Diboll 31 Jasper 14/Final

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Diboll moves to 5-1, currently on a 5-game winning streak after losing to Kirbyville in the 1st game of the season.

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After spending the first few weeks of the season pulling out thrillers and squeakers, the Diboll Lumberjacks have put together back-to-back wins in dominant fashion. Friday night, the 'Jacks made short work of an old foe, knocking off Jasper 31-14 in the district opener for both teams.

Diboll capitalized on contributions from a little bit of everyone wearing red and black: Quarterback Jacolby Spencer tossed a pair of scoring passes, a 35-yarder to William Tudmon and a 15-yarder to big Antonio Johnson; Kendal Jackson followed his line for 105 yards and a score on 22 carries; Adrian Vasquez blocked and recovered a Jasper punt for yet another Diboll TD; and Alex Castillo booted a 31-yard field goal.




In all, the Lumberjacks rolled up more than 400 yards of total offense, with Spencer completing 15 of 26 passing attempts for 239 yards and the two scores. During one second-quarter streak, the senior QB connected on seven straight passes, allowing the 'Jacks to put together a beauty of a 91-yard drive that consumed more than five minutes.

Jasper's Ben Armstrong scored both the 'Dogs' touchdowns on runs of 22 and 23 yards. Armstrong would have notched a third score, a scintillating 28-yard fourth-quarter jaunt; but the Bulldogs were flagged for holding on the play, negating the run.

Bulldog receiver Kwame' Spikes caught six balls for 98 yards, but quarterback Dominique Bailey struggled to hit receivers all night, completing just 10 of his 27 attempts, and with most of those coming too late in the game to help.

Jasper got off to a quick start, scoring on its first possession with the aid of a Bailey 74-yard run. That set up Armstrong's first score, a 22-yarder at the 8:18 mark.

Diboll took exactly two minutes to answer, with Spencer hitting Tudmon on a crossing route from 35 yards out to tie the game at 7-7.

The 'Jacks took their first lead midway through the second quarter, with Johnson taking a pass in the flat and breaking tackles on his way to a 15-yard score. Later in the same period, following a pin-'em-down punt from Jasper's Alex Guadian that left the Lumberjacks on their own nine-yard line, Diboll moved 91 yards in 15 plays, capped by Jackson's three-yard plunge with just 29 ticks remaining in the half to go up 21-7.

Diboll extended the lead with just under 10 minutes left in the third quarter. Standing in his own end zone, punter Guadian couldn't handle a high snap and attempted to kick his way out of trouble. Vasquez blocked the kick and was credited with the touchdown recovery, putting the game out of reach for the Bulldogs. Castillo's 31-yard boot iced the 'Jacks' fourth straight win.

The Lumberjacks will host Center Friday and will honor new members of the Diboll Wall of Honor. The late Gary Willmon of The Lufkin Daily News will be one of the honorees.

Game time is 7:30 p.m.


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