In Weeks 5 and 6 combined, Davis carried just one time for zero yards. But he ran for two conversions in 5 and three more in 6 for 10 total points. (The catch: Conversion plays do not count in stats).
Once the word of his goofy feat spread, Davis became known as "Two-Point Rob" to everyone at Del-Val.
"Now," he said yesterday, "hopefully they'll be calling me 'Six-Point Rob.' "
As part of a vintage "Only in the Pub" afternoon (more on that later), Davis carried 10 times for 59 yards and his first career touchdown, a 15-yarder, as D-V blanked visiting University City, 34-0.
Afterward, coach Shelton Farmer singled out Davis and said he'd be getting the game ball. Six-Point's teammates deserved 100 points for the enthusiasm they displayed when that announcement was made.
And later, Farmer found it hard not to gush.
"If I had 40 Rob Davises, kids who don't complain and do what they're asked, we'd be having a winning season," Farmer said. "We're down to 25 kids, from 40, and he has stuck it out. He makes every practice. Every conditioning session. He does everything with a smile. I really appreciate a kid like him."
Davis' scoring run, posted on the first play of the fourth quarter, was a classic. He ran for roughly 10 yards, then kept pumping his legs in a dozen-body pile, minimum, that surged little by little by little across the goal line.
A UC defender protested vehemently that Davis fumbled. Rob acknowledged dropping the ball, but said he did so knowingly only after he was sure he'd crossed the goal line.
"I could see where I was the whole time," he said. "The goal-line marker was over there on the sideline. My guys kept blocking. I kept moving my feet. I only let the ball go after I heard one of the refs say, 'Play is over!' "
