You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Clay County's strategy against Poca on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Clay County Panthers blew the Poca The Dots out of the water with a 68-20 final score. That 48 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Clay County was led to victory by Seth Robinson and Noah Collins. Robinson rushed for 262 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.4 yards per carry, while Collins rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. Those 176 rushing yards gave Collins a new career-high.
Clay County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 438 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Clay County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kohan Ramsey, Joel Elliott, and Jakoby Nichols picked up one apiece.
Poca lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Preston Bonnett, who picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 41 yards. Bonnett got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 87 yards. Another player making a difference was Spencer Jones, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Clay County's record now sits at 5-3. As for Poca, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Clay County has already played their next contest, a 47-12 victory against Lincoln County on the 1st. As for Poca, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 20-13 win against PikeView on the 1st.
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