Written by Mike Condon
About the only thing that could slow down Linn-Mar junior quarterback Reese Phillips on Friday night was a bum ankle.
His arm was working beautifully.
Phillips set a Linn-Mar record with five touchdown passes in less than three quarters of action as the Lions shot out to a 34-0 lead and cruised to a 50-14 win over Clinton at Linn-Mar Stadium.
The five scoring tosses broke the single-game record of four, shared by four other former Lions, most recently last season by Ryan Schmidt, who did it twice, in wins over Waterloo West and Jefferson.
Schmidt, now playing at Iowa, was in attendance and was in the locker room to congratulate Phillips.
"It just felt great out there tonight," Phillips said. "After we hit them with a deep one, they just sagged off and we took advantage."
The guy taking advantage was senior Daniel Gorsich, who caught four of Phillips' scoring passes, which tied a Lion record for touchdown receptions in a game. Ironically, Gorsich was on the field last year when Trevor Noble caught four TD passes against Jefferson.
"I'm glad to have tied (the record)," Gorsich said. "I didn't really care about the touchdowns. I was more concerned about getting the win, and we got it."
Phillips said he knew pretty quickly that the Clinton defenders couldn't stay with Gorsich.
"Danny is just so versatile," Phillips said. "They really couldn't guard him. He was too fast for them."
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