Moffat County had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against the Kennedy Commanders as the Moffat County Bulldogs made off with a 54-28 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Owen Hill and he. Hill rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries while he rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Zachary Hedman's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Damien Lira made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Moffat County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kennedy only rushed for 13.
Moffat County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lira and Kolbee Cheek.
Kennedy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Marcelis Allen, who threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Moffat County will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Steamboat Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moffat County will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Kennedy, they will host Pomona at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Kennedy focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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