Mustangs Dominate in Second Scrimmage

HUNTINGDON (August 8) — In their second scrimmage of the season, the Huntingdon Mustangs flexed their muscles both offensively and defensively in their matchup with South Fulton at Paul Ward Stadium.

Despite being on the wrong end of the score last week against Westview in their first scrimmage, the Mustang offense seemed to be in midseason form against South Fulton, and the defense came to play as well.

The Mustangs defeated the Red Devils 56-7 and scored in the passing game, the ground game and on defense.

The Mustangs racked up 307 yards on the ground against the Red Devils and passed for 170 yards.

The defense held South Fulton to 62 yards on the ground and 90 yards through the air. The Mustang first-team offense scored seven times and the JV once, and South Fulton’s only TD came from their second-team offense.

Mustang QB Braylin Dearmon and receiver Zayden Connelly had big days on offense. Dearmon rushed for 61 yards and scored a TD, completed 4 of 4 passing for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Connelly caught two passes for 127 yards and scored two touchdowns.

Tyreke Hutch ran for 68 yards on three carries and scored once. Kenton Smith ran for 28 yards and caught a TD pass, and completed a pass for 62 yards and a TD.

Defensively K’Shun Carter had a big day as he intercepted two South Fulton passes and returned one for a touchdown. Kenton Smith also intercepted a pass. The Mustang defense recovered a South Fulton fumble and held the Red Devils to only six first downs in nine South Fulton possessions.

The Mustangs first score came on a 50-yard run by Hutch. Carter then returned an interception 62 yards for a touchdown. On the Mustangs’ third possession, Dearmon scored on a three-yard run. Connelly then caught a Dearmon pass for 65 yards and a touchdown. On the Mustangs next possession, Connelly caught a Kenton Smith pass for 62 yards and a TD. Dearmon and Smith then teamed for a 50-yard pass play for a touchdown. Sophomore Ayden Woods then got in on the act on the Mustangs’ next two possessions as he scored on a 31-yard run and a 4-yard run.

Greyson Anderson was 8-for-8 on extra points.

South Fulton’s touchdown came on a 20-yard touchdown pass.

The Mustangs travel to Lexington this Friday for the state’s oldest Jamboree. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

The Mustangs open the regular season on the road at McKenzie on August 22.