Wellsville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Burlington Wildcats 35-14. Considering the Eagles have won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wellsville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Armond Graves out in front who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Graves' longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Newhouse, who picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Wellsville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landon Geist and Kenyon Gillins. Wellsville got some further help from Carter Wilmarth: he made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Burlington still got an impressive performance from Chance Hegg, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 182 yards and a touchdown.
Wellsville pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Burlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Wellsville will welcome Baldwin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wellsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.7 points per game this season. As for Burlington, they will venture away from home to challenge Holton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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