Football herds Buffaloes

Football herds Buffaloes

Wyatt Tomallo, Staff Writer

The varsity football team rumbled past Clemens 45-21 on October 14 at Lehnhoff stadium.

Clemens struck first in the early minutes of the game, but the team battled back with a rifled 44 yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Josh Adkins to senior receiver Josh Dillon. After back to back scores between the teams to end the first quarter, Clemens led 14-13.

The team came back in the 2nd quarter with two unanswered scores including a 29 yard field goal by sophomore Mason Reid, to extend their lead to 23-14 going into halftime. The football team struck first in the 3rd quarter of play with a 32 yard passing touchdown from Adkins to junior receiver Edwin Martinez. Clemens came back with a rushing touchdown, but the team was too much for the Buffaloes as they continued to score on offense and wreck havoc on defense making the final score 45-21.

Adkins had successful night with 231 yards throwing and 5 touchdowns. Dillon hauled in 140 yards of receiving leading to 1 receiving touchdown and a rushing touchdown. Senior running back Indiana Hawes led the team in rushing with 98 yards on 13 carries.

The team plays Canyon next at home on October 21 at 7:30 p.m.