Wayland runs it up on Lincoln-Sudbury

SUDBURY — It’s one thing to tune up for the playoffs in the last week of the regular season. It’s another thing to do what the Wayland football team pulled off Saturday afternoon.

As part of a complete blowout that had a banged-up No. 18 Lincoln-Sudbury struggling to keep up, Jaison Tucker ran loose for 232 yards from scrimmage with a career-high five total touchdowns while the defense suffocated nearly every response en route to a 45-8 win in a Dual County League crossover rivalry game.

“We executed on all three levels,” said Wayland (5-1) head coach Scott Parseghian. “I don’t think we punted the whole game. Special teams, offense and defense (were great). … It’s just awesome to end (the regular season) like that.”

With every blow the Wayland offense was able to land, the defense managed to stymie L-S (5-2) right after with dominant play up front. And it wasn’t only in the form of the three turnovers Wayland forced, either.

It started right from the opening series, as Cameron Jones’ interception of an L-S team missing its starting quarterback led to a 10-yard touchdown run from Tucker. Lincoln-Sudbury tried to get the run game going in response, but an overwhelming front seven nipped that in the bud.

That sequence set the tone for the entire game. As Mason Bolivar (141 passing yards, 88 rushing yards, two TDs) and Tucker combined for 144 rushing yards in the first quarter alone, the defensive line chewed up anything L-S tried to do by plugging gaps early and often.

After all, Tucker’s 84-yard touchdown run on just his second carry of the game for a 14-0 lead accrued more yards on one play than L-S could gain on 21 plays in the first half (64).

“We talked from the beginning of the week, we wanted to come out hot and step on their throats every single play,” said Marcos Pereira, a key senior cog for the Wayland defense. “(The start) kind of just helped us even more. Just to get a head start and keep going and going.”

The defense was daunting for sure, and with momentum and clear lanes ahead of him, Tucker took full advantage of his opportunity. While he didn’t rip off any runs over 15 yards after his 84-yarder, the junior’s 166 rushing yards on 15 carries helped set up his own 2-yard and 10-yard TD rushes to really hike up the lead while the defense continued to pour on sacks, tackles for minimal gain and turnovers.

And Tucker’s 66-yard touchdown catch on a screen pass for a 31-0 lead in the third quarter? That just about sums the day he and the offensive line had.

“There were just great blocks,” Tucker said. “I just saw what was open and ran, basically. It was great (to score a career-high five TDs), but I’m on to next week. It was a good win for all of us but I’m on to next week.”

Lincoln-Sudbury’s second unit ended the shutout, as Evan Munuz (25 rushing yards) punched in a 2-yard TD before Bobby Haarde completed the conversion pass to David Herlihy late in the frame.

The win didn’t mean anything for DCL Large or Small, but it could be enough to push Wayland toward hosting a first-round matchup in the playoffs. That would probably be the only thing sweeter than what it accomplished Saturday afternoon

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