Fast start, circus catch drive RHS in rout

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Fast start, circus catch drive RHS in rout

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Running back Cyrus Jackson showed during Richmond’s 51-12 homecoming win over Center in varsity 11-man football that he could gain yards in chunks and score rushing touchdowns. He also showed he could make a catch in a way that might’ve reminded older sports fans of the cartoon character Inspector Gadget. With the Spartans facing first-and-10 from their own 42-yard line during the second quarter, Richmond quarterback Jacob Lieberknecht floated a high pass for Jackson in the flat. Reaching high over his head, Jackson grabbed the ball with one hand and turned his circus catch into a 58-yard catch-and-run touchdown. “Jacob threw it up high and I was like, ‘I can’t drop another ball,’” Jackson said minutes after the Sept. 19 victory. “So I just jumped up, with the grace of God, just stuck out my arm and I got it.” Jackson admitted he expected to be tackled after catching it. After snagging the ball, however, “it was just green grass from there,” he said. It was the lone reception for…

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