No.2 Little Hawks smash No.7 Saints
If the Iowa Hawkeyes run out of tailbacks this season, maybe they could borrow the kid who plays for Iowa City High.
He's pretty good. So are his teammates.
Ronald Thompson rambled for 209 yards and two touchdowns Friday night as the second-ranked Little Hawks smashed No.7 Xavier, 52-24, on homecoming at Saints Field.
Xavier (3-1) had not allowed a point in three games this season with shutouts of Kennedy, Prairie and Dubuque Hempstead, but the Little Hawks play in a different league.
"We looked forward to putting 52 up on them," City High quarterback Jasper Washington remarked. "We looked forward to letting them know that we are the big dogs in this conference."
Those big dogs barked all night.
"Coach told us this is the hardest team we've played all year and their defense is going to be great," Thompson said. "So we came in with the mindset that we were going to destroy them, and that's what we did."
Xavier pulled within 24-17 in the third quarter on a 76-yard bomb from Reggie Schulte to Corbin Woods, but Iowa City High (4-0) turned on the after-burners. Thompson made it 45-24 with a 75-yard gallop, then Amos Lavela made it 52-24 with a 54-yard dash.
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