When tested on his 40-yard dash last spring, C.J. Blue turned a 4.72. He must have had a bushel of Wheaties since.
Soddy-Daisy’s junior running back, a cousin of former Trojans legends Lydell and Avery Blue, ran for 117 yards and three touchdowns and caught a 5-yard TD pass from Brett Standifer in a 32-27 victory over host Red Bank.
“We felt like we could run and then we challenged the kids’ heart. And every one of them sold out,” jubilant Soddy-Daisy coach Kevin Orr said.
The only disappointment for Trojans fans was the fact that their band did not have time to perform because of a radio station promotion with a fan trying to kick a ball into a Fiat.
Two of Blue’s TDs came in the first half, the second with just 0:27 left in the second period on the short pass that put the Trojans back in front 20-14.