In a 61-24 playoff victory over the Wasatch Wasps, Doumbia helped turn the tide by recovering an onside kick and returning a kick 96 yards as Highland scored four touchdowns in a span of 4 minutes, 21 seconds to close the first half. Then Doumbia kept it going, breaking off a 32-yard score on the first drive of the third quarter.
Highland (8-3) was the favorite in the Class 5A matchup and hosted its opening-round playoff game. But the Rams trailed 10-7 after one quarter.
“We were giving them way too much,” Benson said. “Those first two drives they had, they were picking us apart.