Lake Highlands played without star running back Desmond Roland, who was out with an undisclosed injury, and they got an exceptional offensive game from his replacement junior DeVonte Sunwenghan as the Wildcats went on to defeat Jesuit College Prep 29-20.
Sunwenghan finished the night with 191 yards on 32 rushes and 4 touchdowns. He also grabbed 11 passes for 122 yards.
Also Michael Ketchmark completed 56 percent of his passes for 224 yards.
Here is some post-game audio from head coach Scott Smith, Mitch Marzuola and DeVonte Sunwenghan.
DeVonte Sunwenghan, junior running back
Mitch Marzuola, senior defensive lineman
Scott Smith, Lake Highlands head coach
Scoring Summary
2nd
LH – Mitchell Hinton 30-yard field goal, 3:47
LH – DeVonte Sunwenghan 5-yard run, 1:36
JES – Christian Franz 4-yard catch, 00:07
3rd
LH – Sunwenghan, 4-yard run, 6:02 (Blocked PAT)
JES – Marty Murad 25-yard catch, 4:32
LH – Sunwenghan, 2-yard run, 11:30 (2-pt conversion fail)
4th
JES-Jake Oliver, 3-yard catch, 6:56 (2-pt conversion fail)
LH – Sunwenghan, 18-yard run, 2:00