By John Goolsby, Prep Sports Editor
MOODY, Ala.- The Moody faithful left “The Bill” happy after a big homecoming win for the Blue Devils.
Moody (7-2, 6-0) blasted Lincoln (0-9, 0-6) 66-3 on a night when the Blue Devils scored the most points in a game in school history. The previous record was 63 points against St. Clair County in 2021.
Bravis Cave, Jr. started the scoring with a two-yard run at 6:21 in the first quarter. Marshall Teofilo scored the two-point conversion to make the Moody lead 8-0.
Kaleb Goff intercepted a Golden Bear pass on the ensuing Lincoln possession and returned the ball to the four-yard line. Goff punched it in the end zone two plays later from the wildcat position to give the Blue Devils a 15-0 lead after the PAT with 4:03 in the first.
Lincoln bobbled the punt snap on their next series, and Moody took over at the Lincoln 25-yard line.
Two players later, Charlie Johnston hit Jalijah Rutledge with a 15-yard touchdown strike with 46 seconds remaining in the first quarter to push the Blue Devil lead to 22-0.
Things went from bad to worse for Lincoln on their next possession. Moody blocked the Golden Bear punt and recorded a safety, giving Moody a 24-0 lead with 10:58 left in the second quarter.
On Moody’s next possession, Johnston hit Josiah Dozier with a 28-yard touchdown pass to give Moody a 31-0 lead.
Lincoln went on offense, hoping to stem Moody’s momentum, but Goff forced a fumble on a strip sack. Owen Randle recovered at the Lincoln ten-yard line.
Two plays later, Cave, Jr. scored on a four-yard pass from Johnston. After the PAT, Moody led 38-0 with 7:16 remaining in the half.
Moody found pay dirt again on the first snap of Lincoln’s next possession. Teofilo stripped the quarterback of the ball. Josh Willet picked it up and rambled into the endzone from three yards out to give Moody a 45-0 lead at the 6:56 mark.
Lincoln finally got into scoring position thanks to a rare Moody mistake, a Braden Wright punt return fumble at the Moody 24-yard line.
The Moody defense held Lincoln out of the end zone, and the visitors had to settle for a 36-yard field goal with 3:27 remaining.
Moody wasn’t done, though. Johnston hit Wright with a 35-yard strike down to the Lincoln five-yard line. Three plays later, Johnston hit Wright for a touchdown pass in the back of the end zone, and Moody led 52-3 with 53 seconds left in the half.
Moody got in the end zone again on a Kevin James 26-yard run with 7:47 remaining in the third quarter.
The Blue Devils got their last score with 5:10 remaining on a 65-yard James sprint. With the score, Moody broke the all-time points scored in a game with 66.
“I think the schedule has been perfect,” said head coach Jake Ganus. “As we have moved through the schedule, I’ve watch our team grow and get better in different areas every week.”
“I thought we did a great job, and I am proud of the guys,” he said. “We made it out injury-free tonight, which was a big goal, and we did that, and now we move into the bye week and focus on getting healthy.”
Moody will host Arab in two weeks in the first round of the playoffs.
