Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fayetteville-Manlius). They put the hurt on the Henninger Black Knights with a sharp 42-16 win on Thursday. With the Hornets ahead 21-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Fayetteville-Manlius had a senior duo take command as Colin Clark gained 105 total yards and three touchdowns and Jack Hearn rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 50 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fayetteville-Manlius was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Fayetteville-Manlius didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Clark and Nate Conley.
The victory made it two in a row for Fayetteville-Manlius and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Henninger, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Fayetteville-Manlius will venture away from home to square off against Cicero-North Syracuse at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fayetteville-Manlius will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Henninger, they will welcome Liverpool at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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