Lassiter's Four TDs Lead Madison Past Hanover Park

The football team overcame a sluggish start to defeat Hanover Park 28-7 on Friday afternoon at Ted Monica Stadium. The teams were tied after the first quarter and the hosts led by only a touchdown at the half. In addition, the Dodgers' total of 28 points pales in comparison to the previous three weeks when the team averaged 50 points per game. However, the Dodgers were never seriously threatened by the Hornets in this one.

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Hanover Park (3-2)

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Madison (4-0)

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IN SHORT 

Quarterback Carson Lassiter took care of the offense, rushing for four touchdowns and 95 yards on 14 carries and also throwing for 99 yards. The team would need Lassiter's help as running back Justin Goodwin left in the first half with a possible concussion. He did not return and coach Chris Kubik said after the game that the team will wait and see if he's available next week against Lenape Valley.

DODGER OF THE GAME

The defense. It had four sacks, plenty of QB hurries and made life miserable for Hornets signal caller Jimmy Sivolella.

TOP DODGERS OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES

PASSING: Lassiter (6 of 8 for 95 yards, sacked twice, one fumble) RUSHING: Shone Register (14 carries for 93 yards, including one for 33 yards,); Goodwin (nine carries for 49 yards, one run for 23), and Dilan Kluge (five carries for 54 yards, one going for 30 yards). RECEIVING: Register (two catches, one for 20 yards and the other for 10); Nick Evangelista (one catch for 21 yards).

TOP DODGERS DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCES

TACKLES: Matt McDonald (seven tackles, one sack); Connor Higgins (two tackles, one sack); Steve Finelli and Collin Scarpello (one sack each).

THEY SAID IT

“They stepped up. Hanover Park is a tough team, they're always tough against us. They play hard and they're well-coached, but the bottom line is at the end of the day we needed guys to step up and they did. I'm very proud of them.” — Madison Coach Chris Kubik

“We weren't sure. We were going to check his status, I haven't talked to the trainer yet. She thought it was safe to keep him out. We weren't sure so we would rather be safe than sorry. He took a hit and we didn't want to mess around with it. It could be [a concussion], we're not sure how serious it is.” — Kubik

UP NEXT—Lenape Valley next Friday at Lenape Valley High School, 7 p.m.