Huntington managed to keep up with Zane Trace until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Huntsmen had to suffer through a 41-14 loss at the hands of the Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Huntsmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 612th, while the Pioneers are ranked 279th).
Leading Zane Trace to victory were Brice Johnson and Gunnar McCullough. Johnson rushed for 130 yards and one TD on only 11 carries, while McCullough rushed for 35 yards and one score. Grady Stewart also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Huntington now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Zane Trace, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Huntington is set to square off against their familiar foe Southeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Zane Trace will challenge rival Westfall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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