Suffolk News-Herald

Rufus Artis scored four touchdowns as Lakeland opened its junior varsity season with a 42-8 victory over visiting King’s Fork on Wednesday afternoon.

Artis carried four yards to the Bulldog 34 on his team’s first play from scrimmage, and Rodney Bell made it to the 16 on the next play. The two rushed down to the nine, and Artis barged up the middle for a five-yard score 5:23 into the game. He ran for the extra point, making the score 8-0.

The Cavaliers quickly regained possession, and Artis carried on all of his team’s next four plays, the last of which being a 26-yard dash through the right end. He again got the point-after, doubling Lakeland’s lead.

The teams combined for only a single first down on the next five drives, but the Cavaliers got the ball on the Bulldog 20 with five minutes left, and Artis carried for a 19-yard touchdown on the next play.

Josh Meeks threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Holland for another Cavalier score, and Artis closed out the half by running an interception 20 yards back for a touchdown to close the half ahead 36-0.

Dontarius Boone scored Lakeland’s final touchdown on an eight-yard rush in the third quarter, but Angelo Beale, Aric Dickens and Andre Hunter made history for their school, accounting for the first points in Bulldog history. Beale ran for a seven-yard touchdown, and Hunter threw to Dickens for an extra point.