CERRO GORDO–West Columbus downed Hobbton 44-28 on Friday night after breaking a tie and running away with the ball.
The win puts the Vikings at 2-3 in the Carolina Conference and 3-5 overall on the season.
Viking DJ Graham led the attack with three touchdown passes and one rushing. Quziyiah Reaves added two rushing touchdowns in the victory.
Hobbton got on the scoreboard first with a Braxton McLamb touchdown pass to Amir Tate from 53 yards out to give the Wildcats an early 8-0 lead. Javarus Johnson added the two-point conversion. Graham countered from seven yards out to make the score 8-6. Graham then found Santonio Vereen for the two-point conversion with a pass to tie the game at 8-8.
With a minute left on the clock, Johnson ran in a touchdown to give the Wildcats a 14-8 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Graham threw a TD pass to give West Columbus a 16-14 lead with 11:27 remaining in the second quarter. Graham then hit Charlie McLeod for the two-point conversion. Hobbton reclaimed the lead with a McLamb to Richard Simpson pass scoring from 24-yards away.
Trailing 22-16 with 45 seconds remaining in the half, Graham found Josh Ransom for a six-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 22-22 going into the half. With 7:31 left in the third quarter, Reaves crossed the goal line from two-yards out to reclaim the lead for West Columbus 28-22. Hobbton responded with another Tate 12-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 28-28.
Graham then threw for his third touchdown pass to McLeod from 53 yards out to put West Columbus ahead 36-28. Reaves converted the two-point conversion with 34 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Reaves added to the winning margin with less than one minute remaining with a 12-yard touchdown rush.
Graham passed to Mcleod for the two-point conversion for the final score of West Columbus 44, Hobbton 28. Braxton McLamb threw for two touchdowns while Javarus Johnson rushed for 184 yards and a touchdown in the Wildcat loss.
Hobbton (2-2, 2-6) will host Lakewood (4-0, 5-3) on Friday. West Columbus will travel to Goldsboro (0-8) in a non-conference battle.
