After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Westwood, Hemphill was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They breezed by the Merryville Panthers at home to the tune of 44-12. With the Hornets ahead 32-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Trevon Mcdaniel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 233 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Richyon Smith was another key rusher, rushing for 42 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hemphill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Although Merryville took the loss, they still got scores from Cole Mirante and Kanyon Treme.
The win snapped Hemphill's losing streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record. As for Merryville, they dropped their record down to 3-2 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hemphill will challenge Timpson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Merryville, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Basile at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Merryville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season.
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