Columbus East (Columbus, Ind.) defeat Shelbyville (Ind.) 42-7 after a solid game from
Markell Jones, who rushed for four touchdowns. Thanks to the stand out performance the junior now has 36 touchdowns on the season.
After taking the lead on a punt return touchdown by
Maurice Dantzler in the first quarter, the Olympians were up 35-0 at the half.
Columbus East grew its lead to 42 points entering the fourth quarter. CE scored once in the quarter on a touchdown run by Jones.
The Columbus school put up 28 points in the first quarter en route to the win. The Olympians scored on a punt return touchdown by Dantzler, a touchdown run by Jones, a Jones touchdown run and a touchdown run by
Alex Cowan in the quarter.
Shelbyville's only touchdown came on a 2-yard run by Jake Laker in the fourth quarter.
Columbus East had given up an average of 12.2 points prior to the contest. The seven points that the Golden Bears ended with were well below their average of 21.7 coming into the game.
The defeat comes as a step back for Shelbyville, which notched a 25-22 victory over East Central in its previous outing. The loss ended Shelbyville's two-game winning streak.
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