New Kent dominates on Senior Night, wins sixth game in a row

New Kent hasn’t lost a football game on the gridiron since September. Friday night’s Senior Night celebration was another example of the transformation of the team from learning to regional contender.

New Kent scored 43 first half points as they coasted to a 57-16 victory over the visiting Jamestown Eagles.

The Trojans scored less than 75 seconds into the game as Blake Gregory ran the ball in from 10 yards out. Less than two minutes later, Nehemiah Christian took a handoff from five yards out for score number two. After a 28-yard punt return by returnman Owen Payne, New Kent teammate Jaxon Foreman’s 37-yard scamper upped the home team’s advantage to 22-0 six minutes into the game.

Jamestown moved the ball down the field and managed a field goal, but on the ensuing kickoff, the ball was back in the hands of Payne. Payne returned the kickoff 92 years for a touchdown, providing the hosts a 29-3 lead before heading into quarter two.

The second quarter saw New Kent score 14 more points as Wesley Haltiner carried the ball from seven yards out into the end zone and Dylan Bowman’s 17-yard run, resulting in New Kent leading 43-3 in the halftime break. The Trojans added two more touchdowns in the second half as a running clock was utilized during the remainder of the game.

New Kent improves to 7-3 and has a rematch on Nov. 13 at Tabb in the first round of the Region 3A playoffs. Tabb was the last team to defeat New Kent, posting a 26-14 win in New Kent.