Boykins, O'Shea, Boynton lead Highland Park football team to victory

Nasir Boykins rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Highland Park High School football team to a 43-3 victory over Middlesex on Friday night.

Boykins scored on runs of 85, 32, 18 and 9 yards. Backfield mate Nhakir Deloatch added a 68-yard touchdown jaunt.

Highland Park quarterback Ryan O’Shea, who last week became the school’s career touchdown passing leader, connected with Yuriy Protts on a 27-yard scoring strike. He completed 9 of 15 passes for 136 yards.

Sam Murphy caught three passes for 69 yards. Dylan Boynton carried 11 times for 71 yards. Highland Park, which led 21-0 at the half and 36-3 after three quarters, amassed 362 yards on the ground.

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The Blue Jays rushed for 151 yards. John Kressbach led all Middlesex running backs with 83 yards on 13 carries. He also completed 3 of 14 passes for 78 yards.

Matt Semon’s 39-yard field goal accounted for Middlesex’s scoring.