
Huntington Downs Injury Plagued Southeastern 43-6
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Huntington broke open a scoreless game with 27 second quarter points in their 43-6 victory at Southeastern Friday.

The Panthers entered the game with several players unable to play due to injuries, and it only got worse Friday as Southeastern lost starting quarterback Brayden Burns and backup quarterback Nathan Gray, several minutes later. Both injuries appeared to be concussion related.
The Huntsmen drove 62 yards in 3 plays as JR McDonald scored on a 25 yard run for a 7-0 lead at 11:56 of the second quarter. Isaac Taylor capped off a 65 yard/5 play drive with a 25 yard TD run for a 14-0 advantage at 8:35 of the second period. The Huntsmen capitalized on a fumble abnd cashed-in 4 plays later on a 16 yard TD run by Frankie Hirsch for a 21-0 lead at 1:49 left in the half. Huntington struck again at 1:18 remaining when Keegan Woodruff picked up a Southeastern fumble and returned it 18 yards for a TD and a 27-0 lead after the PAT was missed.
The second half saw Huntington extend their lead to 35-0 with 7:40 of the third period after a SE fumble led to a 2 play/15 yard drive with Taylor scoring on a 1 yard run. That activated the continuous clock. the Huntsmen made it 43-0 at 4:30 of the third quarter after another Panthers’ fumble led to Frankie Hirsch finding his brother Calvin Hirsch on a 30 yard TD pass.

Southeastern’s lone score came at 1:40 of the fourth quarter when the Panthers third quarterback to see action in the game, Cameron Stotridge culminated a 69 yard/10 play drive on a 10 yard run for a 43-6 final score.
Huntington totaled 293 yards with Frankie Hirsch throwing for 8/16 for 100 yards. Isaac Taylor ran for 87 yards on 12 carries, scoring twice and converting a 2-point PAT. Huntington did commit 8 penalties for 90 yards.
Southeastern had 182 total yards with 142 rushing. The Panthers committed 7 turnovers in the game.
Huntington improved to (1-2/3-3) as Southeastern dropped to (0-3/2-4).
Huntington travels to Paint Valley next Friday for the annual rivalry “Maple Leaf Trophy Game”, which will be broadcast on Litter Media Radio.
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