Cary Imps Rout Green Hope Falcons in Homecoming to Remember
The Green Hope Falcons ran into a buzzsaw when they visited the Cary Imps on Homecoming night.
Prior to the game, the festivities of Homecoming weekend started with the annual Homecoming Parade down Walnut Street.
The Imps didn’t let the fun of the parade, alter their focus. With pride on the line, and honoring the Class of 1992, Cary’s football team set about the business of routing the Green Hope Falcons.
By the end of the first quarter, Cary was leading 21-0, getting strong play from their offensive line and leaning on their powerful playmaker, JoJo Williams. Williams had two scores in the first quarter, finishing the game with three rushes for pay dirt.
The first score of the game, however, was punched across the goal line from another one of Cary’s playmakers, Debvrin Smith.
Cary ended the first half with a 27-0 lead.
At halftime, the traditional ceremonies took place, with the presentation of the Homecoming court and the coronation of the 2022 Homecoming King and Queen.
And the winners were…
The Honorable
King Jerry Atunku and Queen Jalani Demery
The Imps wasted no time taking the Falcons back to the woodshed, in the second half.
On the kickoff, Cary’s Brady Blalock brought the hammer down on Green Hope’s return man, setting the tone for the next eight minutes of play.
Cary’s most versatile player, Alex Kohn, blocked a punt on Green Hope’s opening drive, that was recovered for a touchdown.
Minutes later, Kohn would intercept a Falcons pass to regain possession.
As the Imps drive appeared to end, Cary lined up to punt. Instead of punting, however, they executed a fake punt with Kohn running the ball for a new set of downs.
A few plays later, Cary quarterback Sam Grena broke a run for nearly 40 yards and a touchdown. Just like that, Cary was leading Green Hope 41-0.
The Falcons were able to put some points on the board when the Imps briefly lowered their guard, resulting in a kickoff return for a touchdown. However, Green Hope proved no match for the Imps on this night.
For this night belonged to the Cary football team, the King and Queen, returning alumni, and the rest of Cary’s faithful fans who packed the stands for a Homecoming to remember.
One piece of the story has fallen in to place, as we asked police whether Ian Delauder had interaction with the Cary Fire Department (first to arrive on the scene) or the Cary Police Department prior to the self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sergeant Alexander told us, “In listening to radio traffic, it is believed that Mr. Delauder suffered his gunshot wound after the arrival of the fire department. We do not know the timing of his wound in relation to the arrival of police officers. He did not have an interaction with the police.”