ST. LEON, in.– After a rough Week Three loss to #2 Elder, the #14 East Central Trojans were looking to get back in the win column Friday night against their Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference foe, the Wildcats of Franklin County.
And did they ever.
The Trojans put 35 points on the board in the first quarter alone, and led 49-0 at halftime en route to an emphatic 63-7 win over the Wildcats.
East Central scored eight of its nine touchdowns on the ground, led by Trojans senior running back Ryan Minges with four rushing touchdowns — the longest a 54-yard romp. The senior finished the night wit 168 yards on 11 carries. Classmate Colton Bellman pitched in with 108 yards on 11 totes and a pair of scores.
Franklin County got on the board in the third quarter, on a 40-yard pass from QB Anderson Deters to wideout Solomon Wheat, to avoid the shutout.
SCORING BY QUARTERS
East Central 35-14-7-7-63
Franklin County 0-0-7-0-7
SCORING PLAYS
EC: Noah Long 39-yard run (Blake Sterwerf kick)
EC: Ryan Minges 5-yard run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Colton Bellman 30-yard run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Minges 20-yard run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Chase Marsh 4-yard run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Minges 52-yard run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Minges 26-yard run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Bellman 20-yard run (Sterwerf kick)
FC: Solomon Wheat 40-yard pass from Anderson Deters (Ethan Wynn kick)
EC: Noah Long 90-yard kick return (Sterwerf kick)
RECORDS: East Central 3-1; Franklin County 3-1
UP NEXT: East Central hosts Batesville (4-0); Franklin County at Lawrenceburg (3-1)
