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Huntingdon head coach Eric Swenson said following the game that “execute and move on” was the mantra for Friday’s contest at county rival and district foe Bruceton Friday night. And execute they did on the way to a 55-0 district win over the Tigers.
Bruceton won the toss and deferred to the second half giving the Mustangs the ball to start the game. The Tigers attempted an onside hoping to catch the Mustangs off guard but they recovered the ball near midfield. Huntingdon went to work grinding out yardage on a 6-play drive resulting in a 17-yard Daquon Robinson touchdown just over three minutes into the game at the 8:40 mark of the first quarter. Extra point by Cole Edwards was good for a 7-0 Huntingdon lead.
Bruceton’s first possession was short-lived fumbling the ball on first down with Huntingdon recovering deep in Tiger territory. The Mustangs went right back to work grinding out the yards and scoring again on a 17-yard TD run around the left side by quarterback Hunter Ensley with 5:59 left in the first quarter. Edward’s PAT again was good for a 14-0 lead.
The Tigers settled down on their second possession and got a good offensive drive going after the kickoff starting at their own 29 and getting the ball into Mustang territory before Brandon Lawton ended that drive with an interception at the 20 and ran it back to the Mustang 31 before he was brought down.
Huntingdon went on the march again driving deep into Bruceton territory aided by a 45-yard run by Robinson getting the Mustangs to the Bruceton 12 when the first quarter ended. A little over a minute into the second quarter Robinson scored from 13 yards out for Huntingdon’s third score of the night. Edwards hit his third straight extra point for a 21-0 lead.