D.J. Thomson is the type of player who can change a game, and the Keyport receiver and kick returner had been lighting up opponents prior to last Friday. In fact, Thomson averaged 191.7 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns during the Red Raiders’ first three games, which included a 59-yard punt and an 85-yard kickoff return for TDs against Point Pleasant Beach the week before.

It’s no wonder Pinelands Regional head coach Matt Fuller made the call he did near the end of the third quarter on…