Staff report

SALISBURY — Salisbury’s football team entertained a homecoming crowd and overwhelmed East  Davidson 73-7 for a Central Carolina Conference victory on Friday.

The Hornets (7-1, 4-0)  won their sixth in a row and scored 40 in the second half. They built their  unusual total with 11 touchdowns and seven PATs.

Jay’lin Johnson scored four touchdowns, two on receptions and two on kickoff returns.

After East Davidson scored late in the second quarter, Johnson housed the kickoff. Then the sprinter returned the second-half kickoff 80 yards to push Salisbury’s lead to 40-7.

Johnson has scored 12 touchdowns. He has nine receiving TDs and three on special teams.

Bryce Dalton had a pick-six in the first half and a punt return TD in the second half.

Torian Brown had an interception return for a touchdown on the final snap of the night.

Zahir Brown also had an interception.

Hank Webb threw three TD passes for the Hornets, two to Johnson and one to Macari House to start the scoring parade.

That gave Webb, a senior, 21 in his first year as the starting quarterback and broke the school record for TD passes in a season. Mike Geter had owned the mark with 19 scoring aerials in 2023.

Webb ran for a touchdown and kicked seven PATs. He completed 10 of 15 passes for 142 yards.

Hez Krider returned to action and had 71 rushing yards on six carries.

Jamantay Cox and Nemo Mason added rushing TDs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Webb to house TD   X    6-0

Cox TD run        (Webb)              13-0

Webb to Johnson TD  (Webb) 20-0

Dalton 18 iNT    (Webb) 27-0

27-7

Johnson 85 kickoff return late first half  X    33-7

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Johnson 80 kickoff return second half (Webb) 40-7

Dalton 55 punt return (Webb) X    46-7

Webb to Johnson (Webb) 53-7

Webb 2 run TD (Webb) 60-7

Nemo Marson run TD  (Webb) 67-7

Torian Brown INT 55 last play. no attempt   73-7