TAYLOR - The Taylor Ducks varsity football team picked up their third straight win in a 36-19 matchup against the Elgin Wildcats on Friday, Sept. 11 at Taylor High School.
This is the first time Taylor has started 3-0 since the 2009 season.
After an hour weather delay, the Ducks gained momentum quickly in the first quarter with a touchdown by senior running back Eric Walker in the fourth minute.
“I thought Eric did a great job,” said Taylor varsity football Head Coach Earven Flowers “I really believe that if he’s playing well, our offense is going to play well because people are going to have to load up the box to stop them and we got some guys on the outside who can make some plays.”
Five minutes later, junior running back Tayden Talley put himself on the board with a 49-yard running touchdown and brought the Ducks 15-0. Just before the second quarter, freshman running back JC Keller scored the first Wildcat touchdown of the night. The Wildcats found their stride by the second quarter, scoring the lone touchdown in the period and brought the score to 15-13 heading into halftime.
The Ducks didn’t stay quiet for long though, as in the third quarter sophomore wide receiver Jeremiah Caldwell caught a pass from junior quarterback Johnny Guzman at the 38-yard line and ran it untouched into the endzone. Three minutes later, Caldwell repeated this move during a third down snap and brought the Ducks to 29-13.
Walker continued his success with a six-yard touchdown run to make it 36-13.
The Wildcats added one final touchdown with a reception by sophomore running back Kelly Wendo, bringing the final score to 36-19 and a Duck victory.
Taylor now rests for a bye week before heading on the road to play against Northeast Early College on Friday, Sept.
25 at 7:30 p.m.
“Now it’s mainly about getting healthy, the bye week came at a great time,” said Flowers “It gives a little time to prepare for Northeast and what they do and we’ll take advantage of all of that.”
