‘Everything we always say can’t happen happened’: Thayer routs HHS football

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Senior Cordell Washington led the onslaught, rushing for 249 yards on 10 carries and scoring four touchdowns – including one on a 70-yard passing play. Senior DJ Riley evades Thayer senior Zeb Dubois while running the ball in the second quarter. (Doug Davison | Houston Herald)But moments later, Poole scored again on a 10-yard run and Thayer was ahead 20-6 going into the second quarter. Washington then had a 36-yard touchdown run with 8:28 left in the third quarter, and Houston was in a 41-6 hole. “Everything we always say can’t happen happened,” said HHS head coach Eric Sloan.