Geaslen touched the ball for about two seconds. Jonathan Thomas did the rest, taking the handoff and bouncing to the outside before sprinting past the Middies’ entire secondary for a 38-yard score.

Geaslen, the backup quarterback, never came back onto the field, but it hardly mattered who was behind center for most of the Prep’s 49-6 victory. The Eagles passed only five times.

“I felt fast,” said Thomas, who led the team in rushing as a sophomore last year and spent the summer running hills and pulling sleds in attempt to improve his speed. “I felt really fast.”

Thomas and senior back Alex Moore were electric, with the offensive line creating lanes wide enough for two-way traffic.

The two backs combined for 229 yards and three touchdowns, adding three interceptions on defense, two of which were returned for scores.

After the Middies made the first splash, forcing a fumble by Prep senior quarterback Jack Sharrio on the opening drive, Thomas made a leaping interception in the corner of the end zone to turn the tide back around. Dracut didn’t move the ball into Eagles’ territory again until the final minute of the game.

Thomas also picked off Middies backup quarterback Tyler Duff, who entered the game in the second half for injured starter Tyler Bassett, and returned it 45 yards for a TD.

If the 5-foot-11-inch, 195-pound junior was electric on defense, he was nuclear on offense. He rushed seven times, each of his last four carries going for at least 15 yards.

Moore was no slouch himself, carrying 10 times for 138 yards and two touchdowns.

“This was a statement game,” Thomas said, “just letting teams know what we’re going to do. We can let them know where the ball is going and they have to stop us. But they’re not going to.”

Framingham 40, Wellesley 15 — Christopher Bloomingdale threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third as the Flyers rolled.

Needham 27, Norwood 0 — Mike Panepinto (179 rushing yards) scored a touchdown and averaged a lofty 19.8 yards per carry in the win.

Attleboro 19, Bishop Feehan 7 — Bombardiers senior back Malique Clark racked up 198 yards rushing on 18 carries and scored three times.

Barnstable 55, Durfee 6 — Nick Peabody passed for 196 yards and four TDs and ran for two scores in the rout.

Latin Academy 26, South Boston 20 — The Knights rallied from a 20-point deficit to force overtime, but Kyle Dance’s 10-yard run won it for the Dragons.

Amesbury 28, Manchester Essex 7 — Matt Talbot completed 7 of 10 passes for 124 yards, and a pair of touchdowns.

Newburyport 7, Lynnfield 6 — Trevor Bradbury had two fumble recoveries, two interceptions, and eight solo tackles for the Clippers.

North Reading 27, Saugus 10 — Hornets workhorse back Carl Lipani found the end zone four times.

Coyle & Cassidy 42, Southeastern 22 — Senior quarterback Dylan Green rushed for 100 yards and scored four TDs to boost the Warriors.

Old Rochester 25, Martha’s Vineyard 0 — Nolan Bergeron rushed for more than 100 yards and two scores.

Somerset Berkley 24, Dighton-Rehoboth 0 — Mikey Garrant (20 and 60 yards) and Jon Melchert (10 yards) combined to rush for three touchdowns, leading the Blue Raiders past the Falcons.

Wareham 51, Falmouth 14 — Darien Fernandez ran for 247 yards and six touchdowns for the Vikings.

Catholic Memorial 13, Marshfield 6 — Chris Siggers totaled 121 yards on the ground and two touchdowns for the host Knights.

Hopkinton 35, Newton South 0 — Junior running back Nolan Cornu found the end zone twice for the Hillers.

Weston 31, Randolph 14 — Quarterback Brett Rowe accounted for 173 all-purpose yards and three scores in the Wildcats’ win.

Wayland 21, Millis 7 — Robert Williams led the Warriors’ attack, running for 144 yards on 15 carries with a pair of touchdowns.

Sharon 34, Dedham 13 — Sean Asnes scored on runs of 42 yards and 62 yards to power the Eagles.

Acton-Boxborough 28, Woburn 0 — William Tejeda rushed for two scores as the host Colonials shut out the Tanners.

Wakefield 31, Lexington 7 — Junior quarterback Mike Miller threw for 117 yards and a pair of TDs and also ran eight times for 108 yards and a score for the Warriors.

Arlington 21, Wilmington 0 — Marco Saenz-Grant interceped three passes and Seth Coiley figured in all the scoring, running for two TDs and throwing for another.