Decatur carried by Urquidi

— Victor Urquidi didn’t look like a sophomore Friday night against Johnson County Westside.

Urquidi rushed for 213 yards and four touchdowns and he passed for 87 yards and another touchdown to lead Decatur to a 41-28 victory over the Rebels.

And Decatur (2-3, 2-2 2A-4 Conference) is now in position to compete for its first playoff berth since 1997.

“Huge win, huge win,” Decatur coach Shane Holland said.

Urquidi led the Bulldogs, who had 344 yards rushing, on a quick 91-yard drive right before halftime that gave the Bulldogs the lead for good at 21-14.

“Our line does a great job of blocking,” Urquidi said of night. “I had plenty of time to pass it. This is the first step in trying to get to the playoffs.”

The Rebels (2-3, 2-2) scored on two of their first three possessions of the game, but they managed just one offensive touchdown the rest of the way.

“I was proud of our guys, they bowed up and played some defense,” Holland said.

A defensive stand ensured Decatur led by a score at the break. Evan Owens stopped Rebels quarterback Chris Mc-Cormick for a one yard gain on fourth-and 5 at the Decatur 10 with 2:42 left in the first half.

Urquidi then guided the Bulldogs 91 yards in nine plays for the lead, which included a 20-yard run to the 14 on fourthand-1. He found Andrew Harris for a 14-yard touchdown pass.

“On the fourth-down play, they were trying to strip the ball and I just kept on running,” Urquidi said. “I didn’t see it, but I knew it was a touchdown when the crowd went wild.”

Urquidi gave the Bulldogs an early 7-0 lead when he scrambled 38 yards for a touchdown early in the first quarter. He then tied the game midway through the second quarter with a seven yard touchdown run.

Sports, Pages 24 on 09/29/2012

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