Unbeaten Leesville Road shuts out Overhills, Goldston throws for 5 touchdowns

Unbeaten Leesville Road shuts out Overhills, Goldston throws for 5 touchdowns

Leesville Road quarterback Deiondre Goldston threw for five touchdowns as the Pride defeated Overhills in a non-conference football game on Thursday night.

The Pride defense didn’t allow a single first down until the second quarter on its way to a 40-0 shutout win.

After Leesville Road’s opening drive stalled, the offense found its footing on its second drive. Deiondre Goldston completed a 37-yard pass to Ryan Huffman in the end zone to put the Pride up 7-0 midway through the first quarter. The two connected again for a nine-yard touchdown moments later pushing the lead to 14-0.

On Overhills’ ensuing drive, the Jaguars fumbled the ball away to the Pride. That led to a 15-yard pass completion from Deiondre Goldston to his brother, Devin Goldston, for a third Leesville Road touchdown. The Pride led 21-0 after one quarter.

After the Pride added a 31-yard field goal from Jake Bendell, the Leesville Road defense forced an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone, which resulted in a safety. Leesville Road led 26-0 with 2:28 left in the second quarter.

The Pride managed one more score before halftime. The Goldston brothers connected for a second touchdown with just 39 seconds left in the half. Leesville Road led 33-0 at the break.

Leesville Road’s final touchdown came early in the third quarter when Deiondre Goldston completed a 15-yard pass to AkShar Barnes for a score. That pushed Leesville Road’s lead to 40-0.

Leesville Road (3-0) will return to play next Friday with a road trip to Heritage. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.

Overhills (1-2) is off next week, but will open conference play on Sept. 20 with a road game at Terry Sanford at 7 p.m.

Source: highschoolot.com