By John RittenhouseThe Adrian Dragons finished a 5-3 regular season by thrashing Dawson-Boyd 54-12 during a Little Sioux Conference football game played in Adrian Wednesday, Oct. 19.Adrian scored 34 first-quarter points on the way to building a commanding 47-0 halftime lead. With the game in hand, AHS sat its regulars down during a second half in which the Blackjacks outscored the Dragons 12-7."D-B played some good games against other teams, so we didn’t think it would be quite that easy of a game for us," said AHS coach Randy Strand."Our (offensive) line did a good job up front, and we just outmanned them with our depth."The Dragons controlled play on both sides of the ball while running up a 34-0 first-quarter lead.Adrian moved the ball 57 yards in five plays with Billy Anderson scoring on a five-yard run for a 6-0 lead at the 10:42 mark of the first quarter.Dragon Cody Kontz intercepted a pass and returned it to the D-B 17-yard line moments later. Adrian scored on a one-yard plunge and Adam Diekmann added his first of five extra points to make it a 13-0 game with 7:56 remaining in the stanza.Botched snaps when D-B was attempting to punt set up Adrian’s next two touchdowns. Cody Reverts scored on a two-yard run and threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Wagner to cap short drives of 35 and 24-yards respectively. When D-B did get off a punt later in the period, Anderson returned it 41 yards to the Blackjacks’ nine. Jory Haken scored three plays later on a two-yard run with 1:34 remaining, capping the 34-point first quarter.Adrian marched 60 yards in nine plays with Reverts tossing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Lonneman, making it a 40-0 game early in the second quarter.After Adrian’s Alex Suedkamp blocked a punt later in the period, Clint Metz capped a two-play series with a one-yard plunge with 3:20 remaining in a first half that ended with AHS sporting a 47-0 lead.Adrian scored its final seven points of the game with its first possession of the second half. Haken scored on a six-yard run at 8:48 of the third quarter.D-B’s Ryan Bjerkeset returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Jacob Nehring scored on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter for the Blackjacks.Team statisticsAdrian 363 rushing yards, 91 passing yards, 454 total yards, 17 first downs, 10 penalties for 82 yards, three turnovers.D-B: seven rushing yards, 134 passing yards, 141 total yards, seven first downs, two penalties for 10 yards, three turnovers.Individual statisticsRushing: Anderson 12-83, Reverts 7-73, Haken 8-90, Metz 2-6, Brandon Diekmann 8-30, Jesse Brake 6-38, Wagner 1-1, Joey Bertrand 4-23, Reid Strand 2-6, Brett Nowotny 1-7, Matt Gades 3-6, Preston Engelkes 1-1.Passing: Reverts 7-8 for 76 yards, Strand 2-3 for 15 yards.Receiving: Kontz 2-29, Lonneman 3-21, Wagner 1-11, Gades 2-15, Anderson 1-15.Defense: Will Lutmer seven tackles and one sack, Glen Kruger nine tackles and one sack, Kontz two interceptions, Zach Reker one fumble recovery.