DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. — Dinwiddie senior quarterback Harry Dalton III had over 300 yards of total offense and engineered a second-half comeback that saw the Generals outlast Matoaca 45-29 as both teams closed out their regular seasons.
Matoaca (9-1) built a 26-14 halftime lead thanks to long TD runs from Bryce Yates and Trevion Mills. They extended the lead to 33-14 early in the third quarter after Yates connected with Dillon Newton-Short on a 5-yard touchdown pass.
But Dalton then led Dinwiddie (9-1) on three straight touchdown drives. Mickiel Johnson (5 carries, 70 yards) scored on a 28-yard run to make it 33-22 after a 2-point conversion. Then Dalton found Caleb Bowles on a 33-yard scoring pass and the Generals special teams came up with a punt block in the end zone recovered for their third straight score to take a 37-33 lead.
The Warriors answered back when Yates scored from 4 yards out taking the lead back for Matoaca at 39-37 with 4:37 to play. Dalton then engineered a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended with his 4-yard touchdown run with just 27 seconds remaining, clinching a 45-39 win for the Generals that should earn them the top seed in Region 4B.