Caden DuMelle, who wears jersey No. 2, became Jacobs ’ No. 1 all-time rusher Friday night.

Or, you could say Jacobs’ good old No. 48 became the team’s top rusher of all-time.

DuMelle had 73 rushing yards on 17 carries in Jacobs’ 21-12 loss to Burlington Central, as Jacobs fell to 1-2 and 1-2 in the Fox Valley Conference. He broke Josh Walker’s career record of 2,581 yards thanks to an 11-yard run on the Golden Eagles’ last drive of the game. He ended the drive with a 12-yard touchdown run.

DuMelle said head coach Brian Zimmerman told him the day before that he needed 51 rushing yards coming into the game to set the school record.

“So I basically knew that as long as I didn’t have an injury during the Burlington game that I was going to break that record,” DuMelle said. “I wouldn’t sa

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