East Lincoln cruises past Forest Hills 49-16 in second round of NCHSAA 5A playoffs

DENVER, N.C. (WBTV) - The tone was set from the very first play between East Lincoln and Forest Hills.

The Yellow Jackets began the opening drive from their own two-yard line, and promptly fumbled the quarterback designed run.

Five-star Jaxon Dollar was in the right place at the right time to scoop-and-score for the first touchdown just 16 seconds into the game.

From there, the Mustangs would score at will in the first half en route to a 49-16 win over the Yellow Jackets.

East Lincoln took a 49-0 lead into halftime, prompting a running clock in the second half.

The entire first-string offense didn’t take a snap in the second half.

Quarterback Davis Beam finished 10-of-15 for 236 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air. He also added 46 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

Beam’s main targets were Dollar (five catches for 97 yards and a touchdown) and Tyson Maggs (five catches for 139 yard and two touchdowns).

Cooper Harpster paced the rushing attack with 70 yards and two touchdowns on the ground as well.

Dollar did leave the game in the second quarter with an apparent right shoulder injury after getting tackled after a catch. Head coach David Lubowicz confirmed Dollar was getting an x-ray to determine if anything was broken.

Next up, East Lincoln (10-1) will travel to 2-seed Franklin in the third round on Nov. 20.