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 28-yard pass from QB Anderson Deters to wideout Solomon Wheat, to avoid the shutout.
PHOTOS: Franklin County at East Central
SCORING BY QUARTERS
East Central 35-14-7-7-63
Franklin County 0-0-7-0-7
SCORING PLAYS
EC: Noah Long 39 run (Blake Sterwerf kick)
EC: Ryan Minges 5 run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Colton Bellman 24 run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Minges 7 run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Chase Marsh 4 run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Minges 54 run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Minges 26 run (Sterwerf kick)
EC: Bellman 18 run (Sterwerf kick)
FC: Solomon Wheat 28 pass from Anderson Deters (Ethan Wynn kick)
EC: Long 97 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)
