Jonesboro 49, DeSoto Central 34

Jonesboro 49, DeSoto Central 34

JONESBORO — Jonesboro stormed out of the halftime locker room with 28 unanswered points in the third quarter to erase a 34–21 deficit, defeating DeSoto Central 49–34 on Friday night at Cooksey-Johns Field.

Running back TJ Brown delivered a career night, scoring four touchdowns—three on the ground (11, 24, 52 yards) and one on a 19-yard reception. Quarterback Asa Myers orchestrated the comeback with three touchdown passes, including strikes of 42 and 45 yards to wide receiver Kameron “Cam” Davis, who finished with two scores. Kden Hawkinsadded the spark out of halftime with a 67-yard end-around touchdown, and kicker Alex Glomski converted all seven extra points.

DeSoto Central looked dominant early behind quarterback Eric Perry, who ran for four touchdowns in the first half (1, 4, 17, 6 yards). Running back Cade Rodgers added a 3-yard Wildcat keeper, and receivers Ter’myihias Welch and Peyton Williams kept the chains moving with timely grabs. But the Jaguars faltered after the break, slowed by a fumbled kickoff and a failed fourth-down attempt.

Jonesboro’s defense toughened in the second half, led by edge rusher Eric Blocker, linebacker Noah Wendle, and safety Jacquez Jordan, who combined for tackles for loss and tight coverage to hold the Jaguars scoreless after halftime.

The victory marks the Hurricane’s first of the season, a momentum boost heading into conference play.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
DeSoto Central – Eric Perry 1-yd run (Jackson Canizaro kick), DC 7-0
Jonesboro – TJ Brown 11-yd run (Glomski kick), 7-7
DeSoto Central – Perry 4-yd run (Canizaro kick), DC 14-7

2nd Quarter
Jonesboro – Brown 19-yd pass from Myers (Glomski kick), 14-14
DeSoto Central – Cade Rodgers 3-yd run (Canizaro kick), DC 21-14
DeSoto Central – Perry 17-yd run (Canizaro kick), DC 28-14
Jonesboro – Brown 24-yd run (Glomski kick), DC 28-21
DeSoto Central – Perry 6-yd run (kick blocked), DC 34-21

3rd Quarter
Jonesboro – Kden Hawkins 67-yd run (Glomski kick), DC 34-28
Jonesboro – Cam Davis 42-yd pass from Myers (Glomski kick), JHS 35-34
Jonesboro – Davis 45-yd pass from Myers (Glomski kick), JHS 42-34
Jonesboro – Brown 52-yd run (Glomski kick), JHS 49-34

4th Quarter
No scoring

Players who stood out

• TJ Brown (RB, Jonesboro) — 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec)

• Asa Myers (QB, Jonesboro) — 3 TD passes

• Kameron Davis (WR, Jonesboro) — 2 TD catches (42, 45 yards)

• Kden Hawkins (RB, Jonesboro) — 67-yd TD run

• Eric Perry (QB, DeSoto Central) — 4 rushing TDs