Leesville Road sloshes past Broughton football

Cooper Eason-Riddle ran for two touchdowns and threw for another in his second start at quarterback as Leesville Road sloshed past Broughton 24-7 at Hamilton Stadium on Thursday night.

Playing in a steady rain, the Pride (3-3, 2-0 Cap-8 4A) overcame an early deficit to dominate the Capitals. And after a 1-3 start to the season, Leesville Road is unbeaten in the conference.

“It’s a good start,” Eason-Riddle said. “We started off rough, 1-3, and then we hit conference 2-0. That’s what matters, conference, and this gives us a shot at winning it.”

Eason-Riddle, starting in place of the injured Clay Vick, ran for scores of 12 and 8 yards and threw 63 yards for another touchdown.

“He played well, made some big throws and had some crucial runs,” Leesville Road coach Brad Wilson said.

Broughton (0-6, 0-2) led 7-3 in the first quarter but struggled on offense, swapping quarterbacks Owen Wilkinson and Cliff Chavis liberally in the second half.

Turning point

With Leesville Road ahead 10-7 early in the second quarter, Broughton failed on fourth down in Pride territory. Eason-Riddle then launched a long pass to Jordan Moore, who hauled it in for a 63-yard touchdown.

They said it

“I feel bad for their grounds crew, the mess they’ve got to clean up,” Broughton coach Billy Lane said of the sloppy field.

Three who mattered

Eason-Riddle: The former wide receiver used the read-option well, running for 53 yards and passing for 129.

K.J. Davis: Defensive back: Davis had two interception, one off each Caps quarterback.

Devone Jackson: The Broughton junior accounted for 104 total yards, running for 53 and catching three passes for 51.

By the numbers

0: Pride turnovers, despite the game-long rain

2: Games played in four days by Broughton

3: Broughton personal-foul penalties on one play late

This story was originally published October 1, 2015 at 10:07 PM with the headline "Leesville Road sloshes past Broughton football."