ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond Senior High School football team has another player in The Richmond Observer’s weekly feature series. This is part of a full-on team effort in Week 5.
The Official Richmond County Male Student-Athlete of the Week presented by Rockingham NC Self Storage is Keyonta Davis, a senior wide receiver for the Raiders.
Davis scored two of the Raiders’ four scores in the last two quarters of their win over Southern Lee High School. This was part of a strong second half for the team’s passing game.
Davis got his first award for his career when he played football for the first time since his rookie year and helped Richmond start the Sandhills Athletic Conference season 1-0.
Athletic Profile: Keyonta Davis
Year: Senior
Fall sport: Football
Position: Wide Receiver
Varsity experience: 1 Season
Other sports: Basketball
“CLASSROOM CREDITS” WITH KEYONTA DAVIS
Right now, Davis is in the beginning of his last year of high school. He is working hard not only on the football field but also in the classroom.
Davis is a dual enrollment student at both his high school and Richmond Community College, like many other student sports in Richmond. This school year, he has four classes.
Davis is taking Spanish 111 at college this fall and will then take Spanish 112 in the spring.
He is taking Business Essentials, Economics and Personal Finance Honors, and Weight Training Honors with the football team at Richmond.
Davis has a weighted grade point average of 3.21, which means he is almost halfway through the first nine weeks of school.
“PAYDIRT” WITH KEYONTA DAVIS
The Raiders beat Southern Lee 41–7 on Friday to start SAC play. The win gave the team a 3-2 record overall.
Davis ended the game with four catches, which was half of the Raiders’ total. He gained 83 yards and scored two touchdowns on those catches. Both of his touchdowns and catching yards set new highs for him in a single game.
Both of Davis’s scores in the second half came after he caught two passes from junior quarterback Domonic Tillman. Davis’ speed turned the short passes into long scores.
On back-to-back plays, Davis scored through the air. His first score was a 32-yard catch and run. He caught the ball in the right flat and sped over and past several players to score. With 5:04 left in the third quarter, the score was 27-0.
After another drive, Davis ran a cut over the middle of the field to make room for Tillman to pass to him. Davis ran into the end zone unharmed as he turned up field. The five-play, 93-yard drive ended with that 31-yard touchdown as the fourth quarter began.
In five games so far this season, Davis has the most receptions (13), yards gained (194), yards gained per game (48.5), and scores gained (three). It takes him an average of 14.9 yards to catch a pass.
Thursday, Richmond (3-2) plays at Pinecrest High School (4-0) in league play. The game starts at 7 p.m.